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An Initiative by the Coastal and Marine Processes (CMP) Commission, INQUA towards linking Tsunami with People and sustainable development.
Tsunamis are the most devastating natural hazards on earth because of their high energy, less response time, unpredictable nature and the capability to cause mass distractions across the globe. The socio-economic and environmental collapse caused by the tsunami is sometimes irreversible! 2011 Tohoku earthquake associated tsunami and Fukushima reactor failure is an example of that. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and its death toll of ~0.18 million people are unforgettable memory. Recent research suggests many more such past events occurred across the globe. However, the information on such tsunamis (source, magnitude and recurrence-intervals, etc.) is incomplete in many areas on mother earth. High-resolution tsunami modelling based on this information is also not done for many coastlines. Therefore, addressing this question is, having international importance in character. To eliminate shortcomings in our understanding of tsunamis, we need to change our perspective by employing advanced technologies on a global scale. For that, we need to find all data sets across the globe and classify them in a user-friendly manner for technological integration. This multi-year project is the first step towards that aim; therefore, we develop networking among early career researchers (ECR) and experts working in the tsunami, collaborate with experts, data collection, and scientific exchange. Therefore, this project will be a geological, archaeological and historical blend with technological support to solve the tsunami problem. Hence this project enhances our knowledge of tsunamis and creates awareness of their impacts among people.
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