Academic says Tonga eruption does not affect Thailand

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The volcano eruption in Tonga sent shockwaves and a tsunami into many countries, especially Pacific nations, prompting evacuation orders and tsunami advisories to be issued in some coastal areas. Although the Tonga tsunami has ceased, many in Thailand are concerned about potential impacts from future earthquakes.

 

Dr. Seri Suparathit, director of the Climate Change and Disaster Center at Rangsit University, explained that fault lines that can affect Thailand include the Sagaing Fault in Myanmar, the Sunda Fault in the Andaman Sea that triggered the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in 2004, and the Manila fault in the Philippines. He said the volcano eruption in Tonga sent a tsunami into the Philippines, but the wave height was only 10-20 centimeters and it would take a tsunami wave height of 40 centimeters or more to affect Thailand.

 

Dr. Seri said Thailand is in need of an up-to-standard disaster management and warning system, as only 2 of 6 existing tsunami warning buoys are currently functional. One of the working buoys is located 180 kilometers off the coast of Phuket, and the other is in the Indian Ocean, 1,200 kilometers away. The remaining buoys may have damaged antennas or have moved out of position.

 

According to Dr. Seri, who is a former governor of the Provincial Waterworks Authority, people must not solely rely on the tsunami warning system because the error percentage is as high as 80%. He urged people to rely on their awareness, saying they should immediately move to higher ground if they feel an earthquake while at the shore, feel wobbly, see utility poles shake, or spot telltale signs of an approaching tsunami in the seawater.

 

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[Tropicalevo]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

as only 2 of 6 existing tsunami warning buoys are currently functional.

And therein lies the problem.

Money for maintenance just disappears.

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Dr. Seri said Thailand is in need of an up-to-standard disaster management and warning system, as only 2 of 6 existing tsunami warning buoys are currently functional. One of the working buoys is located 180 kilometers off the coast of Phuket, and the other is in the Indian Ocean, 1,200 kilometers away. The remaining buoys may have damaged antennas or have moved out of position.

Amazing safe trusted Thailand.....

They don't need warning buoys.. they like the "Go-fund-me" system after the tsunami better.

[Thailand]

The Lost Buoys?

[Tubulat]

Very clever to mention this after 3 or 4 days the disaster happens.

BTW, when you ask me this, I can confirm this so too.

[spidermike007]

Nothing affects our nation. We are above all natural laws. We are very special, and it is important that you never forget that. 

[worgeordie]

Fixing the  Buoys should be top of the to do list , how

long have they been out of order ? , they are an early

warning system for the next tsunami , and with all the

loss of lives and damage that happened not so long ago,

forget about buying subs,planes,anything else and get

them fixed and make sure they are properly maintained .

regards Worgeordie

[simon43]

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...move to higher ground if they feel an earthquake while at the shore, feel wobbly,...

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Feel wobbly??  If I had to move to higher ground every time I feel wobbly in a gogo full of 'provocative' dancing, then I'd be living permanently on the top floor ????

 

If you look at:

 

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

 

and click on buoy data for NDWC (Thailand), you can see the data from the buoy near Phuket, but the buoy further out is non-operational. The 6 buoys referred to include 2 owned/managed by Thailand and other, non-operational buoys owned by other countries.  So it is not just Thailand who don't maintain their buoys.

Edited January 20, 2022 by simon43