open image in gallery A tourist enjoys a sunny morning at Tamarama Beach as large waves crash against a rock in Sydney (AFP via Getty Images) Rescue teams — including local police, the Marine ...

Tsunamis form from sudden water movements, mainly undersea earthquakes, spreading waves across oceans and increasing as they near shores.

If a large asteroid crashes into the ocean, could it trigger a massive tsunami capable of wiping out entire coastal cities?

Swells can travel thousands of kilometres and may still be present even if the local wind is calm. It’s estimated that up to ...

The death toll from drowning incidents caused by giant waves battering Australia’s east coast has risen to six. A fisherman who was swept off the rocky shore was pulled from the sea but could not be ...

The victim, Carlos Villafane, 69, of Mastic Beach, was with two others and walking ... The others were unhurt, the release said. The crash was west of Waverly Avenue, at about 8:35 p.m. The ...

An urgent search is underway after reports of a person missing in waters off a popular beach, as crowds ... Friday after being “washed onto the rocks by a large wave”, Randwick City Council ...