Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...

Last week, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia produced a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean and triggered a tsunami advisory on the West Coast. For communities on Oregon’s ...

Living by the ocean is like dating someone with explosive tendencies. Beautiful most days, but capable of unleashing hell without warning. The 2010 Chile event serves as our sobering case study. It ...

After an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude, one of the strongest ever recorded, shook Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula at 4:25 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a cascade of ...

UNESCO declared there is a 100 per cent chance of a tsunami of at least one metre high in the Mediterranean Sea in the next ...

Emergency preparedness managers say Tuesday’s Tsunami Advisory that was cancelled Wednesday morning, is a good reminder for people in Western Washington to know their plan when to evacuate. The 8.8 ...

Gold Coast City Council will employ consultants to determine what would happen, including where people would evacuate to, if a catastrophic tsunami smashed the region.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula July 29. The 8.8 magnitude quake prompted ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...