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.

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.

This week emergency services offices across the state are raising awareness about tsunamis and how to prepare for them. Tsunamis are typically formed when an undersea earthquake forms a tidal ...

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) –Santa Barbara County Parks and the County Office of Emergency Management have teamed up to host Tsunami Walk & Roll Events at local beaches to help community members ...

Since then, Hawaii has seen 32 tsunamis, causing 293 deaths and $625 million in damages. "As we transition from the end of Tsunami Awareness Month to the beginning of hurricane season on June 1, I ...

In 2015, the United Nations designated Nov. 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day. The UN currently recognizes 198 special days. To establish a day, a member state proposes the day and the General ...

For decades, officials from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC), along with the Pacific Tsunami Museum, and other government officials have ...

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 ...

Governor to proclaim April as Tsunami Awareness Month #LIVE: Gov. Josh Green is set to proclaim April as Tsunami Awareness Month on the 78th anniversary of the tsunami that devastated Hilo. Posted ...

Back in February, the first “Apocalypse Cookoff” put three creative local chefs to the test to see who could create the best meal using only storable food. No heat. No water. They could only ...

In response to Gov. Josh Green proclaiming April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Progra partnered with organizations across the state to promote ...

Oregon is home to several fault lines that cause dozens of earthquakes every year. The most known earthquake threat is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 700-mile fault located off the Pacific coast ...