Forecasting tsunamis is not a precise art; Unlike some natural disasters, tsunamis are not climate-related and do not occur during a particular season. In the case of the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, the presence of ocean sensors and a warning system could have been of enormous help. At the time of the tsunami, there were no ocean sensors in the Indian Ocean, which led to a lack of knowledge of the tsunami, resulting in a lack of a plan to move to higher ground, resulting in 230,000 people killed on Boxing Day