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The earthquake and resulting tsunami (giant wave) that devastated much of South and South-East Asia in 2004 has prompted questions about rebuilding and prevention efforts for tsunami-prone areas.
(Photo credit: Joseph Trainor/University Delaware/Disaster Relief Center)
Opinions and Analysis
Pacific warning systems are failing
The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.
Shipping shortcut poses environmental risks
Dredging India's Sethusamundram ship channel poses environmental risks, and could even magnify future tsunami damage, says C.P. Rajendran.
25 October 2007
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A long 'last mile': the lesson of the Asian tsunami
23 December 2005
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A wake-up call for Washington
5 September 2005 | EN
News and Features
Mobile messages could aid early warning in the Maldives
A new report has indicated that text messaging could play a vital role in an early warning system for natural disasters in the Maldives.
18 August 2009
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Study reveals tsunami hazard to Guadeloupe
An earthquake on Dominica could trigger massive rock slides, sending a tsunami racing towards Guadeloupe, says a new study.
Mangroves 'protect coastal villages during cyclones'
21 April 2009
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Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
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Still drinking arsenic
Millions of people still drink arsenic-contaminated water despite scientists' solutions
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
