How Roki Sasaki’s life, career and outlook were shaped by disaster
Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.
A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters
The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President ...
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Recovery and resilience: 20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...
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Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters—and forget them
In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Acehnese interpreted the disaster in various ways. Initially, the tsunami was interpreted as a punishment or warning from God. Over time ...
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Breakpoint: Natural disasters and the problem of evil and suffering
Twenty years ago, on Dec. 26, 2004, a tsunami arising in the Indian Ocean devastated areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, ...
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Residents lose coastal vistas to fortress-like tsunami walls
But Takahashi said the real loss of his ancestral community of Ogatsu came several years after the tsunami disaster when the enormous seawall was erected, fully funded by the central government.
Charity's water kits help disaster-hit communities
The Rotary Water Survival Box initiative started in Chelwood Village Hall in Somerset, in response to the Indian Ocean ...
We must heed warnings of past tsunamis to prepare for the inevitable, researcher says
Having just learned about tsunamis in school, she was one of a few people to recognise the warning signs of the devastating wave that struck moments later on Boxing Day, 2004. The Indian Ocean tsunami ...