Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council

This paper identifies the impact on Australia and the Asian region of the recent tsunami and the likelihood of similar disasters in the future, compares the extent and reliability of tsunami alert and effective warning systems in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, outlines Australia's research capa...

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Main Author: Pokrant, Bob
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Published: Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42302
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description This paper identifies the impact on Australia and the Asian region of the recent tsunami and the likelihood of similar disasters in the future, compares the extent and reliability of tsunami alert and effective warning systems in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, outlines Australia's research capability in the prediction, modelling, identification and risk management of tsunamis, discusses emergency management, particularly coordination and cooperation between relevant agencies that will provide effective public alerts about tsunamis and similar disasters and manage the national response, and examines ways to build Australia's scientific profile and role globally to collaborate and assist the Australasian region in natural disaster management. (From Libraries Australia, Record ID 40012763)
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-423022017-02-27T14:48:06Z Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council Pokrant, Bob Indian Ocean Tsunami emergency management natural disaster management This paper identifies the impact on Australia and the Asian region of the recent tsunami and the likelihood of similar disasters in the future, compares the extent and reliability of tsunami alert and effective warning systems in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, outlines Australia's research capability in the prediction, modelling, identification and risk management of tsunamis, discusses emergency management, particularly coordination and cooperation between relevant agencies that will provide effective public alerts about tsunamis and similar disasters and manage the national response, and examines ways to build Australia's scientific profile and role globally to collaborate and assist the Australasian region in natural disaster management. (From Libraries Australia, Record ID 40012763) 2005 Book http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42302 Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council fulltext
spellingShingle Indian Ocean Tsunami
emergency management
natural disaster management
Pokrant, Bob
Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
title Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
title_full Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
title_fullStr Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
title_full_unstemmed Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
title_short Tsunamis: does anybody have to die? Report of the Working Group on Tsunamis to the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
title_sort tsunamis: does anybody have to die? report of the working group on tsunamis to the prime minister's science, engineering and innovation council
topic Indian Ocean Tsunami
emergency management
natural disaster management
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42302