tsunami
The island of Tongatapu—Tonga’s largest—has been hit by a tsunami following an underwater volcanic eruption, and now the U.S. west coast is seeing an advisory of its own. The advisory stretches from California to Alaska—including British Columbia for our neighbors in Canada—and satellites are showing ash clouds and shockwaves appearing from the volcano, per CNN. In Tonga, the coastal capital […]
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck near Haiti on Saturday has the U.S. Geological Survey claiming that casualties could be “high.” “High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” the USGS shared. “Past events with this alert level have required a national or international level response.” There have been fatalities and damage in relation to the earthquake, Haiti’s Civil […]
A tsunami hit a number of beaches and coastal areas close to Indonesia’s Sunda strait, leaving at least 222 people dead and 843 injured, according to the Guardian. The tsunami is thought to have been triggered by a number of underwater landslides resulting from a volcanic eruption. The tsunami hit the coastlines of Java and […]
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