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  2. Lava-flow hazard zones - Wikipedia

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    Lava Flow Hazard map of Haleakala. The Maui Hazard Zone numbers are a different scale from the island of Hawaiʻi's map. The lava flow hazard zones on Maui use a different scale. They can be compared to Hawai'i Island's lava zones. [4] [5] Maui Zone 1 - Includes the crater of Haleakalā and some rift zones, mainly areas that have experienced ...

  3. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - Wikipedia

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    In some regions, tsunami sirens are used to help alert the public. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), located on Ford Island, Hawaii, is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.

  4. National Tsunami Warning Center - Wikipedia

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    The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering all coastal regions of the United States and Canada, except Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Until 2013, it was known as the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.

  5. New tsunami hazard maps highlight threat facing seven ... - AOL

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    The California Geological Survey releases tsunami hazard maps for Ventura, San Diego, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties to help residents understand risks.

  6. List of earthquakes in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Limited damage / homes destroyed / tsunami Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes ' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists.

  7. Tsunami warning system - Wikipedia

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    A Caribbean-wide tsunami warning system was planned to be instituted by the year 2010, by representatives of Caribbean nations who met in Panama City in March 2008. Panama's last major tsunami killed 4,500 people in 1882. [7] Barbados has said it will review or test its tsunami protocol in February 2010 as a regional pilot. [8] [needs update]

  8. Timeline offers a window into terrifying events of Maui fire

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  9. Vertical and horizontal evacuation - Wikipedia

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    Ocosta Elementary School in Westport, Washington, designed for vertical evacuation from tsunami hazard. In areas where horizontal evacuation to higher ground is impossible, vertical evacuation to higher areas of a structure may be a way to shelter individuals from the surge of water, several meters high, that can follow an earthquake in coastal areas.