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As we saw by the the amount of lives lost due to last year’s tsunami in the Indian Ocean, getting the word out is the key to survival.  A new tool for spreading the word has now been developed, and it is a program developed for cell phones called Indian Ocean Tsunami Detector.  According to the site where it is available, the software queries live earthquake data from the United States Geological Surveys.  Probability and impact time of potential tsunamis are assessed and reported instantly for countries that border the Indian Ocean.

The program was written by Tea Vui Huang in the Python programming language.  It works on the Symbian operating system, and is freeware.  Compatible phones include the Nokia N-Gage, 3650, 6600, 6620, 6630, 6680, 7610, 7650, N70 and N90.

This seems like a good idea, I suppose, if you were living in or visiting these areas.  It certainly couldn’t hurt to have this information, as long as it is reliable. 

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