A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture—A school building here that was destroyed in a water-fire combination during the 2011 tsunami has been rebuilt into a disaster ... of Ishinomaki city’s disaster ...

Tsunamis form from sudden water movements, mainly undersea earthquakes, spreading waves across oceans and increasing as they near shores.

And yes, we said tsunami ... The wave event that happened earlier this week near Holland was caused by the severe storms that hit southeastern Wisconsin late Monday into early Tuesday morning.

While Ecuador and Chile did ring tsunami alerts, no such measure was enacted in Peru, leading to additional damage. Waves more than two meters high flooded the city and dragged into the sea a ...