One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. Here are key ...

Japan’s Tohoku University has been developing a unique disaster-prevention system through its Tsunami Balloon Project.

Meteorological tsunamis, or meteotsunamis, are long ocean waves in the tsunami frequency band that are generated by traveling ...

Tsunamis are among the most catastrophic natural hazards, triggered by seismic and non-seismic events, such as underwater earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, atmospheric disturbances, and ...

They may be relatively rare, but they rank among nature’s most destructive forces. This week, we’re exploring the science behind tsunamis. * The word itself means “harbor wave” in Japanese, and it’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The powerful ...

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

PASADENA, Calif. – A wave of new NASA research on tsunamis has yielded an innovative method to improve existing tsunami warning systems, and a potentially groundbreaking new theory on the source of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not long ago, tsunamis triggered by powerful offshore earthquakes could strike with no warning. Walls of water would sweep across ...

Caltech Geologist Kerry Sieh traveled to Indonesia just days after the tsunami devastated the region. His blog from the ground tells of the devastation he and his team witnessed, and explains the ...