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The meteorological system is designed to send warnings to all nations within 30 minutes. Ironically, it alerted Pacific countries to the latest tsunami, even though they were barely affected, yet failed to alert those countries most devastated. Tragically, due to technical constraints, the current system could have been used in...
On a more positive note, it is encouraging to note that various pledges by the United States, Japan, France, Germany, as well as others are well on their way to providing an effective early-warning system in the Indian Ocean. According to scientists, early-warning systems, which are already operational...
S. Ranjani, a nurse in the southern Indian village of Akkaraipettai?which lost 2,000 residents to the tsunami?was delivering a baby when she heard about the earthquake on TV. "I just managed to complete the job," Ranjani says, and then nurse, mother and baby boy headed for higher...
In the Pacific, deep-ocean pressure sensors are able to measure passing tsunamis, and coastal gauges take water-level measurements that are relayed in real time to a region-wide warning center. Nothing like that exists in the Indian Ocean. The U.N.'s International Oceanographic Commission is now working on...
Vacationing in California rewarded Harvard with several sunny and breezy days. The team prepared for its match the previous weekend by practicing at L.A. Country Club and The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.