This lecture was delivered as a component of the John Byrne Lecture Series, sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant and the OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Tsunami expert Eddie Bernard visited OSU from the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Washington, where he served as director. Migrated from a DVD original held in the Oregon State University Sea Grant Communications Videotapes and DVDs (FV185 - SG1:116), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.