Tsunamis are among the most powerful and destructive natural forces on Earth. These massive surges of water form through entirely different processes than regular ocean waves, and their size can range ...

The earthquake that hit a Russian island was among the most powerful ever recorded, and forecasters immediately feared it could spur cataclysmic walls of water thousands of miles away in Hawaii, ...

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

Tsunamis are a hazard across all three of Canada’s coastlines. The threat for these dangerous and destructive waves is greatest along the West Coast—but the Atlantic seaboard isn’t immune. Atlantic ...

HONOLULU — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and ...

Emergency management officials provide scenario, encourage preparedness ...