Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Will McGough writes about travel destinations and outdoor adventures. Hawai‘i’s remote location in the center of the Pacific Ocean ...

More than a dozen countries are on alert for potential tsunami activity after the world’s sixth-biggest earthquake hit eastern Russia. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka ...

Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that send massive waves crashing onto coastlines. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains ...

Tsunamis are giant waves caused mainly by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. Unlike ordinary waves, tsunamis travel at high speeds across oceans and grow taller as they ...