The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, abbreviated as IOTWS was set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering the Indian Ocean of approaching tsunamis. The tsunami warning system has been in use since the mid-2000s.

The Indian Ocean Tsunami (December 26, 2004) has been one of the strongest in the world and the deadliest of all time by an order of magnitude. Driven by this national calamity, the Government of India decided to put in place an Early Warning System for mitigation of such oceanogenic disasters.

Dec 25, 2014 · With no adequate warning systems in place, there was no alert issued to people to seek safety. In the aftermath of the disaster, the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System was formed...

As well as the sideways movement between the plates, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake resulted in a rise of the seafloor by several metres, displacing an estimated 30 km 3 (7.2 cu mi) of water and triggering devastating tsunami waves.

Dec 26, 2024 · Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries of South and Southeast Asia in December 2004. The tsunami and its aftermath were responsible for immense destruction and loss on the rim of the Indian Ocean.

The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences, (INCOIS), Hyderabad, under Ministry of Earth Sciences is the national authority to issue tsunami advisories for India.

Jun 12, 2023 · On December 26, 2004, an extremely powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean generated a devastating tsunami. This tragic event raised awareness about the threat posed by tsunamis to coastal communities around the world and led to significant advances in tsunami detection, forecasting, warning ...

Dec 23, 2024 · It has been 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed hundreds of thousands of people and caused widespread destruction across 15 countries. At around 1 am local time on 26...

On 26 December 2004, the world experienced one of the most devastating disasters in recent history when the Indian Ocean tsunami struck with unprecedented force, claiming around 230,000 lives and wreaking havoc on fourteen countries.

Warnings and preparedness go hand in hand. Later this unprecedented cooperation led to an effective early warning system for a complex hazard being established within a short 18 months. This was made possible by countries separated by thousands of kilometres of ocean coming together to establish the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System.