In addition to the tens of thousands of relief workers who responded to the Sumatran earthquake and the related tsunami, earth scientists, including those in the USGS, were a part of the post-disaster assessment and recovery planning efforts.
The USGS provided real-time earthquake information to government authorities in the Indian Ocean and freely distributed many types of tsunami-related satellite imagery and geospatial data to support the needs of U.S. and international aid organizations. USGS scientists participated in post-disaster field studies in the Indian Ocean basin, working to assess impacts and assist in the creation of systems to deal with possible future events.

WILL-AM580 FOCUS interview with Tom Casadevall