Alaska faces earth-shaking loss as seismic monitoring stations shutter
NOAA cuts have left the western seaboard without a crucial resource to measure, understand and predict tsunamis ...
Early warning system cut for California-bound tsunamis
"It's fair to say that Alaska is California's biggest tsunami threat," said Michael West, director of Alaska Earthquake ...
Livingston Daily
Alaska under tsunami advisory after Russian earthquake; California, Hawaii monitoring
A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of Alaska on Sept. 18 following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia. The advisory, the second highest warning level, covers the Western ...
Alaska Dispatch News
Tsunami advisory canceled for Western Aleutians after magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A tsunami advisory briefly in effect for a portion of the Aleutian Islands was canceled just after 1 p.m. in Alaska. The advisory was issued in the wake of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off ...
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System Is Crumbling
Funding and staffing cuts are shuttering the monitoring stations that sustain this life-saving early warning system.
CBS News
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's coast
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting tsunami advisories for parts of Alaska. Initially, there was a ...
Times-Standard
7.8 Russia earthquake spurs tsunami advisory in Aleutian Islands; no threat for NW California
There was a large earthquake in Russia in the region of the magnitude-8.8 in July. Thursday’s earthquake registered as magnitude 7.8. It is considered an aftershock. A tsunami advisory is in effect ...
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Alaska set to shut down nine tsunami warning stations after NOAA funding cut
NOAA’s $300,000 funding cut will close nine tsunami warning stations in Alaska, raising concerns about slower alerts and ...