Surf Life Saving Australia releases online tsunami guide

Surf Life Saving Australia has released an interactive online resource to educate individuals, communities and schools to educate on all aspects of tsunami hazards.

Funded by the Australian Government, Tsunami: The Ultimate Guide was released last week to coincide with Australia's participation in the PacWAVE15 international tsunami warning exercise - a Pacific-wide exercise to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS), and to measure the readiness of countries in the Pacific Ocean to respond to distant and local tsunamis.

Australia's participation in PacWAVE15 is coordinated by the Bureau of Meteorology, in consultation with the relevant authorities and jurisdictions, including state and territory members of the Australian Tsunami Advisory Group (ATAG) of the Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee.

On average, Australia experiences the effects of a tsunami about once every four years. Typically they cause dangerous rips, waves and strong currents which are hazardous to swimmers and boaters.

The guide was recognised for its importance when Surf Life Saving Australia received a Highly Commended award as a Project of National Significance at the 2014 Resilient Australia Awards.

The guide was funded through the Australian Government's National Emergency Management Projects (NEMP) program which funds emergency management projects of national significance.

Tsunami: The Ultimate Guide can be accessed at www.emknowledge.gov.au

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