06-01-2017, 05:39 AM
People can be anywhere.
They can.
But Honolulu officials would better understand the impact of an evacuation on the city and state, especially in borderline situations. Alaska has a much smaller population subjected to tsunami evacuations. Palmer, Alaska has a population of 6,500 people. Officials living and working there probably wouldn't immediately recognize the effects a traffic jam would have on an area with a high density population. Traffic jams in Palmer probably result from a moose or bear on the road.
Alaska is also in an area that was subjected to a 9+ earthquake in 1964, and is much more seismically active than Honolulu. Not the ideal location for the single remaining warning center if the tsunami generating earthquake happens under their facility.
They can.
But Honolulu officials would better understand the impact of an evacuation on the city and state, especially in borderline situations. Alaska has a much smaller population subjected to tsunami evacuations. Palmer, Alaska has a population of 6,500 people. Officials living and working there probably wouldn't immediately recognize the effects a traffic jam would have on an area with a high density population. Traffic jams in Palmer probably result from a moose or bear on the road.
Alaska is also in an area that was subjected to a 9+ earthquake in 1964, and is much more seismically active than Honolulu. Not the ideal location for the single remaining warning center if the tsunami generating earthquake happens under their facility.
“We do this thing not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy.”