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Help arrives for tsunami-hit Solomon Islanders

Emergency supplies began arriving Tuesday in the tsunami-hit western region of the South Pacific's Solomon Islands as officials braced for more reports of death and destruction. (Relief Web, April 4 2007)

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6ZX4U4?OpenDocument&rc=5&emid=TS-2007-000042-SLB

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International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)

The International Tsunami Information Center was established in 1965 by the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). ITIC maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/index.html

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Pacific Tsunami Museum

Hawaiian museum providing Tsunami information

http://www.tsunami.org/

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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)

Established in 1949, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Ewa Beach, Hawai`i, provides warnings for teletsunamis to most countries in the Pacific Basin as well as to Hawai`i and all other US interests in the Pacific outside of Alaska and the US West Coast.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/ptwc/

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Scientists test tsunami-warning system

Scientists tested the Pacific Ocean's tsunami-warning system Tuesday, sending alarms about imaginary earthquakes to more than 30 countries. Governments were to report back on how efficiently they received the warnings, which are relayed through nearly a dozen circuits, including weather services, e-mails and faxes. The Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004 prompted improvements in the Pacific warning system. (Jaymse Song, AP, 16 May 2006)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-05-16-tsunami-drill_x.htm

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South Pacific Tsunami

An earthquake measuring 8.1 struck 345km northwest of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara at 0740 local time Monday (2040 GMT Sunday). The earthquake caused a tsunami and there have been reports of damage in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami warning alerting authorities in the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, northeastern Australia, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji.

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6ZVDQH?OpenDocument

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Tonga failed to get tsunami alert

When a massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, a power failure prevented international tsunami warnings from reaching the tiny country. While little damage was caused to Tonga or other countries in the South Pacific beyond broken windows, the quake has raised troubling questions about the effectiveness of tsunami alerts, which have come under global scrutiny since the Indian Ocean disaster nearly 18 months ago that left an estimated 216,000 people dead or missing in a dozen countries. (Associated Press & CNN, 4 May 2006)

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/05/04/tonga_fails_to_receive_tsunami_alert/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News

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Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Information

Information on reducing the impact of tsunamis from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (US)

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazard/

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