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 ...

Tsunami alerts were issued across parts of the Pacific on Wednesday after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east.Here are key facts about tsunamis and the damage they can cause:Shock of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Read CNN’s 2011 Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts to learn more about the disaster that struck Japan in March of 2011.

Read CNN’s Tsunami of 2004 Fast Facts and learn more about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that followed the world’s third-largest earthquake on record.