[EAS] WP: U.S. tsunami warning system needs major overhaul

[Sean Donelan]

U.S. tsunami warning system needs major overhaul, report says

Current system is rife with outdated software, delayed alerts and poor 
communication to the public, according to expert panel

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/03/13/tsunami-warning-issues-noaa-tonga/

The United States' tsunami system is in need of a major update, with 
ongoing problems that include outdated software, delayed alerts and poor 
communication to the public, according to a panel of tsunami experts. Its 
recent report sees "an urgent need for action" and advises the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to overhaul aspects of the 
system to fix these and other pressing issues.

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The NOAA administrator has one year from January, when the report was 
received, to respond to the recommended changes. In a letter sent a day 
after its receipt, NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad wrote: "Please pass my 
thanks on to the TSTAP for their diligence and careful attention to this 
important topic. We will give this report the attention and follow up that 
it so well deserves."