The big news this morning has been the earthquake in Samoa and the resulting tsunami warning for New Zealand. The reaction in Rodney was controlled with the Emergency teams advising people to stay away from Rodney's East coast beaches. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management have now downgraded "the tsumai warning to a tsunami alert. The first wave may not be the largest so people are still advised to stay away from beaches, river mouths and esturies until an all clear has been issued. "
Te Ara has a very good article on "Tsunamis - New Zealand's underrated hazard" which explains how tsunamis are created and how they cause so much damage.
GeoNet has Tsunami Gauges with a graph that "represent a snapshot of the latest tsunami gauge recordings for operational instruments in the New Zealand region."
Both the NZ Herald and Stuff.co.nz have articles on the New Zealand response.
You can make a donation to NZ Red Cross Samoa Tsunami Relief on give.a.little
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