Tsunamis are rare events, but can be extremely deadly. In the past 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard.

KAUAK‘I, Hawai‘i (Island News) -- Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) is promoting the upcoming Tsunami Awareness Month in April. KEMA officials is urging residents to know evacuation zones and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii. Since the state is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the island chain must remain prepared for a potential tsunami year-round.

In recognition of Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 22-30), Santa Barbara County Parks and the County Office of Emergency Management will host Tsunami Walk & Roll Events at local beaches. The events ...

With approximately 110 miles of shoreline, Santa Barbara County is susceptible to the impacts of tsunamis. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tsunamis are giant ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- April is Tsunami Awareness Month. And emergency management centers across Hawaii will be working to spread the word. To help with tsunami preparedness, the State Department ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Gov. Josh Green on Monday proclaimed April as Tsunami Awareness Month. It corresponds with the remembrance of the April 1, 1946 tsunami that devastated Hilo, killing 159 ...

Gov. Josh Green on Monday — the 78th anniversary of a devastating tsunami in Hilo — proclaimed April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii. At a news conference held alongside emergency management ...

The city of Santa Cruz is trying to increase public awareness and preparedness for tsunami emergencies through the first-ever Race the Wave Run/Walk.The event, taking place on Sept. 13 at 8 a.m., is a ...

CAYUCOS, Calif. - As California officially observes Tsunami Preparedness Week this week, one of the most vulnerable communities in the state is located on the Central Coast. The small coastal town of ...

Guam’s tsunami preparedness was put to the test on July 30 in the wake of a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Russia.

Following the earthquake and tsunami warning, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM), the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), and the Oregon Parks and Recreation ...