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    Ten years after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 10,000 people in India, survivors in affected countries still struggle with memories of lost loved ones and homes. While rehabilitation has continued, major climate events continue to threaten coastal regions. Recent cyclones like Hudhud have caused extensive damage in India despite efforts to establish early warning systems and make areas more resilient. Experts warn that the intensity of extreme climate events will only increase over time based on rising sea levels, storm surges, and other climate change factors. Preparing infrastructure and assessing risks from climate change are imperative for coastal cities to save populations from future devastation.

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    Ten years after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 10,000 people in India, survivors in affected countries still struggle with memories of lost loved ones and homes. While rehabilitation has continued, major climate events continue to threaten coastal regions. Recent cyclones like Hudhud have caused extensive damage in India despite efforts to establish early warning systems and make areas more resilient. Experts warn that the intensity of extreme climate events will only increase over time based on rising sea levels, storm surges, and other climate change factors. Preparing infrastructure and assessing risks from climate change are imperative for coastal cities to save populations from future devastation.

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    Ten years after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 10,000 people in India, survivors in affected countries still struggle with memories of lost loved ones and homes. While rehabilitation has continued, major climate events continue to threaten coastal regions. Recent cyclones like Hudhud have caused extensive damage in India despite efforts to establish early warning systems and make areas more resilient. Experts warn that the intensity of extreme climate events will only increase over time based on rising sea levels, storm surges, and other climate change factors. Preparing infrastructure and assessing risks from climate change are imperative for coastal cities to save populations from future devastation.

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    Whentheseacamehome
    Tenyearscannotwipeoutmemoriesofthewallofwaterthatwreckedhumanlifeandproperty,withBandaAcehon
    theSumatrancoastbearingthebruntoftheearthquakeandaseriesoftsunamisintheIndianOceanregionin2004.
    Thedeathoflovedonesandthelossoflivelihoodsandhomesstillhauntsurvivorsin14countries,andtheworld
    continuestograpplewiththemagnitudeoftheeventthatwasonlyovertakenafewyearsagobythetsunami
    earthquakecombinationthathitJapanandcausedameltdowninsomenuclearreactorsatFukushima.Residentsof
    BandaAcehrebuilttheirlives,andinIndiatoo,whichlostover10,000peopletothecalamity,rehabilitationhasbeen
    anongoingengagement.Indiasetupawarningsystemin2005andupgradedittoastateoftheartIndianTsunami
    EarlyWarningSystemtwoyearslaterattheIndianNationalCentreforOceanInformationServicesinHyderabad.It
    hasthecapabilitytoissuetsunamibulletinswithin10minutesofamajorearthquakeintheIndianOcean.
    Advancewarningisasimportantasdisasterpreparednessforcalamitiesofsuchmagnitude.Odishalearntalesson
    fromthesupercyclonein1999,butearlierthisyearcycloneHudhuddevastatedthecoastalcityofVisakhapatnam
    which,ironically,isoneofthetwocitiesinthecountrygearingupforapilotclimateresilientplan.Boththe
    IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)in2007andtheMinistryofEnvironmenthadsaidtherewouldbe
    ahighlikelihoodoftheintensityofcycloniceventsincreasingontheeasterncoastofIndia.Aworkingpaperoncoastal
    citiespreparedbyTheEnergyandResourcesInstitutesaysitishighlypertinenttostartclimateproofinginfrastructure
    andservicesandtoassesssealevelrise,combinedwithotherfactorssuchasstormsurges,cyclonesandchangesin
    precipitationpatterns.AccordingtotheIPCC,thecoastalareasfacemultiplerisksrelatedtoclimatechangeand
    variability.Indiahas130townsandcitiesin84coastaldistricts,andaccordingtothePlanningCommissiontherisein
    sealevelhasbeenintherangeof1.06to1.75mmayearoverthepastcentury.ThelatestreportbytheWorld
    MeteorologicalOrganizationsaysthatinearly2014,globalaveragemeasuredsealevelreachedarecordhighforthe
    timeoftheyear.ThemeltdownatFukushimapromptedreactordesignchanges,andwitheachdevastatingincidentthe
    worldgainsfreshknowledgeinhindsight.Butthatmaynotbeenoughtosavehumanityfromtheintensityofrecurring
    calamities.Scienceisquitefirmthatextremeeventswillincreaseovertheyears,makinganticipationandpreparation
    imperative.Thatistheleastthatcountriescandotosavetheirpopulationsfromdevastation.

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