It’s a daunting challenge with the highest possible stakes should an offshore earthquake unleash a wall of incoming seawater.

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

A prediction by a Japanese manga artist has reignited fears of a natural disaster hitting the country this summer.

History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the ...

Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change.

The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.

Researchers developed a fourth-generation buoy in Seattle that can detect an earthquake-triggered tsunami 10-15 minutes ...

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 ...

Florida's tsunami? The surprising 2022 wave from a Pacific volcano was driven by the perfect setup from two other weather systems that resulted in a surge along the entire United States East Coast.

A rare crab known for its bright blue color and giant size hasn’t been spotted on an Indian Ocean island following a deadly tsunami in 2004 – until now, when scientists stumbled upon the massive ...

A massive boulder named Maka Lahi was recently found about 650 feet from the edge of a cliff in Tonga, and researchers ...

In the eastern Pacific Ocean near Central America, meteorologists say the atmosphere is becoming more favorable for tropical development. "Satellite imagery shows showers and thunderstorms ...