What it mostly does is kill people, quietly and efficiently. It’s long past time we respect its destructive power, which will only grow as a warming planet makes heat waves more frequent and ...

A ‘non-destructive’ tsunami was spotted after California’s earthquake. Simulations show the dangers of a real one. The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was ...

When strong waves come from the south — as occurred during the Tonga tsunami — Santa Cruz is most vulnerable, Murdoch said, though he noted that such strong events from that location are least ...

To most of the U.S., this kind of heat for this long is a bit abstract, even as cities more used to blizzards than heat waves have grappled with their own short stretches of 100 degrees. Our heat ...

The best fit to the real-world data came from a mound of water a whopping 90 meters tall and 12 kilometers in diameter, the researchers report. That initial wave would have contained an estimated ...

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2023 – Tsunamis are incredibly destructive waves that can destroy coastal infrastructure and cause loss of life. Early warnings for such natural disasters are difficult ...

Heavy snow and large waves lashed other parts of the country. No deaths or serious injuries were reported. The extent of damage was not clear by afternoon, but evacuations were not widespread.

A ‘non-destructive’ tsunami was spotted after California’s earthquake. Simulations show the dangers of a real one - The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was ...

The wave was just nine centimeters high and was measured around Arena Cove at 11:46 a.m. PST last Thursday. The cove is located in Mendocino County on the state’s northern shores.