Earthquakes and tsunamis are often portrayed as the villains of natural disasters, leaving destruction in their wake. But ...

A clip of a deep sea oarfish washed up on a beach has circulated online, prompting false claims that its presence is a ...

TOKYO -- Families of people killed in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami visited beaches and memorial cenotaphs in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region on Tuesday to pray for the souls of the ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high ...

Our guide on how to prepare for a tsunami alert as this year's Tsunami Preparedness Week approaches on March 22–30.

Risk is very real—5 counties most at risk from a tsunami. Could a large tsunami happen in the United States? The USGS ...

AAP FactCheck - Massive tidal waves and catastrophic flooding depicted in dramatic online videos is fake and does not show genuine natural disaster footage. The clips being shared on social media ...

Successful test results of a new machine learning (ML) technique developed at Georgia Tech could help communities prepare for ...

Animals' unique abilities to predict natural disasters have amazed scientists for centuries. Dogs, elephants, fish, toads, cats, birds, cows, and snakes show unusual behaviors before earthquakes ...

The March 26 tsunami drill will be at 11 a.m. and is for Humboldt, Del Norte and Mendocino counties. The drill urges ...

Recent appearances of the rare oarfish near Baja California Sur, Mexico have ignited discussions on social media. Often called the 'Doomsday Fish,' th ...

This is part of a series that looks at how communities recover from extreme natural disasters and ways Duke experts are focused on rebuilding better. Disaster expert Brian McAdoo shares a story about ...