The last time a major tsunami hit the Caribbean region was in 1946, after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. At Playa Rincón, the sea rushed ...

This video shows winds picking up across Key West as Hurricane Rafael spins hundreds of miles to the south in the Caribbean Sea. Key West is under a Tropical Storm Warning and forecasters say the late ...

While we are looking at flood alerts along the Louisiana coast due to big wave potential this weekend, the National Weather ...

That is because the JMA feared the phenomenon known as a “mysterious tsunami” that occurs once every 10 years in the Izu islands. The JMA for the first time issued a warning against such a ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile Friday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no warnings of a tsunami. The quake’s epicenter was 278 ...

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Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, UNESCO is publishing a comprehensive brochure detailing global actions implemented ...

The world is more prepared than ever for a devastating tsunami thanks to early warning systems, ocean science experts said Thursday, even though they still cannot predict when one may strike.

SENDAI--Fumihiko Imamura, one of the nation's leading tsunami experts, realized that no textbooks or training could ever have prepared him for the towering waves generated by the 2011 Great East ...

Disaster Risk Reduction Week continued today (Wednesday) with the installation of tsunami educational signs in St. John’s and surrounding areas. A team consisting of staff from the National ...

The main objective of this year's World Tsunami Awareness Day is to raise consciousness about reducing the risks created by these giant waves and improving community preparedness. Although ...

The Japanese people named the tsunami using two characters: tsu, meaning "harbour," and nami, meaning "wave." The term originated in Japan over 1,000 years ago. More than one hundred years ago ...