Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Tsunami study finds Southern California at risk

A theoretical 9.1 quake off Alaska could flood Long Beach and parts of O.C., and force 750,000 to evacuate.



A large tsunami hitting California would cause major flooding in Long Beach and parts of Orange County and force 750,000 people to evacuate coastal areas in just a few hours, according to an extensive simulation published Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/lI40PzM3PTA/la-me-tsunami-study-20130905,0,1550976.story

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