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First Confirmed Japanese Tsunami Debris in California

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:08:36 +0000

A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City, California, has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California’s shores. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration confirmed the boat’s origin with …

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RIMS in Southern California Touts Risks

Don Jergler — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:47:37 +0000

Risk managers will play a greater role in strategic planning in the near future, according to a report issued on Monday. That was among the plethora of risk related information delivered at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference …

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Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:47:47 +0000

Gov. Sean Parnell declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska. Parnell, in his proclamation, says Alaska’s vast coastline is home to many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis. He says the state also falls within one of the most seismically …

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Report Makes Chilling Forecast On Northwest Quake

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:19:37 +0000

More than 10,000 people could die when – not if – a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators . Coastal towns would be inundated. Schools, buildings and bridges would collapse, and …

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Scientists: Boat On Oregon Shore Likely Tsunami Debris

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:42:00 +0000

Scientists say a 30-foot boat that washed ashore on Gleneden Beach on the central Oregon coast appears to be debris from the March 2011 Japan tsunami. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department spokesman Rick Boatner says it is believed to have …

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Big Quake Could Cause $30B Damage to Oregon

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:04:40 +0000

A state commission says a magnitude 9 earthquake off the Oregon coast and tsunami could cause more than $30 billion damage to the state economy. Such a quake also could kill as many as 10,000 people in the state, but …

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Coast Guard: Large Dock Washes Ashore On Washington Coast

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:18:34 +0000

The Coast Guard on Tuesday spotted a large dock that has washed ashore in a remote section of Olympic National Park on the northwest Washington coast. Scientists are concerned it could be debris from the tsunami that struck Japan last …

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Officials Tracking Debris off Washington Coast

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:49:30 +0000

Federal, state and tribal officials are attempting to track a large dock that was reported drifting off the coast of Washington state, one of potentially hundreds of objects that could wash up along the West Coast from the tsunami that …

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Biologist: Tsunami Debris Overwhelming In Spots In Alaska

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:23:17 +0000

Debris that gathered this past summer on Alaska’s Kayak Island made walking on its beaches feel like walking through a natural disaster zone, a federal biologist said Thursday. Jacek Maselko, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in …

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Alaskan Senator Seeks $15M For Tsunami Debris

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:07:35 +0000

An Alaska senator wants $15 million for tsunami debris clean-up included in a federal disaster relief package for West Coast states affected by Superstorm Sandy. Sen. Mark Begich says the impact of debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in …

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Hawaii Finds Boat That May Be Tsunami Debris

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:42:14 +0000

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources says a boat recovered from Kahana Bay on Oahu’s windward coast may be tsunami debris that arrived in Hawaii from Japan. The department said Tuesday staff collected two species of mussels attached …

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California City Building ‘Tsunami-Resistant’ Port

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:37:54 +0000

It doesn’t matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami surges at the tiny California port town of Crescent City. Churning water rushes …

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Tsunami Debris Reported Closer to Washington Coast

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:00:37 +0000

A Seattle oceanographer who has been tracking debris from the Japanese tsunami says a huge debris field, hundreds of miles across, is about 400 miles off the Washington coast. Retired University of Washington oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer told The Daily Herald …

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Hawaii Tsunami Smaller Than Feared; Ports Reopened

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:38:01 +0000

Officials in Hawaii reopened the state’s ports on Sunday and canceled a tsunami advisory as fears receded that there would be damaging waves from a powerful earthquake off the coast of Canada. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its tsunami …

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Ore. County to Ditch Tsunami Sirens; Resident Objects on Facebook

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:56:22 +0000

When the big one hits the Oregon coast, people won’t need sirens, say experts – they’ll know by the intense trembling beneath their feet that a tsunami is on the way and it’s time to hustle to high ground. Besides, …

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Feds Grant Hawaii $1.3M for Tsunami Sirens

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:31:59 +0000

The U.S. Commerce Department says it will grant Hawaii $1.3 million to upgrade its disaster preparedness system and build new tsunami warning sirens. U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank said in a Friday statement that the money is meant to help …

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Alaska To Get $1 Million For Tsunami Cleanup

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:04:23 +0000

Japan is providing money for cleanup of debris from that country’s tsunami last year. KTUU-TV reported that Alaska will receive $1 million from Japan. The money is part of a $6 million appropriation for the task to the U.S. and …

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Strong Earthquake Strikes Western Costa Rica: AIR Analysis

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:39:17 +0000

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on September 5 at 8:42 AM local time, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck a sparsely populated region of western Costa Rica approximately 150 km [94 miles] west of San José , the nation’s …

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Washington Given $50,000 For Tsunami Debris Bags

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:26:34 +0000

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has given the state of Washington $50,000 to help pay for trash bags and bins to collect debris washing ashore from the Japanese tsunami. The state Ecology Department says most of the small debris …

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Ore. Groups To Organize Tsunami Debris Volunteers

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:47:21 +0000

Four nonprofit groups say they will team up to organize and coordinate Oregon volunteers working on tsunami debris. The World of Coos Bay reports the groups plan to create a data base of people who can monitor the Oregon coast, …

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Gregoire Releases $500,000 For Tsunami Debris

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:35:39 +0000

Gov. Chris Gregoire is releasing $500,000 from her emergency fund to address costs associated with potential debris washing up on the state’s beaches from the Japanese tsunami. Gregoire said Tuesday that the money will be released to the state’s Military …

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NOAA In Midst Of Tsunami Debris Survey

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:04:42 +0000

Government scientists are in the midst of a 10-day trip, surveying southeast Alaska beaches for debris from last year’s deadly tsunami in Japan. While there have been several high-profile instances of debris from the tsunami reaching U.S. shores, groups that …

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Tsunami May Have Sent Floats To Washington

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:09 +0000

More than two dozen floats – many with Asian writing and logos – found May 5 on Dungeness Spit during the first beach cleanup of the season. The floats are apparently part of the debris from the March 2011 Japanese …

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Recent Indonesia Quake Added Pressure to Key Fault

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:33:26 +0000

Seismologists say last week’s powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: a fault that could unleash another monster wave sometime in the next few decades. The director of the Earth Observatory of …

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Tsunami Watch Cancelled; AIR Worldwide Analyzes Quake Risk

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:17:03 +0000

Yesterday the world held its breath, as two strong earthquakes within hours of each other shook the Indian Ocean sea bed, not far from the epicenter of the quake in 2004, which generated a tsunami that took over a quarter …

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Two Strong Quakes near Sumatra Trigger Tsunami Alert

Charles E. Boyle — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:43:58 +0000

Two strong earthquakes in the Indian Ocean, located off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, have triggered tsunami warnings across the region. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported the first quake at 2:38 PM local time [4:38 …

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$370 Billion Econ. Losses for 2011; $116 Billion Insured, Says Swiss Re

Charles E. Boyle — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:59:11 +0000

Although everyone is more or less aware that 2011 was a very bad year for losses from natural catastrophes, the figures compiled by Swiss Re evince just how bad they actually were. In its latest sigma study the reinsurer points …

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It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy

Don Jergler — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:31:45 +0000

It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re one of those scratching your …

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Japan Marks One Year Since Earthquake – Tsunami Disaster

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:07:55 +0000

People across Japan prayed and stood in silence on Sunday to remember the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century. …

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US House Oks Bill For Tribe’s Move Out Of Tsunami Zone

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:36:06 +0000

The U.S. House approved a bill Monday that will allow the Quileute tribe to move its school and other buildings out of a tsunami zone on the Washington coast to higher ground in Olympic National Park. The land transfer bill …

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