On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves ...

Today, the world marks 20 years since the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, which killed more than 225,000 people. SBS ...

Daniel Poole was travelling in Sri Lanka when he was hit by the tsunami, whilst Rachel Harvey witnessed the devastation in ...

It takes around nine hours to drive to Sibolga from Medan, the provincial capital of Indonesia’s North Sumatra ... which are known for their fearsome surf breaks – the only reason many ...

The allure of the unknown, the joy of discovery or the excitement of new things – these are just some of the driving forces behind wanderlust. As we prepare to welcome a new year, the world beckons ...

A chilling photograph shows the final moments of an 18-year-old girl before she's washed away by the ocean to her death.

From north to south in the widest part the length reaches 80 km ... In the past, islands west of the Wallace Line such as Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java and Bali are thought to have been connected to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A High Surf Warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Monday for the north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai, north shores of Maui and west shores ...

And still today, Bali, Sumatra, the Mentawais, and other Indonesian treasures are some of surfing’s most coveted zones. So, in commemoration of the horrific tragedy that struck these lands 20 years ...

Way back in 2006, a feature that ran in the August periodical, The Surfer’s Journal, volume 16, issue number 5, titled “Aloha Washington,” purported to turn the entire history of surfing in North ...

The basin exploded right before Christmas with an XXL Eddie swell back on the 22nd before another big NW swell overpowered most North Shore breaks ... More days of solid surf followed around ...