The Unzen disaster of 1792 remains the deadliest volcanic-related catastrophe in Japanese history, resulting in an estimated ...

A 1,000-foot mega tsunami could devastate the US West Coast — and scientists say it's not a matter of if, but when. The ...

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it.

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

Jonathan Reckford jokes that before he became CEO of Habitat for Humanity International he couldn’t really keep a job.

Most of the British Virgin Islands are protected by a broad, shallow continental shelf, with waves losing energy as they roll ...

Santa Monica faces $1.5 billion losses from natural disasters. Sea level rise, wildfires, and earthquakes pose greatest risks ...

Dams are important. In California, they generate 15% of our energy. They also provide storage for much of our drinking and ...

On 30 July, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean.

A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an ...

Local leaders in Astoria, Oregon are building a hospital meant to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis, but the Trump administration canceled its FEMA grant, and the shutdown has stalled communication.

Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people, while towns ...