Sharon Kleyne Hour

Today DeWayne Cecil, PhD Western Region Climate Services Director NOAA-NCDC talks about the Challenges in the federal sector for environmental program funding, and the disaster in Japan and the aftermath around the Pacific Rim. http://tsunami.noaa.gov/ Although a tsunami cannot be prevented, the impact of a tsunami can be mitigated through community preparedness, timely warnings, and effective response. NOAA has primary responsibility for providing tsunami warnings to the Nation, and a leadership role in tsunami observations and research. Art Bernstein, MA, Author and Naturalist talks about the Japanese tsunami and the Northern California coast, Crescent City to Trinidad on his recent trip there.