The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

Tsunamis can be triggered as secondary disasters following megathrust earthquakes, with their intensity largely dependent on the magnitude of shallow seismic ruptures. Historically, considerable ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Tsunamis can cause immense physical damage to ports, but the economic cost does not stop there. The resultant disruptions of shipping lanes result in billions of dollars in ...

Regular tsunamis are destructive, but mega tsunamis are on another level. Could one really reach skyscraper heights? How are they formed, and what would happen if the biggest one ever hit? Scientists ...

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In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. A new ...

An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude hit north of Honduras, prompting a tsunami warning. Initially recorded as a 6.89 ...

The tsunami expert Simon Day, whose research inspired the show, is also thanked in the closing credits. However, "La Palma" does nothing to capture the more up-to-date and reassuring science.

The earthquake took place at 6:23 pm EST, the United States Geological Survey reported. The US Tsunami Warning System issued advisories for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands after the quake.

I gave two papers at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December 2004. One was about tsunami hazards of San Francisco Bay and the other a poster on a new method of tsunami ...

INCOIS is a Tsunami Service Provider (TSP) under the UNESCO-IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS).