Friday, December 4, 2009

Scientists Learn Lessons From Samoa


A team of NZ scientists say the results of their field work after the Samoa Tsunami are of interest internationally as well as in New Zealand.

The team from the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and GNS Science spent nearly two weeks in the field: six days in American Samoa and seven days in Samoa. In Samoa, the NIWA / GNS Science delegation was part of a UNESCO–IOC International Tsunami Survey Team.


The aim of the visit was to gather a wide range of information to help Samoa, and other Pacific Islands including New Zealand, become better prepared to cope with future disasters.

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