NOAA
Savaia, Upolu
On 20 June 2017, the village of Savaia Lefaga, Upolu, Samoa was recognized as Tsunami Ready. Samoa became the second country in the Pacific, and the first of the Pacific Island Countries, to pilot the UNESCO IOC ICG/PTWS Tsunami Ready guidelines. Savaia's Tsunami Ready application was approved by Samoa's National Tsunami Ready Board, who convened from June 14-16 to conduct a site verification visit, and then to review, evaluate, and approve their application.
Savaia Documents
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Fulfillment of the Indicators
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PDF (1.3 MB) |
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Assessment Indicators
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PDF (573 KB) |
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Preparedness Indicators
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PNG (6.7 MB) JPG (87.6 KB) JPG (59.8 KB) JPG (52.8 KB) JPG (31.6 KB) JPG (293 KB) MP4 (10.2 MB) |
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Response Indicators
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PDF (189 KB) PDF (699 KB) PDF (8.4 MB) |
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Verification and Recognition
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PDF (137 KB) PNG (832 KB) PDF (143 KB) PDF (252 KB) DOC (49 KB) |
Quick Links
Resources
Tsunami Awareness Poster
Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Singalese.
Global & Regional Hazard Maps
Tsunami Sources, Significant Earthquakes, Significant Volcanic Eruptions, Tsunami Icosohedron Globe.
TsunamiTeacher USA
Tsunami Basics
Also on YouTube
(w/closed captioning)
Learn the basics of tsunamis. Available in English, Samoan.