Jul 30 U.S. official: Washed up plane debris appears to match Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 By Joan Lowy, Lori Hinnant, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press According to the Associated Press, a U.S. official says debris found earlier today matches that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing last March. Continue reading
Dec 26 Why did some Indonesian women bear more children after the 2004 tsunami? By Simone Pathe Years after the Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004, researchers noted a higher than expected fertility rate, particularly among the communities that had experienced the most mortality. They took a closer look to see who was… Continue reading
Dec 24 The day that changed tsunami science By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On the day after Christmas 2004, a horrifying tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean. It claimed an estimated 230,000 lives. With no warning system in the Indian Ocean, scientists were helpless to provide an accurate warning in time. Ten years… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Devastating 2004 tsunami cleared the way for better infrastructure in Indonesia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 29 Watch News Wrap: Pro-Russian rebels shoot down Ukrainian military helicopter By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Robot submersible takes technology to the bottom of the ocean in search of Flight 370 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch News Wrap: Flight 370 search follows promising pings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, there were cautious hopes of finding the missing Flight 370 aircraft when a ship picked up pings during its trawl of the southern Indian Ocean. Also, Oscar Pistorius took the stand to testify in his… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch As time dwindles, search for Flight 370 shifts nearly 700 miles following new data By PBS News Hour A new discovery of debris shifted the search for the missing Malaysian airliner hundreds of miles northeast, three weeks after the jet disappeared. But time is fading before potential pings from the aircraft’s black box will end. Hari Sreenivasan turns… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Rescue teams use dogs, sonar to search for those left trapped in Washington mudslide By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 26 countries searching for missing airliner face lack of big breaks, vast terrain By PBS News Hour Confusion reigns and theories abound on the 10th day of the burgeoning search for the missing Malaysian jet. Officials offered contradictory information about the timing of the disabling of the jet’s communications, while investigators and the press chase information on… Continue watching