Making waves across the world... and above it! Here's how a passing satellite ended up giving us a new way to analyze ...

A satellite deployed to measure ocean surface heights was up to the challenge when a massive earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami in late July. The Surface Water ...

A catastrophic megathrust earthquake in the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone represents one of the most severe natural hazard threats to the Pacific Rim. New scientific modeling and simulated video ...

This animation shows the simulated tsunami wave heights generated by the M8.8 earthquake. Around 70 minutes after the earthquake, the path of the SWOT satellite appears, shown in slow motion to ...

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have helped develop an advanced, real-time tsunami forecasting system—powered by El Capitan, the world's fastest supercomputer—that could ...

Earthquakes can cause tsunami. Hopefully this guy makes it out OK. Image courtesy wiki commons. No wind means no waves. Usually. Image Stu Gibson/A-Frame Water + Wind = Waves. Always. Image Stu Gibson ...

Volcanic tsunami warning systems already receive the right acoustic data -- but lack the algorithms to act on it. A 2026 ...

The seismic event in a remote part of Greenland last September saw the giant wave repeatedly slosh back and forth across a fjord – generating vibrations around the world, say scientists. A new study, ...

A sign noting a tsunami hazard zone is posted on a fence in California overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NOAA Spending time at the beach is often a defining part of summer, but what happens when ...

A man rests with his dog by Abtao beach in Callao, Peru, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, following a tsunami warning after a earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) ...