On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, triggering a tsunami that barreled across the Pacific and killed 159 people on the island of Hawaii. In the ...
Nine seismic stations in Alaska are set to go dark this month, leaving tsunami forecasters without important data used to determine whether an earthquake will send a destructive wave barreling toward ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is halting a contract that makes it possible for the federal agency to accurately monitor for potential tsunamis in Alaska — and quickly warn ...
WASHINGTON — Funding has been canceled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is expected to impact real-time tsunami alerts. According to experts, a $300,000 contract was ...
Record-breaking wave: A landslide in Tracy Arm fjord sent a tsunami 1,578 feet up the fjord walls, second only to Alaska’s 1958 Lituya Bay event. Near miss for tourism: The wave struck early morning ...
The third week in March brings the spring equinox and Tsunami Preparedness Week. The North Coast has experienced two tsunami warning events in the past 15 months; the most recent tsunami in July ...
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