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Tsunamis can be deadly, but they needn’t be. Early warning and early action are effective tools to protect people, saving lives, and preventing the hazard from becoming a disaster. To be effective, tsunami early-warning systems must cover every at-risk person, they must be multi-hazard, and communities must be prepared so they can act quickly.

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UConn researcher develops novel storm damage prediction model

Wei Zhang used GIS and statistical data to construct a novel model of tsunami damage in Fairfield, CT. The model can easily transfer to other storm types and communities.
University of Connecticut
Impact of the 2011 tsunami in Japan
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Geologists look to past for answers on future tsunami threats

Documenting and examining recent events does not provide enough information to fully characterize coastal hazards
Virginia Tech
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Indian Ocean youth short video competition on tsunami awareness

This initiative aims to engage with youth living in the regions around the Indian Ocean to share their creative thoughts, ideas, concepts, and/or activities related to tsunami awareness.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
People standing in line following the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia.
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We’ve been following victims of the Boxing Day tsunami for 16 years – this is what we’ve learned about recovering from disaster

On December 26 2004, waves triggered by a massive earthquake slammed into the coastlines of countries ringing the Indian Ocean. The death toll was enormous.
Conversation Media Group, the
Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami
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Resilience of fisheries following Tohoku tsunami

A small Japanese fishing community managed to recover from the disaster through cooperative community activity.
Tohoku University
Waves crash on the rocky coast of Lake Superior at Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in autumn (USA)
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Scientists hope atmospheric modeling can predict meteotsunamis

The first extensively documented air pressure–driven meteotsunami on one of the Great Lakes presents an opportunity to use existing weather models to predict them.
Eos - AGU

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