Two major tsunami swamping New Zealand's east coast, decades before 2004, have been labelled a "missed opportunities" for ...

BRITAIN isn’t known as a tsunami hotspot – but it’s been struck by giant and terrifying waves. The biggest that we know of ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate ...

The huge wave of water known as a tsunami, can be incredibly destructive as it surges onshore carrying all but the most solid objects inland.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, prompting tsunami advisories in Miyazaki and Kochi Prefectures.

Researchers in Japan have found that the taller the Japanese black pine trees (Pinus thunbergii) along the coast, the deeper ...

Ani Naqvi was almost killed in the 2004 disaster but used the experience to give her a new purpose. Luke Simon and his brother were celebrating Christmas with friends when the 2004 Boxing Day ...

Drawback depends on the type of quake and topography. Not all tsunamis have drawbacks 4 3 1 Earthquake Waves slow down and get bigger as they enter shallow water, threatening life and The Barron's ...

As coastal engineers who specialise in tsunamis and how to prepare for them, we have seen how the events of 2004 reshaped our global disaster management systems. Among the lessons learned since ...

During a session on catastrophic risk, the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) detailed its work over the past 18 ...