[californiadisasters] How Will You Get Tsunami-Ready This Year?

#TsunamiPrep View this email in your browser This week is California's Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 22-28)! As a ShakeOut participant, you may already know that tsunamis are mostly caused by undersea earthquakes, and that they are a big concern along our beautiful coastline in California. What will you do to help protect you or your organization this year from tsunamis? Whether you live, work, or play at the beach, it is important you take advantage of Tsunami Preparedness Week. Just like ShakeOut.org, you can visit TsunamiZone.org/california to register your tsunami preparedness activity, whether as an individual, family, or as an organization. TsunamiZone.org is a website organized by Cal OES, ECA, SCEC, NOAA, and ShakeOut leaders to get people ready for tsunamis in California and elsewhere. Register Your Tsunami Preparedness Activity! Know Your Zone Tsunamis are a series of waves that could potentially damage beach communities, ruin transportation infrastructure, and contaminate our food and water. Distant earthquakes, like the 2011 Tohoku (Japan) Earthquake, can spawn tsunamis that can cause damage along our coast. USGS also released a scenario called the USGS SAFFR Tsunami Scenario, a very possible scenario of what tsunami damage we can expect in California, sourced from a large earthquake off the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. To the left here is a screenshot from the tsunami wave animation from the USGS SAFFR Tsunami Scenario. You can see how the waves arrive in NorCal first, then the Central Coast, and into Long Beach and San Diego. Read the full report here. Fortunately you can get prepared at TsunamiZone.org, where you can discover: - more information about your zone, where you can discover more about your tsunami hazard based on where you live - who else is participating near you - how you can participate and improve your personal level of safety - what resources you might need to help your activity be the most effective What Will You Do? There are many ways you can hold a tsunami preparedness activity. You could: 1. Attend a publicly organized tsunami walk drill 2. Organize your own tsunami walk drill 3. Participate in a boat evacuation drill 4. Attend a public lecture 5. Put together a preparedness kit   6. Make a family plan 7. Establish an out of town contact 8. Participate in a work-related tsunami exercise 9. Attend a commemorative event 10. Re-tweet tsunami preparedness info 11. Participate in a school evacuation drill 12. Watch a tsunami preparedness video 13. Attend an open house at museum/government office 14. Print out a map of your evacuation zone You can find of list of submitted events here: tsunamizone.org/calendar *(Event not listed? Submit this form!) We're All in This Together Think about all the people you will inspire this year through what you do! You can be an example by uploading stories, photos, and videos from your tsunami preparedness activities here: tsunamizone.org/share When joining the buzz on social media, make sure to use #TsunamiPrep, too! Thank you for your continued commitment to disaster preparedness! Stay connected with us: Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Website You received this email because you registered to participate in the Great California ShakeOut at www.ShakeOut.org/california Copyright (C) 2015 Earthquake Country Alliance / SCEC All rights reserved.

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Posted by: Hardin Rich <hardinrich@sbcglobal.net>

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