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When did India join the International Tsunami Warning System?
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- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
Correct Option: C
After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami which killed almost 230,000 people, India joined the system in 2005, joining 26 countries which formed a network to warn each other about tsunamis. The U.S., Japan, China, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore were already part of the international tsunami warning system, which is located near Honolulu, Hawaii. The system, which was set up in 1960s, would help India get advance information on when and where the tsunami would hit.