Compare and Draw Lessons — Designing Resilience for Communities at Risk: Socio-technical Decision Support for Near-field Tsunamis

Abstract

Since the catastrophic 2004 Sumatran earthquake and tsunami, tsunami early warning systems have been established in every major ocean. These systems rely on Deep-ocean sensors for Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART buoys) as well as seismic stations and tidal gauges for detection. Yet these systems have largely missed the early detection of near-field

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