Waiting for the tsunami: its big waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster

<p>How do you plan for an event whose timing is unknown? For residents of Tofino on Vancouver Island the threat is distant but signs of preparedness are everywhere</p><p>Justin Goss was in the shower when he first heard the piercing wail of a nearby tsunami early-warning siren. Still dripping wet, he threw on clothes, grabbed his dog and rushed to the truck. The pair made it 3 metres and no further.</p><p>“The whole parking lot across the street was jammed up. It was complete gridlock within three minutes,” he says. “I thought, ‘Oh shit, this is not good.’”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/11/canada-tofino-disasters-earthquakes-tsunami-tourism-tectonics">Continue reading...</a>