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

Tsunami waves have reached the US west coast after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's eastern coast triggered warnings ...

In the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami, we Americans pray for the survivors — particularly the injured, ill and orphaned children. And we hug our own kids a little tighter.

Here are key facts about tsunamis and the damage they can cause: Shock of water A tsunami is a shock of water that spreads through the sea, usually triggered by a strong earthquake beneath the ...

A day after the killer tsunami wrenched Hannes Bergstroem from his parents during a family vacation, the 2-year-old Swedish boy came to embody a distressing fact of the Asian disaster: children ...

To the editor: Thanks for printing the story on the Cape Christian School on raising money for the tsunami disaster. It's great to see how our children are reaching out to help others and to let ...

Q. How can I explain to my children about the earthquake, tsunami and radiation risk in Japan? A. "From kindergarten to grade 3 ... basically, the rule of thumb is answer only what they ask, and ...

The Jefferson Kids College class is just one of the avenues students have taken to help survivors of the tsunami. According to Ellen Bell, the program specialist for the local American Red Cross ...

The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.

Moved by the plight of children in Japan's tsunami-hit north, one diehard sports fan did something a bit different to help -- dribble a basketball 370 km (231 miles), through rain and snow, to ...