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Buoys will give early warning of tsunamis

Source: Xinhua | June 13, 2016, Monday |

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CHINA plans to install tsunami detection buoys in the South China Sea and waters east of the Ryukyu Trench and Taiwan Island.

They will be linked to international tsunami warning networks, providing early warnings for China’s east and south coasts and nearby countries, said Yuan Ye, director of the State Oceanic Administration’s tsunami warning center.

Some buoys are already in place west of the Manila Trench, which has the potential to generate a tsunami event in the South China Sea, Yuan said.

Located along the earthquake zone of the Pacific Rim, China faces threats from regional and trans-ocean tsunami. In particular, those originating from the Nankai Trough and Manila Trench may seriously threaten the South China Sea.

China’s tsunami warning network can warn of events in the Pacific within five minutes, in the northern and western part of the ocean in one minute and in the South China Sea in just 30 seconds.

The network receives data from about 800 tide and current stations and 60 tsunami detection buoys around the world, in addition to 112 tidal stations along China’s own coastline.

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