Oregon Tsunami Risk Causes Heavy Traffic Amid Evacuations
PORT ORFORD, Ore. — Oregon's coastal residents cleared out ahead of the first waves of a tsunami to hit the U.S. mainland, but the effects were ...
PORT ORFORD, Ore. — Oregon's coastal residents cleared out ahead of the first waves of a tsunami to hit the U.S. mainland, but the effects were ...
AP | JAYMES SONG and MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011
HONOLULU — Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn't immediately cause major damage after devast...
Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 05.25.2011
We won't be evacuating our two-story house this year, having done the full drill last February when the Chilean earthquake struck and the predicted 30-foot wave turned out to be six inches.
Axel W. Caballero | Posted 05.25.2011
For all we say about how social networks are changing the way we communicate and how they are impacting privacy standards, one thing is clear: in times of need they are absolutely invaluable.
AP | MICHAEL WARREN and EVA VERGARA | Posted 05.25.2011
CONCEPCION, Chile — Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and th...
Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 05.25.2011
Early Saturday morning a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile, setting off a tsunami which threatened a quarter of the globe. Scroll dow...
Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 05.25.2011
Why are visitors in Hawaii being told not to leave their hotels? It's simple: It's bad for tourism if Hawaii and its hotels appear unsafe or even uncomfortable in any way -- even in the face of a tsunami.
AP | MARK NIESSE and AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011
HONOLULU — With a rapt world watching the drama unfold on live television, a tsunami raced across a quarter of the globe on Saturday and set off...
AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 05.25.2011