Over the past few generations, the world has experienced countless devastating natural disasters; but few are as sudden and ...

Tsunamis are large, powerful waves caused by the displacement of water in an ocean or a large lake. They are sometimes referred to as tidal waves, although they have nothing to do with the tides. In ...

For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake. The magnitude 7 ...