{"id":1102,"date":"2011-03-31T11:23:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T18:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2011-03-31T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T18:23:39","slug":"tsunami-proof-building-plans-raise-questions-stir-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/2011\/03\/31\/tsunami-proof-building-plans-raise-questions-stir-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami-proof building plans raise questions, stir debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Simulated<\/a>CANNON BEACH, Ore. \u2013 It would cost twice as much and there\u2019s no precedent anywhere in the United States for how to fund such a structure. Everyone agrees it would save lives. There\u2019s not much doubt about that. And in light of the tragedy unfolding in Japan, it seems to make perfect sense.<\/p>\n

It would be a new city hall, a very rugged building on concrete stilts. But it still hasn\u2019t been built.<\/p>\n

This debate and quandary raises awkward questions, such as how many people would die in a tsunami, how much it would cost to prevent that, what approaches would work best and who should pay for them. The debate centers on what would be the nation\u2019s first structure designed to survive a tsunami and serve as a refuge people could run to on short notice, to get above the deadly waves.<\/p>\n

Some would be local residents in Cannon Beach, Ore. Many others saved might be tourists from all over the nation who flock to its scenic beauty \u2013 in the recent Chilean earthquake and tsunami many of those who died were tourists.<\/p>\n

And researchers at Oregon State University say they hope the events now taking place across the Pacific Ocean will raise new awareness about these issues and help point the way to a solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been struggling with this for several years now,\u201d said Harry Yeh, a professor of coastal engineering at OSU, international expert on tsunamis and one of the people helping community leaders in Cannon Beach to make progress toward this new building. It\u2019s a concept that, once created, might form a model for many more such structures from Northern California to British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Read more from OSU News & Communications<\/a> …<\/p>\n

Harry Yeh’s current Sea Grant-supported tsunami research<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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