Tonga volcano eruption triggers tsunami warnings in Japan, Pacific islands

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in Japan and causing ...
Maui Now

MEMA highlights Tsunami Awareness Month to encourage preparedness for year-round threat

The County’s Emergency Management Agency is reminding the community that April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaiʻi, an ...
wnep

Shoalwater Bay Tribe to build tsunami evacuation tower

The Shoalwater Bay Tribe is getting $2.5 million to build a tsunami vertical evacuation tower on its land south of Westport. The FEMA grant will allow the tribe to build a tower that can hold 386 ...

The Mediterranean Isn’t Safe: Scientists Warn of Inevitable Tsunami

Contrary to common belief, the Mediterranean holds a significant and underrecognized tsunami risk, with waves capable of striking coastlines in minutes. The Mediterranean Sea is often dismissed as a ...
Noozhawk

County Offers Tips on Coastal Safety for Tsunami Preparedness Week

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management is recognizing March 22-28 as Tsunami Preparedness Week, encouraging residents and visitors to ...
OPB

FEMA promised funds to tsunami-proof an Oregon hospital. That money is MIA

Eight years ago, Erik Thorsen — CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore. — received a warning that no hospital administrator wants to hear: A big earthquake could cause his hospital’s ...
MM&M

Oregon hospital races to build a tsunami shelter as FEMA fights to cut its funding

ASTORIA, Ore. — Residents of this small coastal city in the Pacific Northwest know what to do when there’s a tsunami warning: Flee to higher ground. For those in or near Columbia Memorial, the city’s ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Study Warns of Tsunami Risk in Central Aegean

A recent study by Greek scientists has warned of the possibility of a tsunami occurring in the central Aegean between ...