Thailand, US deploy first tsunami warning buoy in Indian Ocean
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Thai and US officials have dispatched a ship carrying a tsunami warning device designed to protect millions of people around the Indian Ocean from a repeat of the catastrophe two years ago.
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The United States will extend its  tsunami warning system to new areas in the Pacific Ocean, and  for the first time, to the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea  and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Nations agree the UN should begin work on an tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean.
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An early warning system would have made all the difference. Instead of being swept to their deaths by the Dec. 26 tsunami, tourists in Thailand and villagers in Sri Lanka could have been alerted to run for higher ground. Even Sumatrans near the epicenter might have recognized the danger posed by a coastal quake and dashed inland.
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A powerful earthquake Sunday near Sumatra, Indonesia, generated a series of tsumanis, or tidal waves, that pummeled the southwestern coast of Thailand.
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The UN is to oversee building a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean, which could be ready in 12-18 months.
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Up to 5 million people around the Indian Ocean are waiting for food and clean water as nations hit by one of the biggest tsunamis on record
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Until two weeks ago, Smith Thammasaroj was a prophet without honor. As chief of Thailand's meteorological department in 1998, he was accused of scare-mongering when he warned that the country's southwest coast could face a deadly tsunami.
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Editor&#39;s note: The following e-mail exchange comes from Elizabeth &quot;Betty&quot; Magee, who recently moved to Fort Myers. Her brother, Brian Peace, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was in Phuket, Thailand when the tsunami struck the region.
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A tsunami warning system is now in place for Indian Ocean countries, but experts said Wednesday there is still room for improvement in methods to convey the alerts to coastal communities.
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The warning system worked perfectly. From sensors far offshore, Japanese meteorologists detected a tsunami headed toward the southern island of Ishigaki in March 2002 and quickly warned residents of the possible danger.
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Some 12,600 U.S. military personnel  have joined relief efforts in tsunami-hit Thailand, Indonesia  and Sri Lanka, many aboard ships carrying clean water, food and  dozens of helicopters to get supplies to those in need.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A massive US military relief operation picked up steam yesterday, with helicopters dropping off cartons of food aid in Sumatra and warships with 2,200 Marines arriving in the Malacca Straits to ferry supplies to the tsunami-battered Indonesian island.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell pledges America's full support for the tsunami aid effort, as he visits Thailand.
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Waves began pummeling southern Thailand about an hour after the earthquake Sunday. After 2Â½ hours, the torrents had traveled some 1,000 miles and slammed into India and Sri Lanka.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to help countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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Thailand&#39;s beach resorts were among the worst-hit as waves triggered by the underwater quake swept scores of people out to sea, drowning swimmers and sinking boats.