The tsunami in South-East Asia – a retrospective analysis of the management of an apocalyptic natural disaster
The tsunami that affected the coasts of the Indian ocean on December 26, 2004 claimed close to 226 000 lives, mainly on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, which suffered overwhelming devastation. This article asks whether a tsunami warning system is needed in the Indian Ocean, where the probability o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Cybergeo |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/24607 |