Interesting research to uncover the “ghost forests” and tie that to “orphan tsunami” records in Japan. That’s some good thinking.
I noted the statement “Sea levels can’t rise six or more feet in a year.” The author is obviously a “Denier” who hasn’t gotten with the program.
I’ve been to several talks that Atwater has given over the years. It is pretty interesting the various disciplines that become involved. While not as precise or scientific, even native Indian lore makes sense taking into account the earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
In Alaska there are native stories about the Ice God chasing a maiden that had been taken by the village men. And so the men had to flee. (It was really a glacier that had advanced and filled the valley that the original village was in, and the natives established another village on the south side of the bay away from the glacier!)