Phuket in Thailand draws over 10 million visitors a year to its tropical beaches. But as the island seeks to become Thailand's first sustainable tourism destination, two decades after it was ravaged ...

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

Jan. 21 (morning): The Moon, just shy of last quarter, is 3½° to the lower left of Spica in Virgo. Jan. 23 (evening): Mars, in Gemini, is 2½° to the right of Pollux in the eastern sky.

December 26, 2024, marked the 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It was also the day that former ...

Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.

Twenty years ago, on Dec. 26, 2004, a tsunami arising in the Indian Ocean devastated areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, ...

Tsunamis are a hot topic in popular culture, lately. But is Florida ready for what some experts have warned for decades is ...

December 26 marked 20 years since a massive tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving death and destruction in its wake on a vast scale in country after country. Officially, an estimated ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ceremonies on Thursday to mark ...

The lack of tsunami early warning systems in the Indian Ocean before the 2004 tsunami had made the disaster's impact worse. No seismic stations covered the entire area, and no telecommunication ...