On the Oregon coast, many of the towns have coastal sirens that are sounded when there is an immediate threat to the coast, such as a tsunami like the one we saw from the earthquake in Chile. While the tsunami was not very high here in Oregon (half a globe away), right at the Chilean coast the tsunami was up to 25+ feet in height!
The Curry Coastal Pilot wrote an article about this subject, and how the sirens are an important warning and tests help make people aware of the possibility.
http://www.currypilot.com/20100303114869/Opinion/Editorials/Sirens-a-reminder-of-danger-lurking-offshore
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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