Thankfully, the tsunami advisory that was put out late Tuesday into Wednesday for Santa Cruz County coastal areas did not mean any major damage to low-lying areas — including the Santa Cruz Harbor, ...

The city of Santa Cruz is trying to increase public awareness and preparedness for tsunami emergencies through the first-ever Race the Wave Run/Walk.The event, taking place on Sept. 13 at 8 a.m., is a ...

Last week, just after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake violently shook the eastern edge of Russia, Californians were warned to gird for possible impact: a tsunami was headed across the ocean, taking aim at ...

The Santa Cruz Harbor, which saw major damage from previous tsunamis, escaped any major impacts following a tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Len Ramirez ...

Tsunami warnings and advisories remain in effect for a swath of California’s coast Wednesday after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula threatened to bring dangerous waves to ...

A thousand villages in India's Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say.Authorities have said they fear a "huge ...

Southern sea otters, which are often referred to as California sea otters, populate the central coast of California and are popular coastal companions to California tourists and residents, though the ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...