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A new tool that assesses the level of danger posed by tsunamis in real-time has been made operational on a global scale.
A tsunami warning was issued across Northern California on Thursday morning following a magnitude 7 earthquake. It's a reminder to prepare and know how to respond in case of such emergencies.
A tsunami warning was issued across Northern California on Thursday morning following a magnitude 7 earthquake. It's a ...
A ‘non-destructive’ tsunami was spotted after California’s earthquake. Simulations show the dangers of a real one. The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was ...
Downtown Anchorage, photographed in May 2020. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Upending previous understanding of Anchorage’s tsunami vulnerability, researchers said Wednesday that a “rare but real risk ...
“In a real event, a tsunami wave could be here in 10 minutes … You’ve really got to think about it ahead of time so that you aren’t debating in the moment,” said Aylward.
Wednesday was the annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system — but Homer, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Sitka and Unalaska didn't hear it at all.
Real tsunami warnings get broadcast on local radio and TV stations and relayed through warning sirens, in places that have them. They also go out through wireless emergency alerts — the kind ...