It was white water and chaos - tsunami survivor
A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on ...
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It ...
'I ran immediately': Survivors of the 2004 tsunami remember 'the big wave' 20 years on
Today, the world marks 20 years since the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, which killed more than 225,000 people. SBS ...
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Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Tsunamis in Santa Cruz
The word tsunami generates an emotional response, much like earthquake or shark, especially if you live on the coast and get into the ocean frequently. It’s just one of those terrifying ...
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What we have learned in the 20 years since Boxing Day tsunami
Tsunami and earthquake data still isn’t shared widely around the world. Local authorities and experts often don’t communicate ...
Powerful quake strikes Vanuatu, reportedly killing 14; US embassy suffers ‘significant damage’
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said.
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Unthinkable horror: 2004 tsunami survivors recall waves of death and destruction
With hundreds of thousands dead, a shortage of body bags and 1.7 million people displaced, the overwhelming devastation caused by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami remains forever imprinted on the minds of ...
If tsunami hit Alameda, it could bring fast-moving tides, strong currents, flooding
A tsunami could bring fast-moving tides with strong currents and significant flooding that could cause “major damage” to the ...
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami | The Hindu’s looks back at the tragedy after two decades
December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami generated by the quake ...
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France prepares for tsunami
Twenty years after a tsunami took the lives of 220,000 people in southeast Asia, France prepares for an offshore seismic ...
After the Boxing Day tsunami, we built a warning system. It may not be enough
When the earthquake struck, the world rattled; a 10-millimetre shudder on a planetary scale. Earth wobbled on its axis and its rotation quickened, shortening days by 2.68 microseconds. The North Pole ...
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Hilo’s tsunami museum closes due to financial woes; staff laid off
The Pacific Tsunami Museum is in dire financial straits, and its organizers hope the community will step up and help it ...