A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled the Rat Islands in Alaska’s remote Aleutian chain early Wednesday, but for Hawaiʻi, it was ...

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On Thursday, the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the Tsunami Warning, Research and Education Act of ...

Safety in tsunamis is all about one issue — evacuation. The whole point of a tsunami warning system is to get people out of harm’s way before tsunami surges reach them. There are two big pieces to the ...

After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally over. The impacts have been far-reaching, especially on government employees, businesses with government contracts, and the ...