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Sumatra post-tsunami wasteland

Rebuilding and prevention in tsunami-hit areas

Protecting against the risk of shifting ground and replanting mangrove forests are some of the tasks ahead for tsunami-hit areas, reports Richard Stone.

Source: Science

24 October 2006 | EN | 中文

Mangrove forest

The right way to rebuild Asia's coastal barrier

Mangrove replanting schemes in the tsunami-hit countries of the Indian Ocean are struggling to get it right, reports Marilyn Smith.

12 January 2006 | EN

Pakistan quake

After the quake: Pakistan upgrades seismic network

Nizamuddin Siddiqui reports on efforts to improve Pakistan's ability to detect and study earthquakes.

20 December 2005 | EN

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Under threat: Asian mangrove replanting schemes

Efforts to restore the mangrove ‘bioshield’ around Indian Ocean coasts are facing challenges from shrimp farming and a lack of local support, writes Erika Check.

Source: Nature

16 December 2005 | EN

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Natural disasters: more to come?

Quinrin Schiermeier writes about the world's growing vulnerability to natural disasters like the 2004 tsunami and the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.

Source: Nature

15 December 2005 | EN

Sumatra post-tsunami wasteland

Tsunami warning system begins to take shape

Richard Stone and Richard A. Kerr report on how the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is gradually taking shape.

Source: Science

9 December 2005 | EN