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In the wake of last March’s tsunami, Japan’s fishing industry was devastated. Towns were wiped from the map, boats and fishing equipment were smashed to pieces. But from the rubble some fishermen have found a new way forward.

As Indonesia recovers from the devastating 2004 earthquake and tsunami, many tourists are coming to the country because of the disaster. They want to see the recovery and especially the iconic location photographed after the tsunami.

A market for so catastrophe bonds is growing in the United States as natural disasters become more frequent and more severe.

An innovative program provides bicycles to people in need in the developing world — like HIV caregivers in Zambia.

Donations have generously helped tsunami survivors in Aceh, but the neediest children in there these days are not tsunami survivors.