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04-27-2011, 04:00 PM
Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade, manager of the US Government National Oceanic & Atmospheric (NOAA) National Weather Service Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program, is urging for progress to be made in the creation of a regional warning system. Participating in the 6th Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Coordination Re Tsunamis and other Coastal Threats for the Caribbean Region under way at the Hotel Santo Domingo through Friday, 29 April. The event is organized by the Meteorological Department (ONAMET) and experts from 15 countries are taking part. She said the region could very well be hit by a tsunami. Dominican coasts are vulnerable to tsunamis due to several faults and von Hillebrandt-Andrade recalled the tsunami that caused large-scale loss of life in Matancitas in 1946.
She highlighted the importance of educating the public, which needs to receive rapid information to prepare. "People need to know how to respond, which are the areas most vulnerable to flooding, where to evacuate to and how evacuations should be carried out, she said.
Von Hillebrandt-Andrade directs the NOAA Caribbean Tsunami Center at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. She is also president of the Seismological Society of America (SSA). From that post she is expected to use her leadership to strengthen the 105-year old society's interaction and involvement with Latin American seismologists.
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She highlighted the importance of educating the public, which needs to receive rapid information to prepare. "People need to know how to respond, which are the areas most vulnerable to flooding, where to evacuate to and how evacuations should be carried out, she said.
Von Hillebrandt-Andrade directs the NOAA Caribbean Tsunami Center at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. She is also president of the Seismological Society of America (SSA). From that post she is expected to use her leadership to strengthen the 105-year old society's interaction and involvement with Latin American seismologists.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)