Two decades later: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean experienced one of the deadliest tsunamis in recorded history. Triggered by a massive ...
India's Tsunami preparedness: A beacon of hope in early warning systems
In 2005, the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) was ...
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The Indian Ocean tsunami: 20 years on
The death toll in Sri Lanka was 35,262 and 16,389 in India ... Such a tsunami warning system existed for the Pacific Ocean, but not for the Indian Ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ...
20 Years Later: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Photos)
On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves ...
Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people ...
The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for the Next Big Wave
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without ...
20 Years Ago a Tsunami Killed 230,000 People. We Can Do Better Now.
With better technology, we could further shorten the time between an earthquake and when the tsunami warning goes out.
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From blogs to Bluesky: How social media reshaped disaster response 20 years after the 2004 tsunami
The world’s deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, ...
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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on
The ocean floor opened at least 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) in length between the India ... the Indian Ocean. But now, 1,400 stations globally cut warning times to just minutes after a tsunami ...
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Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... before the tsunami struck. Early warning systems ...