A still image taken Wednesday shows a flooded area in Russia's Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Region. Authorities in Russia's Sakhalin region declared a state of emergency, after the 8.8 magnitude ...

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Natural disasters affect many parts of the world, but few countries experience them as frequently and as intensely as ...

Earthquakes and tsunamis in the news over the past few days are a reminder that we live on a dynamic planet with different hazards and associated response times. While tsunamis generated by large, ...

Earthquakes can be damaging enough, but sometimes what follows can be worse. Dan Smith takes us through one of Earth's most ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 62 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing some 65 feet (20 ...

Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a ...

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The ...

July 30 (UPI) --Several warnings were downgraded on Wednesday in various areas that faced the threat of tsunamis after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck near Russia late Tuesday. Tsunami warnings ...

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...