Community Education And Evacuation Planning Saved Lives In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 14:21
in Earth & Climate
Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the team collected data to document the impacts of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that occurred on Sept. 29.