US, Caribbean Test Tsunami Warning System Today

Following the devastating tsunami that struck Japan, 33 countries are preparing to participate today in the first full-scale simulated tsunami alert exercise in the Caribbean.The goal is to test the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS), which was established in 2005 by the countries of the region in collaboration with Unescos Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). Read the full story at www.guardian.co.tt