From climate disasters to political upheavals, Asia faced significant challenges in 2024, leaving a complex legacy for the region. Whether it’s a turning point for collaboration or a deepening of ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami led to an increased awareness about earthquake preparedness among Kathmandu residents.

Spurred on by the horrors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, three friends came together with the idea of staging a ...

The Ministry of Forestry official mentioned a cooperation plan with WWF to support Indonesia's biodiversity conservation, ...

Today, the danger of a nuclear conflagration is more real than ever and there are no Russells, Einsteins and Rotblats to warn the world of what can happen to us ...

December 26, 2004 [AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe] The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the greatest disasters of the past 100 years. The worst hit was Indonesia where more than 165,000 people died.

and bringing them to shore after an earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered the giant pulverizing waves of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami. Tourists were thronging Thailand's gorgeous southwest ...

Provided by Xinhua People attend a commemoration event for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 26, 2024. (Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) ...

On Boxing Day, December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake near Sumatra triggered one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Indian Ocean tsunami claimed over 220,000 lives and ...

Only 5 per cent originated in the Indian Ocean. The tsunami on December 26, 2004, quickly escalated into a global disaster. Across 17 countries, nearly a quarter million people died and 1.7 million ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, claimed about 230,000 lives in countries across Southeast Asia and South Asia. In Thailand, ...