Following the major 8.8M earthquake in Russia, tsunami alerts were issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the Continental U.S. West Coast Wednesday. Evacuations were ordered as well. And that's with good ...

Towering walls of water traveling at the speed of a jetliner, with coastal communities from Japan and Hawaii to South America and the U.S. West Coast in their path. That was the frightening ...

A powerful offshore earthquake in northern Japan triggered tsunami warnings Monday, sending tens of thousands scrambling to higher ground. Half a world away, it raises a simple question: How do ...