Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) In response to the 2004 tsunami disaster, the IOTWS was established to provide an early warning system for countries surrounding the Indian Ocean.

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Focusing on warnings first, there were none in place in the Indian Ocean in 2004. However, that picture has changed with a regional system now as part of an around-1,400-station-strong network around ...

PTWC was given the temporary responsibility of issuing tsunami threat information until late 2006 when the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, run by a consortium of Indian Ocean countries became ...

At the time of the earthquake, there was no warning system in place in the Indian Ocean. But now, 1,400 stations globally cut warning times to just minutes after a tsunami wave forms.

Before 2004, the Indian Ocean had no dedicated tsunami warning system, leaving the region largely unprepared for such disasters. Just one month after the disaster, wor Reliable early warning ...

Established after the devastating calamity 20 years ago, India’s tsunami early warning system is a beacon of hope for millions. Since inception, it has issued timely warnings to other countries too.

Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Boxing Day quake was one of the largest ever recorded.

The Indian Ocean Tsunami warning system has three tsunami service providers...There are lots of sensors from which data is being shared in real-time and then they can detect tsunamis..," he said.

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.