Real Time Hawaii Tsunami Warning Updates and Resources
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, People Finders and Twitter Hashtags
Chile and Hawaii Tsunami Warning Update, Other Resources for Aid and Information
There are numerous resources to keep on top of the latest Hawaii and Chile Tsunami warning updates. Also, family and friends may already be unable to reach loved ones in Chile. Americans should try contacting the Bureau of Consular Affairs at 1 -888- 407-4747. Google also has a Person Finder application, located here . Anyone with information about a person or anyone looking for someone can list the information there.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is an excellent source of information to keep up with the latest tsunami updates. Hawaii tsunami warnings are listed and the information at the Center indicates that a widespread area of may other countries and sites are affected, including parts of Peru, Panama, Mexico, Hawaii and more. Alaska is expected to have a lower risk of tsunamis and should not have exceedingly high waves.
According to information found at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, tsunami wave heights can not be predicted with extreme accuracy but this particular tsunami is capable of extremely strong damage. The latest bulletin (as of this writing) can be seen here and covers areas of Japan, Russia and Antarctica as well as Chile and Hawaii. Residents of affected areas will want to know of the latest alerts but government agencies will make decisions about whether sirens or other actions will be taken for citizens and visitors in their areas. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre can be found here , along with current tsunami warnings and info for Australia.
Twitter Hashtags and Live Streaming Updates
Common hashtags being used on Twitter include #earthquake, #Chile, #Hawaii, #crisiscamp and #tsunami. The hashtag, #terremotochile, is mostly useful for finding video information since information is not in English (usually). Live streams can be seen from various sources. For those who want to see some of the latest video footage, there are live streams on Ustream in Chile here (information is not in English but is in real time).
Crisis Camp Toronto, under the hashtag #crisiscamp, coordinates websites and databases that use volunteers and others to provide real help as quickly as possible. During the Haiti earthquake, they used Twitter and other resources to provide translation tools, information about available hospitals and help in finding people. They work closely with the World Bank and United Nations.
Sources:
Hashtags found on Twitter for real time updates
Rising Death Toll, Tsunami Watch After 8.8 Magnitude Quake Rocks Chile, ABC News, here
Bureau of Consular Affairs for Chile, 1-888- 407-4747
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, here
Ustream live streaming from Chili, here
Google's Person Finder, http://chilepersonfinder.appspot.com/
Crisis Camp, here
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41 Comments
Post a CommentGreat report and information, thanks.
You're up to the spot as usual, JC. :o) It's good to see how much info is available very quickly about this tsunami warning than in 2004. I wasn't thrilled to see a lot of folks showed up at the beach in Hawaii to look for the coming tsunami, tho (seen in tv footage). We dodged a bullet that it didn't generate a huge wave... but had it done so a lot of those spectators won't get to live to tell others about it afterward. :oP
Good reporting.
Good job reporting :)
Scary. Glad they dodged the bullet, with only minor flooding.
I think we were all worried about Hawaii and all feeling for those affected. Nice article.
Thanks for this info. Everyone on those islands had to feel claustrophobic!
So glad it wasn't bad like was first predicted.
Good thing the warnings have been dropped.
Thanks for sharing this information. It must be horrible for people in Hawaii to dread a disaster like that.