Reference

PhotoTsunamis

  • Tsunami warning for Indian Ocean countries lifted, Radio NZ news, 2:16pm on 13 September 2007
  • Powerful aftershocks hit Sumatra, BBC news, 13 September 2007, 01:44 GMT

Tsunami facts

Tsunami Facts: How They Form, Warning Signs, and Safety Tips
National Geographic news - includes video How Tsunamis are born
Tsunamis
from Access Science: in depth information about what causes tsunamis and what they do.
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PMEL Tsunami Research Program
General information about tsunamis. Go to the events page for recent and historical tsunami events and relevant data.
National Weather Service: Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
Issues regional tsunami watch bulletins and includes RSS alerts.
Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis
from the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) web site Savage Earth. There is also a section about earthquakes.
Earthquakes
learn more about what causes earthquakes from these web sites.

Local Responses

Previous Tsunamis

Solomon Islands - April 2007

Photo gallery of Solomon Islands before and after the Tsunami
National Geographic.
Four kiwis remain missing after tsunami
NZ Herald, 3 April 2007. Includes photos and audio.
Solomon Islands links
from our Internet gateway.

Asia - Boxing Day 2004

Asia Quake Disaster
The BBC web site has a lot of information about the quake and the tsunami that it caused and relief efforts including audio and video.
After the Tsunami
CNN Special report. Like the BBC site above this page includes video and audio footage, backgrounders, up to date news, opinions and photographs.
Tsunami in Asia
New Zealand Herald.
WHO: South Asia earthquake and tsunamis
The World Health Organisation web site. Includes the emergency health action programme for the first 100 days.
Behind the Headlines
from World Book: information about tsunamis and earthquakes and the region.
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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
from Wikipedia - the wiki encyclopedia. About Wikipedia.

More news web sites from around the world