http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on tsunami and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/ Tsunami researchers say current models rely on equations that cannot respond to complex wave behaviours along shorelines.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/tsunami-forecast-models-too-simple-say-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiMon, 30 Apr 2012 17:43:41 GMTWarning systems in Indonesia, India and Australia 'worked well' after last week's powerful quake near Indonesia, but challenges remain.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/asian-tsunami-alert-systems-pass-major-test-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiMon, 16 Apr 2012 17:49:53 GMTSri Lanka needs to be prepared for tsunamis in order to reduce impacts, say new computer simulated studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/tsunami-study-stresses-preparedness.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiMon, 02 Apr 2012 10:54:48 GMTDrought is the deadliest disaster in Africa, but deaths have been going down, a conference hears.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/deaths-from-drought-in-africa-are-down-data-reveal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiTue, 27 Mar 2012 14:26:29 GMTThe World Meteorological Organization is offering improved access to data for decision-makers in developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/wmo-weather-information-system-improves-access-to-data.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiMon, 20 Feb 2012 17:18:51 GMTMultiple computer simulation models can give almost week's advance warning of a cyclone forming in the northern Indian Ocean, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/computer-simulation-models-can-predict-tropical-cyclone-formation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiFri, 17 Feb 2012 10:21:49 GMTMore must be done to prevent damage of ocean data buoys that costs money, vital data — and lives, say Sidney Thurston and M. Ravichandran.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/opinions/time-to-stop-losing-ocean-data-to-vandalism-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiWed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMTRecent giant quakes in the Pacific region and Indian Ocean are most likely random, finds a study of statistical and physical data.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/-no-evidence-of-links-between-mega-earthquakes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiThu, 05 Jan 2012 16:06:28 GMTNew research in the debate about the protection coastal forests offer against tsunamis finds community location is a more important factor.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/aceh-mangroves-offered-little-tsunami-protection-in-2004.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiFri, 16 Dec 2011 18:10:41 GMTUsing GPS stations could greatly reduce the time needed to issue a tsunami warning, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/gps-data-could-speed-up-tsunami-warnings.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiTue, 13 Dec 2011 16:22:49 GMTBangladesh’s proneness to major earthquakes is to be studied under a new five-year project.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/us-to-help-bangladesh-study-earthquake-risks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiFri, 09 Dec 2011 17:08:18 GMTSeveral science initiatives funded by UNESCO, including the Caribbean tsunami alert system, may be affected by the US funding freeze.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/us-funding-freeze-threatens-unesco-s-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiFri, 11 Nov 2011 17:43:30 GMTJapan is one of the first case studies for FORIN, a forensic approach to understanding the underlying causes of disasters.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/forensic-disaster-investigations-get-underway-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiWed, 09 Nov 2011 18:00:33 GMTDeadly tsunamis could be detected more quickly using the existing array of coastal radar stations.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/radar-could-detect-tsunamis-more-accurately.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiMon, 19 Sep 2011 17:29:23 GMTResearchers on Pacific islands will be trained on the science behind hazards such as storm surges and tsunamis.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/pacific-islands-to-map-coastal-hazards.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiSun, 18 Sep 2011 18:12:21 GMTThe World Risk Report 2011 uses a novel index that shows Afghanistan and some African countries to be most vulnerable to hazards.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/afghanistan-tops-disaster-risk-league.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiWed, 07 Sep 2011 15:42:00 GMTThe discovery that tsunamis leave a distinct 'airglow fingerprint' in the atmosphere could yield a faster, more efficient detection system.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/global-tsunami-monitoring-could-follow-from-discovery.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiThu, 18 Aug 2011 17:33:02 GMTIndia will help primitive tribes in the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands patent their traditional medicines.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/india-to-patent-tribal-medicinal-knowledge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiFri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:09 GMTHomes with floating foundations made from discarded plastic bottles could cut homelessness in flood-prone regions.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/amphibious-houses-float-out-of-trouble-in-bangladesh.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiWed, 27 Jul 2011 12:09:36 GMTChile and Japan have signed a US$3 million agreement to set up a joint programme for early warning of tsunamis and damage mitigation.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsunami/news/chile-and-japan-join-efforts-to-cope-with-tsunamis-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tsunamiSat, 09 Jul 2011 20:57:03 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/