Costas Synolakis

USC Tsunami Research Center

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Director of the USC Tsunami Research Center

Costas Synolakis on KCRW

Friday's earthquake and tsunami were orders of magnitude bigger than Japan was prepared for.

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Friday's earthquake and tsunami were orders of magnitude bigger than Japan was prepared for.

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