A Tsunami Mitigation Program Within the California Earthquake Loss Reduction Plan

Abstract

Tsunami assessment, education, warning, and mitigation efforts are intended to reduce losses related to tsunamis. California is participating in an effort with the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration, and the United States Geological Survey in developing tsunami hazard risk reduction techniques under the National Tsunami Hazards Mitigation Program. This program supports the California Earthquake Loss Reduction Plan through the geosciences, landuse, and (indirectly) education elements of the Plan. This paper briefly describes the relationship between the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, and the California Earthquake Loss Reduction Plan, and highlights tsunami hazards assessment, education, warning, and mitigation in California.