But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... don’t wait for an official tsunami evacuation.

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“I will never cut a tree,” he says. “We live on an island. If we cut down trees, a tsunami could come and overwhelm us.” Ceppi, who has worked to protect wildlife on the mainland, says that like ...