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I visit the Tsunami Memorial in Khao Lak Thailand to reflect on the Khao Lak Tsunami 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami tragedy in Thailand and around the Indian Ocean. I'm sure we have all seen footage from ...
FIRST RESPONSE: Police Commissioner Mike Bush (second from right), pictured at Wat Yan Yao Mortuary, was the first New Zealand police officer to respond to the disaster.Ten One / None Ten years ...
A man had no idea that he was capturing a tragic moment in history while filming his mates on holiday. It's been quite commonplace for people in the 21st century to document what they get up to on ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ...
O n December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Over 227,000 lives were lost across 15 countries and there were millions of dollars in material ...
New evidence shows a disaster similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami battered the same region centuries ago and may have given rise to a powerful Islamic kingdom.
Beachgoers in Portugal scrambled for cover over the weekend as the sweltering heat gave birth to a rare “tsunami roll,” or ...
Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video circulating online does not show former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...
Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...
From beach cleanups, to supporting your favorite non-profit, to where you shop and what you buy, there are a myriad of ways to make every day World Oceans Day.