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Mega Tsunami Warning: 1,000-Foot Wave Could Hit U.S. West Coast

A massive 1,000-foot "mega tsunami" could strike the U.S. West Coast — and scientists say it’s not a matter of if, but when. Triggered by the dangerous Cascadia Subduction Zone, this wave could drown ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Oregon, Washington real-time tsunami alerts threatened due to federal funding cuts, lawmaker warns

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, is demanding answers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) after ...
KOIN 6

Japan’s magnitude 7.6 earthquake not expected to trigger West Coast tsunami. Here’s why

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake rocked Northern Japan early Monday and triggered a tsunami warning along its coast, but the Pacific Northwest shouldn’t be concerned. According to ...

Scientists warn 1,000-foot ‘mega-tsunami’ could wipe part of America off the map

Scientists warn 1,000-foot ‘mega-tsunami’ could wipe part of America off the map - Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the ...
Times-Standard

Lori Dengler | The Kamchatka tsunami from a U.S. perspective

Safety in tsunamis is all about one issue — evacuation. The whole point of a tsunami warning system is to get people out of harm’s way before tsunami surges reach them. There are two big pieces to the ...