2006, Oceanography 19(2):40–49, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.62

Cyclones, Tsunamis, and Human Health:
The Key Role of Preparedness

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Mark E. Keim, M.D. | International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, National Center of Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA, and Department of International Health and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

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Besides the many benefits of the ocean, human and other populations living in coastal regions share in the risk for meteorological and seismic hazards that originate from the seas. Tropical cyclones (also known as typhoons and hurricanes) and tsunamis represent the most powerful and destructive of all marine hazards.

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Keim, M.E. 2006. Cyclones, tsunamis, and human health: The key role of preparedness. Oceanography 19(2):40–49, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.62.

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