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The earthquake and resulting tsunami (giant wave) that devastated much of South and South-East Asia in 2004 has prompted questions about rebuilding and prevention efforts for tsunami-prone areas.
(Photo credit: Joseph Trainor/University Delaware/Disaster Relief Center)
Opinions and Analysis
Nuclear power: bruised but not broken
The world still needs nuclear power — but it must be safer and more transparent.
Pacific warning systems are failing
The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.
Shipping shortcut poses environmental risks
25 October 2007
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A long 'last mile': the lesson of the Asian tsunami
23 December 2005
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News and Features
'No evidence' of links between mega-earthquakes
Recent giant quakes in the Pacific region and Indian Ocean are most likely random, finds a study of statistical and physical data.
Aceh mangroves 'offered little tsunami protection' in 2004
New research in the debate about the protection coastal forests offer against tsunamis finds community location is a more important factor.
16 December 2011
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GPS data could speed up tsunami warnings
13 December 2011
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Source: Nature
US to help Bangladesh study earthquake risks
9 December 2011
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