The Long-Lost Tale of an 18th-Century Tsunami, as Told by Trees
Local evidence of the cataclysm has literally washed away over the
years. But Oregon’s Douglas firs may have recorded clues deep in
their tree rings. Max G. Levy, Wired Magazine, September 29, 2021
the paper is:
Dziak, R. P., Black, B. A., Wei, Y., and Merle, S. G., 2021,
Assessing local impacts of the 1700 CE Cascadia earthquake
and tsunami using tree-ring growth histories: a case study in
South Beach, Oregon, USA, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21,
1971-1982.