tsunamis


A strong earthquake measuring up to 6.8 has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say.

A haemophiliac feared died in the Asian tsunami is jailed for infecting his ex-girlfriend with the HIV virus.

At least two people are killed and hundreds of homes toppled by an earthquake which struck near Indonesia's Sulawesi province.

Indonesia launches a new tsunami early warning system, but experts say some areas will not be fully protected.

Research on sediments on Indian Ocean shores reveals centuries-old evidence of large tsunami in the region.

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says the turmoil in the markets is a "once in a century credit tsunami".

Climate change is increasing the risk of tsunami affecting the UK, scientists claim in a BBC TV programme.

Two powerful earthquakes hit Indonesia's Moluccas islands and Hokkaido in northern Japan, but there are no reports of injuries.

A survivor of the 2004 Asian Tsunami has become a Dorset tourist attraction by surfing while standing on his head.

The Belgian director of a thriller about parents bereaved by the Asian tsunami defends his use of the 2004 disaster as a plot device.

Malaysia tells more than 25,000 Indonesian tsunami refugees to leave by early January or face deportation.

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A powerful quake off the eastern coast of Japan sparks a tsunami warning for two prefectures, but no immediate reports of damage.

The disaster threatened by China's fast-rising quake lakes potentially dwarves that triggered by the tremor which spawned them this month, warn experts.

The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at whether the Burmese will open up to international aid in the wake of the cyclone.

An ambitious plan to drill into a Japanese earthquake zone yields its first results, generating 3D images of faults.

EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel says soaring world food prices could lead to a humanitarian disaster in Africa.

The first footage of a "tsunami" hurtling through the Sun's atmosphere at millions of kilometres an hour, is captured by astronomers.

Nasa's Stereo mission has filmed a "tsunami" hurtling through the Sun's atmosphere.

Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning put in place after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra.

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