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The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System was set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering the Indian Ocean of approaching tsunamis. The tsunami warning system has been in use since the mid-2000s.

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Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System

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The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System was set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering the Indian Ocean of approaching tsunamis. The...

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Tsunami warning system

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A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made...

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020. "Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center | Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System | What is IOTWS". iotic.ioc-unesco.org...

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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), located on Ford Island, Hawaii, is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering Hawaii...

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Warning system

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Fire alarm system Gale warning Ground proximity warning system Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System International Early Warning Programme J-Alert (Japan)...

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Timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii eventually issued warnings of a possible...

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International Early Warning Programme

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if a tsunami warning system, like the one that exists for the volcano-and-earthquake prone Pacific Rim, had been operational in the Indian Ocean. Technology...

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National Tsunami Warning Center

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The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering all coastal regions of the United States...

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Shailesh Nayak

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ESSO-INCOIS, he set up a state-of-the-art Early Warning System for Tsunami and Storm Surges in the Indian Ocean. He was responsible for the conceptualization...

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Tsunami

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Disaster Mitigation Committee. A tsunami warning system is being installed in the Indian Ocean. Computer models can predict tsunami arrival, usually within minutes...

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2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes

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initial earthquake would cause a tsunami and warnings were issued across the Indian Ocean; however, these warnings were subsequently cancelled. These...

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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

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killer tsunami it set off, the Government of India wanted to set up an early warning centre for tsunami and other storm surges in the Indian Ocean region...

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Teletsunami

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(also called an ocean-wide tsunami, distant tsunami, distant-source tsunami, far-field tsunami, or trans-ocean tsunami) is a tsunami that originates from...

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Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.1-9.3,...

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2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami

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tsunami, which inundated a 300 km (190 mi) portion of the Java coast that had been unaffected by the earlier 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami...

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Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Malaysia

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Malaysia was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. Despite its proximity to the epicentre of the earthquake, Malaysia...

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List of tsunamis

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plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, but are a worldwide natural phenomenon. They are...

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2018 Sunda Strait tsunami

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Following the tsunami, Indonesian authorities installed multiple emergency early warning systems in tsunami-prone areas. The newer system would detect...

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Early warning system

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scale Prioritisation and Early Warning System (PEWS) for contaminants of emerging concern. Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004, there has...

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Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Thailand

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Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage...

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2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami

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cancelled, but officials said that a tsunami warning system installed following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami had failed to function properly...

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Tropical cyclone warnings and watches

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for naming tropical systems in the South-West Indian Ocean between 55°E and 90°E. They issue four different levels of cyclone warnings for the islands of...

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Global Sea Level Observing System

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weather. The Global Sea Level Observing System does not compete with Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis as most GLOSS transducers are located...

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Weather radio

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Warning system Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Tsunami warning system Earthquake warning system Earthquake Early Warning (Japan) Emergency Response...

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2010 Chile earthquake

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the tsunami warning was in effect, Ellis said. Palmer personnel developed a tsunami emergency plan following the 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean that...

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