Summary
At the heart of the U.S. tsunami warning system is a network of six deep-ocean monitors anchored to the Pacific floor and capable of shooting data directly to satellites hovering over Earth.
If an earthquake along the ocean's floor sent a tsunami on a collision course with the West Coast, the monitors would buzz to life, kicking off a chain reaction of alarms, sirens and other warnings to people in the highest threat zones.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Warning System Keeps Focus On Pacific
No system as extensive exists anywhere else in the world, including on the East Coast, but scientists yesterday downplayed the probability of a tsunami slamming the Eastern seaboard.
"Big waves invading New York ... I t...See the full content of this document
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