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Coastal hazards refer to both natural and man made events along coastlines that have the potential of damaging life, property and the environment. India, with her vast coastline, is often struck by natural events like cyclones crossing from land to sea and the resultant coastal storm surges. The recent tsunami in Indian Ocean has forcefully added a new dimension to the natural calamities affecting India.
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County's new tsunami warning protocol to be tested May 1 - Curry County Reporter

Caribbean at risk for Tsunamis, Scientists confirm - SKNVibes.com

Some of the leading scientists in the field of Oceanography, Geology and Geophysics are speculating that the possibility of the Caribbean region experiencing a major tsunami in the eminent future “is only a matter of time”. A tsunami disaster is highly likely in the future as six damaging tsunamis have occurred in the last century. These are most likely to be more damaging than past events as the coastal areas are more developed,” asserts a University of the West Indies research report written by James Lander.Lander goes on to document the near 2400 fatalities that tsunamis have caused throughout the Caribbean from 1692-1946, and concludes that “the current history is sufficient to indicate that there is a significant hazard from future tsunamis.”

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Altera Cyclone III FPGAs deliver highest integration (CIOL)

BANGALORE, INDIA: Providing designers with the highest density FPGA per board area, Altera Corp. has announced the availability of a new 8x8 mm2 packaging (M164) for its family of 65-nm Cyclone III FPGAs.(Yahooindiacyclone)
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Be prepared for a tsunami strike - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

There is a reason why April 1 is the beginning of Tsunami Preparation Month: Tomorrow is the anniversary of the deadliest tsunami in recorded Hawaii history. It was on April 1, l946, that an 8.6-magnitude earthquake near Alaska triggered the deadly wave that claimed the lives of 159 people in Hawaii.The approach of a tsunami leaves little time to think, much less debate with neighbors about whether you should evacuate if you live near the ocean or streams that feed into the ocean. This is the time to heed the advice of longtime residents: Immediately run inland if you are near the ocean and begin seeing exposed reef as the water recedes to the sea. It WILL be back!

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Tamil Nadu tsunami-hit get two water plants, health centre - Thaindian.com

Chennai, March 25 (IANS) Two desalination plants and a healthcare centre, set up by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with KPMG group of industries as a relief measure for more than 1,000 victims of the December 2004 tsunami, were Tuesday opened in Tamil Nadu. The disaster killed nearly 12,000 people on India’s east coast, mostly in Tamil Nadu, and snatched the homes and livelihood of about 200,000 people.

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Test of Tsunami Warning System in Humboldt County Successful - NewsBlaze

EUREKA, CA - Officials from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, and the National Weather Service (NWS) are evaluating the success of today's first-ever "live" tsunami warning test that was transmitted over the Emergency Alert System (EAS).The test, which began at 10:15 a.m., marked the first time the actual, or "live", tsunami code was used during a test in the 48 contiguous states

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CI in tsunami warning system - Cay Compass

The Cayman Islands will benefit from the establishment of a Caribbean–wide tsunami warning system, but those involved with the project here are cautioning that the system should not lull anyone into a false sense of security.Hazard Management Cayman Islands and the Meteorological Office recently completed installation of a seismic monitoring station at Frank Sound. A station for West Bay is about 90 per cent complete, while further stations are to be installed on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.



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