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News | Archives Abel Tasman National Park last saw BIG Tsunami action about 500 and 700 years ago, with several smaller ones since then says Tsunami expert Dr James Goff. What we still don’t know is exactly what caused those big ones, and when, not if, they will happen again. Dr Goff will be in Nelson to speak to the public on the devastation in the Indian Ocean from the Boxing Day Tsunami and discuss what effect a similar event may have on the Nelson region. He has been invited to speak to the Nelson public by the Nelson/Marlborough branch of the Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ) next week: Thursday, 28 July 2005 at 7.00pm at the Suter Theatre, 208 Bridge St Nelson. “Back in 1994 my wife and I were able to confirm for the first time that a prehistoric Tsunami did in fact hit Abel Tasman National Park, as we saw evidence of Tsunami sediments over 3.5 kilometres inland. Prior to 1994 no one would have contemplated a big tsunami hitting inside Tasman Bay, but now we keep finding hints that there has been a lot more going on in the region. The Tsunami was probably five metres of bigger and would have been quite an event in the Tasman Bay area, but it was not the only one” said Dr Goff. “The story of prehistoric Tsunami in New Zealand started around Nelson back in 1994 and I feel privileged to return to the region and discuss the latest events, and bring our understanding of Tsunami in Tasman Bay up-to-date. I will share my concerns and raise some questions about the implication for the area,” he said.
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