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HILO, Hawaiʻi - Coinciding with April's Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i, a new tsunami preparedness video is being shared by the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program.
Scientists developed Hawaiʻi's tsunami evacuation maps based on the impacts of past tsunamis. But how will future risks like sea level rise be calculated into the state's disaster planning? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.
Tsunami Sushi‘s newest wave has rolled in. The second Baton Rouge location of the Lafayette-born restaurant is now open on the first floor of @Highland. The restaurant opened its doors to eager patrons on April 12, says General Manager Allyson Mayeux. Though the office complex might seem like an unlikely place for a high-end sushi...
On January 1, 2024, a powerful earthquake rocked Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula. An expert looks at the quake and ensuing tsunami and details the lessons to be learned for the future.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, on Saturday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, Japan's weather agency says.