Morocco is working on putting a tsunami hazard in place. Studies show the historical data is reviewed and what is needed for better warnings. The discussion is to establish an effective early warning system and mitigation system to detect potential tsunamis. This system would help alert the community and prevent a major devastation from taking place as it did many years ago. This system would be a great resource for the country and potentially save many lives if put in place as a priority as an emergency system. There is also a discussion focused around the construction of the buildings vulnerability and impact maps. These hazards were actually a study that took place because of the devastation that happened in 1755. These hazards should become a priority for the country.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Week 4 Tsunami
Morocco is working on putting a tsunami hazard in place. Studies show the historical data is reviewed and what is needed for better warnings. The discussion is to establish an effective early warning system and mitigation system to detect potential tsunamis. This system would help alert the community and prevent a major devastation from taking place as it did many years ago. This system would be a great resource for the country and potentially save many lives if put in place as a priority as an emergency system. There is also a discussion focused around the construction of the buildings vulnerability and impact maps. These hazards were actually a study that took place because of the devastation that happened in 1755. These hazards should become a priority for the country.
My country, Haiti, experienced a tsunami after the earthquake in 2010. They did not have a set tsunami hazard system, but received a warning immediately after the earthquake took place. Haiti has now created a warning system that picks up signals from the sea floor. Like Morocco, they have focused on the construction of stronger buildings.
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ReplyDeleteI was wondering if Morocco experiences any tsunamis often or at all? If so, how many times has Morocco reportedly experience such a hazard risks. The country I choose to study this semester for this course is Guatemala. My country, unfortunately, experiences tsunamis more often than usual and many other frequent hazardous events. I had a hard time actually figuring out when the last time the ISDR collectively provided quality advisement on dangerous tsunamis to the citizens of their country. To my assumption, the people of these extremely dangerous climates are probably used to the horrific events and already live in such ways of avoiding the worse from happening. If your country rarely ever, or is impossible of experiencing such an event, do you think it’s necessary to fund such programs?
Ayla Parada
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