Spring in NYC is famously fickle — we have to prepare for everything from slushy snow and gloomy rain to gusty wind and even “pollen tsunamis.” Wait, pollen tsunamis? Before you consult your Farmers’ ...

Akiko Iwasaki thought she was safe. The hotel she owned was designed to double as a tsunami evacuation spot. But when a 14.5 m (48 ft) monster wave hit Japan on March 11, 2011, the lower levels of the ...

Washington officials believe 8,000 people would die as a result of an earthquake-driven tsunami after a magnitude 9 quake hits off the coast. The reason is many low-lying communities are without easy ...