Here are some things to know about tsunamis: A tsunami, a word that comes from the Japanese characters for harbor and wave, is a series of extremely long waves caused by the sudden displacement of ...
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed ...
People have gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark the 20th anniversary of the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history's worst natural disasters.
Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...
It’s been 20 years since the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which claimed tens of thousands of lives. The ...
Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...
The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, ...
Here is a look at tsunamis. Tsunamis are formed by a displacement of water – a landslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption, or slippage of the boundary between two of the earth’s tectonic plates – slabs ...
ABC News’ Diane Sawyer interviewed Nemcova in the months after the tragedy. Now, 20 years after one of the deadliest natural ...
Two decades after a devastating tsunami swept across Southeast Asia, Petra Nemcova is recalling what, and who, helped her ...