White House Cuts to Tsunami Warning System

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The White House is proposing about $1 million in cuts to to the country’s 39-buoy tsunami warning system next year, according to the San Jose Mercury News. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would also see $4.6 million in cuts for tsunami programs developed after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people, the Mercury News reported. 

NOAA officials told the newspaper that safety would not be sacrificed, but leading tsunami scientists are not convinced. Read the full story. 

Read a related story from Civil Beat about gaps in the Hawaii tsunami warning network. 

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