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‘Over-evacuation’ may have prompted traffic problems before tsunami hit Hawaii, officials say

The tsunami from the 8.8 magnitude quake that struck off a Russian peninsula ended up causing little damage across the ocean.

Typhoon Krosa expected to near Hachijojima Island, Japan, on Aug 1

TOKYO: Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, was slowly moving north-northwest on the Pacific Ocean south of Japan as ...
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Hawai‘i County escapes a disaster, but lessons can be learned from tsunami response, coastline evacuation

According to Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency, 180 checkpoints were established islandwide near tsunami inundation zones ...
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Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded ...

Defense Department opts to not end satellite data for storm forecasts

The U.S. Defense Department has decided not to end the dispersal of key satellite weather data on Friday as planned. The cutoff will be delayed for one year.

Daily Briefing: Unpacking Trump’s 25% blow

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