Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

At Padang, capital of the province of West Sumatra, the tsunami was only around three feet high. Padang is a low-lying city of more than 800,000. Sieh fears it may not fare as well the next time.

Researchers have unveiled the first direct evidence of these massive waves and linked them to bizarre seismic signals that ...

This stretch of water from Greenland’s west coast to Newfoundland is called Iceberg Alley. It’s where these huge icebergs make their way into transatlantic shipping channels.

The June 2024 expedition, also led by the Miawpukek First Nation, was the first ship-borne science expedition on the south coast of Newfoundland organized and delivered with partners by an Indigenous ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Researchers developed a fourth-generation buoy in Seattle that can detect an earthquake-triggered tsunami 10-15 minutes earlier than the previous generation.

The West Coast Trail took a serious beating from wild weather this winter — with Parks Canada warning hikers to take extra care navigating the famed hiking route in Pacific Rim National Park ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California's heavily populated coastal communities.

It has now been over 300 years since Cascadia last stirred, but when this happened on January 27, 1700, it produced an 8.7 to 9.2 quake that sent a huge “orphan tsunami” across the Pacific ...

Scientists are testing artificial intelligence to improve tsunami warnings in Tofino, Canada, helping thousands evacuate more ...