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False tsunami warning costs lives in Bangladesh cyclone
Governments need to pay more attention to the costs of false warnings. It’s not that this has not been said before. But now we have real evidence from the region. Gulfnews: Cyclone victims ignored repeated warnings A false tsunami alert two months ago led thousands of Bangladeshis to ignore warnings as Cyclone Sidr approached, costing [...]
Cyclone casualties in Bangladesh
It appears that early warning and evacuation were effective in coastal Bangladesh. With so much attention focused on tsunamis, it is important not to neglect this very real hazard. PS: Now with reports coming in that deaths will exceed 1000, judgment on the efficacy of warning and evacuation will have to be reserved. While [...]
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