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To: syriacus
From the UNESCO website

http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/contents.php?id=73

This is the ITSU-XIX Action Sheet, based upon the ITSU-XIX Summary report, adopted by the Group on 2 October 2003. It provides an overview of the status of implementation of the ITSU-XIX work plan.

ACTION SHEET ITSU-XIX (LAST UPDATE ON 25 November 2004). Note: status as per 25/11/04 was discussed at 2004 Officers Meeting (6-10 December 2004, ITIC Honolulu)  

6.  REGIONAL AND OTHER TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS
6.1   NORTHWEST PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM
190       The Group regretted that there are currently no seismic stations available for tsunami warning close to the Philippines and Indonesia, although data are needed in that region. It was noted however, that there are 2 CTBTO (Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization) stations in the Philippines and 6 in Indonesia. The Group requested the countries owning the stations to make them available for tsunami and earthquake warning purposes.
Action: Chair
Deadline: March 2004
Status: No action - 8 April 2004: Chair will send text by endof April. Secretariat to send letter. - 22/9/04: Postponed: Chair will submit text in October.
Status 25/11/04: Chair will report during Dec 2004 Officers Meeting.[snip]

6.3   

215    The Group adopted Recommendation ITSU-XIX.4 (WORKING GROUP ON THE TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN)
Action: Working Group
Deadline: ITSU-XX
Status: Ongoing. 8 April 2004: secretariat reminded Mr Ibnu Purwana. 22/9/04: New Indonesia contact is Dr Mastur Masturyono.
Status 25/11/04: To be discussed at Dec 2004 Officers Meeting

28 posted on 12/27/2004 1:21:41 PM PST by syriacus (Who wanted Margaret Hassan murdered? What did she know about the oil-for-food scandal?)
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To: syriacus
FYI - All three warnings are on: http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/contents.php?id=136

This, however, is the interesting piece from that website.. A graphic of how the waves spread from the epicenter and how most of the waves struck at virtually the same time...


29 posted on 12/27/2004 1:30:46 PM PST by kingu (Which would you bet on? Iraq and Afghanistan? Or Haiti and Kosovo?)
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