Part of the problem was that there was no tsunami warning center in the Indian Ocean. And the series follows a group of scientists who realize that there's been a massive earthquake, that there's ...

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 ...

In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves reportedly reaching 100 feet to Indonesia, India ... s a lookback in photos of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake ...

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 ...

Norman Cousins, an American journalist and author, once said, “History is a vast early warning system.” This statement resonates profoundly as we reflect on the devastating tsunami of December ...

In response, the government established the Indian Tsunami ... as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). India’s indigenous Deep-Ocean Assessment and ...

MORE The 2004 Indian Ocean ... Further, India’s experience with the tsunami established it as a regional leader in catastrophe risk reduction. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC ...

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 ...

The lack of tsunami early warning systems in the Indian Ocean before the 2004 tsunami had made the disaster's impact worse. No seismic stations covered the entire area, and no telecommunication ...

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...