...y the gravitational attraction of the Moon and Earth. This net force creates a tidal bulge that moves across Earth’s oceans, creating predictable cycles of low and high t...
Footage from last week in the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
Seemingly choreographed, humpback whales move through our oceans with remarkable poise. A species once ravaged by catastrophic decline, they now breach and leap in breathtaking synchrony, elegantly...
Did you know 2025 saw the 2nd-highest tsunami wave on record? | UNDRR
In August 2025, a landslide into Alaska's Tracy Arm fjord generated the second-highest tsunami on record — sending water 481 metres up the opposite wall. No ships were nearby... but a cruise ship h...
To better translate the ocean's memories, scholar Melody Jue worked with interdisciplinary artists, musicians, and divers to develop soundscapes that help us “smell” with our ears.
Experience the ...
Giants of Tonga
A short ten-minute video about the important role whales play for the tourism sector in Tonga
The ocean is not empty. It is a vast storage facility of memory agents. Ocean organisms use the chemical signatures of seawater for memory and intelligence in ways we can barely imagine. In her Tal...
Engineers have created a tsunami in a lab
🌊 Scientists built a tsunami. In a lab.
Researchers at TU Delft are recreating tsunami waves at scale to test their impact on buildings and coastal defences – and learning valuable lessons about i..
🌊 🔥 Les magnifiques eaux côtières australiennes souffrent de la chaleur !
Les vagues de chaleur marines ont frappé les forêts de kelp (grandes algues) et la vie marine locale. 🐟
Pêcheurs et scient
Una pequeña cree ver algo enorme asomarse en el agua, pero su padre le explica que ya casi no quedan ballenas en este lugar. Lo que antes era un mar vivo frente a Chañaral de Aceituno, se fue apaga...
With a maximum length of 7 meters, tiger sharks are formidable in size. Yet it is their eyes that are arresting with their brilliant depth. The structure of a tiger shark's eye allows for acute low...
A quiet lake released a cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated an entire village. No warning. No smell. No escape. What happened at Lake Nyos in 1986 and at Lake Monoun in 1984 is a rare disaster,...
Le lontre marine del Pacifico dormono galleggiando in gruppo, formando vere “zattere”.
Tenendosi per mano evitano di allontanarsi a causa delle correnti oceaniche.
Un comportamento sorprendente, st...
Whales roam the world's oceans, communicating with complex and mysterious sounds. Their sheer size never fails to amaze us. Did you know blue whales can reach over 100 feet long and weigh up to 200...
Warning: This tune may save your life! | UNDRR
Straight from Timor-Leste, this catchy tsunami safety song mixes music, culture, and life-saving preparedness tips — all in one unforgettable melody.
Tsunamis can strike fast, but this song teache...
Dive into a year of our dynamic ocean! This mesmerising data visualisation shows the significant wave height across the world's oceans for the entirety of 2024.
Watch the world's waves in motion, ...
🌊 16 tsunami events have been recorded in 2025 alone, according to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. This resulted in 339 injuries 🏥 and 2,748 houses damaged 🏚️.
But what ca
These researchers built a tsunami simulator that recreates tsunamis in the lab | UNDRR
🌊 Can we design buildings to withstand tsunamis?
In the lab, engineers are proving that we can.
Tiziana Rossetto, Professor in Natural Hazards Engineering TU Delft, The Netherlands, and other rese..
Tsunamis are one of nature’s most powerful forces, and among the most devastating natural hazards. Across the world, millions of people living in coastal communities are vulnerable to tsunamis.
Be...