Developing Tsunami-Resilient Communities, 2005 The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program

As the world grieves over the catastrophic loss of humanity from the 26 December 2004 tsunami, we must resolve to learn from nature?s lessons. This issue provides a framework and a set of tools to develop communities that are resilient to tsunami. This collection of papers represents a starting point on our new journey toward a safer world. The history of tsunami hazard mitigation tracks well with the history of destructive tsunamis in the United States. Following the 1946 Alaska g- erated tsunami that killed 173 people in Hawaii, the Paci?c Tsunami Warning Center was established in Hawaii by a predecessor agency to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Following the 1960 Chilean tsunami that killed 1,000 people in Chile, 61 in Hawaii, and 199 in Japan, the United States formed the Joint Tsunami Research E?ort (JTRE) and sta?ed the International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) in Hawaii. JTRE was formed to conduct research on tsunamis while ITIC, sponsored by the United Nations, was formed to coordinate tsunami warning e?orts of the Paci?c Countries. Many research and mitigation e?orts were focused on the distant tsunami problem. Following the 1964 Alaskan t- nami that killed 117 in Alaska, 11 in California, and 4 in Oregon, the U. S. was confronted with the local tsunami problem. In response, the U. S. established the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska. In 1992, a Ms 7.

The U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program: A Successful State—Federal Partnership.- The NTHMP Tsunameter Network.- Real-Time Tsunami Forecasting: Challenges and Solutions.- The Seismic Project of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program.- Impact of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program on Operations of the Richard H. Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.- Progress in NTHMP Hazard Assessment.- Local Tsunami Warning in the Pacific Coastal United States.- Planning for Tsunami-Resilient Communities.- The Role of Education in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program.- Planning for Tsunami: Reducing Future Losses Through Mitigation.- NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) — A Coastal Solution to Tsunami Alert and Notification.- Measuring Tsunami Preparedness in Coastal Washington, United States.