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

Tsunami evacuation and risk management are critical components of disaster preparedness, especially in coastal areas prone to seismic activity. Recent research has focused on understanding ...

In the United States and its territories, there are 200 tsunami-ready locales, a designation that asks communities to have evacuation maps, signage and sustained public education efforts.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a 6.9 magnitude quake in southwestern Japan and issued a tsunami warning that was ...

But that's not likely enough to handle the high-energy waves of a tsunami, Velioglu Sogut added. Brevard's hurricane evacuation plans could be adapted to a tsunami, but the challenge lies in the much ...

It was one of the greatest natural disasters of all time. On the morning of Boxing Day 2004, a massive tsunami hit the coast of the Indian Ocean. More than 230,000 people died, including many ...