Nearly 90% of tsunamis are natural disasters caused by earthquakes, but not all earthquakes form tsunamis: A few conditions have to be met first. First, tsunamis are what happen after underwater ...

A team of international scientists, including two researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), will soon sail ...

Scientists remain puzzled over what caused the tsunami that was observed over a wide part of Japan on Oct. 9. Normally, the Japan Meteorological Agency will issue a tsunami advisory within three ...

the shallow water slows the waves the height of the waves can increase by several metres the waves get closer together ...

The 10-foot tsunami made land at around 2pm, after travelling four hours from its source. It was caused by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, which almost completely destroyed the Portuguese capital.

Earthquakes are the sudden violent shaking of the ground. This happens because the Earth's plates are constantly moving and sometimes, because of friction, plates become stuck. Pressure builds up ...

Tsunamis are not like other ocean waves Tsunamis should not be confused with “tidal waves” which are caused by the tides which rise and fall due to the gravitational force of the Moon.

For months, experts were at a loss as to what caused the tsunami observed over a wide stretch of the Pacific Ocean in October last year. No major earthquakes were detected that day. But the Japan ...

A tsunami, a word that comes from the Japanese characters for harbor and wave, is a series of extremely long waves caused by the sudden displacement of the ocean, according to the National Weather ...

The word for tsunami comes from the Japanese characters for harbor and wave. It’s a series of extremely long waves set in motion when energy from an earthquake causes the ocean floor to suddenly ...