Tsunami
Barnacle-Covered Boat Confirmed As 1st Debris From Japan Tsunami To Reach California
Federal officials say a fishing boat that washed ashore in Northern California is the first debris to reach the state that’s been confirmed as having come from the Japanese tsunami.
No California Tsunami Warnings After 8.0 Quake In Solomon Islands
Officials at the California Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday night that there were no Tsunami warnings or watches for the state or the rest of the Pacific Coast after a powerful earthquake in the Solomon Islands.
$60.4B Proposed Federal Aid May Include Money For Tsunami Clean Up
A proposed $60.4 billion federal disaster aid package includes money for marine debris removal. But it’s not clear how much might go toward clearing West Coast beaches of debris from the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
7.3 Earthquake Rocks Japan Coast; No Pacific Tsunami Threat
A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year’s massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage.
Crescent City Building A ‘Tsunami-Resistant’ Port
Officials are spending $54 million to build the West Coast’s first harbor able to withstand the kind of tsunami expected to hit once every 50 years – the same kind that hit in 2011.
NorCal Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Big Canada Quake
The National Weather Service canceled tsunami advisories for Oregon and northern California Sunday morning after a 7.7 quake struck off the western coast of Canada.
Deadly Philippines Quake Spawns Small Tsunami
A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines Friday, killing at least one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and generating negligible tsunami surges.
KCBS Cover Story: Rebuilding A Japanese Fishing Village After Last Year’s Devastating Tsunami
The Japanese government estimates that 1.5 million tons of debris from last year’s tsunami remains in the ocean, with some of it possibly washing onto West Coast shores over the next several years.
KCBS Cover Story: Japan Recovering From Deadly Earthquake And Tsunami
In this KCBS Cover Story, reporter Holly Quan visits Minamisanriku, a city still trying to recover from last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Sonoma Man Thinks Coastal Find Drifted From Japan’s Tsunami
Darrin Moffet of Windsor regularly goes looking for shells to make jewelry off the Sonoma Coast and recently made an interesting discovery.
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