Miniscule Radiation Fallout Reaches California
The first radioactive fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear plant reached California early Friday, but the readings indicate levels far below those that could endanger people.
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The first radioactive fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear plant reached California early Friday, but the readings indicate levels far below those that could endanger people.
California emergency officials said they hope to complete a tsunami damage estimate as early as next week to submit to the federal government in an aid request for wave-battered harbors.
California Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein have asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to inspect two California nuclear plants built near earthquake faults to ensure they can withstand a major quake.
While state and federal health officials are downplaying the risk of nuclear radiation from Japan, the EPA is deploying more electronic radiation monitors.
Port Director Lisa Ekers revised her estimate to $22.5 million in tsunami-related damage to Santa Cruz Harbor, up from $17 million.
The intensifying nuclear crisis in Japan is raising anxieties on both sides of the Pacific over the potential impacts of radiation exposure.
Many Bay Area sushi bars are facing a supply shortage of fresh seafood, as they purchase it from markets and distributors in Japan.
Commuters will be able to drive the new approach to the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco well before the project is completed in 2014.
Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the Bay Area and much of the West Coast for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage—even though the risk is only in Japan.
There were plenty of tense moments as the Ambassador Program participants struggled to make contact with their Kitakami counterparts.
Operators at California's two nuclear plants say their facilities can withstand a higher magnitude earthquake than scientists predict could ever strike the plants.
A California official on Monday estimated that statewide damage from last week's tsunami triggered by a massive offshore earthquake near Japan exceeds $40 million.
Last week's deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan has rocked stock markets around the world, forcing some Japanese companies to suspend their business.
Google, Twitter and other technology companies are finding ways to help following last week's earthquake in Japan.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that even if the Japanese reactors go into full meltdown, no dangerous levels of radiation are expected to reach the United States.
Two of 18 boats that sank in Santa Cruz Harbor on Friday have been recovered in an ongoing effort to respond to damages from the aftermath of the disaster in Japan, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Authorities have released the name of man who was swept out to sea during Friday's tsunami in Northern California.
A tsunami rushed onto Northern California's coast Friday, destroying boat docks in Santa Cruz and Crescent City, and sending beach-area residents in Pacifica evacuating to higher ground. It also swept at least one man out to sea.
When comparing to the 1906 earthquake, the USGS has figured that Japan's earthquake is equivalent to 30 of the San Francisco earthquakes.
Japan's catastrophic 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami has had a ripple effect on TV and film production in North America...
Bay Area charities encouraged people to donate money to assist the response to a devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Thursday night.
From high ground in Carmel, John joins other KCBS reporters stationed along the coast in describing the surf action following the tsunami warning.
A 2.2-magnitude earthquake shook Santa Clara County early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
No damage or injuries were reported after an earthquake hit early Sunday morning off the coast of Humboldt County.
Contra Costa College may ask voters in El Cerrito, Richmond and San Pablo to fund seismic upgrades and improvements in disability access.
