Petra Nemcova recalled the "split seconds" before her Thailand bungalow was hit by a tsunami that left her with a shattered pelvis. The supermodel survived by holding onto a tree.

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Petra Nemcova recalled the "split seconds" before her Thailand bungalow was hit by a tsunami that left her with a shattered pelvis. The supermodel survived by holding onto a tree.

Up to 80,000 people could have been affected by the tsunami, according to Katie Greenwood of the charity. One British woman was reported missing after trying to save her dogs with her husband and ...

Tonga volcano images: Shocking photos show island split in two. An undersea volcano erupted on Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga. Now the true extent of the damage can be seen from space.

Days after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami shook Japan and caused more than 3,000 people to lose their lives, Gottfried is using the social media site Twitter to crack jokes about the ...

In 1934, a landslide just a few kilometres away caused a deadly tsunami, with waves of up to 64 metres. It claimed the lives of 40 people. "We are not here for fun," stressed Blikra.

AMPARA, Sri Lanka, December 27, (UNHCR) - "We lived happily together for 19 years before the break up. Now we're back together, it's just like the old days," said Faleela Hameed, recently reconciled ...

A tsunami is a series of waves generated by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean. Large earthquakes below or near the ocean floor are the most common cause, 80% of all known tsunamis are ...

"Tsunami" has been all over the news since a powerful earthquake sent a wall of water into northeastern Japan on March 11. It's a word that comes from Japan and dates from more than 1,000 years ago.

In 1934, a landslide just a few kilometres away caused a deadly tsunami, with waves of up to 64 metres. It claimed the lives of 40 people. "We are not here for fun," stressed Blikra.