Forensics Plays Into Tsunami ID Effort
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Forensics experts were poring over fingerprints and dental records to identify victims from the Asian tsunami, hoping to get the easier matches out of the way before tackling the time-consuming process of DNA analysis.
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Across nations and religions there has been a search for explanations of why the tsunami killed some and not others.
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In the wake of the tsunami, medical experts are flying out to South Asia to help local doctors monitor the spread of disease.
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An Israeli company plans to distribute free to Asian countries hit by last week's tsunami a device that uses land and water sensors to measure seismic activity and wave motion that could indicate tsunamis.
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A statistical look at the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster:
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Researchers are hoping to develop a network of ocean-floor and mobile sensors that would help detect tsunamis in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said Wednesday that the identity of a Hong Kong man who died in tsunami in Phuket, Thailand, has been confirmed.
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Scientists say that Padang, Indonesia, may well be hit by a tsunami within the next 30 years, and a private group is working to educate the public on how to respond.
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The tsunami that killed thousands around the Indian Ocean was caught by a series of radar satellites, allowing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists to develop measurements of the wave in mid-ocean.
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A computer model that can predict the impact of a tsunami from the San Francisco Bay area to Alaska is helping scientists plot danger zones in coastal cities to guide emergency planning.
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With estimates suggesting the death toll could surpass 100,000, the full scope of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia is only now beginning to emerge.
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At least 124,000 people have been confirmed dead in the Asian tsunami disaster as the effort to deliver relief supplies to the millions affected by the giant wave gathers pace.
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The forensic science of processing and identifying the dead
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People who survived the Asian tsunami face yet another risk - a potentially fatal fungal infection.
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The identities of many Britons killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami begin to emerge as the death toll rises.
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A day-by-day account charting how the Asian tsunami disaster unfolded.
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Despite advances in DNA analysis, the nature of the Indian Ocean disaster may prevent investigators from reuniting thousands of victims with their identities. By Randy Dotinga.