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Arsenic, other toxic metals found in local honey, study finds
Honeybees forging across the U.S. ingest local pollutants, which are detected in the honey they make, including arsenic and lead, according to a new study
Why Thursday's Tsunami Warning was issued and what it means for future earthquakes
Confusion ensued after a Tsunami Warning was issued Thursday minutes after an earthquake was detected off the Northern California coast and canceled soon after.
Fault that triggered 7.0 earthquake off California not known to produce sizable tsunamis
Seismologists say the Mendocino fault zone is not known to produce significant tsunamis because strike-slip faults involve horizontal motion, rather than a vertical, which displaces more water. Earthquakes are rather common in the Mendocino triple junction region.
Hundreds of California boaters move vessels out to sea during tsunami threat
Cameras up and down the coast captured videos of boaters taking their vessels out to sea during the tsunami threat. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday morning, triggering a Tsunami Warning for coastal communities in the western U.S.