Myanmar is the world's biggest source of jade ... huge amounts of mud together with rainwater ran into the pit. It was like a tsunami." Heavy rain continued all day during the rescue work.

Some 250,000 were killed across several countries in the 2004 tsunami. An estimated 140,000 lives were lost in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In Myanmar, 120,000 perished when Cyclone Nargis hit in ...

The Myanmar military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 men, a BBC investigation has found. Eyewitnesses and survivors said that ...

Though the Myanmar coastline was largely spared by the great tsunami of 2004, Eya's residents tell me that it did strike their village. An old woman, her eyes wide, describes the great waves ...

A new study, involving researchers from UCL, reveals that a landslide in a secluded region of Greenland triggered a massive ...

As the military junta in Myanmar continues to face mounting losses on the ground, the dominant narrative has shifted from “the military is too big to fail” to fears of Myanmar becoming a ...

Japan’s 2011 tsunami affected both the rich coastal ecosystems of northeastern Japan and the local communities reliant upon them. The destruction to the landscape wreaked by the tsunami that ...

What will it take to be ready for the next major tsunami? One of the most wrenching signs of the lack of readiness for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean was the enthusiasm of children, as reported ...

YANGON, Myanmar--Security forces in Myanmar used violence on Monday against demonstrators who sought to celebrate last week’s formation of a shadow government to serve as an alternative to the ...

As the tsunami rocked back and forth in the fjord, the impacts were strong enough to ripple through the Earth's crust and register as a single frequency hum that seismologists initially ...

The main objective of this year's World Tsunami Awareness Day is to raise consciousness about reducing the risks created by these giant waves and improving community preparedness. Although ...

According to Swapna Shastra, seeing a tsunami in your dream can symbolize major life shifts, potential disasters, or personal rejuvenation. It may also indicate internal conflicts, emotional ...