[LIS-Forum] Tsunami

[JK Vijayakumar]

Dear All,

Really it was so sad to see all reports on media.
I am providing you few links related to Tsunami.
For us in India, it may be new, but there are
lots of research goining on to establish a
warning/detecting system of Tsunami. I came to
know that Japan already having the technology.

JK Vijayakumar, INFLIBNET-UGC, India

International Tsunami Information Center was
established in 1965 by the IOC (Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission) of UNESCO (United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization).Visit
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/. It also maintains
an online library at
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/library.htm

Few Univs or Orgs undertaking research Tsunami is
here.
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/intro.html
http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/

USGS Research on Tsunami:
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/

Tsunami Links:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/linkspage.html

--- Subbiah Arunachalam <arun at mssrf.res.in>
wrote:

> Dear Friends:
> 
> Christmas and the New Year are occasions for
> joy and happiness. But
> unfortunately the earthquake (which did not
> cause much damage in my city)
> and the tsunami that followed it, which had
> devastated the lives of tens of
> thousands of people in my home state and
> neighbouring states in India as
> well as millions in South and South East Asia
> have rudely interrupted the
> season of joy and merriment. 14,000 people have
> lost their lives
> according to BBC. The figure may go up.
> Millions have lost their homes and
> possessions.
> 
> Chennai is coming back to normal. The
> government has started to deal with
> the situation with some seriousness. But the
> Met office has issued a
> warning  that there may be another tsunami
> attack any time. What have we
> done to deserve Nature's fury of such
> intensity, I wonder.
> 
> Arun
> 
> 
> 
> Dear David and friends at First Voice
> International:
> 
> We appreciate your concern. The earthquake at
> 0640 yesterday and the
> tsunami that followed after a couple of hours
> have devastaed the state of
> Tamil
> Nadu and Pondicherry. There has been heavy loss
> of property and possessions
> in
> many coastal villages (including Veerampattinam
> and Nallavadu). One of our
> villages, Moorthikuppam, is completly inundated
> and there could be a few
> deaths. Many fishermen who went into the sea at
> Veerampattinam, Nallavadu,
> Thankatchimadam, etc. are yet to return. We are
> constantly monitoring the
> situation through all communication channels.
> Fortunately, all our
> knowledge centres are safe although some of
> them are surrounded by water.
> Our staff and volunteers in the field stations
> are also safe.
> 
> Arun
> 
> 
> 
> 
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