Tsunami and Coastal Hazards
The Tsunami and Coastal Hazards Flagship aims to better understand, predict and communicate tsunami and coastal hazard impacts, costs and risks for a safer and more economically resilient New Zealand and Pacific.
Coastal environments face increasing risks from sea-level rise, storm surge and tsunami. This research is working to improve models of tsunami generation, propagation and coastal inundation to support emergency response, advance understanding of meteorological coastal hazards and subsequent coastal processes and support coastal planning and adaptation.
Chief Scientist - Tsunami and Coastal Hazards: William Power
William Power has over 20 years of experience as a tsunami researcher. He is enthusiastic about reducing the risks from tsunamis and coastal hazards. William completed a PhD in Physics from Imperial College in London before transferring his numerical modelling expertise over to geophysics. In addition to scientific programming, he has been involved in hazard and risk assessment, post-event field studies, evacuation modelling, and is a member of the Tsunami Experts Panel.