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The probable propagation of the plume of marine debris from 11 Mar 2011 tsunami in Japan in the model of surface currents. (Source: Ocean Recovery Alliance) Last year’s giant earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami got world-wide attention at the time but, except for continuing concerns about the damaged nuclear power stations, it has [...] The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is highly vulnerable to a tsunami The severity of the earthquake tsunami catastrophe that struck Japan last Friday is just now being absorbed, in bits and pieces of anecdotal commentary. The idea that they were able to rescue a man from the rooftop of his home some 15 km [...] The tsunami is expected to hit Hilo at 11 am local time with a height of 9 feet, certainly dangerous but thankfully nothing like their devastating tsunami of 1946 with its 46 ft high surge. But no one is taking any chances, nor should they. Hilo nearly got hit with a major lava flow in the 1840′s and has been walloped twice by tsunamis. We went to the Pacific Tsunami Museum there, which is often staffed by people who survived them. Hawaii now has buoys in the Pacific which can provide multi-hour early warnings. Plus they have a sophisticated [...] |  | ||||
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