NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2005

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Dear UN Atlas members,

""I am sure that like me, many of you have watched the most recent natural disaster in Asia unfold with both the wonder and awe of a geoscientist and the compassion of a fellow human being,"" Lihini Aluwihare, researcher at Geosciences, Sri Lanka.

This newsletter and all recent efforts in bringing you information on the world's oceans focuses on the devastating tsunami tidal waves which so violently ravaged southern Asia.

As members of the UN Atlas, we are all part of the global effort to support the peoples of the Indian Ocean as they rebuild their coastal communities and develop capacity for earthquake prediction and management. Our home page now has a dedicated area for exchanging and accessing information to which all of us can contribute: Asian Tsunami 26 December 2004. You will find additional and relevant topics describing the impact of tsunamis on the ecosystem, tsunami warning systems, maps and profiles of the areas affected, as well as reports on recent action taken by the United Nations and other organizations in helping with rehabilitation projects.

If you think this newsletter may interest someone you know, please forward it. To contribute and participate in the growing Atlas community, become a Member of the UN Atlas today.

Thank you,

The UN Atlas of the Oceans Editors

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