The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 300 today as more victims of Indonesia’s double disasters were found. Meanwhile an official said a warning system installed after ...

A new proposal for an early warning system for tsunamis and other seismic events is being co-ordinated by the Geological Survey of Ireland, a Government agency. There is currently no warning ...

Tsunami warnings to the local population of quake-hit Sulawesi island failed on the "last mile", causing many to be surprised by waves as high as six metres, according to a German research centre ...

We explore the vulnerabilities in the Indian Ocean’s current tsunami alert network two decades after 2004. Despite technical ...

When the Indian Ocean tsunami struck, the only warning most people in the region had was the sight of a giant wave heading towards them. Unlike the Pacific, the Indian Ocean did not have a system ...

Two other warning systems were established at the same time—in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as in the Caribbean—ensuring that all marine areas in the world are covered. Officially ...

In addition to being deadly and devastating, tsunamis tend to arrive without much warning. They’re most commonly triggered by undersea earthquakes and landslides. Those are hard to detect, but ...

The newly implemented Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean, German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, goes into operation November 10 and with this, the system enters its final ...

A series of powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia's far east today, triggering a tsunami alert, the US ...

The recent tsunami in Indonesia has caused widespread death and destruction, but could it have been avoided? Reality Check looks at the country's early warning system and compares to systems ...