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Is West Coast ready for a tsunami? Oregon towns hold tsunami drill

Three towns in Oregon are holding a tsunami drill Thursday. The 2011 tsunami in Japan prompted preparation efforts in Oregon.
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National Geographic follows paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey and his family, a videographer uniquely captures his children's lives, and more top picks.
Culture Cafe
Los Angeles opera company is filling a need for experimentation

The new production by Los Angeles company The Industry, 'Crescent City,' is a promising glimpse into what musical innovation can accomplish.
Japan tsunami a wake-up call for US west coast

Japan’s earthquake and tsunami is alerting the US west coast that the same kind of thing could happen there. Experts who study the earth’s shifting crust say the “big one” may be past due.
What unleashed Japan's massive 8.9 earthquake?

Like the other 14 biggest earthquakes since 1900, the magnitude 8.9 event – that shook Japan and triggered tsunamis that swept the Pacific – was created by a piece of the Earth's crust shoving down into the planet's interior.
California harbor 'destroyed' by tsunami, but damage less severe elsewhere

The tsunami created by Japan's 8.9 earthquake has now hit the West Coast. Early reports suggest that two California towns – Crescent City and Santa Cruz – have been hit hardest.
Tsunami waves produce flooding surge in Hawaii and California boat damage

Tsunami warnings on the US west coast kept most people away from the water, but tsunami waves damaged boats in northern California and flooded parts of Hawaii. Some California surfers ignored a tsunami warning and tried to find bigger waves.
New Orleans without seafood gumbo? Oil spill's unsavory toll.

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has already led to a 10-day shutdown of fishing off parts of the Louisiana coast. New Orleans restaurants are coping, but they're also planning for worse to come.
World's 18 most endangered spoken languages

The UN Atlas of Endangered Languages lists 18 languages with only one remaining speaker. With about one language disappearing every two weeks, some of these have probably already died off.
Who dat! New Orleans Saints fans are ready to finish strong.

At the Super Bowl, the Saints will serve as ambassadors and symbols of a city reborn.
The Vote
Will 'that John Wayne dude’ run for Louisiana senator?
What Katrina has wrought, four years later

New Orleans will never be the same. Neither will Americans' view of government's role in disasters.
Four years after Katrina, who will lead New Orleans?

Residents in the Big Easy turn their attention to a mayor's race that so far is short on candidates.
In New Orleans, a plan to bring back a favorite vegetable

After Hurricane Katrina, a traditional vegetable failed to flourish, but one man is vying for its recovery.
US cracks down on dogfighting. Can pit bulls find a home?

Wednesday's raid netted 26 arrests and 450 pit bulls across seven states.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Audubon's new butterfly guide, a PBS documentary on rock icon Neil Young, Allen Toussaint's first solo album in 10 years, and more.
Katrina trial: New Orleans' truth commission

Six hurricane survivors sue the US Army Corps of Engineers, as many city residents still try to understand the forces behind the storm's aftermath.
How New Orleans weathered Gustav

From levee-buttressing heroics to beefed-up security, the Crescent City charts a post-hurricane course.
Exodus ahead of hurricane Gustav more thorough - but some won't go

Nearly 1 million people moved inland from the Gulf Coast over the weekend. The mass evacuation is a first test of a new and complex safety plan.