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 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.
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012-09
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| 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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159 |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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