People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy rain falls in summer, and flooding is already one of the climate risks in ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a groundbreaking new ...

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of ...

The researchers then compared these maps of mantle water to locations where intraplate volcanism occurred over the past 250 million years. Their findings showed a strong correlation between wet ...

Heavy rainfall and erosion are most likely to blame for the slow-moving landslides that are pushing the Palos Verdes Peninsula toward the ocean. The study found that the region, long understood to ...

The UK will be blasted by a huge storm sweeping in from the Atlantic Ocean next week. On Monday 18 March, forecaster WXCharts predicts heavy rains and winds up to 110kmph (75mph) will batter ...