The system wasn't working when a tsunami struck Sunday, killing hundreds. Tsunamis have devastated the shorelines of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries before, but the subsequent deaths and ...

Thanks to the GITEWS early warning system developed under the leadership of the GFZ from 2005 to 2008, it is now not only the Indian Ocean that is better prepared for such natural hazards. The ...

The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami triggered an outpouring of grief and emotion as the scale of the devastation became clear. It also triggered an unprecedented response from the federal government for aid ...

MENTAWAI ISLANDS, Indonesia — The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 300 Wednesday as more victims of Indonesia's double disasters were found and an official said a warning ...