With better technology, we could further shorten the time between an earthquake and when the tsunami warning goes out.
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge.
People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years ...
Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami ...
Revisiting field research in Ampara by Prof. Amarasiri de Silva The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, also known as the Boxing Day tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on ...
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More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic Indian Ocean tsunami. As we honour those lost, we are also humbled to reflect ...
Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
The quake created a 1,200-kilometer-long rupture on the seafloor, raising one side of the break by up to 15 meters, which ...