Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems

Warning systems can mitigate the damage caused by tsunamis and other natural events, and prevent the loss of human life and properties. Countermeasures, such as evacuations to higher ground and the stopping of trains, depend on getting the right in...

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Main Author:	Ishiwatari, Mikio
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BASIC BROADBAND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN CASUALTIES COMMUNITIES DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EQUIPMENT EVACUATION EVACUATION DRILLS EVACUATIONS EVACUEES FIRE FLOOD FLOODS LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES MEDIA MONITORS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEW TECHNOLOGIES PROTECTIVE MEASURES PUBLISHING SIMULATION TRIGGER TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WARNINGS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024157/tsunami-earthquake-warning-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159

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spelling	okr-10986-161592021-04-23T14:03:27Z Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems Ishiwatari, Mikio ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BASIC BROADBAND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN CASUALTIES COMMUNITIES DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EQUIPMENT EVACUATION EVACUATION DRILLS EVACUATIONS EVACUEES FIRE FLOOD FLOODS LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES MEDIA MONITORS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEW TECHNOLOGIES PROTECTIVE MEASURES PUBLISHING SIMULATION TRIGGER TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WARNINGS Warning systems can mitigate the damage caused by tsunamis and other natural events, and prevent the loss of human life and properties. Countermeasures, such as evacuations to higher ground and the stopping of trains, depend on getting the right information and disseminating it in a timely manner. Warning systems must also be aligned with community response. While Japan has developed the most sophisticated tsunami-warning system in the world, the system underestimated tsunami height on March 11 and may have misled the evacuees and increased human losses. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries. 2013-10-15T21:36:22Z 2013-10-15T21:36:22Z 2012-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024157/tsunami-earthquake-warning-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Japan
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topic	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BASIC BROADBAND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN CASUALTIES COMMUNITIES DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EQUIPMENT EVACUATION EVACUATION DRILLS EVACUATIONS EVACUEES FIRE FLOOD FLOODS LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES MEDIA MONITORS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEW TECHNOLOGIES PROTECTIVE MEASURES PUBLISHING SIMULATION TRIGGER TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WARNINGS
spellingShingle	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BASIC BROADBAND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN CASUALTIES COMMUNITIES DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RISK DISASTERS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EQUIPMENT EVACUATION EVACUATION DRILLS EVACUATIONS EVACUEES FIRE FLOOD FLOODS LANDSLIDE LANDSLIDES MEDIA MONITORS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEW TECHNOLOGIES PROTECTIVE MEASURES PUBLISHING SIMULATION TRIGGER TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS WARNING SYSTEM WARNING SYSTEMS WARNINGS Ishiwatari, Mikio Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems
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description	Warning systems can mitigate the damage caused by tsunamis and other natural events, and prevent the loss of human life and properties. Countermeasures, such as evacuations to higher ground and the stopping of trains, depend on getting the right information and disseminating it in a timely manner. Warning systems must also be aligned with community response. While Japan has developed the most sophisticated tsunami-warning system in the world, the system underestimated tsunami height on March 11 and may have misled the evacuees and increased human losses. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Ishiwatari, Mikio
author_facet	Ishiwatari, Mikio
author_sort	Ishiwatari, Mikio
title	Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems
title_short	Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems
title_full	Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems
title_fullStr	Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems
title_full_unstemmed	Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems
title_sort	tsunami and earthquake warning systems
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024157/tsunami-earthquake-warning-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159
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