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A 481-meter tsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord, triggered when a mountainside collapsed beside a retreating glacier, shows how warming can quietly prime a tourist spot for disasterA massive mountainside collapse in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord generated a 1,578-foot wave, the second-tallest ever recorded. Scientists attri...
Villain in Aamir Khan film became a hero in real life: How Paul Blackthorne helped fund relief for victims of 2001 Gujarat EarthquakeBritish actor Paul Blackthorne, known for his role in Lagaan, actively participated in earthquake relief efforts in Gujarat. Following the ...
Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plansJapan has restarted its largest nuclear power plant to meet energy demands. However, the nation faces a critical challenge: a severe shorta...
What caused the massive boom heard across Boston? Here's what happenedA spectacular meteor explosion lit up the skies off the Massachusetts coast Saturday afternoon, unleashing a powerful sonic boom felt acros...
Supply-chain stress that peaked in covid heads higher againRising logistics costs and delivery times are pressuring central banks, with some indicators reaching multi-year highs, signaling potential...
State Elections 2026: Khela over! Decoding BJP's Bengal breach & a ‘Vijay’ for the history booksToday's election trends show major political shifts across states, with BJP leading in West Bengal, TVK disrupting Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian d...
Maharashtra: Parts of Hingoli district jolted by earthquake of 4.7 magnitude; no casualtiesAn earthquake of magnitude 4.7 shook Hingoli district in Maharashtra on Saturday morning. Tremors were felt across Nanded and Parbhani dist...
7,300 years later: One of Earth’s most explosive volcanoes is quietly reloading - here's where it is and why it mattersScientists say the Kikai volcano near Japan is slowly filling with magma again after thousands of years. The underwater caldera shows steam...
Tsunami warning for California after powerful Bay Area earthquake? Check latest advisoryA strong earthquake jolted the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday. Residents in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco felt the tremors. The...
Tsunami trouble ahead? Scientists warn Cascadia quake could devastate and wipe part of America off the mapA new study says a big earthquake and rising sea levels could cause major floods and tsunamis in parts of California, Oregon, and Washingto...
The Great Himalayan Earthquake: A matter of 'when' not 'if'A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly 2,400 injuries. Experts warn that the...
Delhi has survived nearly 500 tremors in 30 years but a specialist has a 8.0 magnitude warning for national capitalDelhi Earthquakes: The recent 4.0 magnitude tremor in Delhi-NCR highlights the potential threat of a major earthquake in the Himalayas, wit...
Why does western Nepal face threat of a bigger earthquake?“There has been a collision between Indian and Eurasian plates going on underground for a long time which has accumulated tremendous energy...
Earthquake memes jolt Twitter as Delhi rocked by quake for the third time in 20 daysThere were earthquakes in the capital city prior to this, on November 9, after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck Nepal and left six peo...
Strong likelihood of big earthquake in Himalayan region, need to prepare better: ScientistsSenior geophysicist of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Ajay Paul said the Himalayas have come into existence as a result of a collisio...
Himalayas poised for a series of big earthquakes, says studyThe study notes that the sequence of future Himalayan earthquakes could be similar to the great earthquakes that occurred in the twentieth ...
Scientists try to decipher signatures of past earthquakesSince predicting earthquakes is nearly impossible, scientists try to study the past records to try decipher some clues for future forecasti...
India working on early warning system on quakesExperts say up to a 90-second early warning can be provided if a massive earthquake with an epicentre in Uttarakhand were to hit in the Him...
More high-intensity earthquakes likely in region: ExpertsA L Ramanathan from JNU, says the Indian plate has been active and release of energy in the form of earthquakes is likely to continue over ...
A catastrophe waiting to happen in cross-section of the Himalayas and adjoining plains?The study, Himalayan Seismic Hazard, published says the longer the time interval between the last big earthquake in the region the higher t...