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The Indian Ocean tsunami and its implications

Indian Ocean tsunami risk and early warning system requirement
Compared to the Pacific Ocean , which hosts 80 percent of all recorded tsunami, the Indian Ocean is rarely host to destructive and/or lethal tsunami.
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Atlantic tsunami risk
While only two percent of recorded tsunami have occurred in the Atlantic Basin , the potential still exists here for lethal and destructive tsunami, due either to large submarine earthquakes or to catastrophic landslides at continental margins or from volcanic ocean islands.

To view the BHRC report on Tsunami Hazards in the Atlantic Ocean
click here (pdf 2.2mb).
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Atlantic mega-tsunami potential
The events in the Indian Ocean have once again focused considerable attention on the tsunami threat posed by the unstable Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma.
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Tsunami risk worldwide
CLICK HERE to access the results of a study undertaken by BHRC and Coventry University on the global tsunami risk, which also includes a Tsunami Risk Atlas developed for the insurance industry.

The Asian tsunami: the implications for preparedness and contingency planning
The world has been shocked by the scale and magnitude of the devastation wrought by the Asian tsunami on 26 December. The death toll is staggering, and still more lives are at risk. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 150,000 people are now at extreme risk of disease. Continuing relief efforts are critical to preventing further death and suffering - and to help people recover.
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Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disaster Response - Draft Field Report: Sri Lanka Tsunami
Sri Lanka was hit by a series of tsunami waves on 29 December 2004. The impact of these waves resulted in at least 30,899 deaths, and directly affected the lives of over 800,000 individuals living in the eastern and southwestern coastal areas of the country.
Download report (pdf 427kb)

Rapid Environmental Assessment in Sri Lanka
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Rapid Environmental Assessment in Indonesia - Aceh
Download report (pdf 589kb)

Rapid Environmental Assessment in Indonesia - Banda Aceh
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Observed damage and effects of the 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - presentation by Dr Tiziana Rossetto for EEFIT.
To download Powerpoint presentation click here NOTE: Large File: 36MB
To download presentation in smaller size files click here.
(You may need to save these files to your computer before opening them).

Tsunami Damage to Terrestrial Coastal Ecosystems: Common Guidelines and Methodology for Rapid Field Assessment (pdf 234kb) More...

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