The Penn Science Cafe Presents:

Understanding the Tsunami: Sea Level Forensics  

WHAT:  The Penn Science Cafe, the new lecture series open to the public that takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town.  The Penn Science Cafe can be your chance to ask your questions directly to leading experts.

WHO: Benjamin Horton, assistant professor of earth and environmental science at Penn

WHERE:  The MarBar   

40th and Walnut streets, Philadelphia

WHEN:   6 p.m., Tuesday, April 26 

     Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

     Menu items available for purchase

The energy released from the Asian earthquake on Dec. 26 was equivalent to 475,000 kilotons TNT, or the equivalent of 23,000 Hiroshima bombs.  The exact death toll from the resulting tsunami may never be known, but it is currently thought to be in excess of 250,000.

This month at the Penn Science Cafe, Dr. Benjamin Horton will discuss the nature of tsunamis their size, strength and speed and what causes them.  Dr. Horton will describe programs that might be undertaken to mitigate this hazard, including the development of tsunami warning centers, research programs and what you should do when a tsunami attacks your coastline.

For more information on how you could contribute to tsunami relief visit: http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/tsunami.php