Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history.

For ten straight minutes, the entire planet shook violently, sending seismic waves across itself that changed the world for the worse.

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the ...

Nature's immense and overwhelming beauty is balanced only by its immense and overwhelming destruction, and the numerous ...

Climate change is making it more expensive for many Americans to insure and protect their homes and property. That's the finding of a two-year investigation by the Senate Budget Committee. As ...

David Wallace Wells, author of "The Uninhabitable Earth," reviews the year in climate. The head of the United Nations has described 2024 as a "master class in climate destruction." Then, author Tana ...

This year has been a wake-up call for humanity with the deepening of the worldwide environmental crisis and acceleration of ...

Climate change is a term that has become increasingly common over the years. With many tragic world events this year such as ...

People in Vanuatu applaud its latest show of resilience following a deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake, but they say it can't ...

Thanks to the GITEWS early warning system developed under the leadership of the GFZ from 2005 to 2008, it is now not only the ...

Latin America in 2024 experienced a year of extremes, from record snowfall in Santiago to severe drought in the Amazon.