Sentences with phrase «tsunami evacuation»

Please also visit the website of Geohazards International, which has helped develop effective, affordable designs for tsunami evacuation «parks» in high - risk cities.

Therefore, tsunami evacuation routes in several areas were designed to direct people to the closest high building.

Japan also has some buildings specifically designed as tsunami evacuation zones.

Fryer is so convinced that he has worked with the city and county of Honolulu to update their tsunami evacuation maps to include the possibility of a massive tsunami the size of the one detailed in the new study hitting the islands.

After that tsunami deluged the island nation, scientists began to question Hawaii's current tsunami evacuation maps.

Not exact matches

Seismic data collection, warning / evacuation plans for tsunamis / quakes?

In coastal regions, evacuation sirens warn of impending tsunamis, and alerts are sent to cellphones and through Twitter.

A tsunami warning, later downgraded to an advisory, prompted the evacuation of about 200 residents of the town of Adak to higher ground, city manager Layton Lockett said.

Radiation within the evacuation zone is so high, it is reportedly hindering workers trying to recover bodies left by the tsunami of 11 March.

«Japan certainly issued their tsunami warnings and evacuations, but their infrastructure suffered terrible damage from the earthquake,» Weinstein says, making communications and transportation difficult.

Dr Raby says: «After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean, much of the world's efforts concentrated on tsunami early warning and evacuation.

And the bodies illustrate another, more troubling truth: the evacuation center itself became a death trap, as many of those huddling in the basement perished in a tsunami - like swirl of water.

The Chilean earthquake also sent waves racing across the Pacific, inducing alerts throughout the Pacific Rim and causing evacuations in Hawaii, where officials remembered the 1960 earthquake, when a tsunami killed 61 people in the coastal town of Hilo.

Exceptionally pleased with the «tsunami warning» provided by Parrish of the evacuation order.

Water shortage, flooding, construction at adjacent properties, loss of power, water or plumbing system breakdowns, pest infestations, appliance malfunctions, telephone, cable service or interruption of heating due to service or equipment failure, mandatory evacuations of the area by State of Oregon, Clatsop County or City of Cannon Beach due to tsunamis or other potentially dangerous situations will not result in refunds.

Despite some of the claims in the infamous New Yorker article, many hotels in the area have evacuation plans outlined for guests, signs throughout town direct inhabitants to the safety of high ground, and local businesses have begun to construct tsunami and earthquake safe buildings.

Nearly 50 years later, after the recent tsunami warning and my very first evacuation, I thought it would be fitting to take a look back at what Cannon Beach residents had to say about the March 27, 1964, «tidal wave,» a reminder that the ocean in our backyard might, at any time, decide to invite itself in.

To compensate for Bali's vulnerability to tsunami, the Indonesian government and Bali stakeholders have set up detailed evacuation plans for residents and tourists based in these areas.

Complementing government efforts, the Bali Hotels Association (BHA) and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism (BUDPAR) coordinate with the Balinese hotel sector to promote the «Tsunami Ready» evacuation and protection protocol.

Human Mask was partially shot on a drone camera in Fukushima in 2011 after the earthquake - triggered tsunami had caused the meltdown of three nuclear plant reactors, the evacuation of 300,000 people from the area and at least 1,600 deaths; the sense of desolation is palpable.

This leaves 20 minutes or less, depending on location, to implement and complete evacuations — a long time compared to the 30 minutes or so it takes for tsunamis to cause havoc in nearby coastlines.

The state ordered evacuations of its coastal areas on Friday as a tsunami warning was extended to most of the Pacific basin, including northern California and Oregon, Reuters reported.

As of Friday, March 11, 2011, the tsunami is no longer considered an unforeseen event; therefore, insured travelers in affected areas may be eligible for trip cancellation, trip interruption, and trip delay benefits as well as emergency medical and medical evacuation coverage depending on their travel insurance plans.

The device supports the emergency mail function to receive the disaster and evacuation information and the earthquake and tsunami early warnings.