In addition to becoming TsunamiReady , Lincoln City also will be recognized
as StormReady. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of
Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners and 60 countries to
develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it
observes.

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newscom., will present special TsunamiReady and StormReady signs to city
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NOAA's National Weather Service: http://www.

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GEOSS provides a way to integrate these instruments so they can
communicate with each other.

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At a recognition ceremony in Lincoln City today, Steve Todd,
meteorologist-in-charge of the NOAA National Weather Service office in
Portland, Ore.
StormReady started in 1999 with seven communities in the Tulsa, Okla., became the first TsunamiReady community in 2001. The result is more accurate weather forecasts,
more effective water and air quality monitoring, improved aviation safety ,
reduced energy costs and other societal and economic impacts.
A second component to the agreement is the enhancement of international
tsunami warning systems.S.

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The NOAA
National Weather Service operates the most advanced weather and flood warning
and forecast system in the world, helping to protect lives and property and
enhance the national economy. "Our efforts should be founded on
collaboration , partnership, and integration of services, and should recognize
characteristics of climate regions , watersheds, and ecosystems; and should
optimize the latest science, technology, and training.

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, Hawaii, and Alaska.noaa. This technology will be
shared with Australia to improve forecasts and to provide a standardized
protocol for more effective information sharing.gov/ndfd/background.

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The StormReady and TsunamiReady recognition will be in effect for
three years when the county will go through a re-recognition process. Gen.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.

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"The TsunamiReady program helps
educate the public on the immediate actions necessary to stay safe."
"Preparation and advance warning are vital factors in tsunami readiness.S.

On the Web:
NOAA: http://www. Geoff Love, director of Meteorology, as part of a
World Meteorological Day celebration in Melbourne, Australia.

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The five-year agreement is accompanied by an implementation strategy for
Australia to adopt the digital forecast process developed by NOAA's National
Weather Service.

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"This agreement fosters a mutual exchange of scientific and technical
expertise to enhance both countries' capabilities in delivering the most
sophisticated meteorological and hydrological data available," said Johnson.htm

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To be recognized as TsunamiReady and StormReady , a community must:

* Establish a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center;
* Have more than one way to receive tsunami and severe weather warnings
and forecasts to alert the public;
* Create a system that monitors local weather conditions
* Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars;
* Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe
weather spotters and holding emergency exercises .nws.gov
TsunamiReady program: http://www.noaa.weather.

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NOAA Promotes International Collaboration With Australian Counterparts

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Thousands of individual instruments are gathering observations around the
globe."
"A fundamental tenet of GEOSS is to work within our own countries and
across borders in partnership to mitigate the impacts of hazardous events on
the world's population," Johnson added.

Forecasts and warnings for various severe weather conditions , information on preparing for disasters, and news coverage of major weather events.

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"While an expanding tsunami observation and communication network allows
NOAA forecasters to monitor conditions and issue warnings, the public must
know how to react to such warnings in order to complete an effective tsunami
warning process," said Brig."
"TsunamiReady arms communities with improved communication, education and
safety skills needed to save lives and property," said Tyree Wilde, warning
coordination meteorologist at the NWS Weather Forecast Office in Portland,
Ore.
Citizens in a seaside community, such as Lincoln City, which is in an area
prone to earthquakes, must understand the importance of moving to high ground
or inland immediately in case a tsunami occurs," said Jay Wilson, earthquake
and tsunami program manager for Oregon State Emergency Management.
NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety
through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and
providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine
resources. Johnson, director of NOAA's National
Weather Service , and Dr.gov/eos.

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The agreement was signed by
retired Air Force Brig.
(Logo: http://www. support the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's Indian Ocean
Tsunami Warning System and accelerate Australia's capacity for planning,
deploying, applying, and operationally supporting deep ocean tsunami detection
platforms such as the U.
Commerce Department, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national
safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related
events and providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and
marine resources.noaa.

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WASHINGTON , Officials from NOAA's National Weather
Service are recognizing the city of Lincoln City, Ore., as a leader for
becoming the first TsunamiReady community since the multinational Indian Ocean
tsunami tragedy. The program is voluntary and provides communities with clear-cut
advice from a partnership between the local NWS office and state and local
emergency managers.
There are now more than 860 StormReady communities in 47 states and 16
TsunamiReady communities along the West Coast of the U .gov
NOAA's National Weather Service: http://www.gov

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(Logo: http: //www. Gen. "With TsunamiReady, communities are encouraged to improve public
awareness and local response to hazardous situations, associated with tsunamis
before and during such an event.,
area .noaa.stormready. Through its National Digital Forecast Database, NOAA
provides a seamless mosaic of forecast elements to the public to use in
creating text, graphic, grid and image products. Deep -ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
(DART) buoy stations.

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director of NOAA's National Weather Service. Ocean Shore, Wash. WASHINGTON, The Commerce Department's National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration signed an agreement today with
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology to formalize their commitment to improving
meteorological and hydrological forecasting.newscom.
"We are creating a structure and a network of scientists in both
countries, to share data and to provide technical capabilities," said Love.S.gov
GEOSS: http://www.html
National Digital Forecast Database:
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"This is an important step in advancing the Global Earth Observation System of
Systems, which will be a key part of our ability to forecast and warn of
natural disasters on a global scale.

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gov/tsunamiready.noaa. Additional cooperation will occur in the areas of
warning system design and exchange of sea level data related to these warning
systems.
"This serves to enhance the understanding of global weather and climate
through collaborative research and it provides a foundation for GEOSS and
other international activities.

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The NOAA National Weather Service is the primary source of weather data,
forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories.noaa.

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Both community preparedness programs use a grassroots approach to help
communities develop plans to handle local severe weather, wave impacts,
flooding threats, and help communities inform citizens of threats associated
with each.htm
StormReady program: http://www.S.nws.

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NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
is an agency of the U.