EDITORIAL: Two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated coastal communities across 14 countries and killed over 230,000 people, we must not only commemorate the lives lost but also critically ...

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...

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Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

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Aren't tsunami's more a west coast thing? While researchers say a tsunami like the one after Christmas Day in 2004, is unlikely here, they also say a smaller, yet still devastating tsunami could ...

Three weeks after the tsunami, and 20 years ago this week, WISH-TV sent Eric Halvorson and Kevin Conners to witness for our viewers how far their donated dollars would go in such a crisis.

Farther north, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast triggered a tsunami warning for parts of California and Oregon in early December. A tsunami didn’t come then, but the region’s proximity ...

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It was one of the biggest charity gigs ever to be held in the UK - but it very nearly didn't happen.

(UPDATE) THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has taken significant steps to enhance tsunami preparedness in vulnerable regions, particularly in Northern Luzon. NDRRMC ...