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Expert hits out at NZ preparedness for tsunami (NZPA)

Source: Xtra News
Auckland : New Zealand | about 1 month ago  
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New Zealand is no more prepared for a major locally-generated tsunami than Samoa, says an expert on tsunami, Dr Willem De Lange, of Waikato University. There had been a historical reluctance in New Zealand to spend money on 24-hour staffing of a centre to monitor earthquakes and interpret the tsunami...
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