The epicenter of the quake was located about 100 miles west of the city of Invercargill, on South Island. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning, saying: "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicenter within minutes to hours." picked by sharon22 5 months ago

As an attempt to stop the devastating caused by the 2004 Tsunami, Indonesia today unveiled their monitoring system which will be able to alert authorities to the impending disaster within 2 minutes.

Already there are concerns about its operation and functionality picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

It's true. Scientists in Canada have discovered a way to make their test subjects sexually appealing to both males and females

'Sexual Tsunami' - band name? picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

Puerto Rican officials have been trying to calm the fears of islanders who believe the recent extreme tides are a sign of an impending Tsunami or supernatural event.
Waters receded up to 15 metres this week during low tide on Puerto Rico's southern coast, sparking a flurry of calls to seismology and geological agencies from people worried about natural disasters or supernatural events. picked by bingo 6 months ago

A massive earthquake struck Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the town of Padang. A wave of up to nine feet was reported to have hit Padang about 20 minutes after the quake. picked by Moe 2 years ago

More than 15 million dollars was raised on the first day of a telethon in Saudi Arabia for orphans of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

The buoy, provided by the US, is able to detect sudden increases in pressure deep under the sea and give coastal communities early warning of a tsunami and is being placed between Thailand and Sri Lanka picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Tsunami warning issued after undersea earthquake, but wave was smaller than thought.. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Two of the world's worst natural disasters in recent years stemmed from different causes on opposite sides of the globe, but actually had much in common, according to researchers who are part of a large National Science Foundation-funded research initiative that has been studying both the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 and the Hurricane Katrina of 2005. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

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Warnings issued for New Zealand, Hawaii, New Guinea... picked by Moe 2 months ago

This guy is just nuts...really cool picked by sbalaciu 3 years ago

Surf's up..WAY up. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

A huge wave crashed into the New York City region 2,300 years ago, dumping sediment and shells across Long Island and New Jersey and casting wood debris far up the Hudson River. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

Practically there nothing left. picked by niceplime 3 years ago

A collapsing cesspool embankment floods a small Gaza strip town with raw sewage, killing five. picked by VoodooPeacock 3 years ago

The earthquake has triggered a tsunami advisory for Hawaii. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Images of a tsunami blasting its way through the sun's lower atmosphere have been taken for the first time.

NASA's twin STEREO spacecraft captured one of the massive solar waves in action May 19, 2007, as it moved through four layers of the solar atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Near the coast of Japan picked by Rogue 3 years ago

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Honduras early Thursday, prompting a tsunami watch, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. picked by sharon22 6 months ago

The odds of encountering a tsunami kicked up by an asteroid strike have just plummeted. Best to hope, though, that you're not underneath the almighty splash such an impact could create. picked by bingo 7 months ago