Tsunamis and tidal waves have a lot in common. Both are powerful ocean surges that can cause death and destruction. While that remains true, tsunamis and tidal waves differ in major ways ...

The pristine Balinese beaches of the tropical paradise on Australia's doorstep have been swamped by the worst tidal wave of trash the island has ever seen. An epidemic of tourism overdevelopment ...

JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 ...

The havoc and tragedy unleashed by the Boxing Day tsunamis set alarm bells ringing. When the tidal waves struck, there was no warning system. However, one positive and lasting outcome was the ...

The huge wave of water known as a tsunami, can be incredibly destructive as it surges onshore carrying all but the most solid objects inland.

Waves towering up to 100 ... along with tidal gauges and ocean buoys, can pick up early signals of the tremors that generate tsunamis, and improved communication networks help get those warnings ...