Don’t Cry Wolf

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