Unlike tidal waves, tsunamis have nothing to do with gravitational pulls from celestial bodies. They result from natural ...

Explore the factors behind the world's largest tidal waves, including the mystery of the Bay of Fundy's exceptional tides and ...

Geophysicist Barry Hirshorn—now with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego—was on ...

The movement of the plates also caused the ocean floor to rise by 40 metres, which in turn triggered the tsunami. As giant waves of destruction headed for the coastlines of multiple countries ...

The main objective of this year's World Tsunami Awareness Day is to raise consciousness about reducing the risks created by these giant waves and improving community preparedness. Although ...

Miguel Blanco is no stranger to wild waves of all sizes and his latest film, Passenger 2, leaves no doubt that the Portuguese ...

Now, a seismologist who was on duty at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii when the disaster struck has revealed to ...

Often, it is not the size of a tsunami (or indeed any natural hazard) that results in human devastation but rather where it is focused. In 1958 for example, the largest tsunami on record struck Lituya ...

The ability to monitor and analyze these massive waves in real-time has revolutionized our understanding of their behavior and impact, providing invaluable data that can inform safety protocols and ...