Varying tsunami runup heights (elevations of farthest points inland reached by the tsunami) on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa, following two large earthquakes on September 29, 2009, as measured by an international tsunami survey team on October 5-6, 2009.
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William-Jose Velez Gonzalez
William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, with a minor in international relations. He served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association for 5 years. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children’s National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.
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