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Tsunami waves from Tonga arrive in California (VIDEOS)

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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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

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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 …

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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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