This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...
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. By Katrina Miller The Indian Ocean tsunami ...
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history's worst ...
Some 6,000 aftershocks followed. The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed about 230,000 people in Indonesia ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: Graphic content. Banda Aceh: Heri Syahrial thinks his family is here, somewhere under his feet and the crumbling path, amid ...
The resulting tsunami unleashed waves more than 100 feet high and as fast as an airliner. Within hours, the tsunami had claimed nearly 230,000 human lives and displaced millions of people in 12 ...
The tsunami covered half the city and hundreds ... While complete failure is expected in the face of extreme events, it’s crucial that certain critical infrastructure, such as power plants ...
Ayuni survived the tsunami by chance, staying at her aunt ... However, there is hope that younger generations can be better prepared to face such challenges in the future.
In the last 20 years, the legacy of this disaster has changed the face of tsunami science forever. Now 27, Martunis was just seven years old when the tsunami hit Aceh, tearing apart his life as ...