The basic criteria is to get a warning out ... within 10 and 20 minutes. |
They need warning centers, computer modeling, people educated in evaluating information and infrastructure to allow the information to get to people on the beach. |
We're developing a prototype system that will interface tsunami computer simulations with buoy observations and earthquake information to make a forecast at the beach. That will be a step forward. |
What's envisioned for the Indian Ocean is a new tsunami warning system, |