The city of Santa Cruz is trying to increase public awareness and preparedness for tsunami emergencies through the first-ever Race the Wave Run/Walk.The event, taking place on Sept. 13 at 8 a.m., is a ...

SANTA CRUZ — Inspired by the threat of a potential tsunami hitting the Monterey Bay following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia in July, the city of Santa Cruz is hosting the ...

Japan wanted World Tsunami Awareness Day in November to recognize the heroic actions of Hamaguchi Goryo who lit the rice harvest on fire to grab people’s attention and light the evacuation route to ...

Every year, World Tsunami Awareness Day reminds us that early warning and education can save lives. Tsunamis, triggered mostly by undersea earthquakes, have caused some of the deadliest natural ...

(TNS) — Deficiencies in managing the tsunami threat to Hawaii last month are leading to planned improvements that include manual traffic intersection management, fewer broken warning sirens and safety ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI)–While the beaches of the West Coast luckily avoided being struck by a strong tsunami after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, San ...

Gov. Ted Kulongoski has declared April “Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month,” dedicating the month to heightened awareness and preparedness for disasters that could affect Oregon and the ...

Tsunami Warning and Preparedness explores the advances made and challenges that still remain in tsunami detection and preparedness. The book describes areas of research and development that would ...

During a Monday hearing of the House Interim Committee On Emergency Management and Veterans, Reps. David Gomberg and Paul Evans said Oregon’s lack of preparedness showed during July’s tsunami advisory ...