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Scientists knew that a deadly tsunami was heading towards the coastlines of Asian nations last week. But they were unable to provide effective warnings because of a lack of disaster alert systems in the region.
Within 15 minutes of the 26 December earthquake off the coast of
Researchers on
For
Expensive technologies for the detection of tsunamis have been a low priority for governments of countries such as
In June 2004, for example, specialists at the United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission warned that the