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<p style="margin-right: 0px;"><strong>Destructive Tsunamis</strong></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0px;"><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/regional_local%20tsunamis_since%201975.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF">Regional and Local Tsunamis causing deaths since 1975 <em>(updated 2013)<br /></em></a><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/tsunamis%20causing%20deaths%20greater%201000%20km%20from%20source.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF">Tsunamis Causing Deaths greater than 1,000 km from the source location <em>(updated 2013)<br /></em></a><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/regional%20and%20local%20tsunamis%20causing%202000%20or%20more%20deaths.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF">Regional and Local Tsunamis causing 2,000 or more deaths <em>(updated 2013)<br /></em></a><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1613&Itemid=1405&lang=en" target="_self" title="Historical Tsunami Maps">Historical Tsunami Maps<br /></a><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1160&Itemid=1077&lang=en" target="_self" title="Tsunami Events List">Historical Tsunami Event Descriptions<br /></a><a href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu_db.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Historical Tsunami Database</a></p>
<p><br /><strong>Warning Systems and Centers</strong></p>
<p>IOC Global System<br /><a href="http://www.ioc-tsunami.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=417&Itemid=358&lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IOC Global Tsunami System<br /></a><a href="images/docs/413_Annex_5_e_Tsunami.pdf" target="_blank">IOC Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Mediterranean/North Atlantic, Pacific, Global, GLOSS Fact Sheets</a></p>
<p>PTWS<br /><a href="images/docs/PTWS_Info_aug08.pdf" target="_blank">PTWS General Information</a></p>
<p>PTWC<br /><a href="images/docs/NOAA%20and%20Tsunamis%20rev%20Oct%202008.pdf" target="_blank">NOAA Role in Tsunami Warning and Mitigation<br /></a><a href="images/docs/PTWC Fact Sheet rev Oct 2008.pdf" target="_blank">PTWC Overview<br /></a><a href="images/docs/PTWC_History_Responsibilities.pdf" target="_blank">PTWC History and Responsibilities</a></p>
<p>WC/ATWC<br /><a href="http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">General Information<br /></a><a href="http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/operations/opsmanual.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="PDF">WC/ATWC User's Guide</a></p>
<p>JMA<br /><a href="http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/Activities/earthquake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JMA Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes<br /></a><a href="images/docs/brochure_earthquake_and_tsunami.pdf">Earthquakes and Tsunamis Brochure</a><br /><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/jishintsunami.pdf" target="_blank" title="Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Disaster prevention and mitigation efforts">Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Disaster prevention and mitigation efforts</a></p>
<p><strong>Monitoring and Detection</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.gloss-sealevel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)<br /></a><a href="http://www.ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org/map.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="IOC Sea level monitoring">IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility<br /></a><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart/dart.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deep-Ocean Detection System - NOAA DART<br /></a><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/dart_ii_description_6_4_05.pdf" target="_blank" title="DART II System">Real-Time Deep-Ocean Detection System - DART II (PDF, 2005)</a><br /><a href="images/docs/tsunami_detection_buoy_article.pdf" target="_blank">Tsunameter Detection System (PDF, 2001)<br /></a><a href="http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/gsn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Seismographic Network</a><br /><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/national-earthquake-information-center-neic?qt-science_support_page_related_con=3#qt-science_support_page_related_con" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Earthquake Information Center (US Geological Survey)<br /></a><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/science-explorer-results?es=tsunami+fact+sheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="USGS Fact Sheets">US Geological Survey Fact Sheets (US and Global)</a></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0px;"><strong>Destructive Tsunamis</strong></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0px;"><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/regional_local%20tsunamis_since%201975.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF">Regional and Local Tsunamis causing deaths since 1975 <em>(updated 2013)<br /></em></a><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/tsunamis%20causing%20deaths%20greater%201000%20km%20from%20source.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF">Tsunamis Causing Deaths greater than 1,000 km from the source location <em>(updated 2013)<br /></em></a><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/regional%20and%20local%20tsunamis%20causing%202000%20or%20more%20deaths.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF">Regional and Local Tsunamis causing 2,000 or more deaths <em>(updated 2013)<br /></em></a><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1613&Itemid=1405&lang=en" target="_self" title="Historical Tsunami Maps">Historical Tsunami Maps<br /></a><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1160&Itemid=1077&lang=en" target="_self" title="Tsunami Events List">Historical Tsunami Event Descriptions<br /></a><a href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu_db.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Historical Tsunami Database</a></p>
<p><br /><strong>Warning Systems and Centers</strong></p>
<p>IOC Global System<br /><a href="http://www.ioc-tsunami.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=417&Itemid=358&lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IOC Global Tsunami System<br /></a><a href="images/docs/413_Annex_5_e_Tsunami.pdf" target="_blank">IOC Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Mediterranean/North Atlantic, Pacific, Global, GLOSS Fact Sheets</a></p>
<p>PTWS<br /><a href="images/docs/PTWS_Info_aug08.pdf" target="_blank">PTWS General Information</a></p>
<p>PTWC<br /><a href="images/docs/NOAA%20and%20Tsunamis%20rev%20Oct%202008.pdf" target="_blank">NOAA Role in Tsunami Warning and Mitigation<br /></a><a href="images/docs/PTWC Fact Sheet rev Oct 2008.pdf" target="_blank">PTWC Overview<br /></a><a href="images/docs/PTWC_History_Responsibilities.pdf" target="_blank">PTWC History and Responsibilities</a></p>
<p>WC/ATWC<br /><a href="http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">General Information<br /></a><a href="http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/operations/opsmanual.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="PDF">WC/ATWC User's Guide</a></p>
<p>JMA<br /><a href="http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/Activities/earthquake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JMA Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes<br /></a><a href="images/docs/brochure_earthquake_and_tsunami.pdf">Earthquakes and Tsunamis Brochure</a><br /><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/jishintsunami.pdf" target="_blank" title="Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Disaster prevention and mitigation efforts">Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Disaster prevention and mitigation efforts</a></p>
<p><strong>Monitoring and Detection</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.gloss-sealevel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)<br /></a><a href="http://www.ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org/map.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="IOC Sea level monitoring">IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility<br /></a><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart/dart.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deep-Ocean Detection System - NOAA DART<br /></a><a href="images/stories/media_resources/factsheets/dart_ii_description_6_4_05.pdf" target="_blank" title="DART II System">Real-Time Deep-Ocean Detection System - DART II (PDF, 2005)</a><br /><a href="images/docs/tsunami_detection_buoy_article.pdf" target="_blank">Tsunameter Detection System (PDF, 2001)<br /></a><a href="http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/gsn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Seismographic Network</a><br /><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/national-earthquake-information-center-neic?qt-science_support_page_related_con=3#qt-science_support_page_related_con" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Earthquake Information Center (US Geological Survey)<br /></a><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/science-explorer-results?es=tsunami+fact+sheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="USGS Fact Sheets">US Geological Survey Fact Sheets (US and Global)</a></p>
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