Blaming governments for not educating the people is a natural, but erroneous response. Hawaii has on average 5 tsunamie alerts annually, yet many ignore them just like people who have hurricane parties. This truly is one of those '100 year events.' There are no living Krakatoa survivors that could have maintained an oral tradition of caution. My great grandmother was in the San Francisco earthquake. I am typing this on the massive oak desk she crawled under. My grandmother got under it during the Northridge quake and I can touch scars from the collapsed brick chimney. Of course,I live in an apartment complex with a cedar shake shingle roof and no firewalls in the attic. Brushfires are a annual event here. At best, the current laws mandate replacement with fire retardant materials and we are scheduled for next year. This is a good time for people to rethink possible local catastrophes.