Photo: West Coast Risk: Some 350,000 California residents are at risk if a tsunami strikes there. istockphotoFrom Scientific American:
The map, released close to the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Sumatran Tsunami, will be helpful in emergency response planning.
SAN FRANCISCO—Just days before the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Sumatran Tsunami, California officials on Thursday released a new map of the state's tsunami hazard, which details how an event could affect 350,000 people who live along the coast and cause tens of billions of dollars of damage.
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