Tsunami | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/tsunami/RSS feed for TsunamienThu, 09 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000Take an Exclusive Look at Three Newly Discovered Medieval Shipwrecks in Menorca's 'Cove of Mysteries'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/take-an-exclusive-look-at-three-newly-discovered-medieval-shipwrecks-in-menorcas-cove-of-mysteries-180989092/Meteorological tsunamis likely sank the 13th-century trading vessels, whose cargo included objects from both Christian kingdoms and Moorish communities on the Iberian PeninsulaThu, 09 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/take-an-exclusive-look-at-three-newly-discovered-medieval-shipwrecks-in-menorcas-cove-of-mysteries-180989092/A Sudden Landslide Triggered Alaska's 2025 'Mega-Tsunami.' Now, Scientists Have Identified Warning Signs to Predict Similar Eventshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sudden-landslide-triggered-alaskas-2025-mega-tsunami-now-scientists-have-identified-warning-signs-to-predict-similar-events-180988797/Natural disasters like the one at Tracy Arm fjord, about 45 miles south of Juneau, could become more common as climate change alters frigid landscapes, according to researchersTue, 26 May 2026 18:23:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sudden-landslide-triggered-alaskas-2025-mega-tsunami-now-scientists-have-identified-warning-signs-to-predict-similar-events-180988797/A 164-Foot Tsunami Pushed This Enormous Boulder Atop a Cliff in Tonga 7,000 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-164-foot-tsunami-pushed-this-enormous-boulder-atop-a-cliff-in-tonga-7000-years-ago-180986711/The hulking rock, called Maka Lahi, is the size of a two-story house and sits on a 120-foot-tall cliff, covered in vegetationThu, 29 May 2025 18:42:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-164-foot-tsunami-pushed-this-enormous-boulder-atop-a-cliff-in-tonga-7000-years-ago-180986711/This Deposit of 'Weird' Cretaceous Amber Could Reveal Hints to Long-Forgotten Tsunamis in Japanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-deposit-of-weird-cretaceous-amber-could-reveal-hints-to-long-forgotten-tsunamis-in-japan-180986642/A new study highlights the potential of amber fossils to capture evidence of powerful, prehistoric ocean wavesFri, 23 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-deposit-of-weird-cretaceous-amber-could-reveal-hints-to-long-forgotten-tsunamis-in-japan-180986642/Studying This Slow-Moving Alaskan Landslide May Help Avert Future Disasterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/studying-this-slow-moving-alaskan-landslide-may-help-avert-future-disaster-180986191/If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high tsunamiTue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/studying-this-slow-moving-alaskan-landslide-may-help-avert-future-disaster-180986191/A Giant Meteorite Ripped Up the Seafloor and Boiled Earth's Oceans 3.26 Billion Years Ago. Then, Life Blossomed in Its Wakehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-giant-meteorite-boiled-earths-oceans-and-ripped-up-the-seafloor-326-billion-years-ago-then-life-blossomed-in-its-wake-180985336/Geologists suggest the catastrophic impact of "S2" delivered key nutrients to the oceans, prompting microorganisms to thriveFri, 25 Oct 2024 19:01:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-giant-meteorite-boiled-earths-oceans-and-ripped-up-the-seafloor-326-billion-years-ago-then-life-blossomed-in-its-wake-180985336/Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn? Geologists Find Evidence for a Halo of Orbiting Space Rocks 466 Million Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-earth-once-have-a-ring-like-saturn-geologists-find-evidence-for-a-halo-of-orbiting-space-rocks-466-million-years-ago-180985098/A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, according to a new studyThu, 19 Sep 2024 17:54:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-earth-once-have-a-ring-like-saturn-geologists-find-evidence-for-a-halo-of-orbiting-space-rocks-466-million-years-ago-180985098/A Mysterious Seismic Signal Lasted Nine Days Last Year. It Was a Mega-Tsunami Caused by Climate Change, Researchers Sayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-seismic-signal-lasted-nine-days-last-year-it-was-a-mega-tsunami-caused-by-climate-change-researchers-say-180985073/A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the worldMon, 16 Sep 2024 17:45:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-seismic-signal-lasted-nine-days-last-year-it-was-a-mega-tsunami-caused-by-climate-change-researchers-say-180985073/How the Great Alaska Earthquake Shook Up Sciencehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-the-great-alaska-earthquake-shook-up-science-180984154/Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries todayWed, 24 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-the-great-alaska-earthquake-shook-up-science-180984154/Volcano Erupts Amid Lightning Storm in Indonesia, as Residents Evacuate Potential Tsunami Threathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-erupts-amid-lightning-storm-in-indonesia-as-residents-evacuate-potential-tsunami-threat-180984192/Plumes of ash from Mount Ruang forced the closure of an international airport, after a series of at least five eruptions this weekFri, 19 Apr 2024 20:37:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-erupts-amid-lightning-storm-in-indonesia-as-residents-evacuate-potential-tsunami-threat-180984192/