The Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially began on May 15, but earlier this evening, the first hurricane of the 2010 Pacific season formed approximately 365 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, according to a bulletin from the National Hurricane Center. Currently a Category 1 hurricane, Celia poses no threat to land and is expected to continue [...]
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Understanding Tsunamis In Hawaii
February 28th, 2010
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“We shouldn’t rest because…tsunami threat in Hawaii, from a Civil Defense point of view, is a 24/7, 365 day potential.” State Civil Defense Vice Director Ed Teixeira The Island of Hawaii breathed a sigh of relief yesterday after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center canceled the Tsunami Warning that had been in effect for the Hawaii [...]
