The Indonesian government is planning to tighten housing construction standards nationwide in an effort to reduce the severe consequences of potential megathrust earthquakes, said a senior official at ...

December 26, 2024, marked the 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It was also the day that former ...

Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.

The Quad reaffirmed its shared vision for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific, one that is peaceful, stable, and ...

On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, the coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, was filled with thousands of people ...

The huge swell struck the coastline of Peru, Chile, and Ecuador one day after an environmental emergency was declared in the ...

The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed ...

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 ...

Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared. Researchers say this was partly due to folklore passed down through the ...

Generative AI can transform how we predict, prepare for, and recover from natural disasters. 20 years after the 2004 Tsunami ...

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive ...