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The
\n tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000
\n people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those
\n waves can be to humans.<\/p>\n
Such reminders have been delivered periodically, sometimes several decades apart,
\nduring the last half-century. But the lessons have been largely ignored or forgotten
\nby most people who didn’t suffer direct consequences, said Jody Bourgeois, a
\nUniversity of Washington Earth and space sciences professor who studies historic
\nand pre-historic tsunamis.<\/p>\n
Bourgeois this week will urge fellow scientists to find ways to use the current
\nheightened awareness of tsunamis as a means for broad public education about
\ntsunami dangers and prudent safeguards. Such education should be conducted matter-of-factly,
\nwithout playing on the fears engendered by December’s events, she said.<\/p>\n
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