Don’t Cry Wolf

U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung alongside officials from the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Sri Lanka Customs, Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, the Colombo West International Terminal and the U.S. Department of Energy

Sri Lanka needs a well-oiled disaster management system to avoid false warnings and unnecessary panic, as most underwater earthquakes do not generate tsunami, say experts. Sri Lanka needs a well-oiled disaster management system to avoid false warnings and unnecessary panic, as most underwater earthquakes do not generate tsunami, say experts.

"Over 75 percent of large underwater quakes don't produce tsunami," said Peter Weiss from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) speaking at a conference on disaster management organised by the

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