Koh Hock Lye and his colleagues at the Disaster Research Nexus at Universiti Sains Malaysia developed a tsunami simulation model to investigate the role of coastal vegetation in reducing the impact of such events, reported PRWEB.
The model was used by the team to analyse the earthquake risk for the Upper Padas Dam in Sabah, and found that the presence of mangroves appeared to reduce the impact of tsunamis. Another finding of the research was that tsunamis can affect the salinity of water and soil and cause vegetative changes in affected areas.
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