The need to prepare for megathrust earthquake

Whakatāne needs to prepare for a megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami similar in size and strength to the 2011 Japan event, local GNS researcher Dr Mawera Karetai says. She has planned a series of workshops with GNS seismologists for next month as she feels most people in town are “woefully ill-prepared” for an earthquake. ( read ...

LAPD Briefs Community on Safety in Little Tokyo

LAPD Assistant Chief Blake Chow, Deputy Chief Michael Oreb, and Central Division Captain Raul Jovel were joined by officers working in the areas of community relations, public transit, and district ... ( read original story ...)