Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustained the brunt of the damage. Indonesian officials estimated that ...

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 science world was small and mostly under the radar of mainstream media. There was plenty of interesting work ...

Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ...

Twenty years ago today, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake unleashed a tsunami across the Indian Ocean region. Towering waves, some ...

Twenty years after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami left over 220,000 people dead, residents of Aceh, Indonesia, ...

People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive ...

The earthquake and tsunami claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century.

On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves ...

Memory canonization is evident in the creation of disaster monuments and commemoration events, including in Aceh.