Greenland caused a “hum” to spread across the entire planet – something which experts had not observed before. The landslide, ...

A mega-tsunami caused by a landslide in Greenland caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days, a new study has shown. The collapse of a 1.2km-high (0.7 miles) mountain peak last September caused ...

A million tourists visit Milford Sound every year, including on cruise ships. What is the level of risk from natural disaster New Zealand is prepared to accept?

A new international collaboration is surveying ancient landslide sites in two deep undersea canyons to better understand New ...

Based on the results of a study, scientists have predicted the potential for giant tsunamis caused by the melting of glaciers ...

Sandanbata says tsunami waves can also be caused by activities such as explosive ... on the seabed triggered by magma activity and seabed landslides. He says many undersea volcanoes are located ...

By surveying, mapping and sampling two different areas off the Wairarapa and Canterbury coasts which have previously experienced huge landslides, they hope to better understand the hazard and risk ...

Although it was pointed out that the tsunami could have been triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption or a seabed landslide, the cause remained a mystery. The government’s Earthquake ...

Tsunami Preparedness Week falls on March 22 and local experts advise those who live near coastal areas to take training ...

If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore ... Drowning is the most common cause of death associated with a tsunami. Tsunami waves and the receding water are very destructive ...

Tsunamis can also result from underwater landslides, land slumping into the ... in dangerous rips and currents (a marine threat) than cause land inundation (a land threat). When the JATWC issues ...