Tsunami spawned by Japan's quake smacks California and Oregon
Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 03:30
in Earth & Climate
A man is missing in the sea off Crescent City; Brown declares emergencies in four counties. Damage in Southern California is minimal.The long arm of a ferocious tsunami crashed into California and the Pacific Northwest on Friday, with 6- to 8-foot surges flooding beaches and harbors, splintering docks, crushing scores of boats in marinas and triggering evacuations of shoreline residents.