An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest in the past century, struck off the coast of Russia this week, prompting ...

Gaia killed a human and was meant to be put down. Now, the bear will live out the rest of her days in the Black Forest.

Thanks to this global monitoring system, which has been deployed for more than 20 years, millions of people in Japan and ...

Coastlines of New Zealand — about 9,600km from the quake's epicenter — were experiencing strong currents and wave surges.

Russia’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake spawned serious tsunami warnings, but waves have been moderate so far. Here’s the ...

The earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on July 30, 2025, may have been one of the most severe on record, with a ...

Wednesday evening in Waikiki ended in classic Hawaiian style, with a stunning red, orange and gold sunset, children laughing ...

Residents of coastal California, Oregon and Washington scrambled for answers to a vital question: How big would the waves get ...

After that disaster, in 1949 the United States established the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), the first of its kind, ...

Underwater mountains, dips, curves and plateaus all affect how the waves travel over hundreds or thousands of miles. Generally, the more obstacles in the way, the weaker the waves will become.

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully ...

The distant Kamchatka tsunami sent a mere ripple to the Olympic Peninsula, yet served as a reminder of why we build tsunami shelters in Washington.