tsunami warning
Mar. 10th, 2011 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kateelliottAs many if not most of you already know, there's been a major earthquake in Japan, followed by devastating tsunamis in that region.
Tsunami watches and warnings have been posted for across the Pacific Rim, including a tsunami warning in the state of Hawaii.
In other words, the civil defense sirens are going off. Coastal areas are currently being evacuated in the state of Hawaii. This is a serious situation, although ultimately of course unpredictable in outcome.
I would like to note for those concerned (who are not on Twitter or Facebook, where I've already tweeted and posted this) that I am NOT in the evacuation zone, so my house is safe. My son's apartment is also outside the evacuation zone.
I'm quite concerned about my canoe club and all the canoes, because everything is right on the beach in Hale'iwa. We would drive down there, but doing so would just add another car on the road into an area where people are almost certainly evacuating inland.
We'll know in a few hours. Here's hoping for the best.
Tsunami watches and warnings have been posted for across the Pacific Rim, including a tsunami warning in the state of Hawaii.
In other words, the civil defense sirens are going off. Coastal areas are currently being evacuated in the state of Hawaii. This is a serious situation, although ultimately of course unpredictable in outcome.
I would like to note for those concerned (who are not on Twitter or Facebook, where I've already tweeted and posted this) that I am NOT in the evacuation zone, so my house is safe. My son's apartment is also outside the evacuation zone.
I'm quite concerned about my canoe club and all the canoes, because everything is right on the beach in Hale'iwa. We would drive down there, but doing so would just add another car on the road into an area where people are almost certainly evacuating inland.
We'll know in a few hours. Here's hoping for the best.