This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...

There is a long history of research experiments to generate earthquakes, tsunamis and climate disasters. As Partick J. Kiger wrote Between 1946 and 1958 the United States detonated 23 nuclear weapons ...

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...

Boxing Day, marks the 20th year since one of the world's most significant natural disasters, the Sumatra earthquake.

Survivors of the Boxing Day Tsunami and relatives of those who were killed joined memorials in Thailand today on the 20th anniversary of the disaster. Footage shows families laying flowers in Phuket ...

With hundreds of thousands dead, a shortage of body bags and 1.7 million people displaced, the overwhelming devastation caused by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami remains forever imprinted on the minds of ...

Two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated coastal regions around Asia, Tamara Davison travels to one of the areas that ...

We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. A survivor of the 2004 ...

Christmas Eve 2024 is around the corner and so is the Boxing Day, which holds a special day in the Premier League calendar, with a host of fixtures being played. (More Football News) December 26 ...

Several Premier League players are at risk of being suspended for when their club plays on Boxing Day next week. This weekend will see yet more top-flight matches take centre stage in the final ...

Britons have fawned over Boxing Day sale prices in high street stores since the 1990s, when Prime Minister John Major changed Sunday trading laws, allowing shops to be open for the Bank Holiday.

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of millions. Twenty years on, the survivors share their incredible stories.