The 2004 tsunami was not simply a natural disaster but a graphic exposure of the failure of the capitalist system, the ruling ...

Ardito Kodijat, Head of UNESCO’s Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre ... Doing so includes creating evacuation maps, public announcements, mobile phone alerts, national drills, exercises ...

Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar is a seasoned expert with over 25 years of experience in ocean observation, information systems, and ...

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

Geo-referenced risk maps that are community-friendly are a critical gap ... Strengthening Resilience: A Regional Imperative Our commemoration of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is a solemn reminder of ...

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

MCCAMMON: The earthquake triggered a tsunami that washed across the Indian Ocean with waves of up to ... It was like someone scratch the map. MCCAMMON: What was it like when you met the people ...

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.

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

Are we better prepared today? - Where we are in Greece, 20 years after the deadliest tsunami in history, in the Indian Ocean ...