If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high ...

The occurrence of an earthquake-triggered landslide tsunami at Milford Sound cannot be predicted in advance. Nor can preventive measures ameliorate it. The only warning would be the earthquake itself, ...

Tsunamis are waves generated by ocean-floor earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides, all of which are possible in ...

The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along California’s coastline, state officials ...

Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generates tsunamis. If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, the first wave in a series could reach the beach in a few ...

Surveying and mapping are providing insights into some of the underwater risks facing New Zealand from landslides and ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A tsunami killed at least 222 people on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and injured hundreds following an underwater landslide caused by a volcanic eruption ...

What we're trying to do right now is really plan for generalizing the tsunami warning system so that we're more equipped to handle any volcano, any landslide, and make sure we build that into our ...

“If these landslides happened again, we know they could cause devastating tsunamis,” Niwa marine geoscientist Dr Joshu Mountjoy said. “What we are trying to understand is where and when they ...

The 2019 volcanic explosion on Whakaari/White Island, which killed 22 people touring the crater and severely injured 25, is one of New Zealand's worst disasters. But an even more devastating ...