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Pacific Ocean tsunami: UNESCO's early warning system proves once again its effectiveness
Just ten minutes after the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning System, coordinated by UNESCO, issued an initial warning covering the areas most at risk, particularly the Russian and Japanese coasts. This warning was then relayed by national centers and enabled the immediate implementation of evacuation plans in several countries.
Maps: Tracking a Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
The threat of a potential tsunami exists for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, parts of the North Pacific coastline of Russia and for Japan after a 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Tuesday evening Eastern time, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System, which is part of the National Weather Service.
The National Hurricane Center gives the latest update on Hurricane Iona and says it is "rapidly weakening" to the south of ...
Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a manned ...
The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on July 30, 2025 generated tsunami waves that have ...
Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a submersible to ...
The Central Pacific Hurricane Basin has seen a surprising uptick in storms in late July from both major Hurricane Iona and ...
Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and Hawaii were told to evacuate to higher ground ...
Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward for the next couple of days and stay far south of the Hawaiian Islands, ...
A tsunami advisory has been issued for the Oregon Coast for the evening of July 29 by the National Weather Service.
The Pacific Ocean is teaming with tropical activity as forecasters track two named systems and a few other disturbances this week.
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