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earthquakes on key egress routes and consideration of any special-needs populations
in tsunami-prone areas. In communities where the time required for at-risk individuals
to reach higher ground is likely greater than predicted tsunami wave arrival times, the
NTHMP should conduct feasibility and effectiveness studies of various vertical evacuation
strategies (e.g., buildings, engineered berms) that include engineering considerations and
social and economic constraints of at-risk communities.
