Imagine a massive wall of water slamming into the West Coast, giving residents just minutes to escape. This nightmare ...

Confusion surrounding last Wednesday’s midday tsunami alert opened opportunities to better coordinate warnings among federal ...

A tsunami watch was issued around 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. “They put us in a ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. system to warn about giant waves has improved since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, but more work lies ahead, according to an analysis that ...

The cost of repair or replacement has been estimated as high as $20 million, and cell phone alerts, while far from a perfect warning system, is the primary technology the city relies on.

An advisory was previously issued for the entire U.S. West Coast and Alaska. The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami advisory for American Samoa after another undersea volcano ...

Several earthquakes, including a 7.4 magnitude one, struck off the Russian coast on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting brief warnings of potential tsunami waves on the nearby ...

Hawaii’s unique position in the center of the Pacific Ocean makes it particularly vulnerable to tsunamis from both distant ...

The meeting, scheduled months before the Texas flooding, focused on how to make emergency alerts more concise, direct and impactful. The discussion was prompted in part by a December tsunami alert ...