Seismic sea-wave warning in Crescent City, California, and Hilo, Hawaii.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 15 MAR 1967Description: 27p., 15 refsReport number: DRC-RR-13; Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: Following the March 27, 1964, Alaska earthquake, a series of seismic sea-waves spread across the Pacific Ocean. This resulted in massive destruction, loss of life and injury in Crescent City, California. On the other hand, in Hilo, Hawaii, little property damage occurred, and there were no deaths or injuries. One obvious explanation is that Crescent City suffered more wave action than Hilo. However, the evidence indicates that even if Hilo had been subjected to the violent wave action there still would have been little or no injury and loss of life, due largely to the implementation of warning techniques and procedures which had been conceived beforehand. The paper attempts to answer the question as to how two coastal communities can differ so remarkably in their response to threats of seismic sea-waves
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Following the March 27, 1964, Alaska earthquake, a series of seismic sea-waves spread across the Pacific Ocean. This resulted in massive destruction, loss of life and injury in Crescent City, California. On the other hand, in Hilo, Hawaii, little property damage occurred, and there were no deaths or injuries. One obvious explanation is that Crescent City suffered more wave action than Hilo. However, the evidence indicates that even if Hilo had been subjected to the violent wave action there still would have been little or no injury and loss of life, due largely to the implementation of warning techniques and procedures which had been conceived beforehand. The paper attempts to answer the question as to how two coastal communities can differ so remarkably in their response to threats of seismic sea-waves
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