Current research efforts are addressing the science-based needs of the tsunami warning centers and aim to identify, develop, and rapidly transition technologies and modeling tools into tsunami warning center operations. These efforts include refining tsunami detection technologies to improve capability and reduce production and operating costs. Born in New Zealand, Simon received his B. With much of his work in the South Pacific and Caribbean, Simon has been on many cruises, logging 1, hours of scuba diving and hours in tropical environs.
He has been a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since Gregory Skomal is an accomplished marine biologist, underwater explorer, photographer, and author. He has been a fisheries scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries since and currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program.
For more than 30 years, Greg has been actively involved in the study of life history, ecology, and physiology of sharks. His shark research has spanned the globe from the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle to coral reefs in the tropical Central Pacific. Much of his current research centers on the use of acoustic telemetry and satellite-based tagging technology to study the ecology and behavior of sharks.
He has written dozens of scientific research papers and has appeared in a number of film and television documentaries, including programs for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, BBC, and numerous television networks. His most recent book, The Shark Handbook, is a must buy for all shark enthusiasts. Robert D. He served in the U. Navy for more than 30 years and continues to work with the Office of Naval Research. A pioneer in the development of deep-sea submersibles and remotely operated vehicle systems, he has taken part in more than deep-sea expeditions.
In , he discovered the RMS Titanic , and has succeeded in tracking down numerous other significant shipwrecks, including the German battleship Bismarck , the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, the U.
He is known for his research on the ecology and evolution of fauna in deep-ocean hydrothermal, seamount, canyon and deep trench systems. He has conducted more than 60 scientific expeditions in the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. There are numerous scenarios, from rural fishing villages to crowded urban centers. A lot of people don't get into that, period," said Isaac Kerlow, the game designer and artist-in-residence at the Earth Observatory in Singapore.
But if you engage children with a game where they have to play a role of saving a community and empathizing with the characters, then it becomes a part of their little experience. Maybe most important, there is a growing push to teach communities to heed the of nature -- something many ignored during the tsunami.
You may get the wave," Angove said of importance of making citizens aware of "natural warning signals. Few in Indonesia understood that the strong quake they felt or the way the ocean receded from the beach meant a tsunami was on its way. In fact, many reportedly ran out to the exposed corals to collect fish, only to be killed when the waters came rushing back.
Many also had no idea where to flee, since they had never witnessed a tsunami. They were unable to evade the waves, which traveled as fast as a jetliner and washed several miles inland. Nowhere are these lessons heeded more than in Calang. Every survivor has a story to tell and they pass those lessons onto to their children. Along with new homes and markets, this dusty trading town also has a two-story tsunami shelter that is the tallest structure in town. The evacuation routes are clearly marked and remnants of several buildings and even a crumpled car serve as reminders of the tsunami's power.
And every time the coastal town is hit by a dangerous storm, residents said they take no chances. They grab their children and head to the forested mountain just behind the town that served as their homes for weeks after the tsunami. Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue. Chrome Safari Continue. Be the first to know. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The U. In , the WCATWC area of responsibility was enlarged to include the issuing of tsunami warnings to California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia for potential tsunamigenic earthquakes occurring in their coastal areas.
Virgin Islands until June PTWC's staff size has increased from 8 to 15 as a result of the tsunami, and it now staffs the center 24 hours per day everyday. This earthquake alerted State and Federal officials that a facility was necessary to provide timely and effective tsunami warnings and earthquake information to the coastal areas of Alaska.
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