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Buddhists Remember Japan's Tsunami Victims

SOMA, Japan -- Buddhist priests in black and gold robes chanted and rang bells Thursday to mark the 49th day since Japan's massive tsunami when the dead are believed to end their restless wandering through the devastated coastline. About 1,200 mourners filled a hall to overflowing, with many standing outside a gate, for a...

5 Asian Nuclear Reactors Face Tsunami Risk

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world's biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China's southeastern coast - right on the doorstep of Hong Kong's bustling metropolis. Three other facilities nearby are up and running or under construction. Like Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant...

Higher Radiation Found Outside Japan Nuclear Plant

TOKYO -- New readings show radiation levels continue to rise in the ocean outside a leaking nuclear plant in Japan's northeast, officials said Thursday, as they debated whether to broaden the evacuation zone around the tsunami-damaged facility. Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said it was looking into a report...

Tsunami Threat Could Catch Pacific Northwest Off Guard

CANNON BEACH, Ore. - When the big one hits the Pacific Northwest, the best place to escape the wall of water moving at jetliner speed from 50 miles off the coast may be a City Hall on stilts. Once the ground finishes two to four minutes of lurching and shaking, residents and tourists in Cannon Beach would flock to the...

Strong Earthquake Hits Off Southern Japan

TOKYO -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck in the Pacific Ocean, triggering a tsunami warning off the southern coast of Japan. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred about 130 kilometers (80.6 miles) off the southern coast of Chichi Island in the Pacific Ocean. The offshore...

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Alaska Earthquakes Pose U.S. Tsunami Risk

The risk of a deadly tsunami ravaging the United States is now leading scientists to investigate hazards posed by giant earthquakes off the Alaskan coast.

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Oregon Tsunami Drill Planned In Response To 2011 Japan Tragedy

Thousands of people in three Oregon coastal communities are holding their first tsunami evacuation drill, stirred to action by the 2011 tsunami that devastated coastal towns in Japan.

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Call The Police If You See This Kind Of Debris On The Beach

An oceanographer who tracks flotsam says West Coast beachcombers may find floating athletic shoes with human remains as more debris from last year's Japanese tsunami finally washes ashore.

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Tsunami Debris Washes Up In Alaska

Bottles, plastic foam and floating buoys are just a few of the scattershot items washing ashore in Alaska, part of a wave of debris surging toward U.S. shores from the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, CNN reports.

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06/01/12 High tides could bring flooding Source: The Press The Christchurch City Council will be monitoring river levels over the coming week as high tides could bring road closures and surface flooding in quake-hit areas.
06/01/12 Presidential Proclamation -- National Oceans Month,... Source: The White House Our oceans help feed our Nation, fuel our economic engine, give mobility to our Armed Forces, and provide a place for rest and recreation.
06/01/12 Franklin student leaves for Fukushima on Monday with... Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN When Preston Nalls heard firsthand a story of a woman who lost a family member in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last year, he knew he wanted to help.
06/01/12 Government sets up tsunami debris website for BC Source: BCLocalNews.com arrival of tsunami debris and provides links to other resources.
06/01/12 Thousands brace for disaster in Ore tsunami drill Source: Broadcast Newsroom COOS BAY, Oregon (AP) ' Tom Paris called encouragement over his picket fence to about 400 small school children walking past his house in line in this Oregon coastal community's first tsunami evacuation drill.

Background on oceanography

Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ωκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω meaning "to write"), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean.

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