including subaerial and submarine landslides, abruptly displace water and initiate tsunami waves. These events have captured increasing attention due to their complex interplay of geotechnical ...

Scientists have, for the first time, detected a landslide-generated tsunami using satellite data from a research ship.

Scientists rely heavily on earthquake-based observation systems to issue tsunami warnings, but these methods don't always capture localized ground movement caused by landslides. Now, for the first ...

New research demonstrates shipborne navigation systems have potential to improve tsunami detection and warning. Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities ...

A massive, cliff-top boulder in Tonga reveals a 7,000-year-old mega tsunami, offering new insights for coastal hazard ...

Lituya Bay saw the tallest tsunami ever recorded. Hawaii faces threat from volcanic landslides. Cumbre Vieja volcano poses Atlantic tsunami risk. Cascadia subduction zone is a ticking time bomb.

The hulking rock, called Maka Lahi, is the size of a two-story house and sits on a 120-foot-tall cliff, covered in vegetation ...

More than 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a ...

Though rare, a powerful undersea landslide or seismic event could trigger a mega-tsunami capable of devastating the U.S. East Coast—putting millions of lives and critical infrastructure at risk.

Back in 2023, scientists were perplexed by a mysterious seismic signal that shook the world every 90 seconds for nine days.