IdahoMom
Former Member
How prepared are YOU?
I have to admit I've never thought about it occurring there! Just earthquakes, riots and wildfires.... Surely the Studio City/Hollywood/Burbank area is inland enough? :chicken: And...there would be plenty of warning, right?!?
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/12/D8EEIST01.html
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Tsunami waves generated by a large offshore earthquake would threaten at least 1 million coastal residents in California and inundate the nation's largest port complex, according to a new report. The bleak study being released Monday found gaps in the state's readiness to handle a tsunami, including flaws in the existing warning system, lack of evacuation plans by coastal communities, and building codes that don't take into account tsunami-strength surges.
In addition, many residents are unaware of the potential danger of tsunami waves and wouldn't know how to respond, the report said.
"I don't think we're ready yet, but we're getting there," said Richard McCarthy, executive director of the California Seismic Safety Commission, which issued the report. The commission, an independent advisory panel, formed a special committee to look at the dangers after last December's deadly tsunami in Southeast Asia. In the past century, more than 80 tsunamis -mostly minor- have been recorded or observed along the California coastline