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Old 10-July-2006, 07:34 PM
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Default Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Up And Running

In the latest example of locking the barn door after the horse has left...

Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Up And Running

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The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System is up and running as scheduled, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura has announced. Eighteen months after the tragic tsunami of December 2004, the entire Indian Ocean region has a warning system capable of receiving and distributing tsunami advisories around the clock.
Seriously, this is very good news. It wouldn't have done those close to the epicenter much good, but it could have saved thousands of lives in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India.
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It's too late for the last one, but it's good to have it up before the next one, anyway.
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The UN organisation, UNESCO, has said that a tsunami warning system covering the Indian Ocean region is now "up and running".

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See also BAUT thread
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