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At the U.N., Preparing for the Next World Disaster 03-07-10
Canadian Red Cross: New Website Launched to Help Plug Gaps in Canada's Disaster Response Capacity
Chilean earthquake prompts Tsunami alert throughout the Pacific
A low-level Tsunami warning is in effect for the Point Roberts area. NOAA Our risk is considered to be fairly low but we should monitor the effect of this event as it proceeds throughout the Pacific region today. Hawaii is under a moderate danger warning and coastal regions in that state are being evacuated. Watch Live Streaming Earthquake Coverage here.
Earthquake causes Tsunami warning in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A major earthquake struck Sunday near the north coast of West Papua, Indonesia, killing at least four, a government official said. The magnitude-7.6 tremblor occurred about 4:43 a.m. (5:43 p.m. Saturday PT), about 95 miles (150 kilometers) west-northwest of Manokwari and about 105 miles (170 kilometers) east-northeast of Sorong, two cities in the Indonesian province of West Papua.
Events of natural disaster can bring out the very best in people
From Fear to Survival: Knowledge Is Key
In December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl, was vacationing on the coast of Thailand with her parents and her younger sister Holly."The water was really, really frothy. It wasn't calm and it wasn't going in and then out," she said. "It was just coming in and in and in."
