Tsunami and Earthquake Warning Systems

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ishiwatari, Mikio
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
BASIC
BROADBAND
BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN
CASUALTIES
COMMUNITIES
DAMAGES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER RISK
DISASTERS
EARLY WARNING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
EQUIPMENT
EVACUATION
EVACUATION DRILLS
EVACUATIONS
EVACUEES
FIRE
FLOOD
FLOODS
LANDSLIDE
LANDSLIDES
MEDIA
MONITORS
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PROTECTIVE MEASURES
PUBLISHING
SIMULATION
TRIGGER
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
WARNING SYSTEM
WARNING SYSTEMS
WARNINGS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024157/tsunami-earthquake-warning-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024157/tsunami-earthquake-warning-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16159

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