NOAA
Newsletters from 1990
| Date/Volume | Table of Contents |
| July 1990 (Vol. XXIII No. 1) (3.37 MB pdf file) |
- International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction proclaimed, p. 1. - Tsunami Reports: Mariana Trench Tsunami 5 April 1990, p. 1, 35-37. - A tsunami disturbance observed in Hong Kong, p. 1. - Earthquake5.9 kills 120 in Indonesia, p. 1. - New Zealand's two islands jolted by earthquakes, p. 2. - 2 killed in Ethiopian earthquake, p. 2. - 2 earthquakes jolt China, p. 2. - Earthquake and severe aftershocks kill 29 in Northern China, p. 2. - Severe earthquake hits the Solomons, p. 2. - Northern Algerian earthquake kills 30, p. 2. - Earthquake 6.0 recorded off Japan, p. 2. - Iran hit by earthquake, p. 2. - Earthquake off the Philippines kills 2, p. 2. - 5.4 earthquake causes severe damage in Australia, p. 2-3. - No damage from Papua New Guinea earthquake, p. 3. - Earthquake shakes Taiwan, p. 3. - North coast of California rocked by earthquakes, p. 3. - Earthquake 6.9 injures 22 in the Philippines, p. 3. - Earthquake near Vanuatu, p. 3. - More eartquakes hit China, p. 3. - Mexico invites XIII session of ICG/ITSU, p. 3-4. - International conference on global warming, a call for international coordination, 9-12 April 1990, Chicago, Illinois, p. 4. - XV European geophysical society general assembly, 23-27 April 1990, Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 4. - Fourth U.S. national conference on earthquake engineering, 20-24 May 1990, Earthquake Engineering Institute, Palm Springs, California, p. 4. - Bernard, E. N., and Hebenstreit, Gerald T., Fourteenth International Tsunami Symposium, Novsibirsk, USSR, July 31-August 3, 1989, p. 4-11. - Pararas-Carayannis, George, Second International IOC Workshop on the Technical Aspects of Tsunami Warning Systems, Tsunami Analysis, Preparedness, Observation, and Instrumentation, Novsibirsk, USSR, August 4-5, 1989, p. 12-15. - Visiting scientists complete training, p. 15. - Planning for Surf 90, p. 15. - Coordination with CSIRO, p. 15-16. - NHK visit, p. 16. - List of National Contacts of ICG/ITSU, p. 17-19. - ITSU XII summary report, p. 19. - Summary report of International Tsunami Workshop, p. 19. - IUGG/TC - ICG/ITSU ad hoc working group on tsunami disaster mitigation, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30-31 January 1990, p. 19-20. - 23rd session of the executive council, Paris, 7-14 March 1990, p. 20. - First session of IOC's sub-commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 5-9 February 1990, p. 20-21. - IOC scheduled meetings (1990), p. 21-22. - Tsunami risk assessment for Australia, p. 22. - Tsunami risk for China, p. 23. - Chile: disaster program formally approved, p. 23. - Colombia disaster education, p. 23. - Tsunami risk in Mexico, p. 23. - A history of tsunamis in the U.S. published, p. 23. - Use of the Mm magnitude for tsunami determination, p. 24. - Change to the Communication Plan for the Tsunami Warning System, p. 24. - Cyclone Ofa damages Tsunami Warning System instrumentation, p. 24. - Announcements, p. 24-31. - Computers upgraded and data systems added to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, p. 31. - Testing tsunami data transmission using JMA's satellite, p. 31. - PTWC extends sea level network, p. 32. - Tsunami reports, p. 35-37. - Seismic summary (October 1989 to press time), p. 38-39. |
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