Taiwan assists Solomon Islands with early warning system

The Republic of Taiwan has indicated to Solomon Island that it will establish an Early Warning System for the Pacific Island nation.

This has been confirmed by Taiwan Weather Bureau’s Director of Research and Development, Mr.Mark Cheng.

Cheng is attending the Third Pacific Meteorological Council meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga this week.

He said the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan and the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service have conducted initial research to identify the strength and capacity of the Solomon Islands Met Service.

“There are a number of objectives that were raised, one of which is to determine the important link between the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service and its stakeholders, Cheng said.

Taiwan is assisting Solomon Islands set up its early warning system.

“Taiwan is offering expertise on its human resources from the National Taiwan University, The Academic of Science and Research Institute, said Cheng.

A team of technical experts will establish a basic concept to install observation stations in some parts of Solomon Islands. The team will combine seismologists and meteorologists to carry out sensor installations.

“The sensors collect data of shock waves from earthquakes and tsunami waves during actual occurrences in wide areas surrounding an epic centre. The devices will then send data to stations where alerts are issued.”

When the equipment is installed, users of the information will have 20-30 seconds to respond.

 

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