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In a worst-case tsunami, parts of Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley could be flooded up to an 18-foot elevation, California officials said in new study.

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The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along California’s coastline, state officials ...

A small earthquake shook parts of central New Jersey on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

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