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12.02.08

Silence Before the Storm

Lack of international coordination threatens high-tech early-warning systems for tsunamis
By Gregory Mone Posted 04.10.2008 at 4:43 pm 0 Comments

While attending a conference in Phuket, Thailand, earlier this year, Eddie Bernard, the developer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)s tsunami-monitoring network, was surprised to find that most residents had returned to the coastal city after the devastating tsunami of 2004, which killed 8,000 people in Thailand. Not only that, but they seemed prepared for the next one. Speaker towers loomed over the beach, ready to blast a warning in case a wave approached. Signs everywhere told people which way to flee.

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