Natural disasters

The quake struck 175km north northwest of the city of Ternate. Photo: USGS

Strong 6.6-magnitude quake hits off coast of Indonesia

Residents fled from their homes as quake struck early on Monday.

7 Jan 2019 - 3:36am

Smoke from a bush fire burning in southwest Tasmania. Photo: Reuters

Bush fires rage in two Australia states as temperatures soar

5 Jan 2019 - 9:54pm

A fallen tree in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Photo: Reuters

Tourists hunker down as tropical storm batters Thailand

4 Jan 2019 - 11:36pm

Scientists say a tsunami hit China 1,000 years ago – and there’s still a risk of a giant wave hitting today

Scientists say tsunami hit China 1,000 years ago – and risk remains today

3 Jan 2019 - 9:10am 17

A soldier near a toppled mosque in the earthquake-hit Balaroa neighbourhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo: AP

Indonesia’s plans for ‘new Bali’ tourism push derailed by disasters

2 Jan 2019 - 10:30pm 1

Indonesian rescuers carry the remains of a landslide victim at Sirnaresmi village in Sukabumi, Indonesia on January 1. Photo: EPA

Rescuers search for survivors in deadly Indonesian landslide

1 Jan 2019 - 8:32pm

Anak Krakatoa erupted last week, triggering a deadly tsunami. Photo: AFP

Indonesian volcano lost two-thirds of its height in eruption

29 Dec 2018 - 11:17pm 1

Search and rescue operations continue in Banten province, Indonesia. Photo: Kyodo

Indonesia counts the cost of 2018’s wave of natural disasters

28 Dec 2018 - 9:41pm

Survivors of the Indonesian tsunami are being sent emergency shipments of rendang. Photo: AFP

Rendang: Indonesian staple bringing comfort to tsunami survivors

28 Dec 2018 - 10:32pm 1

People search among debris at an area affected by the tsunami in Labuhan, Banten province, Indonesia. Authorities have warned of further eruptions, with smoke and ash spewing from the volcano crater. Photo: Reuters

Danger level raised for Indonesia volcano as rocks, ash burst into the sky

27 Dec 2018 - 9:17pm

Residents disembark from a ferry after being evacuated from Sebesi island, in Bakauheni, Lampung province on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Indonesian rescuers rush to evacuate tsunami victims in isolated towns

26 Dec 2018 - 10:57pm

Indonesian authorities have again made promises to improve warning systems, but repeated tragedies prove pledges are rarely kept. Photo: Bloomberg

Time for action after latest tsunami tragedy

26 Dec 2018 - 7:21pm

An Indonesian tsunami victim sits on the ruins of her house after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait, in Paniis Village, Pandeglang, Banten. Photo: EPA

Indonesians travel to tsunami devastated zone to ‘get more likes’

26 Dec 2018 - 8:55pm

A plume of ash rises as Anak Krakatoa erupts in Indonesia on Sunday, in this picture obtained from social media. Photo: Susi Air via Reuters

Another tsunami may be imminent, as experts fear Anak Krakatoa collapse

26 Dec 2018 - 8:55pm 3

Drones and sniffer dogs search for survivors as Indonesia tsunami death toll rises

Drones, sniffer dogs search for survivors as Indonesia tsunami deaths rise

25 Dec 2018 - 11:21pm

Before the tsunami that killed hundreds, Krakatoa’s massive eruption in 1883 rocked the world

Before this tsunami, Krakatoa’s eruption in 1883 rocked the world

3 Jan 2019 - 11:52am 1

A damaged car in Carita in Banten province on December 24, 2018. Photo: AFP

Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesia tsunami deaths top 370

25 Dec 2018 - 10:49am

An aerial view of Anak Krakatoa volcano during an eruption at Sunda strait in South Lampung, Indonesia, December 23, 2018. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters

Another tsunami could hit Indonesia, experts warn

24 Dec 2018 - 6:43pm 2

The band Seventeen moments before a large wave crashed into the rear of the beachside stage on which they were performing. Photo: Twitter

Shocking moment tsunami rips through stage as band performs

23 Dec 2018 - 11:28pm 6

Indonesia: 222 dead, more than 800 injured after Anak Krakatoa sparks ‘volcano tsunami’

Indonesian ‘volcano tsunami’ caused by Anak Krakatoa kills 222

23 Dec 2018 - 11:29pm 16

A scuba-diving Santa Claus in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: AFP / Frazier Nivens / Florida Keys News Bureau

A Christmas wake-up call: don’t forget your planet

22 Dec 2018 - 10:32am

In this Friday December 7, 2018 image from video provided by Shayla Sullivan, “Madison”, the Anatolian shepherd dog that apparently guarded his burned home for nearly a month, greets his owner, Andrea Gaylord, as she was allowed back to check on her burned property in Paradise, California. Sullivan, an animal rescuer, left food and water for Madison during his wait. Gaylord fled when the fire destroyed the town of 27,000. Photo: Shayla Sullivan via AP

Dog that survived California wildfire guarded home for weeks

9 Dec 2018 - 7:07am

A car is trapped on a collapsed section of a road in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday after two earthquakes hit the area. Photo: AP

Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, trigger brief tsunami warning

1 Dec 2018 - 10:42am

Rescuers carry the body of an earthquake victim from a damaged hotel building in Sulawesi. Photo: EPA

In nature’s cross hairs: How Indonesian rescuers strive to go it alone

1 Dec 2018 - 5:05am

Wild weather in Australia see thousands evacuated as bush fires rage in Queensland, while Sydney is hit by heavy rain

Thousands evacuated as Australian bush fires rage

29 Nov 2018 - 5:33am

A firefighter searches for human remains in a trailer park destroyed in the Camp Fire, in Paradise, California. Photo: AP Photo

California’s deadliest wildfire finally tamed

26 Nov 2018 - 3:01am

Part of the tree waste previously stored in temporary collection area in Kai Tak after Typhoon Mangkhut is shipped to West New Territories Landfill in Tuen Mun on October 19. About 7,000 tonnes of trees were felled by Hong Kong’s strongest typhoon since records began. Photo: Roy Issa

How typhoon-felled trees could help build Hong Kong

25 Nov 2018 - 3:02pm

Eric Darling and his dog Wyatt are part of a search team from Orange County in Southern California who are among several teams conducting a second search of a mobile home park after the deadly Camp Fire in Paradise. Photo: AP Photo

Rain helps mostly douse California fire but slows searchers

25 Nov 2018 - 1:27am

Locals look at damage caused by an earthquake on State Highway One near the town of Ward, south of Blenheim on New Zealand’s South Island on November 14, 2016. Photo: Reuters

2016 New Zealand quake moved islands closer and lowered a city

24 Nov 2018 - 9:44pm

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