On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:42:18 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Mcneil"
wrote:


The biggest tragedy is that this following could all have been
anticipated -at least in part.

My immediate neighbours are on a beach holiday just outside Trivandrum
in Kerala just up on the west flank of India - where I was last
Christmas more or less. They telephoned this morning and said they
were completely unware of what had happened until hotel staff informed
everyone.
As far as early warnings are concerned I think there is a well
established tsunami early warning station in...Honolulu?...to warn of
things in the Pacific, but know of nothing in the India Ocean.
No doubt the time lag between event and coastal impact will become
clear.I thought I heard on Sky someone say the major wave was up to
three storeys high. Frightening.