A tsunami warning was put into effect for the US West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii on Saturday, after a volcano erupted in the South Pacific near the island of Tonga. Videos of the ensuant flooding have been posted on social media. “A tsunami is occurring,” the US National Weather Service …
Read More »‘Astonishing’ volcanic eruption seen from space triggers US tsunami warning (VIDEOS)
A tsunami triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption has hit the Pacific island nation of Tonga and prompted other nations to issue warnings. The sound of the volcano was so loud that it could be heard 800km away. The underwater eruption from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano occurred 65km …
Read More »Japan issues tsunami warning after major volcanic eruption
A tsunami warning has been issued for Japan’s entire east coast, as well as the southern Amami island and the Takara island chain. A tsunami triggered by the undersea volcanic eruption has already hit the Pacific nation of Tonga and prompted multiple other nations to issue warnings, including the United States …
Read More »Tsunami of raw sewage forces beach closure
Between 6 and 7 million gallons of raw sewage erupted into the Dominguez Channel near Los Angeles harbor, the city of Long Beach revealed on Friday, forcing authorities to close down a seven-mile stretch of beaches indefinitely. The failure of a 48-inch sewer main line in the city of Carson, …
Read More »7.5-magnitude quake triggers tsunami alert in Indonesia
The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG) issued an early tsunami alert for the islands of Flores and Lembata, with communities being advised to “stay away from beaches and river banks” shortly after the quake was reported around 10:20 local time (03:20 GMT) on Tuesday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »Scientists warn of new tsunami threat which could strike coastal cities such as San Francisco with little warning
Strike-slip faults have long been studied, though the particular mechanics of the tsunamis they can generate have been poorly understood, until now. The latest models produced by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign using the supercomputer Blue Waters indicate the risk is far greater than previously anticipated. Strike-slip …
Read More »Tsunami warning issued in Japan as 7.2-magnitude quake hits off northeast coast (VIDEOS)
The quake struck northeastern Japan at around 6pm local time. Japan’s Meteorological Agency put the power of the quake at 7.2, saying it happened at a depth of 60km. Several weaker aftershocks followed over the next hour. The agency issued a tsunami warning for the areas closest to the quake, saying …
Read More »Trump accuses Biden of creating ‘spiraling tsunami’ at US-Mexico border as migrant situation spins ‘totally out of control’
“A mass incursion into the country by people who should not be here is happening on an hourly basis, getting worse by the minute,” Trump said in a Friday statement. He blasted Biden for creating a “spiraling tsunami” at the border. “When I left office, we had achieved the most …
Read More »Hawaii & Samoa under TSUNAMI WATCH after 8.0 earthquake north of New Zealand
The northeastern coast of New Zealand was also placed on a tsunami warning, with the country’s civil defense ordering residents to “move immediately to nearest high ground… or as far inland as possible.” Kermadec Islands, located in the South Pacific approximately 500 miles (800 km) northeast of New Zealand, have …
Read More »New Zealand hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake, tsunami warning issued
New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency has ordered people near the coast to move to higher ground if they feel a “long or strong earthquake,” adding that the emergency advice supersedes any Covid-19 orders. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also urged caution, declaring in a statement that “Hazardous tsunami waves from …
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