A massive undersea earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, affecting regions from Japan to Hawaii and parts of the US West Coast. The magnitude 8.8 ...
The 9th Indian Ocean Conference was held in Mauritius from April 10 to 12, under the theme “Collective Stewardship for Indian Ocean Governance.” It was an ideal topic at a time when the Indian Ocean ...
India’s massive Great Nicobar development project has sparked debate over environmental risks, Indigenous rights, and ...
In April 2025, WSJ broke down why the island military base of Diego Garcia has been crucial to U.S. security for decades. Illustration: Ryan Trefes TOMBEAU BAY, Mauritius—Over centuries, the people of ...
One of the last outsiders to make authorized visits to India's only "uncontacted" tribe says it may be time to reconnect with ...
One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of the fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City. The findings show how quickly and ...
The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake. Luckily, there were no people nearby. But in ...
Scientists are uncovering lost continents buried beneath the oceans, including Zealandia, a landmass twice the size of India that is 94% underwater. These discoveries could rewrite Earth’s history, ...
Tracy Arm Fjord tsunami was 1,578 feet (481 meters) high The wave rose higher than New York's Empire State Building No ships were present when it occured at 5:30 a.m. and no one was hurt Climate ...
Researchers have concluded that a 2025 tsunami in Alaska was the second largest recorded natural disaster of its kind in history, with a wave that reached up to 1,578 feet high. The massive tsunami ...
On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve hours later, a ...