There's often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that are most at risk.

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Hoosier Jim Morris was serving as the head of the World Food Programme, which had been providing aid to the island of Sri ...

Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be ...

The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS), launched in 2005, was a landmark achievement, introducing seismic monitoring, ocean-based sensors, and rapid communication protocols.

Prior to the 2004 tsunami, there was no set system to detect and warn against such destructive events in the Indian Ocean. Today, with 1,400 detection stations worldwide, the warning time for tsunamis ...

At the third forum, a ‘Global Development Project Pool Information Management System’ was launched, along with the inauguration of the ‘China-Indian Ocean Region Centre ... development of projects for ...

Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA) has released new insights focused on building community resilience against natural disasters, drawing on the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy and the ...

(b) There is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghats. Why? (2013) QUESTION 2: The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami highlighted the need for strong early warning systems in disaster-prone areas.

Twenty years after the catastrophic Boxing Day Tsunami killed some 230,000 people around the Indian Ocean ... issue seriously and create a better warning system for the southeast United States ...

Tsunamis are a hot topic in popular culture, lately. But is Florida ready for what some experts have warned for decades is inevitable?