FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aligning Priorities with Societal Risks from Tsunamis -- 3 Education and Preparedness of Individuals, Communities, and Decision Makers -- 4 Tsunami Detection and Forecasting -- 5 Long-Term Reliability and Sustainability of Warning Center Operations -- References -- Appendix A: Examples of Tsunami Sources That Threaten the United States -- Appendix B: Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness -- Appendix C: Relative Hazards of Near- and Far-field Tsunami Sources -- Appendix D: Available Tsunami Evacuation Maps -- Appendix E: Examples of Tsunami Education Efforts -- Appendix F: June 14, 2005: A Case Study in Tsunami Warning and Response -- Appendix G: Magnitudes from C. Richter to Mwp and the W phase -- Appendix H: Tsunami Earthquakes -- Appendix I: Samoa Tsunami -- Appendix J: Response to the Chilean-Earthquake Generated Tsunami: The Hawaii Case Study -- Appendix K: Acronyms -- Appendix L: Committee and Staff Biographies.