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

Sea water cascaded ... friction with the ocean floor lowers the waves’ speed but raises their height. This video is from a Japan Coast Guard ship, confronting a tsunami wave in shallow water ...

Like many Sri Lankans, Sadani Mary vividly recalls how she and her family survived the horrific devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Mary, 53, from Western Province ... She could ...