Sentences with phrase «where tsunami warnings»

In principle, such a system would be similar to the one in the United States, where tsunami warnings are handled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Not exact matches

It will extend the country's monitoring capabilities out to where the most powerful quakes are born, buying perhaps another 10 precious seconds of warning before shaking starts or a tsunami floods the coast.

In visits to Unesco's Jakarta office, where disaster warning systems and education piled upon already full plates, I often encountered a scrappy lot of staffers working on tsunami issues — a welcome antidote to the pencil - pushing image of U.N. bureaucrats we're often fed.