Saturday, February 27, 2010

Obama Speaks on Chile's Earthquake and Tsunami Warnings Video

Hundreds may have died in Chile, following an 8.8 earthquake, which has also triggered tsunami warnings. Obama says the U.S. is ready to help. For more information on tsunami warnings and preparedness resources, visit here. Two to three foot high waves and strange currents are making their way through Southern California. Hawaii is clearing the coast. Search for tsunami information by zip code here. @iDeskCNN has some good coverage on Twitter. Online coverage from Hawaii at CNN here.
Live stream from Hawaii. It looks really calm right now. A list of live streaming here.

Latest tsunami warnings from NOAA here:
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 015
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2028Z 27 FEB 2010

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA /
COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR /
GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI /
KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA /
SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI /
AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU /
HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. /
NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA /
POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA /
N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES /
CHINESE TAIPEI