The nuclear plant at Fukushima was heavily damaged by a deadly tsunami that followed a huge offshore earthquake ... than international standards and have negligible environmental impact. China ...

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected ...

Amid all the possibilities and ethical questions raised by the growing trove of artificial intelligence tools at the disposal of professors and students, the technology's true impact will depend on ...

Geoscientists have published a large review paper in the journal Science that highlights the capacity of current models to ...

Rare but powerful inland tsunamis—triggered by landslides, glacial calving, or lakequakes—could strike five U.S. states near major lakes and reservoirs. Though uncommon, these sudden waves can ...

How a 'forgotten' 600-year-old tsunami changed history. New evidence shows a disaster similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami battered the same region centuries ago and may have given rise to a ...

In 1755, when an earthquake and tsunami killed tens of thousands in Lisbon, the tragedy had a lasting impact on Western thought: It helped demolish the complacent optimism of the day.

The Washington Legislature allocated $151.5 million in the recently passed state construction budget to relocate three coastal schools out of the tsunami zone and build a refuge tower at a fourth.

Greenland's 650-foot tsunami in 2023 sent shockwaves across the globe, rattling sensors for 9 days—check out image On 16 September 2023, millions of tonnes of rock fell. The impact hurled up a ...

In September 2023, the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) assessed the Cayman Islands’ risk for a tsunami.

The impact hurled up a mega-tsunami wave, reaching about 650 feet high. The surge barreled down the two-mile corridor, bounced off the headland, and tore back again, wrecking roughly $200,000 in ...

BEFORE. Learn the signs of a potential tsunami: · A strong earthquake lasting 20 seconds or more near the coast. · A noticeable rapid rise or fall in coastal waters, or sudden draining that ...