On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet (30 meters) high that killed about 230,000 people across a dozen countries as far as East Africa. The worst-affected countries were Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.

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Burlingame’s 12th annual emergency drill — which teaches residents how to work together with their neighborhoods in case of a natural disaster…

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Emergency management alert systems across the U.S. are in need of federal investment, Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, said during a …

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The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Advisory for the California Coast on Tuesday evening, including coastal areas spannin…