Reply #18: Agreed [View All]

Since it was the 4th largest quake in recorded history, if my news is correct, tourists in countries bordering the Indian Ocean were likely relying on their host government to get out a warning to the general public, which is why so many were out snorkeling, boating, or sunbathing--they had placed faith in that particular government to warn the general population. I don't buy the excuse that no warning system was in place. The TV news should have been warning to these govts' enough to at least be on the watch for water surges or explosive noises coming from the ocean, if not a mandate that everyone move to higher ground.

There will be a warning system in place after the infrastructure is repaired if these countries want tourists to return. Western countries should play a vital role in ensuring such a system exists.

It's pathetic that we spend so much on war and nothing on earthquakes/volcanic eruptions/tsunamis in areas where they are likely to occur. Tambora was the largest recorded volcanic ever, in Indonesia and it had resulted in tsunamis. Now we have a catastrophic earthquake in the same area, and no warning system? That's BS.