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Unchecked illegal trawling pushes Indonesia’s small-scale fishers to the brink
At around 5:30 a.m., after the tide starts to recede, Zulkifli Dalimunthe rushes to the shore a stone’s throw from his house, ...
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The Worst Tsunami In History — This Happened: December 26
In 2004, a 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and series of tidal waves that became one of worst natural disasters in recorded history. Wildfires in ...
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Gordon Ramsay Explores Rugged West Sumatra
The swell of the ocean just off the coast of the West Sumatran city of ... the second-largest of which is Sumatra. Rugged West Sumatra, where rainforest clings to the steepest slopes of volcanoes ...
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6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Aceh, No Tsunami Threat but Residents on Edge
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Aceh province, triggering panic among residents still traumatized by the 2004 tsunami.
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VOX POPULI: Though horrific, the Indian Ocean tsunami ended a 3-decade war
Exactly 20 years ago, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake occurred on Dec. 26 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka ...