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2005-01-04 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-04 9:53:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 At that point, the tsunami was still an hour away from Thailand, and several hours away from Somalia. But whoever issued that bulletin either never thought to call anyone in the Indian Ocean, or had no one in his Rolodex to call.

He's wrong. The warning was issued. That's been documented already. It went wrong at the receiving end.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-04 10:03:51 AM|| 2005-01-04 10:03:51 AM|| Front Page Top

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Israeli Company Offers Free Tsunami Alert System

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli company said on Monday it planned to distribute free to Asian countries hit by last week's tsunami a device it says could save lives by warning holiday-makers directly that a tidal wave is coming.

The system developed by Israeli inventor Meir Gitelis uses land and water sensors, smaller than a shoe box and each costing $170, to measure seismic activity and wave motion.

Like other systems already in operation, the sensors can send alerts in seconds by satellite to governments anywhere in the world

Posted by Flath Ulagum1688 2005-01-04 4:05:04 PM|| 2005-01-04 4:05:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Will Sri Lanka reject this aid from Israel, too?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-04 5:08:55 PM|| 2005-01-04 5:08:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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