Funding and staffing cuts are shuttering the monitoring stations that sustain this life-saving early warning system.
It’s one thing to be a retired first responder and consultant who has spent decades training others to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies. It’s another thing entirely to become the ...
A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at around 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, sparking concerns of a potential tsunami along the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. NOAA and the ...
For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake. The magnitude 7 ...
HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Friday. The earthquake took place at ...
It is forecast to approach the islands as a tropical storm early next week. A state of emergency has been issued in Hawaii ahead of possible inclement weather posed by Hurricane Kiko, officials said.
The United States faced a tsunami scare in late July after one of the strongest earthquakes on record struck off Russia’s coast, prompting warnings across Hawaii and coastal areas. Public agencies ...
On July 29, Hawaii faced a tsunami threat that turned into a massive wake-up call. Although no wave hit, the evacuation exposed serious flaws — from non-working sirens to crashed websites and hours of ...
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 ...
State and local emergency response officials are working on an after-action report following the tsunami warning in July. Traffic during the evacuation period was a key concern. Department of ...
(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 ...