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New set of tsunami detectors being installed in the Indian Ocean

“Officers now monitor tsunami activity 24/7 and we integrate the work with other departments involved so we can best estimate the tendency of another disaster, making the warning fast and accurate."

By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

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The National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has sent a transport boat to pick up the existing Tsunami detectors and to deliver a new set to the middle of the Indian Ocean.

 

The new set of Tsunami detector systems we be installed on at the latitude 9 degrees north and longitude 89 degrees east position. The installation will take place from yesterday, October  – October 18.

 

In 2010, the NDWC removed the DART II receiving system from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration )for maintenance and installed the Easy to Deploy (ETD) Tsunami detection system instead. This year, the centre is repairing the DART II to increase reliability and effectiveness, then placing it back in position.

 

Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/new-set-tsunami-detectors-installed-indian-ocean

 
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I saw one of the these buoys at Cape Panwa in Phuket yesterday aboard a ship heading out to deploy it. Pretty impressive and very big in bright yellow. Could save thousands of lives in the future.

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