{"id":30552,"date":"2011-03-18T07:43:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=30552"},"modified":"2011-03-18T07:43:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:43:51","slug":"tsunami-warning-system-to-be-tested-in-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/regional\/tsunami-warning-system-to-be-tested-in-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami warning system to be tested in Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maximum amplitudes of the modeled Caribbean tsunami<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UNITED NATIONS — Thirty-three countries will participate next week in the Caribbean region\u2019s first full-scale tsunami warning exercise as part of United Nations-backed efforts to test and strengthen the region\u2019s defences against such disasters.<\/p>\n

Next Wednesday\u2019s exercise, Caribe Wave 11, aims to test the early warning system for tsunamis and other coastal hazards set up in the region in 2005 by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) established under the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).<\/p>\n

The exercise will be based on a fictional earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale and located off the coast of the United States Virgin Islands, UNESCO reported in a press release issued on Thursday.<\/p>\n

It should highlight the effectiveness of tsunami warning mechanisms, weather forecast offices, national coast guards and other relevant offices.<\/p>\n

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, said last week\u2019s catastrophic quake and tsunami in Japan \u201chave clearly shown the crucial importance of emergency arrangements. The development of a coordinated system in the Caribbean appears in this context to be more pertinent than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar exercises have taken place previously in both the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. In the Caribbean, at least 75 tsunamis have been recorded in the past 500 years, with more than 3,500 deaths attributed to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UNITED NATIONS — Thirty-three countries will participate next week in the Caribbean region\u2019s first full-scale tsunami warning exercise as part of United Nations-backed efforts to test and strengthen the region\u2019s defences against such disasters. 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