Hawaii faces a major tsunami risk, but 24/7 monitoring and evacuation plans help keep residents safe. Learn how experts track ...

A small business owner has explained why swimmers should never turn their backs on the ocean ... Hawaii, is a popular surfing destination in the winter, and it is known for producing powerful waves.

Over a million years ago, thanks to some well-placed tectonic plates, and volcanic activity, the islands today known as Hawaii rose from the depths of the ocean, eventually becoming home to early ...

But very large storms with high, sustained winds can generate waves with periods of more than 20 seconds. These waves travel ...

Australian professional surfer Mikey Wright told the BBC how he rescued a woman from 'sharp rocks and waves' on a beach in Hawaii. Both Mikey and the women only suffered minor scratches.

Ocean waves, particularly long-period swells ... before continuing north across the equator to reach the south coast of Hawaii—7,000 km from where it was generated. Due to their direction ...

OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hawaii Island police are seeking assistance in locating an Ocean View woman last seen on Wednesday afternoon. 43-year-old Shanera Echols was last seen leaving ...

Strong winds and low humidity fueled brush fires in Hawaii that destroyed much of a historic Maui town and sent residents fleeing into the ocean to escape the flames and smoke on Tuesday.

How do marine heat waves form off the coast of California? Between Hawaii and California, a semi-permanent high-pressure area, termed the North Pacific High, generates winds that blow south towards ...

Rogue waves are "giant colossi of the sea", wrote Professor in Ocean Engineering at the University ... when massive waves sank a fishing boat off Hawaii, and, in 2022, a suspected rogue wave ...