Science news articles about 'tsunami warning systems'

Indonesia's plans to become the regional tsunami warning centre have taken a step forward with the launch of its own warning system.

Some of the upgrades to the nation’s tsunami warning systems are temporary and have not been made to the highest standard.

... the unique geological situation in Indonesia it turned out that the systems used up to now, such as the Pacific Tsunami Warning System, for example, are not at all optimal for Indonesia. Earthquakes ...

... zone could create an even bigger tsunami. Warning systems are in place on the west coast of North ... Hawaii since the 1946 Aleutian Islands tsunami. Improvements were made following the 2004 earthquake ...

Even before the first warning was issued, it was too late for the inhabitants of the island American Samoa.