Tsunami feared in Sumatra decadesJust two years after a tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean, U.S. Scientists say another giant wave could strike off Sumatra within a few decades.The December 26, 2004 tsunami that originated near Sumatra claimed nearly a quarter-million lives in 12 countries including Indian. Researchers reported in Tuesday's issue of proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have found evidence that wave-causing earthquakes have occurred in the region regularly, and parts of Sumatra South of the 2004 event could be threatened within 30 days.
(The Hindu, 6 December 06)
Tsunami- Detection buoy
Thailand has launched the first of 22 U.S. made tsunami detection buoys to be positioned around the Indian Ocean as part of a regional warning system against giant waves ceased by earthquakes under the sea. The satellite linked deep-sea buoy, unveiled at a ceremony on the tsunami –hit island of Phuket, will float 1,000 km offshore, roughly midway to Thailand and Sri Lanka. "This will give us capability to provide one hour warning to most of the countries in the northern part of the basin", said Curtrs Barret of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(The Hindu, 03 December 2006)
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