One of the major concerns during a tsunami is the debris generated by the event, which can pose serious risks to structures and communities. Recent research has focused on understanding the ...

The monster earthquake and ensuing tsunami that ravaged Japan in March 2011 left behind a ton of floating debris in its wake—25 million tons to be exact. And now that giant mass of garbage ...

A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey put ...

1 nuclear plant, where three reactors melted down after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactors contain an estimated 880 tons of nuclear debris that ...

First, monuments built from tsunami debris that are deliberately maintained, modified, or enhanced with certain elements. Examples include the stranded electric-generator ship (the PLTD Apung ...

One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches reached ... Residents were cautioned be wary of broken glass or other debris. Significant damage has not yet been reported, and there have been no ...

Among the exhibits are a fire engine squashed in the tsunami debris as well as videos and testimonies from survivors. Konno also strolled down a 300-meter path connecting the museum and a newly ...

where a major quake and tsunami killed at least 408 people and injured 500. Dozens remain missing, some thought to be trapped in the debris of collapsed buildings in the city of Palu. Bodies have ...

Two Indonesian refugees walk down a road covered with debris leftover from the tsunami disaster as they return to look for their homes in the west coast town of Leupung, Banda Aceh, January 9 ...