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Making our U.S. Coastal Communities "TsunamiReady"
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (Archive)
National Tsunami Preparedness and Response Programs
TsunamiReady
- voluntary, community-based program. Communities must:
Establish a 24-hour warning point.
Develop multiple ways to receive tsunami warnings and alert the public
Develop a formal tsunami hazard plan and conduct emergency exercises.
Promote public readiness through community education.
TsunamiReady communities
- updated information on a US map
Tsunami Relief and Rebuilding Efforts
- US Dept of State
Tsunami Emergency Preparedness & Response
- from the Centers for Disease Control
Preparing for a Tsunami
- from the American Red Cross
National Earthquake Loss Reduction Strategy
- from the US Geological Survey (USGS)
Hazard Mitigation
- from Dept of Homeland Security
National Response Plan
- from the Dept of Homeland Security
Tsunami Hazards page
- from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (part of Dept of Homeland Security)
Earthquake Hazards Program
- Earthquake activity maps, news, etc. - from the USGS
Making our US Coastal Communities "TsunamiReady"
- NOAA News - Jan 21, 2005
HazNet
- National Sea Grant Network website for Coastal Natural Hazards Information
Surviving a Tsunami - Lessons from Chile, Hawaii and Japan
- from the USGS
Vivid recounts of how people responded to a Tsunami Wave
- from the
Pacific Tsunami Museum
Plan for an Improved Tsunami Detection and Warning System
Press Release
Fact Sheet
Announced by the
US Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
State Government Programs
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Oregon
Washington
Coastal Warning Coordination Meteorologists and Coastal County Emergency Managers
for the Pacific Region - from NWS
Example of a County Emergency Management program
- from Clallam County, WA
International Programs
International Tsunami Information Center
- established by
IOC
of
UNESCO
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
Puerto Rico Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Program
- from the Universidat de Puerto Rico
Tsunami Risks Project in the UK
- from the Natural Environment Research Council, Coventry University and University College London
More International Program links
- from the National Hazard Mitigation Program
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