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Lessons to learn from a tsunami early warning system that worked

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The March 11 earthquake shows us that the procedures the Japanese authorities had in place for reducing risks paid off, even if casualty figures exceeding 10,000 suggest otherwise, reports Rohan Samarajiva, chairman and CEO of LIRNEasia, a Sri Lanka-based expert on early warning systems for natural disasters.

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Hazards Tsunami
Themes Early warning Disaster risk management
Country and region Japan
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