NOAA and Australia Secure Tsunami Partnership

NOAA and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology officially signed an agreement to promote cooperative technical partnerships in tsunami early warning systems. As part of this effort, NOAA and the Bureau expect to launch a new Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) buoy station in April to further strengthen the Indian Ocean region’s capacity for tsunami warning. “NOAA is pleased to have the Bureau as a partner in the Indian and South West Pacific basins to assist in providing part of a global tsunami warning capability,” said USAF retired Brigadier General John “Jack” Kelly, NOAA deputy undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere. “We expect that Australia and the United States will continue to work together to maintain a robust operational tsunami warning system throughout this region.”

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