The French Riviera may look like an unlikely place for a tsunami disaster, but scientists warn the threat is far more real ...

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 ...

Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a complex collection of earthquake faults created by one tectonic plate pushing its way under another. Every 400-600 years, ...

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 ...

New satellite images are helping scientists understand a major tsunami that changed the landscape of a popular tourist ...

The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving ...

The word tsunami is now universally used to describe massive, devastating sea waves, but its origin lies deep within Japanese culture and language. Over time, global catastrophes forced the world to ...

A tsunami that struck an Alaskan fjord in 2025 sloshed higher than the height of the top floor of One World Trade Center in New York, new research shows. The study, published May 6 in the journal ...

When a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast, it triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, from Japan to the shores of Hawaii and Alaska. Cruise ships, often seen as ...

Tsunami alerts lit up Siri Zama's phone on Tuesday. The 28-year-old high school teacher in Kapolei, Hawaii, fled inland. "It was raining, and the clouds got real dark. It was just a little scary. I ...