The Washington Emergency Management Division's response plan is the latest addition to the island's preparedness culture.
Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...
Tap Tawan’s seafarers face challenges from modernisation as their bond with nature fades and economic needs threaten the ...
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 ...
The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed ...
People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive ...
Faisal Syafii lost his home, business and first wife, Siti Syamsiah, during the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago today.
I don’t wish ever a disaster of this magnitude on anyone,” one woman said. But the 2004 Asian tsunami also made her realize ...