Japan is facing the risk of a ... The color-coded map shows the potential tsunami height across the region, with some areas facing waves as high as 20 meters, or approximately 65 feet.

friction with the ocean floor lowers the waves’ speed but raises their height. This video is from a Japan Coast Guard ship, confronting a tsunami wave in shallow water on March 11th. And a rare ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...

which features reinforcements at the base of a large stilted building to help prevent damage from powerful tsunamis, aims to provide a new city hall and vertical-escape shelter for 1,500 people ...

Tsunami waves ranging in height from 10 to 40 centimeters were also observed Monday morning in Chiba, Kochi, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. A Japan Meteorological Agency official speaks at a ...

The earthquake ... in Japan. It generated an unprecedented tsunami, obliterating coastal villages and towns in a matter of minutes. In some areas, the tsunami climbed over 100 feet in height ...