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Tsunami Warning

Posted by Stuart at 11:39 AM on March 29, 2005

Interestingly enough, when I checked my email this morning I had one from the U.S. Embassy in Thailand with the subject "WARDEN MESSAGE - EARTHQUAKE OFF SUMATRA". I don't know what a Warden Message is, but I thought it was interesting that the embassy sent me an email to tell me that there was an earthquake in Indonesia last night and that a tsunami might be on the way to Thailand.

Luckily, there was no tsunami this time. But what a difference 3 months makes. Apparently the warnings were spread very quickly through nearby countries like Thailand and Sri Lanka. Even though it was a false alarm (and even though it made some people panic), it's nice to see that the warnings are taken seriously now.