Two families, one in Koralawella, Moratuwa, the other in Kirullapone leading routine lives………and then the swipe of monstrous waves from a sea looked at as benevolent until then. Destiny, karma, fate ...
The word tsunami generates an emotional response, much like earthquake or shark, especially if you live on the coast and get into the ocean frequently. It’s just one of those terrifying ...
Twenty years ago, on Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to ...
Highway 20 was closed in both directions west of Jackson after a fatal crash occurred three miles west of town on Friday ...
Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...
Is money the only thing we value?” he mused. “I always felt like I took less money so that we could win.” Brady also claims ...
The deadliest tsunami to hit Hawaii in modern history was on April 1, 1946, when a magnitude 8.6 earthquake in the Aleutian ...
The Nicobarese, after the 2004 tsunami, faced cultural erosion due to top-down aid that disrupted their traditions and ...
The average age of NSW residents has risen past 40 for the first time, triggering concerns that housing and healthcare in the ...
PHANGNGA, Thailand – Thousands of candles illuminated the Tsunami Memorial Park in Ban Nam Khem in Phang-nga on Thursday ...
Tsunami and earthquake data still isn’t shared widely around the world. Local authorities and experts often don’t communicate ...
PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over 5,000 lives. But the local indigenous Moken people miraculously survived with almost ...