Tsunamis and tidal waves have a lot in common. Both are powerful ocean surges that can cause death and destruction. While that remains true, tsunamis and tidal waves differ in major ways ...

Israel is also preparing for a possible expected mission—responding to a scenario in which an earthquake occurs without ...

The pristine Balinese beaches of the tropical paradise on Australia's doorstep have been swamped by the worst tidal wave of trash the island has ever seen. An epidemic of tourism overdevelopment ...

Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees), also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called "tidal waves"), are a series ... volcanic eruption or meteorite. A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per ...

Tsunami experts theorize that shock waves produced after a massive underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga on Jan. 15 caused the higher tidal levels seen along Japan's Pacific coastline.

Tsunamis are not like other ocean waves Tsunamis should not be confused with “tidal waves” which are ... only rise by a foot or so, but as the tsunami approaches shallow water, the wave ...

the centre anticipated tsunami waves measuring under 30 centimetres (one foot) above normal tidal levels, reported news agency AFP. The initial earthquake was succeeded by another tremor measuring ...