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NAME-ATIF AQUEEL
CLASS & SECTION -EN-A
ROLL NO-1613321033
 WHAT IS TSUNAMI
 NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM
 TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM
 TSUNAMI WARNING
 HOW TSUNAMI CENTERS ISSUE WARNING
 HOW THEY WORK
 TWC COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS
 WARNING PROCESS
ACTION
ACTION
Go Inland to High Ground
Immediately
•TWCs are reliable and dependable; 24x7
•Monitor seismicity for large earthquakes
•Monitor sea levels for tsunamis
•When alarms trigger, evaluate earthquake for
tsunami threat
•Issue Official tsunami threat messages to
authorities and public
 U.S. TWCs: NOAA NWS West Coast / Alaska
Tsunami Warning Center and Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center
TWC messages are:
- authoritative, coordinated among other TWCs
- issued simultaneously to many customers
(international, national, local, private sector,
public)
- reliable since they are working 24x7
- redundant since they are issued through many
communication pathways
- broadcast because of time urgency
Warning
Process:
How it
Reaches the
“last mile on
the coast”
1-Sirens
2-Commercial
Radio and
Television
3-HFRadio
PUBLIC
Friends &
Family
Federal
Agencies
Radio
Cell Phone
NOAA
Weather
Radio
Texting
& Social
Networks
Internet
TV
State
Agencies
Local
Agencies
Reverse
911
 Testing multi-hazard communication systems
provides an opportunity to:
◦ Check system reliability
◦ Exercise operational lines
of communications
◦ Review Standard
Operational Procedures
◦ Promote public awareness
Tsunami warning system

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Tsunami warning system

  • 1. NAME-ATIF AQUEEL CLASS & SECTION -EN-A ROLL NO-1613321033
  • 2.
  • 3.  WHAT IS TSUNAMI  NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM  TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM  TSUNAMI WARNING  HOW TSUNAMI CENTERS ISSUE WARNING  HOW THEY WORK  TWC COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS  WARNING PROCESS
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 9. ACTION Go Inland to High Ground Immediately
  • 10. •TWCs are reliable and dependable; 24x7 •Monitor seismicity for large earthquakes •Monitor sea levels for tsunamis •When alarms trigger, evaluate earthquake for tsunami threat •Issue Official tsunami threat messages to authorities and public
  • 11.  U.S. TWCs: NOAA NWS West Coast / Alaska Tsunami Warning Center and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
  • 12. TWC messages are: - authoritative, coordinated among other TWCs - issued simultaneously to many customers (international, national, local, private sector, public) - reliable since they are working 24x7 - redundant since they are issued through many communication pathways - broadcast because of time urgency
  • 13.
  • 14. Warning Process: How it Reaches the “last mile on the coast” 1-Sirens 2-Commercial Radio and Television 3-HFRadio
  • 15. PUBLIC Friends & Family Federal Agencies Radio Cell Phone NOAA Weather Radio Texting & Social Networks Internet TV State Agencies Local Agencies Reverse 911
  • 16.  Testing multi-hazard communication systems provides an opportunity to: ◦ Check system reliability ◦ Exercise operational lines of communications ◦ Review Standard Operational Procedures ◦ Promote public awareness