Higher Levels of Fukushima Cesium Detected Offshore
Scientists monitoring the spread of radiation in the ocean from the Fukushima nuclear accident report finding an increased number of sites off the US West Coast showing signs of contamination from Fukushima. This includes the highest detected level to date from a sample collected about 1,600 miles west of San Francisco.
Tsunami-Vulnerable Towns Grapple With How to Save Lives
Bracing for a tsunami like the one that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from British Columbia to California have been grappling with how to protect people from a similar catastrophe.
You Can’t Go Home Again: Rebuilding Lives After Fukushima
Following the 2011 Fukushima meltdown, two photojournalists made multiple trips to the no-go zone, photographing former residents of the region nearly five years later.
Is Ancient 800-ft Megatsunami Wave a Sign of Things to Come?
Off the west coast of Africa, scientists have found evidence that tens of thousands of years ago a collapsing volcano sparked a megatsunami producing waves up to 800 feet high. The tsunami raises questions over whether such a collapse poses a threat to people living on volcanic islands today.
What Chile Did Right
Recently, Chile survived a powerful quake with relatively few casualties. More than one million people were evacuated from coastal areas in a matter of hours, escaping the tsunami waves, some of which were 15 feet high in the region of Coquimbo.
Tsunami surge could help experts predict future ocean events
Tsunami advisories remain in effect for parts of the California coast after a powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean waters just off the coast of Chile Wednesday evening, generating a dangerous 15-foot tsunami along parts of the Chilean coast.
Tsunami Warning Continues As Higher Waves Reach NZ
Waves of half a metre higher than normal have hit New Zealand, after Chile’s massive earthquake sparked a Pacific tsunami warning.
Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii after Chile earthquake
A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake shook Chile’s capital Wednesday night. Chilean authorities issued a tsunami alert for the country’s entire coast, and U.S. officials posted an alert for Hawaii.
Fukushima Dumps First Batch of Once-Radioactive Water in Sea
Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Monday began releasing previously contaminated water into the sea.