MASS MEDIA ROLE IN PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND SUSTAINABLE PREPAREDNESS FOR TSUNAMIS AND OTHER MARINE HAZARDS

Several mega-tsunamis in the last decade have caused unprecedented deaths and destruction in many countries bordering the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Many other areas in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas remain highly vulnerable to future destructive events. To this day t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George Pararas-Carayannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2014-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/331GPC.pdf