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| TSUNAMI NEWS | |
February 6,
2007
 CARIBBEAN
TSUNAMI HAZARD
Proceedings of the NSF Caribbean Tsunami Workshop San Juan, Beach Hotel, Puerto Rico 30 - 31 March 2004 edited by Aurelio Mercado-Irizarry (University of Puerto Rico, USA) & Philip Liu (Cornell University, USA) This book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslides, and submarine explosions. This is followed by field evidence of recent and pre-historic tsunami events, which gives credibility to all of this effort. The next section is a description of the tsunami hazard mitigation efforts being carried out locally and in collaboration with national and international programs. The final part is dedicated to the presentation of related recent research results. |
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| August 28, 2006
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY NEW DVD VERSION AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!  The
tsunami documentary produced in Puerto Rico. This video includes the history,
hazards, and protective measures concerning tsunamis. The video was prepared
by JAM Media (San Juan, P.R.) and it has been freely distributed to many
schools, governmental and private agencies. To obtain copies of the documentary
(VHS or DVD) contact the Puerto Rico Seismic Network Teléfonos:
787-833-8433, 787-265-5452.
Three DVD quality versions available for download. On IE right button click on image and select "Save Target As...". Warning: This are very large files! Broadband (DSL or Cable Internet) recommended. If you're on dial-up use a download manager. The DVD image download versions are in ISO format. You can create you own DVD using your computers CD/DVD burning software. Select "Burn ISO Image" on your software. |
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| March 31, 2006
Map is in PDF format. Acrobat Reader required for viewing. Created by the Puerto Rico Seismic Network |
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| March 21, 2005
High Risk of Major Tsunami in Northern Caribbean;Over 35 Million Could be Affected American Geophysical Union - www.agu.org |
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| March 21, 2005
EMERGENT TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS CHRISTA G. VON HILLEBRANDT-ANDRADE VÍCTOR HUÉRFANO MORENO Puerto Rico Seismic Network, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9017 Mayagüez, PR 00681-9017, USA |
February 1, 2005
 Survivor
Story - Dave Lowe recounts
the events he witnessed on the South Ari Atoll in the Maldives. |
February 1, 2005
 Major
Caribbean Earthquakes and Tsunamis a Real Risk
Author: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Published on Jan 31, 2005, 06:39 |
January 28, 2005
MEMORANDUM TO: NOAA Employees & Team Members FROM: Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator SUBJECT: NOAA Tsunami Update |
| January 20, 2005
Caribbean Vulnerable to Killer Tsunamis By FRANK GRIFFITHS, Associated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Scientists predict killer tsunamis could strike the Caribbean, which lacks a warning system even though its seabed is gouged by some of the world's deepest trenches, where the giant waves can be generated by tectonic activity, and its low-lying islands are heavily populated along their coastlines. |
January 20, 2005
UN put in charge of coordinating duelling offers for tsunami warning system SpaceDaily.com The United Nations was Thursday put in charge of sorting out differences among countries offering to build a tsunami early warning system after a flood of proposals in the wake of the Indian Ocean tragedy. Salvano Briceno, head of the UN disaster reduction group, said a system to warn of giant waves in the Indian Ocean was still on track to be running in 12 to 18 months. |
 January
19, 2005
INDIAN OCEAN DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI REACHED PUERTO RICO By: Aurelio Mercado |
 January
14, 2005
U.S. Announces Plan for an Improved Tsunami Detection and Warning System Tsunami Fact Sheet |
| January 10, 2005
Tsunami simulation an inexact science Even knowing undersea floor, it's tough developing wave-effect maps for S.F. Bay Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer January 10, 2005 |
January 7, 2005
WANTED: Tsunami alerts. Killer-wave warnings are needed in the Atlantic By: George Maul FLORIDA TODAY January 6, 2005 |
| January 1, 2005
Sounding the Alarm on a Tsunami Is Complex and Expensive By JOHN SCHWARTZ Published: December 29, 2004 SCIENCE If only people had been warned. An hour’s notice for those living and vacationing along the coastlines of the Indian Ocean might have saved thousands of lives. But predictions, and acting on them, are not simple, geoscience experts say. |
January 1, 2005
How Scientists and Victims Watched Helplessly By ANDREW C. REVKIN Published: December 29, 2004 NYTimes.com 
Photo by Agence France-Presse |
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