The central government has designated 723 municipalities in 30 prefectures for ramping up disaster mitigation measures based ...

If you are on the beach and feel the ground shake, evacuate the area instantly. Head to a designated safe zone following tsunami evacuation routes, aiming for ground higher than a three-story building ...

Japan has warned that its plans to handle a megaquake in the Nankai Trough still fall short of saving thousands of lives. The ...

The tsunami forecast warned of waves of ten feet or more—whereas they reached 50 feet in Minamisanriku and in some places perhaps even higher. But the human response to the warning was imperfect ...

With drought conditions worsening and wildfires already occurring across the islands, state and county officials are ...

A warning has been issued that an undersea volcano might erupt in the coming days in the Andaman Sea. Renowned marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat elaborated in a Facebook post on Thursday about ...

Mount Lewotobi’s eruption Tuesday evening, June 17th, in Indonesia, saw the volcano hurling ash 6.8 miles into the sky.

New evidence suggests current estimates about tsunami size and how quickly waves make it to shore may be too high and too ...

Honolulu firefighters had a 95-acre wildfire in Maili 75% contained Sunday night after it led to the mass evacuation of Leeward Coast residents, resulted in a 94-year-old woman being treated for ...

Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground shaking, complicating timely evacuation efforts. Understanding their ...

It forced the cancellation of 24 flights at Bali’s international airport Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Santa Cruz’s first Race the Wave run, on Saturday, Sept. 13, aims to help the community envision and plan what to do in the event of a tsunami.