Accounts from early expeditions to the Seychelles more than 250 years ago described crocodiles as common along the coasts of the archipelago. But after the first settlers established a permanent ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A claim has been circulating on social media suggesting that the devastating 2004 tsunami that wrecked the Indian Ocean was not caused by a natural earthquake, but because of a ...

The Indian Ocean region is undergoing a profound geopolitical transformation. From a relatively peripheral theater, it has now transitioned into a site of intense strategic competition, expanding ...

When a huge earthquake struck near Kamchatka, the SWOT satellite captured an unprecedented, high-resolution view of the resulting tsunami as it crossed the Pacific. The data revealed the waves were ...

On July 29, 2025, the world’s sixth biggest recorded earthquake struck Russia, triggering a tsunami whose waves reached as far as the U.S.’s West Coast. Data from an unexpected source—space—has shed ...

Almost 12 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished over the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board, the search for the Boeing 777's wreckage was scheduled to resume Tuesday in the Indian Ocean ...

In the summer of 2025, a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. While that is not one of the five largest earthquakes ever recorded, that is still ...

As we mark the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, UNDP and the Government of Japan share the stories of survivors so that their experiences are never forgotten, and communities ...

Azzahra Layusa, survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, in Aceh, Indonesia. As we mark the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, UNDP and the Government of Japan share the stories of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Maritime threats in the Western Indian Ocean cost the region roughly $1.14 billion per year, according to a new report by the United Nations ...

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in Pacific coast ...

NORTH ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 5 (Reuters) - For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the ...