Equally, last year's flooding of the Mekong river, which devastated large parts of Cambodia, should serve as a warning to the region, says David McCauley, head of the ADB's climate-change programme.
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An initial tsunami warning for the Pacific region was soon canceled.
Today, the Mediterranean is being monitored by several national tsunami warning centres: this represents a major step towards the establishment of the tsunami early warning system in the region.
The absence of the Caribbean early warning system does not mean the region is unprotected, as it is covered on an interim bases by the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The Bush administration has sent another aircraft carrier to the region as a warning to Iran.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of ice for the region for Tuesday.
The Colombian government has issued a "risk report" warning that civilians in the region are in danger, and the U.N.
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for South East England for Friday, warning of snow throughout the region - including much of East and West Sussex - and a danger of some drifting.
Following the success of the communication test exercise of 10 August 2011 involving 31 National Tsunami Warning Focal Points from the region, a full-scale exercise named NEAMWave12 is planned in the fourth quarter of 2012 to test the readiness of the system and of the Member States.
The Colombian government has issued a "risk report, " warning authorities that civilians in the region are at risk.
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None of them is as yet close to a Thai-style crisis, but warning signs are evident throughout the region.
The Indian Ocean Regional Tsunami Service Providers of Australia, India and Indonesia are monitoring the event and issuing tsunami advisories to the National Tsunami Warning Centres of the Indian Ocean region.
Several inches of snow fell during Sunday and a yellow "be aware" ice warning is now in place for the Eastern region.
The Met Office issued a weather warning for the East Midlands with some parts of the region expecting up to 10cm (4ins) of snow.
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The Met Office issued a weather warning for the East Midlands with some parts of the region getting up to 10cm (4ins) of snow.
Not for the first time on this three-month-long mission, the Northumberland has found itself in the same region as an act of piracy but without the advance warning to stop it.
The town of Darwen in Lancashire, which was evacuated last month when rivers burst their banks, is among 65 places in the North East, the North West, the South West, the Midlands and the Anglian region of England, that are subject to a flood warning.
Another justification is that an institution with a detailed knowledge of the region is likely to be better able to sound an early warning of a crisis through its surveillance systems.
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In the village of Aramon, also in the Gard region, locals have accused the authorities of failing to give them adequate warning of the impending floods already affecting the rest of the area.
The Met Office has issued an early warning of severe weather, with further rain and showers forecast to sweep across the Yorkshire and Humber region throughout the weekend.
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The avalanche warning service had warned on Saturday that the risk of slides was high because of heavy snowfall in the region over the past two days.
Although Cameroon's security forces have stepped up security in the region, a source told French radio that the government in Yaounde had been given no advance warning of the Nigerian campaign.
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In 2012 some of the national tsunami warning centres will also offer interim operational tsunami watch provisions upon request to the other member states of the NEAM region.
In addition to restrictions at airports and the WHO's travel warning, many countries have been urging their citizens to think twice before travelling to Asia, denting not just the region's tourist industry but also other activities.
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