Tsunamis are an extreme force of nature that have the ability to affect hundreds of thousands of people at one time and cause billions of dollars of damage. Meteorologist Kelly Reardon takes a ...

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30.5 meters), ...

Waves come from the wind so tsunamis, which are basically bigger waves, must come from more wind, right? Not exactly. This cute animation explains that ...

Tsunamis are most often caused by large earthquakes, but there can be other sources. The sea floor is disrupted which displaces the ocean water. Waves then start to race outward, at several hundred ...

Tsunamis form when a sudden event, like an undersea earthquake, displaces a large volume of water. Their size can vary greatly depending on factors.

Tsunamis form when a sudden event, like an undersea earthquake, displaces a large volume of water. Their size can vary greatly depending on factors.

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench—seven kilometers below sea level—lie hidden clues about some of ...

Why are tsunamis so different from other waves? Here's how. While ocean waves are typically generated by wind and are relatively shallow, Tsunamis, often triggered by earthquakes, move the entire ...

Giant tsunamis are some of the most powerful and devastating natural disasters on Earth. But how do they actually work? In this video, we break down the science behind giant tsunamis, explaining ...

Weather How do tsunamis form? Following the major 8.8M earthquake in Russia, tsunami alerts were issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the Continental U.S. West Coast Wednesday.

As Japan assesses the toll of yesterday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, onlookers half a world away are likely wondering if a similar force of nature could strike in the Atlantic. The ...

The tsunamis mark the divide between the Archaic and Classic periods in Maori history, Goff said. "The driver is this catastrophic event," he told OurAmazingPlanet.