Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A video has been widely shared on social media, showing a woman standing near the water's edge as a powerful wave surged toward ...

A video has been widely shared on social media, showing a woman standing near the water's edge as a powerful wave surged toward her, leading many posters and viewers to believe it depicted a tsunami.

The Atlantic is very wide and has a huge tidal range, meaning that a great mass of water rises there twice a day. The Mediterranean is by comparison very small, with very little tidal range. The two ...

High pressure centered over New Mexico will stay in place through Tuesday. As a result, expect very little change through Friday, with temperatures just below normal and a coastal marine layer. Update ...

The tsunami that tore through northern Japan on March 11 was catastrophically strong. The waves—triggered by a 9.0 earthquake—swamped coastal towns, destroyed homes and offices and led to the deaths ...

A tsunami is a series of waves generated by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean. Large earthquakes below or near the ocean floor are the most common cause, but landslides, volcanic activity, ...

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