June 3: "Mitigating Tsunami Risk on the Washington Coast"

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*“Mitigating Tsunami Risk on the Washington Coast”*



*Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture 2021*

*University of Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering*



*Thursday, June 3, 3:00 – 4:30pm, PDT*


Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.



Lecture link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95055192790



*Abstract*



Tsunamis resulting from Cascadia and other Pacific Rim subduction zone
earthquakes are the greatest natural hazard for Washington coast residents.
Recent and ongoing research at the University of Washington seeks to
improve understanding of this hazard and the risk it poses to natural and
built environments, develop effective strategies for mitigating risk, and
advance efforts to implement mitigation measures. Implementing meaningful
mitigation strategies requires integrating geophysical, social, and
behavioral sciences, engineering and planning as well as significant
community support, financial investment, and political will.



Four panelists will share their collective expertise in these topics during
the 2021 Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture.



UW faculty members *Dan Abramson*, *Ann Bostrom*, and *Mike Motley* will
bring knowledge and expertise from years of research; they will discuss
tsunami hazards and risks, the social and economic impact of natural hazard
events, risks to coastal infrastructure systems, adaptive community
planning, and risk communication and perception. The UW faculty will be
joined by *Derek Kilmer*, United States Congressional Representative for
Washington’s 6th District, who will bring his perspective as someone born
and raised on the Olympic Peninsula. Kilmer also has experience as a senior
member of the House Appropriations Committee, where he sees firsthand how
federal investments enable communities across the Pacific Northwest to
become more resilient against a changing climate.

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