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News & Links
Oxfam International

United Nations

UNICEF

World Health Organization - SE Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis
Sections include: Daily Updates ; Situation Reports ; WHO Strategy [First 100 Days ; Protecting Health] ; Appeal Documents ; Fact Sheets ; Guidelines ; Countries Affected ; Other Resources.

  • The Week the Tsunami Struck - A Personal Account (January 2005)
    "Dr Gaya Gamhewage is a medical officer working in WHO's Health Action in Crises department in Geneva. She is also a trained doctor and a Sri Lankan citizen. Gaya was in Sri Lanka visiting family and friends when the tsunami struck. This is her diary of life, death and disaster in her native country."

Australian Government - AusAID

  • Indian Ocean Disaster
    Sections include: News ; Background ; Australia's Response ; On the Ground ; Images ; Child Protection ; How You Can Help.
  • Tsunami Education Kit
    "The kit goes beyond the immediate disaster and examines how the disaster fits with bigger picture issues of poverty, development and aid...The kit provides a background for teachers and students on these issues through information and key questions, as well as providing activity suggestions for all age groups."

U.S. - FirstGov.gov
The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

  • Indian Ocean Tsunami
    Sections include: How You Can Help ; Dealing with Stress after a Disaster ; Welfare of U.S. Citizens Affected by the Disaster ; General Information and News ; About Earthquakes and Tsunamis.

U.S. - Department of State

BBC News In Depth - Asia Quake & Tsunami Disaster

CNN.com Special - After The Tsunami
Sections include: Latest Reports ; Resources ; Eyewitness ; Interactive.

Council on Foreign Relations - Tsunami Disaster - (dead link)

  • News Outlets, Agencies, and Other Organizations - (dead link)
  • Interview: Garrett
    Tsunami Disaster Highlights Need for Greater Coordination of Relief Efforts
    "Laurie Garrett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with expertise in global health issues, predicts many survivors of the recent tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia will die of preventable diseases.

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLANET)

International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)
"...was established in 1965 by the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).  ITIC maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations."

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog
"aka the SEA-EAT blog. News and information about resources, aid, donations, and volunteer efforts."

  • Image Galleries
    Sections include: Photo Galleries ; Video Galleries ; Satellite Image Galleries ; Multimedia.

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

  • Magnitude 9.0 - Sumatra-Andamn Islands Earthquake - (dead link) (2004 December 26)

Image Galleries
Internet Archive - Tsunami

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog
"aka the SEA-EAT blog. News and information about resources, aid, donations, and volunteer efforts."

  • Image Galleries
    Sections include: Photo Galleries ; Video Galleries ; Satellite Image Galleries ; Multimedia.

Thailand Photo Gallery


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Counties Affected
India - India Image
A Gateway to Government of India Info Over the Web

Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia

  • Department of Foreign Affairs - (dead link)

Indonesia - Aceh IT-Media Center - (dead link)
"A medium to channel all concerns and support to the Aceh Earthquake/Tsunami Victims and Survivors."

Sri Lanka - Government of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka - Health Sector Response
Sections include: Urgent Needs ; Committees ; Contact Details ; Damages ; Affected Districts ; Forms/Guides ; Refugee Camps ; Important Links ; News ; Volunteers ; Statistics ; Search People.

Thailand - Official Thai Tsunami Information Center
"In order to provide up to the minute, precise information both private and public sectors have collaboratively established the 'Official Thai Tsunami Information Centre', at which to consolidate information from all related units. The data network system has also been set up to provide victimsí relatives and other organizations with fast and accurate information. It is also the information centre for personal belongings of the victims that can be used in identification."

Non-Governmental Agencies
United Nations

UNICEF

World Health Organization - SE Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis
Sections include: Daily Updates ; Situation Reports ; WHO Strategy [First 100 Days ; Protecting Health] ; Appeal Documents ; Fact Sheets ; Guidelines ; Countries Affected ; Other Resources.


Collected Resources
The Bridge: Linking Engineering and Society (ejournal)
"The Bridge presents thoughtful opinion and analysis on engineering research, education, and practice; science and technology policy; and the roles of engineering and technology in all aspects of society."
- National Academy of Engineering

Council on Foreign Relations - Tsunami Disaster - (dead link)

  • News Outlets, Agencies, and Other Organizations - (dead link)
  • Interview: Garrett
    Tsunami Disaster Highlights Need for Greater Coordination of Relief Efforts
    "Laurie Garrett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with expertise in global health issues, predicts many survivors of the recent tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia will die of preventable diseases.

NiASlink
A Nordic Resource Centre for Research and Information on Asia

  • Asia Insights : Tsunami Disaster
    "The articles and responses listed in this special NIAS Asia Insight: Tsunami Disaster site provide background information, access to analyses and research, news about recent events and their implications, and links to reliable sources of further information. Most of the articles will be coming from Nordic research institutions, universities, ministries and aid organisations, but the site will also publish relevant material from regional research institutions, international organisations and NGOs."

University of Redlands - East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources

  • The Tsunami Disaster in Asia, 2004
    Sections include: Aggregated Sources ; Relief Aid & Donations ; Asian Government Sources ; Missing Persons & Victim Contact ; Reports & Commentary ; General Information on Tsunamis.

Selected Aid Organizations Accepting Online Donations
American Red Cross

Give India
"...is a professionally governed and managed Indian nonprofit organisation dedicated to promote "giving". We help "good" NGOs raise funds and promote greater transparency & accountability in the voluntary sector."

  • Tsunami - (dead link)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Islamic Relief

Oxfam International

UNICEF

Science of Tsunamis & Earthquakes
See also our separate Earthquakes page.

British Geological Survey (BGS)

FEMA For Kids - Tsunami
Brief explanation of Tsunamis for elementary school kids.

International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)
"...was established in 1965 by the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).  ITIC maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Tsunami!
"This site has been developed with a broad audience in mind; consequently, it contains extensive background information that is intended primarily for the general public, including information about the mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation, the impact of tsunamis on humankind, and the Tsunami Warning System. This site also contains more detailed information about recent tsunami events that will be of interest to tsunami and interdisciplinary researchers."
- Geophysics Dept., University of Washington

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

  • Magnitude 9.0 - Sumatra-Andamn Islands Earthquake - (dead link) (2004 December 26)
    • FAQ - (dead link)
  • Earthquake Hazards Program
    "To provide and apply relevant earthquake science Centers and knowledge for reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from earthquakes through understanding of their characteristics and effects and by providing the Centers and knowledge needed to mitigate these losses."
    • Tsunami - (dead link)
  • National Earthquake Information Center
    "The NEIC has three main missions. First, the NEIC determines, as rapidly and as accurately as possible, the location and size of all destructive earthquakes that occur worldwide. The NEIC disseminates this information immediately to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public. Second, the NEIC collects and provides to scientists and to the public an extensive seismic database that serves as a solid foundation for scientific research, principally through the operation of modern digital national and global seismograph networks and through cooperative international agreements. The NEIC is the national data center and archive for earthquake information. Third, the NEIC pursues an active research program to improve its ability to locate earthquakes and to understand the earthquake mechanism."
  • Tsunamis & Earthquakes - (dead link)
    "Below you will find general information on how local tsunamis are generated by earthquakes as well as animations, virtual reality models of tsunamis, and summaries of past research studies."



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