NOAA cuts back on seismic data used for West Coast tsunami alerts

Alaska faces earth-shaking loss as seismic monitoring stations shutter

The west coast of the United States will be significantly more at risk from maritime earthquakes and tsunamis after this month. Nine seismic monitoring stations along the Alaskan coast are set to go dark in the coming days in a shutdown that will hamper scientists’ ability to track and measure potential natural disasters in the Pacific. Crucially, the closures — which follow hundreds of thousands of dollars in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad…

Some tsunami warnings for Washington coast may be delayed

Tsunami warnings that could affect the Washington coast may now take longer to reach the public. Alaska State Seismologist Michael West told KIRO Newsradio Tuesday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has ended its contract with the Alaska Earthquake Center. “I don’t want to for one moment suggest that warnings are going dark,” West said. “The National Tsunami Warning Center is run by outstanding people working with a …

NOAA cuts back data for tsunami alerts

NOAA did not renew a contract that supported a handful of seismic stations in Alaska. This could hamper tsunami warnings for Alaska, Hawaiʻi and the West Coast.

NOAA cuts back on seismic data used for West Coast tsunami alerts

SEATTLE — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ended a contract with the Alaska Earthquake Center that helped maintain some seismic stations and transmit data in real time. Read more...