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230,000 Killed, Millions Displaced: Remembering 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
A massive undersea earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, affecting ...
Pacific tsunami: Modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past
The earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on July 30, 2025, may have been one of the most severe on record, with a ...
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Man completes historic row across Indian Ocean as he eyes world record
An Accrington man has completed a historic row across the Indian Ocean, as he continues on his mission to row all the world’s oceans ...
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No Tsunami threat in Indian ocean
The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS), through its Tsunami Service Provider in Indonesia ...
I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean. Here's how island and coastal countries worked together
The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean's surface, and orangey-red containment booms ...
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Pacific Ocean tsunami: UNESCO's early warning system proves once again its effectiveness
Just ten minutes after the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning System, coordinated by UNESCO, issued an initial warning ...
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The Indian Ocean Dipole plunges into negative IOD territory
The IOD index typically bounces back into neutral territory during November with the return of the northwest monsoon across ...
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Indian Ocean tsunami: 20 years later, a disaster's lasting impact
Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Boxing Day quake was one of the largest ever recorded.
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Exploring the Indian Ocean as a rich archive of history – above and ...
As an archive, the Indian Ocean provides a new way of looking at world history, that has previously been dominated by European accounts. The age of European empires is only one tiny sliver of time ...
I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster
A security specialist in the Western Indian Ocean sees how countries work together to counter the threat of a massive oil ...