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    Installation of new Kachemak Bay tsunami sirens begins
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 26, 2023 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management began installations of new tsunami siren equipment across the borough this week….

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    This graphic shows Homer's inundation zone, which is 50 feet above sea level. Currently, the Public Works campus is at 35 feet in elevation and at risk of flooding if a tsunami hit. (Photo provided by the Public Works Campus Task Force)
    Public Works Task Force suggests phased move of...
    By Sarah Knapp • September 2, 2021 1:30 am

    The City of Homer Public Works Campus Task Force presented its final recommendations at the Aug. 23 Homer City Council…

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    An updated tsunami zone map shows the areas of inundation in the downtown Homer area. The maxiumum inundation zone extends up to 50 feet above sea level. (Map by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys)
    Tsunami awareness week is March 24-30
    By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    With new maps showing changed tsunami inundation zones and two evacuations held last year after earthquakes struck Southcentral Alaska, the…

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    Officials to Test Tsunami Warning System in Alaska
    Officials to Test Tsunami Warning System in Alaska
    March 12, 2015 4:36 pm

    NOAA’s National Weather Service, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Alaska Broadcasters Association plan to…

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    Oops!
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    By Michael Armstrong • September 3, 2014 5:36 pm

    Borough and federal emergency officials are reviewing the technical glitch which caused a false tsunami warning to go off about…

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    A bald eagle this morning sits on top of the tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit near Mariner Park about 15 minutes after a false siren and tsunami warning was issued.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Maintenance error triggers false tsunami alarm
    By Michael Armstrong • September 2, 2014 1:03 pm

    An error made during maintenance of the National Weather Service, Anchorage, alert system caused a false tsunami alarm this morning….

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    Earthquake rocks southern peninsula
    Earthquake rocks southern peninsula
    By Staff report • March 12, 2014 8:22 am

    A 4.5 earthquake got the attention of late-nighters on the southern Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. As reported by the West…

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    A bald eagle sits on top of a tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Officials to test Alaska Tsunami Warning System
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • March 22, 2013 4:26 pm

    As part of Tsunami Preparedness Week, local, state and federal agencies will conduct a test of the Alaska Tsunami Warning…

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