Intergovernmental Coordination Group News Today

THE EDITOR, Madam: Tsunamis pose a significant threat to all of us, but they are particularly dangerous for certain group of people – women, children, people with disabilities, and older persons. Tsunami waves often look like walls of water and...

Media representatives were sensitised on the island’s Tsunami-Ready Recognition Programme recently. (J. Bishop/BGIS) Several myths about the tsunami hazard ...

Tonga is hosting an international meeting this week in Nuku'alofa to discuss tsunami warnings in the Pacific. The 46 member states of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) are meeting at the Fa'onelua Convention Center.

(Stock Photo) Members of the media are invited to attend a Tsunami-Ready Sensitisation workshop and training session on Tuesday, September 12, at the Depart ...

PHUKET: Disaster officials are looking to have a tsunami warning buoy reinstalled at its proper location, some 340 kilometres northwest of Phuket, after it was found to have drifted dozens of kilometr

The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has provided an overview of the CARIBE WAVE tsunami simulation exercise which was held here last week Thursday.

ABU DHABI, 15th November, 2022 (WAM) -- The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) is hosting a regional workshop titled "Strengthening Tsunami Early Warning in the North-west Indian Ocean Through Regional Cooperation" which began on 14th November at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The event, which concludes on 16th November, examines the role of early warning systems in achieving the goals of the United Nations Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme, to raise awareness and make communities highl...

UNESCO has advised Malta to prepare for a tsunami within the next 30 years, with at least one of its coastal towns having tsunami measures in place by the end of 2023.

Malta has been told by UNESCO to prepare for a tsunami within 30 years and that at least one of its coastal towns should have tsunami preparations in place by t

The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on Friday announced that it will promote tsunami awareness and education for the coastal population and enhance community ...