NatureNews reports that two teams have independently concluded that the last time a tsunami of similar size hit the region was around AD 1300-1400. "This is crucial information for improving disaster preparedness", says Jörn Lauterjung, a physicist at the national German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, who coordinates the implementation of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean.
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