Asia sounds alert for early warning system
640821
TECHNOLOGY:A regional system offering more timely and accurate warnings about quakes and tsunamis could have saved many lives, experts say.
726967
The first signs of potentially deadly diseases are threatening survivors in areas hit by killer tidal waves in Asia, the World Health Organisation said.
65556
A tsunami warning system should be in place in South Asia and Southeast Asia within a year, the U.N. said.
371249
COLOMBO, Sep 19 (IPS) - A tsunami alert, last week, sent thousands of Sri  Lankans living along the coasts of this island nation fleeing  inland, but authorities were exultant that the early warning  systems installed after the disastrous Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean  tsunami were working.
97285
The World Health Organization says that Asia faces a Bird Flu (avian flu) pandemic if things do not change soon. The WHO said that detection and prevention methods need a complete overhaul.
165500
Nations agree the UN should begin work on an tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean.
613993
The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a script from a doomsday movie.
614077
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An ambitious plan to set up an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is expected to dominate an upcoming gathering of leaders from stricken nations and world donors seeking to prevent a repeat of last week's carnage.
2874
The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early-warning system.
421276
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.
747688
A local firm&#39;s technology is behind a new Internet-based early-warning system that could help detect health threats to the global population.
223679
Asian nations have vowed to work together to combat bird flu after warnings it could lead to a human influenza pandemic that could kill millions and make nearly a third of the world ill.
223619
The first of a planned network of tsunami early warning buoys is being installed in the Indian Ocean.
103803
Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
236445
Malaysia's meteorology department has issued its highest alert for strong winds and rough seas off the country's eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak as destructive typhoon Durian made its way through the region.
340863
To help create warning systems to detect catastrophic events such as the tsunamis in south Asia, scientific research needs adequate support.
617304
By Kozo Mizoguchi Associated Press  TOKYO -- Japan has launched a satellite-based alert system that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said.