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Over-evacuation likely worsened Hawaii tsunami traffic, officials say
David Sun-Miyashiro was at home on the 31st floor of a Honolulu apartment building, high above danger, when his phone alerted him to a possible tsunami from a massive earthquake far across the Pacific ...
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Britain presses on with its tilt to the Indo-Pacific
N ot since 1997 had a British aircraft-carrier berthed at an Australian navy base. As HMS Prince of Wales pulled into port at ...
Why 8.8 magnitude Kamchatka quake is rare but not unusual
With a magnitude of 8.8, the earthquake in Russia’s far-eastern corner is one of the strongest on record. Its epicentre lies ...
Revealed: What really happens on a cruise ship when there's a tsunami
Tsunami warnings have been triggered across the Pacific in the aftermath of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia - and Japan ...
Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean
Two tropical cyclones were swirling across the ocean southeast of Hawaii after developing on Monday but were not expected to ...
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Most extreme "rogue wave" ever recorded was so big it's difficult to comprehend
A record-breaking 17.6-meter rogue wave off British Columbia highlights the importance of wind dynamics in wave formation ...
5 Bay Area summer hikes to catch cool breezes and breathtaking scenery
If the Bay Area falls under another weeks-long “heat dome” like last summer, your best chance for relief is to head to the ...