New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday signed a law that will require companies responsible for large amounts of ...

Twenty years ago today, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake unleashed a tsunami across the Indian Ocean region. Towering waves, some ...

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.

The Philippines endured unusually hot weather, was battered by several tropical cyclones, and even dealt with volcanic ...

John Metcalfe had been living in Thailand for two-and-a-half years when the devastating natural disaster hit 20 years ago ...

Petra Nemcova is looking back on the life-changing tsunami that she survived 20 years ago. The supermodel, now 45, clung to a palm tree in Thailand for eight hours to stay alive.

A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on ...

Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka's palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday -- ...

Experts said the Boxing Day catastrophe in 2004 was a “huge wakeup call” that accelerated research, education and technology to better understand natural disasters and try to mitigate their impact.

With its resources, extensive knowledge of difficult terrain along the borders, and training in crisis management, the BSF is ...

The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East ...