Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be ...

Nearly 27 million people are under High Wind Warnings or Wind Advisories today across the Northeast and Midwest ahead of the ...

Japan has bit hit by a huge magnitude 6.9 earthquake. The country has now been warned a tsunami may be set to ... Local residents received the following warning: "This is an emergency earthquake ...

The 1960 tsunami was the impetus to set up the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (extending the warning system beyond the United ... and the disaster in Japan seven years later.

On March 11, 2011, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a massive tsunami. This catastrophe, often called the Great East Japan Earthquake and ...

Facing the uncertainties of droughts, wildfires, blackouts, poor air quality, mudslides and flooding, here are some ideas ...

There's often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that are most at risk.

NHK said a tsunami, estimated to be as high as 1 meter (3.2 feet ... the southwestern main island, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The agency initially gave the depth as 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) ...