Oceanography
Ancient landslide in the Red Sea can cause a tsunami 21m . high
Depending on the extent of the landslide, a giant tsunami between 21 and 45 meters high could wreak havoc on the coasts of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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Environment
Decipher the mysterious tsunami spreading around the world
An 8.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that spread around the world last year, surprising scientists.
Environment
Tonga tsunami causes 'ecological disaster' in Peru
The Peruvian government says an oil spill at a Peruvian refinery following a volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga late last week caused a
Environment
Why are volcanic tsunamis difficult to predict?
Volcanic tsunamis, like the one in Tonga on January 15, baffle scientists because of their complexity.
Scientific application
Floating city with 10,000 inhabitants, resistant to hurricanes and tsunamis
The United Nations presents a floating city design that helps solve housing shortages and withstand all kinds of natural disasters.
Space science
Discovered 'tsunami super waves' coming down from ... the universe
One of the most destructive phenomena in the universe has just been recorded by NASA's Hubble Telescope: the ghostly quasar super tsunami rips apart galaxies.
Environment
Boxing Day 2004 - the deadliest disaster in the 21st century
The massive earthquake that caused a massive tsunami across the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004 has become the deadliest and most devastating natural disaster of this…
Life
Tsunami from Anak Krakatoa volcano can be as high as 150 meters
The wave created after volcanic activity led to a large erosion of the geological wall in the mountain wall and fell to the sea floor.
Discover science
Strange minerals reveal the day the Earth became 'hell' because of asteroids
The pieces of coal, strange rocks, stones and sulfur from hell have helped scientists recreate the earth's day of disaster equivalent to 10 billion atomic bombs.
Discover science
What will happen if tsunami?
Tsunamis can completely destroy cities and kill tens of thousands of people. But if you surf on top of the tsunami, will you escape death?
Space science
Colliding with an asteroid, a tsunami of more than 300 meters in height has engulfed Mars
Astronomers give proof of theory, after colliding with asteroids triggered a super tsunami on the red planet.
Environment
Bali shakes due to earthquakes in the seabed
On July 16, a 6.1-magnitude seabed earthquake occurred in the southern Indonesian island of Bali.
Discover science
The battle of 'beer tsunami' sweeps the streets of London in 1814
The flood of beer with a 5-meter wave is among the most rare and strange accidents in London, killing eight people.
Environment
The 'tsunami' cloud rolls over the American sky
A resident of Virginia, USA, saw a tsunami-like cloud rushing over the top of the mountain like a picture in Van Gogh's masterpiece.
Environment
The Japanese are afraid of the 'black tsunami' coming soon
A major earthquake may occur in the Nanhai trough basin, causing a black tsunami in Tosa Bay in Kochi Prefecture, which is likely to be higher than expected by the Japan…