The latest pummeling from the ocean that collapsed part of the Santa Cruz wharf worries city officials and some locals, who wonder how common such dangerously strong and frequent waves may become in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Francesco Fedele, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Rogue waves have ...

Back-to-back storms off the Pacific Ocean will bring rain and snow to Southern California this week, along with the potential for another round of big waves. The swells that closed beaches and piers ...

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings for parts of Japan, Alaska and Hawaii, with alerts also issued for the United ...

To many locals, it feels like Santa Cruz's picturesque coast is being battered like never before. Waves from strong winter storms and a pair of tsunamis have caused millions of dollars in damage to ...