Wave of Destruction, Wave of Salvation
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About one month ago, Bharathi Prasad and her team of six  young ham radio operators landed in this remote island capital  with a hobbyist's dream: Set up a station and establish a new world record for global ham radio contacts. In the world of ham slang, it was called a "Dxpedition."
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FIRST, Charley tore through western Florida, sending more than a million people fleeing and turning homes into matchwood. Then, Frances arrived, dumping yachts on to freeways and drenching the state with days of torrential rain.
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For Patrick Green, the terrifying wave came in a trickle.
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News of John Paul II's hospitalization causes waves
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HAFUN, Somalia -- In this remote, northeastern corner of Somalia, villagers have long believed the world will end when the sea runs dry and the ground shakes. When the tsunami struck Dec. 26, many thought that day had come.
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Evacuation has been a struggle and an ever-changing odyssey for hundreds of thousands
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WITHIN seconds, unexpected devastation swept through Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Indonesia, and Thailand changing the lives of millions.
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When the first waves rolled in, A.D. Chandaratna was mending a fishing net on the beach in front of the single-story  house he shares with his wife and four children. Fearing for their safety, he did the sensible thing and evacuated them to higher ground. Then he committed what could have been a fatal mistake: He went back to take a second look.
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Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean
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A Thai medic sprays disinfectant over the rotting corpses of those killed in Sunday&#39;s tidal waves at a Buddhist temple in Pang-Nga province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.
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Readers report their experiences of the earthquakes and huge waves that have devastated parts of Asia.
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SEOUL -- By some accounts, it was a disaster of biblical proportions that afflicted North Korea in July.
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The disaster in Southeast Asia touches us all. Areas, which were already very poor has been affected by incomprehensible destruction.
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New figures reveal at least 112,000 people died in the wave disaster, as agencies struggle to provide vital aid.
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The Indian Ocean earthquake of December 2004 produced     a shockwave that created tsunamis all across the Indian Ocean. The tsunamis hammered nearby Indonesia and struck as far as     the coast of East Africa. The death toll has climbed over 100,000 and continues to grow.    It also created social shockwaves.
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Indonesia, December 29: &quot;The water is coming, the water is coming,&quot; shouted terrified survivors on Wednesday, three days after huge earthquake-triggered waves pulverised the provincial capital of Aceh in Indonesia.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The tsunami waves crashed with awesome force into the offices of Aceh's only newspaper, picking up its two huge printing presses like toys and tumbling them into the parking lot. The human toll was worse: 100 staff members are feared dead.