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Here & Now: Why earthquakes can trigger tsunamis, with Melanie Michalak

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Image credit: NOAA

Following last night's tsunami scare, today Here & Now's Scott Tong interviewed our own Melanie Michalak, associate professor and chair of the geology department at Cal Poly Humboldt, to discuss what California and Oregon experienced and why earthquakes can trigger tsunamis.

Scott Tong joined Here & Now as a co-host in July 2021.