Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a ...

Doomsday Glacier is producing underwater tsunamis, which are not easy to study. Scientists have found a way to observe and ...

Her comments contrasted with those of techno optimists such as Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and Tesla's Elon Musk.

The presentation focused on two scenarios that pose the greatest risk to the area: a distant tsunami generated by an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, and a local tsunami caused by a significant ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful ...

The tsunami was 60 centimeters (2 feet) high in deep water 2 hours after formation, and 24 meters (79 feet) when it reached ...

Earthquakes can be damaging enough, but sometimes what follows can be worse. Dan Smith takes us through one of Earth's most ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A claim has been circulating on social media suggesting that the devastating 2004 tsunami that wrecked the Indian Ocean was not caused by a natural earthquake, but because of a ...

New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

Before the 2004 tsunami, researchers found traces of coral reef uplift on Simeulue Island, Aceh, which caused ancient ...

TOKYO — A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in Shimane prefecture in northwestern Japan, ...