Underwater waves could also be used to reduce the risks of tsunamis and to improve their early warning systems.

A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as high as 100 feet or more. From the area where the tsunami originates, waves travel outward in all ...

The eruption's fallout, including thick ash clouds, destroyed crops ... Moreover, the eruption triggered a massive tsunami, with waves reaching heights of 35 to 150 meters (115 to 492 feet ...

Unlike the waves we enjoy at the beach, tsunami waves don’t break because they don’t get steep enough. Energy distributed throughout the water column and wavelengths extending a hundred miles ...

Seismologists have just registered an earthquake in Seward, Alaska, that is big enough to produce a tsunami. The ocean depth is 4,000 meters. Use the wave speed formula to approximate the tsunami ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has caused slight damage in Tonga and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami passed ...

The USGS issued a tsunami warning for waves of one to three metres along the Papua New Guinea coastline after the temblor on Saturday morning local time. A caution about smaller waves of 0.3 m was ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert saying hazardous waves could be possible for coasts located within 185 miles of the epicentre. Tonga and Niue, which is northeast of where the ...