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"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.
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The UN Atlas of the Oceans Editors
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- currents of the atlantic-ocean
- Southeast US Continental Shelf LME : SE US Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem lies in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Timor-Leste : Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Update from U.N. Secretary-General on Tsunami : Informative page updated daily. Outlines actions by all UN agencies to address the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
- Wave Toll "Could Exceed 100 000" : Asia Quake Disaster Feature Page. The number of dead from Sunday's Indian Ocean killer waves is likely to spiral above 100,000, the Red Cross has said.
- FAO assessing damage in countries devastated by tsunamis in South Asia : 29 December 2004, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is conducting damage assessment missions in each of the countries affected by Sunday's devastating tsunamis in South Asia to assess the impact on the agriculture and fisheries sectors and provide detailed information on the assistance needed, the agency announced today.
- UN assists with Asian tsunamis : The United Nations has sent a disaster assessment team to the Asian region where earthquakes and floods devastated areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and Thailand on December 26, 2004. The death toll now stands at 60 000.
- Animation of Indonesian tsunami : Movie (videoclip) of the Asian region where earthquakes and floods devastated areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and Thailand as well as extending to the Maldives (in the Indian Ocean) and to the east coast of Africa in Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania on December 26. The death toll has now risen to 60 000.
- Fisheries of the United States, 2003 : Commercial and recreational fisheries of the United States
- Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) : Assisting state, tribal and local salmon conservation and recovery efforts.
- North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) : Promotes and coordinates marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas.
- Argo Home PAge : International project to collect information on the upper part of the world's oceans
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Scientists Able to Predict Coral Bleaching
: Latest forecast shows coral on a knife-edge as waters heat up.
Researchers have identified early warning signs that could predict a coral bleaching event several months ahead of a deadly heat wave. - Real time data available for Baja California, Mexico : Real time data for winds, tidal level, radiation and temperature for Baha California
- Managing our Nation's Fisheries. Past, present and future : Conference held in Washington, DC from November 13-15, 2003
- Good Science and Coral Reefs : The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Bank announced a 5-year initiative to help protect coral reefs in critical areas of developing countries. Coral reefs are the largest - and some of the most beautiful - living structures on earth, and play a key role in the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of coastal dwelling poor people – yet they are in decline in most parts of the world.