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Powerful earthquakes rock Russian coast, trigger brief tsunami watch for Hawaii
A tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii about 15 mintues after the strongest quake. Warnings were issued for Russia's Kuril Islands. All were canceled.
Here’s where public broadcasting cuts hit hardest
While public TV and radio stations in much of rural America don’t depend on federal funding as heavily as their Alaska ...
Why Alaska’s recent 7.3 earthquake has caught the attention of scientists
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible tsunami for a special task — sending a text message to Sen. Lisa Murkowski urging ...
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Canceled Tsunami Warning Had Alaskans Fleeing to High Ground
A powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday triggered a tsunami warning on a stretch of Alaskan coastline - which was then soon ...
Tsunami advisory canceled after magnitude 7.3 earthquake recorded off Alaska coast
The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in ...
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Alaska tsunami advisory canceled after 7.3 magnitude earthquake, no threat to West Coast
A tsunami advisory issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula was cancelled Wednesday afternoon hours after a massive 7 ...
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful ...
Alaska tsunami warning sends community scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
A tsunami warning in Alaska has forced local communities to evacuate to higher ground following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
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Understanding tsunami risk and warnings | Alaska Insight - PBS
We learn about the Alaska-based effort to monitor and warn about tsunamis.
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New research reveals tsunami threat to Alaska’s largest city
A team of Alaska-based scientists released a new report showing not only how a tsunami could reach the Upper Cook Inlet, but also just how far inland the water would go.