Tsunami Warning and Preparedness : an Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts / Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

"Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed to expand U.S. tsunami warning capabilities. Since then, the nation has made progress in several related areas on both the federal and state levels....

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