Japan: The Coastal Reality That Even Locals Underestimate Japan faces the world's highest tsunami hazard and risk due to its ...

Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that send massive waves crashing onto coastlines. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains ...

Natural disasters like the one at Tracy Arm fjord, about 45 miles south of Juneau, could become more common as climate change ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Living by the ocean is like dating someone with explosive tendencies. Beautiful most days, but capable of unleashing hell without warning. The 2010 Chile event serves as our sobering case study. It ...

The National Weather Service issued a tsunami watch for Oregon and Washington’s coastal areas. That watch was later upgraded to an advisory and then finally lifted by the weather service Wednesday ...

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake near Russia triggered a tsunami advisory along the entire Oregon Coast. Small tsunami waves reached Oregon, but the impact was minimal with no reported damage or injuries.

Scenes of devastation from the Tohoku region stunned the world after the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

While tsunamis are a potential hazard for Brevard County, Florida, none have ever occurred there. Indian Harbour Beach is the only tsunami-ready city in Brevard County, with specialized training, ...