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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The South Asian tsunami in 2004 was an extreme natural event resulting in many thousands of fatalities. Several important lessons can be highlighted for future disasters (Box 1). Until now ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Monday evening, with local authorities issuing a tsunami warning. According to the US Geological Survey, the 6.8 magnitude quake hit the province ...

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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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 ...

(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 ...

SINGAPORE – Two decades after a tsunami devastated the Indonesian province ... assistance they gave to Aceh in the aftermath of the 2004 tragedy. He said Singapore played an important role ...

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 ...