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to life and property. meetings and workshops, and many
A system known as the warning more awareness activities.
system supported by the National Detection or perdition of tsunami is
Oceanic and Atmospheric only half the battle. Once the
Association and Other similar Tsunami is confirmed through the
agencies have set up an effectual warning system, it must be effectively
warning system and educational and rapidly communicated to the
programs to spread awareness to affected areas, through SMS, news
inform people about the forth coming outlets, television and radio
incident of tsunamis far enough broadcasts, weather radios, activation
beforehand. of community outdoor siren systems,
Typically, a network of seismic for people and authorities to take
monitoring stations are used to detect immediate evacuation action.
earth quacks that may generate a LIGHT AFTER THE
tsunami. The seismic monitoring
DARKNESS
stations based on the real time data
relayed through satellite Tsunami cause significant damages to
communications, can determine the the farms, factories, roads, railways
location and depth of earthquakes and electricity lines, communication,
that have the potential to cause
people have been made homeless etc.
tsunamis. That can be verified by sea-
level monitoring stations and deep But after the Tsunami, everybody will
ocean tsunami detection buoys with come together to rebuilt in a new,
bottom pressure sensors, which organized way, taking cue from the
constantly monitors the pressure of lesson learnt. Tsunami gives
the overlying water column to detect
abnormal changes in sea level to opportunity for redevelopment by
verify if a tsunami has been generated. destroying the illegal and/or unsafe
Through Computer models, within buildings, leaving room for
minutes the estimates of tsunami
reconstruction under better standards.
amplitudes, flow velocities and arrival
times for offshore, coastal and It takes away the debris from the
inundation areas can be predicted. coast line and the sea beaches.
Education or awareness is another Recycling and disposal of the waste
key element of the warning system as generated by tsunami, in an
the time for action is very limited.
Hence the venerable areas are to be environmentally sensitive manner like
identified and awareness about the crushing concrete, bricks, etc. to
marked evacuation routes to assist generate aggregate for rebuilding and
residents and visitors to higher road reconstruction, are critical. Last
ground to be practiced apart from but not the least the reconstruction
distribution of tsunami education
information, conduct community boosts the economy.
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