PIDIE JAYA, Indonesia — A group of specialist Sumatran elephants have joined recovery operations in Aceh following the ...

Hospital leaders have decided to keep building — with uncertain funding — because they say waiting is too dangerous.

Scientists are sounding the alarm about a terrifying new threat—a 1,000-foot mega tsunami that could strike the U.S. west coast with little to no warning. A major earthquake along the Cascadia ...

Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...

Officials said the megaquake advisory is not a prediction and the probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake is only about ...

The volcanic eruption of Santorini rocked the Mediterranean and changed history. Crucial—and chilling—evidence from the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Under the threat of a potential tsunami hitting the Monterey Bay following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia Tuesday evening, local jurisdictions and agencies ...

Living by the ocean is like dating someone with explosive tendencies. Beautiful most days, but capable of unleashing hell without warning. The 2010 Chile event serves as our sobering case study. It ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, ...

(Kyodo) -- A powerful quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northeastern Japan late Monday night, with the weather ...