The 2004 tsunami was not simply a natural disaster but a graphic exposure of the failure of the capitalist system, the ruling ...

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...

Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

As a child, Hook started his days by jumping off the boat that his family lived on and into the ocean. By age 3 ... on land ...

The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands ...

The storm left the territory, made up of two main islands between Madagascar and Mozambique coast in the Indian Ocean, with no power and power since it made landfall. Officials have confirmed 20 ...

Chido ripped through the southwestern Indian Ocean on Friday and Saturday, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the cyclone's path, though, and took the ...

Santa Ana winds are spreading the Franklin fire in Malibu, where 2,667 acres were scorched by just before noon on Tuesday, Dec. 10. “We have a northeast wind coming off the Santa Monica ...

Santa winds on Tuesday caused a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter to hit the ground during a training drill in Orange County. The crash happened at around noon while the pilots conducted ...

More photos (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) A ferocious wildfire fanned by strong winds burned through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying homes, triggering power outages and forcing thousands ...

Malibu is one of the most fire-prone parts of Southern California, often in the path of Santa Ana winds that drive blazes marching to the Pacific Ocean. The winds eased by Tuesday afternoon and ...