Given the requests from emergency responders, the humanitarian community and the clients of telecommunications firms to play an increasing role in disaster response, it has never been more pressing for the mobile operators to help change the face of disaster response. Following tsunamis in 2004 and 2011, scientists have increased global cooperation by refining ways to measure waves and to convert these measurements into meaningful forecasts for shore. This model is used in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean, but is also being considered for use in the Mediterranean Sea.