Laura Ipsen, Vice President, Public Sector, for Microsoft and Sahlu Haile, Regional Advisor for Sub-Saharan Africa, Packard Foundation .

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With a population of nearly 4 million people, Ipsen said, only 25% to 30% would be prepared to make it through a tsunami unscathed.

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Still, Ipsen said residents can prepare for a tsunami and he recommends storing food, a phone charger and disaster kit for the home, vehicle and workplace.

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Over the course of six exchanges, the men's 3-meter synchronized springboard diving team of Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen traded one fist pound, one hug and one high five between dives.

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Ipsen, who has been working on promoting registration for the alert system, said city officials also recognize the problem, but the lack of funding makes it difficult for any action to be taken.

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