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Group. As subsidiary bodies of the IOC of UNESCO, the ICG meets to promote, organize, and coordinate regional tsunami mitigation activities, including the issuance of timely tsunami warnings. To achieve this objective requires the participation, cooperation and contribution of many national and international seismic, sea level, communication, and dissemination facilities throughout the region. The ICG is comprised of Member States in the region. Currently, these are ICGs for tsunami warning and mitigation systems in the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Caribbean and adjacent regions, and the north-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas.

for established by Resolution XXIII-14 of the 23rd Session of the IOC General Assembly in 2005. The ICG is comprised principally of IOC Member States and regional organizations from the Wider Caribbean Region. Through the coordinating efforts of the IOCARIBE Sub- commission starting in 1993, a Group of Experts formulated a proposal for the building of the Intra-Americas Tsunami Warning System that was endorsed by the IOC General Assembly in 2002. There are presently 28 Member States in the ICG/CARIBE-EWS.

by Resolution XXIII-12 of the 23rd Session of the IOC General Assembly in 2005. The ICG/IOTWMS Secretariat is presently located in Perth, Australia. There are presently 28 Member States in the ICG/IOTWMS.

established by Resolution IV-6 of the 4th Session of the IOC Assembly in 1965. The ICG/ITSU was renamed to the ICG/PTWS in 2006 by Resolution EC-XXXIX.8 of the IOC Executive Council.

established by Resolution XXIII-13 of the 23rd Session of the IOC General Assembly in 2005. The ICG is comprised principally of IOC Member States bordering the north- eastern Atlantic and those bordering or within the Mediterranean or connected seas. There are presently 40 Member States in the ICG/NEAMTWS.

Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation SystemIOC Executive Council in 2006 as proposed by ITSU at its 20th Session in 2005 (Recommendation ITSU-XX.1). There are presently 46 Member States in the ICG/PTWS.

Time of the first minimum of the tsunami waves.

The measure of strength, force, or energy.

Maximum horizontal penetration of the tsunami from the shoreline. A maximum inundation is measured for each different coast or harbour affected by the tsunami.

Area flooded with water by the tsunami.

Dark area shows inundation area from the 1964 Alaska tsunami. Photo courtesy of NCEI/WDS-Geophysics.