Oregon State University simulates hurricanes to boost coastal construction resilience

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The tsunami watch had many Oregonians thinking and preparing for the unimaginable.

At Oregon State University a team of world-renowned researchers and students are making waves – literally – striving to help coastal communities by emulating real life hurricanes and tsunamis.

A hurricane simulation was held Wednesday at the university’s “tsunami basin,” located in the Hinsdale Research Laboratory…

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