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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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024157/tsunami-earthquake-warning-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159 |
| 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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