00:00Scientists are sounding the alarm about a threat that most Americans on the West Coast have never fully prepared for—
00:07a mega tsunami capable of wiping out coastal cities.
00:10Research continues to confirm that the Cascadia subduction zone—
00:14a 700-mile fault line running along the Pacific coast—
00:19is capable of generating a magnitude 9 or greater earthquake.
00:22When that quake strikes—
00:24and geologists say it is a matter of when, not if—
00:29the resulting tsunami could send waves estimated at 1,000 feet or higher,
00:34crashing into coastal communities in California, Oregon, and Washington.
00:39Three of the most populated coastal states in the United States sit directly in the path of the most devastating
00:45natural event the continent has ever seen.
00:48FEMA estimates that a Cascadia event could kill over 11,000 people and leave 30,000 more injured in Oregon
00:55alone.
00:56Scientists warn that warning times could be as short as 15 minutes for some coastal communities—
01:02not enough time to reach high ground on foot.
01:05Evacuation planning across all three states remains critically underfunded and incomplete.
01:10The question is not whether this will happen.
01:13The question is whether America will be ready when it does.
01:16We will talk a little bit about a more than enough of these exercises in our district line.
01:16The news is considered balanced and details.
01:17It is something that is expected to be recorded about me.
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