2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and a network of sensors is needed to detect it. Setting up the communications infrastructure to issue timely warnings is an even bigger problem, particularly in a relatively impoverished part of the world. Tsunamis are more frequent in the Pacific Ocean than in other oceans because of earthquakes in the "Ring of Fire". Although the extreme western edge of the Ring of Fire extends into the Indian Ocean (the point where the earthquake struck), no warning system exists in that ocean. Tsunamis there are relatively rare despite earthquakes being relatively frequent in Indonesia. The last major tsunami was caused by
Ring of Fire Studios Ring of Fire Studios Ring of Fire Studios is an award winning digital effects and design company located in Venice, California. Launched in 1996, the company focuses on commercial advertising work but also does visual effects, animation and pre-visualization for features, television, music videos and live events. Nike, GEICO, Adidas, T-Mobile, UPS, Mercedes and Bud Light are among their advertising clients, and some of the agencies they work with are Wieden + Kennedy, The Martin Agency, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Ogilvy + Mather, Goodby Silverstein & Partners and BBDO Worldwide. Ring of Fire has done feature film work for Warner Bros., Fox and