U.S. Tsunami Tech System Needs ‘Overhaul’ To Save More Lives
The U.S. needs to upgrade the technology used for its tsunami warning system before its too late, a new report warns. Technology has many uses beyond consumer products, with scientists and governments often leveraging technology to race against climate change and save lives. Advanced solutions help detect all sorts of natural disasters, from earthquakes to tornadoes to extreme temperatures.
The greatest lesson learned after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 2004 was the need for an effective early warning system. The Indian Ocean tsunami that killed around 225,000 people hit a dozen countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, and Thailand. Experts say that ocean studies can create an effective early warning system that can save hundreds of thousands of lives.
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As per a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the U.S. tsunami warning system needs a major tech overhaul (via the Washington Post). The current system was found to have gaps, outdated software, delayed alerts, and bad communication-to-public tools, the study by NOAA concluded. The report comes just weeks after the Tonga tsunami hit Fiji, American Samoa, Vanuatu, the U.S. coast, and other countries. “It is not a matter of if, but when the next tsunami will strike the U.S. coastline,” the report warns.
Tsunamis in the U.S. are more common than believed. Since 2018, according to NOAA, at least 30 tsunamis have been deadly and caused over $1 million in damages in the country. The tsunami expert group calls for investment to create a “comprehensive, enterprise-wide technology upgrade” of the warning system. The major problem the report
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