La Niña and El Niño events are the most well-known type of ocean variability to affect Australia. During a La Niña, the west ...

Tuesday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake is the largest detected on the planet since March of 2011, when a violent 9.0 shook Tohoku, Japan.

Humanity has faced some of the most terrifying natural disasters in the form of tsunamis. In this video, we rank the top 5 ...

Tsunami alerts were issued across much of the Pacific on Wednesday after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east.

Residents of coastal California, Oregon and Washington scrambled for answers to a vital question: How big would the waves get?

As millions evacuate and tsunami warnings are issued around the world following a powerful earthquake in Russia, we look at ...

Geologists unpack why the magnitude 8.8 temblor — the sixth largest ever recorded — fomented waves that reached Japan and Hawaii but caused little damage.

Tsunamis have shaped human history with their sheer power and devastating impact. Here are the 5 deadliest tsunamis that ...