The Tech Behind Tsunami Alerts: How AI and Sensors Save Lives

For the hundreds of millions of people living in areas vulnerable to ocean hazards, like Alaska, Chile, Japan or Indonesia, tsunamis are a very real threat. While tsunamis have caused devastation throughout history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed more than 230,000 lives, served as a global wake-up call. It underscored the urgent need for early detection systems and coordinated international response. Since then, tsunami monitoring centers around the world have turned to technology to detect undersea earthquakes, monitor ocean conditions, and issue warnings, fast.

In this video we explore the technology, including AI, that is used to assess and monitor tsunami threats across the world.