Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a ...

Aceh Tamiang has achieved the most, with around 1,000 temporary houses completed and 1,600 more under construction.

In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods. The failure was not forecasting, but ...

Abstract: While global navigation satellite system interferometric reflectometry (GNSS-IR) has been widely applied to monitor the water levels in lakes, rivers, tides, and storm surges, its potential ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful ...

In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the ...

The tsunami was 60 centimeters (2 feet) high in deep water 2 hours after formation, and 24 meters (79 feet) when it reached ...

Aceh Regency recorded the highest displacement figures, with 33,261 individuals or 9,242 families seeking shelter across 210 ...

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 ...

By Aida Greenbury It was 27 December 2004. I was sitting at my computer in my office in Jakarta, Indonesia, my mind busy with plans for the New Year party I had organized with friends in the city, ...

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 ...