Asian tsunami alert system backed
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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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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.
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A warning center such as those used  along the Pacific Rim could have saved most of the thousands of  people who died in Asia's earthquake and tsunami, a U.S.  Geological Survey official said on Sunday.
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Other nations could learn from Japan's well-established tsunami warning system, writes Jamie Miyazaki.
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A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be up and running by next year, a UN agency says.
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Angry residents in Indonesia&#39;s Aceh have disabled a tsunami warning system after a false alarm spread panic in a province still traumatised by the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an official said on Thursday.
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Japan issues a tsunami alert for a group of islands south of Tokyo after a strong undersea earthquake.
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Minutes after a massive earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean on Sunday, international ocean monitors knew that a tsunami would likely follow.
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A warning center such as those used  around the Pacific could have saved most of the thousands of  people who died in Asia's earthquake and tsunamis, a U.S.  Geological Survey official said on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON -- World leaders meeting yesterday in the Indonesian capital promised more money, more cooperation, and a high-tech disaster early warning system in what UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called "a race against time" to save survivors of the deadly Asian tsunami and protect the region from future danger.
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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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There is a tremendous outpouring of support from the public for victims of this disaster. One way to help the people of the Asian countries involved is to visit their embassy websites, where they have information
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The United States needs serious repairs to its tsunami warning system, including the replacement of three warning buoys off Alaska, officials said on Wednesday.
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THE international hand of help finally reached out to tsunami-devastated Asia yesterday as aftershocks put the region on nervous alert and the death toll from the Boxing Day disaster seemed certain to pass 100,000.
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Tsunami warning systems in the Indian  Ocean have improved since the devastating 2004 Indonesian quake  but still have many flaws and produce false alerts or miss  potential threats, experts and officials said on Friday.
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PHUKET, Thailand  - Officials from dozens of Asian  nations including India, Indonesia and Thailand failed on  Friday to agree who should run a regional tsunami warning  system, officials said, dashing hopes for its quick  establishment.
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India said Wednesday it would install an early warning system to predict lethal tsunamis such as the ones that hit Asia and Africa this weekend.