NTHMP - Partner Web Resources

Education and Outreach: Alaska

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NOAA Weather Radio
NWS JetStream - Online School for Weather: Tsunamis
Ocean Today Videos

Ocean and Coasts Education Resources: Tsunamis
One NOAA: Tsunami Response (fact sheet, 2011)
Tracking Marine Debris from the Japanese Tsunami (audio, 2011)
Tsunami Distance Learning Course (COMET Program, flyer)

Tsunamis
Tsunami Warning Systems
Community Tsunami Preparedness English | Spanish
TsunamiReady: Guidelines for Mitigation, Preparedness, and Response
Tsunami Strike! Pacific Edition
Tsunami Strike! Caribbean Edition English | Spanish

Tsunami Preparedness: Applying Lessons from the Past (video, 2014)
Tsunami Safety
Tsunami Safety for You and Your Family (brochure, 2017)
Global and Regional Hazard Maps (posters, 2018)
Tsunami Warning Centers
Tsunami Zone (brochure, 2009) English | Samoan
Tsunamis: Be Prepared and Stay Safe! (video, 2016, YouTube)
U.S. Tsunami Warning System Explainer

Education and Outreach: Northern Mariana Islands

CNMI Preparedness Wheel

Education and Outreach: Oregon

Earthquakes and Tsunamis (presentation)
Geologic Hazards on the Oregon Coast
Go-Kit Passport English
The Great Oregon ShakeOut
Hazards and Preparedness: Tsunami
Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Oregon (booklet, 2009) English | Spanish
OEM Waves (video)
Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse
Tsunami Awareness for Boaters, Fishermen & Mariners

Tsunami! What Oregon Boat Owners Need to Know (brochure, 2014)

Tsunami Evacuation Brochures and Apps
Tsunami Hazard Basics (PowerPoint, 2010)
Tsunami Hazards in Oregon (fact sheet, 2009)
Tsunami! Know What to Do on the Oregon Coast (brochure, 2012) English | Spanish
Tsunami Quests
Tsunami Safe: Hospitality Resources

Tsunami Safe: Hospitality begins with Safety Online Employee Training (English and Spanish)
Guest Services Directory 1 page | 2 pages
Table Tent
Key Card Cover
Key Card

TsunamiReady, TsunamiPrepared (fact sheet, 2011)
Unprepared: Will We be Ready for the Megaquake in Oregon?

Unprepared: An Oregon Field Guide Special (video, 2015)

Without Warning: Earthquake (comic book, 2014)
Without Warning: Tsunami English | Spanish (comic book, 2016)

Education and Outreach: Other

High Ground Hike (Emergency Management British Columbia)
Tsunamis (Emergency Management British Columbia)

Education and Outreach: Puerto Rico

Education and Outreach: The TsunamiZone

The TsunamiZone

Staying Safe Where the Waves Break English | Spanish (video, 2016)
Tsunami Walk Materials
TsunamiZone Graphics

Education and Outreach: U.S. Geological Survey

The First Sue Nami (video, 2014)
Tsunami Hazards—A National Threat (2006)
Tsunami Preparedness Videos

Tsunami Preparedness in Central California, USA (2009)
Tsunami Preparedness in Northern California, USA (2009)
Tsunami Preparedness in Southern California, USA (2009)
Marin Tsunami (2010)
Tsunami Preparedness in Oregon (2010)
Tsunami Preparedness in Washington (2010)
Tsunami Preparedness along the West Coast, USA (2009)

Education and Outreach: U.S. Virgin Islands

Tsunamis
Tsunami Preparedness PSA (video, 2013)

Education and Outreach: Washington

Animation of a Global Tsunami Wave (video)
Are You Tsunami Ready? (video, 2018)
The Great Washington ShakeOut
How the Smart Family Survived a Tsunami (book, 2003)
Earthquake and Tsunami School Resource Guide

Tsunamis

Tsunami All-Hazard Alert Broadcast (fact sheet)

Project Safe Haven (video, 2015)

Tsunami Emergency Resource Guide (fact sheet)

Tsunami Preparedness Oral History of the Hoh (video)

Tsunami Preparedness: Preparing Your Emergency Evacuation Kit (video)

Tsunami Preparedness: Preparing Your Evacuation Routes (video)

Tsunami Preparedness in Washington (video)

Understanding Local and Distant Tsunamis (video)

Understanding Tsunami Warning Signs (video)

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: California

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: East Coast

SC: South Carolina Tsunami Response Plan (2015)

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Tsunami | Consider Overlapping Hazards: COVID-19 (2020)
Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis (2012)

Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis: A Guide for Community Officials (2009)

Hazus Tsunami Module (Hazus 4.0)
The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S. (2011)
National Mitigation Framework
National Response Framework
Safer, Stronger, Protected Homes & Communities
Tsunami Outreach & the Community Rating System (2018)
Tsunami Preparedness & the Community Rating System (2018)
Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Video (YouTube) (animations are available here)

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Oregon

Adoption of a Uniform Tsunami Warning Signal (OEM Rule 104-030-0000)
Cascadia Playbook (2018)
The City of Seaside's Tsunami Awareness Program: Outreach Assessment, How to Implement an Effective Tsunami Preparedness Outreach Program (2005)
Communication Toolkit: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Development in Oregon's Tsunami Inundation Zone: Information Guide for Developers and Local Government (2003)
Local Planning Guidance on Distant Tsunami Response, by the Oregon Distant Tsunami Working Group (2012)
Maritime Tsunami Response Guidance

The Oregon Resilience Plan Reducing Risk and Improving Recovery for the Next Cascadia Earthquake and Tsunami (2013)
Tsunami Evacuation Drill Guidebook: How to Plan a Community-Wide Tsunami Evacuation Drill (2017)
Tsunami Planning

Tsunami Preparedness Guide for Oregon Lodging Facilities (zipped files, 2003)
Tsunami Sign Placement Guidelines (2003)
Up and Out: Oregon Tsunami Wayfinding Research Project Phase 1 | Phase 2 (2014)

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Other

Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction Implementation Plan: Tsunami (SDR, 2008)
International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) Post-Tsunami Survey Field Guide (UNESCO, 2014)
NOAA Has Expanded Its Tsunami Programs, but Improved Planning Could Enhance Effectiveness (GAO, 2010)
Preparing Your Community for Tsunamis: A Guidebook for Local Advocates (GeoHazards International, 2008)
Public Law 109-479 Tsunami Warning and Education Act (2007)
Public Law 115-25 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017 and Related Historical Information (2017)
Tsunami Risk Reduction for the United States: A Framework for Action (National Science and Technology Council, Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction)
Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts (National Research Council of the National Academies, 2010)
U.S. Tsunami Preparedness: Federal and State Partners Collaborate to Help Communities Reduce Potential Impacts, but Significant Challenges Remain (GAO, 2006)

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Puerto Rico

Final Report: Project: Contingency Plan for Tsunami Hazard (Annex B.3.08.) Security and Emergency Management Plan: XXI Central American and Caribbean Games- Mayagüez (2010)
Tsunami Guideline Plan for Operators of Caribbean Ports (2011) English | Spanish

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: USGS

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Washington

Development of Design Guidelines for Structures that Serve as Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Sites (zipped file, 2005)

Disaster Response Guidebook--For Hotels and Motels on Washington's Coast (2006)

Manual for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures

The 7 Phase Process

Powerpoint presentation about vertical evacuation May 3, 2019

Project Safe Haven County and Cost-Estimate Reports (no link provided).

Tsunami Maps

Media Resources: Puerto Rico

Tsunami: Guía para los Medios de Puerto Rico (2016)
Tsunami: Puerto Rico Media Guide (2016)

Data, Research, and Reports: Alaska

Data, Research, and Reports: California

Data, Research, and Reports: East Coast

Data, Research, and Reports: Gulf Coast

National Tsunami Mitigation Program (NTHMP) Project Status for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM)

Data, Research, and Reports: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Coastal Elevation Models
Digital Coast (Data, tools, training)
An Examination of the June 2013 East Coast Meteotsunami Captured by NOAA Observing Systems (2014)
National Centers for Environmental Information: Tsunami Data and Information

NOAA Center for Tsunami Research Publications List
South Pacific Basin Tsunami – September 29-30, 2009 (Service Assessment, 2010)
West Coast Tsunami Warning, June 14, 2005 (Service Assessment, 2005)

Data, Research, and Reports: Oregon

Data, Research, and Reports: Other

Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes: A Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake Scenario (Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, 2013)
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness A Perspective from State and Territory Tsunami Programs in the High Tsunami Risk Pacific Region (Western States Seismic Policy Council, 2011)

Data, Research, and Reports: Puerto Rico

Data, Research, and Reports: U.S. Geological Survey

Data, Research, and Reports: Washington

Tsunamis on the Pacific Coast of Washington State and Adjacent Areas–A Selected, Annotated Bibliography and Directory (1998)

Tsunami Events

1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunamis
List of Tsunamis (International Tsunami Information Center)
U.S. Tsunami Warning System: Recent Events
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research: Recent and Historical Tsunami Events and Relevant Data
One NOAA: Tsunami Response (Japan 3/2011 event, fact sheet)
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center RIFT Tsunami Forecast Model Animations (videos)
Significant Tsunami Events (Western States Seismic Policy Council)
Tsunami Data and Information (NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Information)
- Global Historical Tsunami Database
- Natural Hazards Image Database
Tsunami Events and Simulations (USGS)

Table of Contents

Linked Resources

Education and Outreach: Alaska

Education and Outreach: California

Education and Outreach: East Coast

Education and Outreach: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Education and Outreach: Guam

Education and Outreach: Hawaii

Education and Outreach: International Tsunami Information Center

Education and Outreach: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Education and Outreach: Northern Mariana Islands

Education and Outreach: Oregon

Education and Outreach: Other

Education and Outreach: Puerto Rico

Education and Outreach: The TsunamiZone

Education and Outreach: U.S. Geological Survey

Education and Outreach: U.S. Virgin Islands

Education and Outreach: Washington

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: California

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: East Coast

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Oregon

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Other

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Puerto Rico

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: USGS

Guidance, Plans, and Policy: Washington

Tsunami Maps

Media Resources: Puerto Rico

Data, Research, and Reports: Alaska

Data, Research, and Reports: California

Data, Research, and Reports: East Coast

Data, Research, and Reports: Gulf Coast

Data, Research, and Reports: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Data, Research, and Reports: Oregon

Data, Research, and Reports: Other

Data, Research, and Reports: Puerto Rico

Data, Research, and Reports: U.S. Geological Survey

Data, Research, and Reports: Washington

Tsunami Events