Vashon Beachcomber Covers Vashon’s Potential Tsunami

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clip_image002Today’s Vashon Beachcomber had a bunch of great quotes that Susan Riemer got from next week’s expert speakers. She especially covered the little reported tsunami risk that could damage our ferry docks, certain waterfront locations (those perpendicular to the surge), and perhaps the isthmus between Vashon and Maury Islands. Some information on this can also be found on our tsunami page.

Read her Beachcomber article here: www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/146911405.html 

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Details on next week's talk can be found here.

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