Cant help but adding in
I saw on CNN, they asked someone from a geological forecast centre
in Hawaii this same question
There is one dedicated forecast and warning station in Hawaii for
the Pacific Ocean.
Why isn there is one in the Indian Ocean?
The expert explained earthquake and tsunamis such are so infrequent
in the Indian Ocean like they did in the Pacific Ocean. We always
associate tsunamis with Hawaii and Japan, its unthinkable of having
one in the Indian Ocean. Another reason is the lack of resources.
Basically all the countries around the Indian Ocean are third world
countries..
But look at it from another perspective. A lot of things can
happen. We can try as much as possible to guard against natural
disasters, and other incidents. But anything can happen. I guess
the other solution is to have contingency plans for any disasters,
ie, having resources on standby to deal with any disaster, than
standing around arguing whose fault is it not installing the early
warning system, not doing this, not doing that...
