The hulking rock, called Maka Lahi, is the size of a two-story house and sits on a 120-foot-tall cliff, covered in vegetation ...

Locals in Tonga had always known it as Maka Lahi, “large rock,” but scientists quickly realized it was much more.

Florida's tsunami? The surprising 2022 wave from a Pacific volcano was driven by the perfect setup from two other weather systems that resulted in a surge along the entire United States East Coast.

A massive boulder named Maka Lahi was recently found about 650 feet from the edge of a cliff in Tonga, and researchers ...

A massive, cliff-top boulder in Tonga reveals a 7,000-year-old mega tsunami, offering new insights for coastal hazard ...

The researchers used numerical modelling to establish that wave heights of around 50 metres, and lasting around 90 seconds, ...

A mysterious, highly active undersea volcano near California could erupt later this year – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today ...

A new study highlights the potential of amber fossils to capture evidence of powerful, prehistoric ocean waves ...

A giant boulder in Tonga rode a wave from an ancient tsunami 7,000 years ago. The 1,300-ton rock traveled a distance twice ...

It’s one of the three largest coastal boulders known to be moved by such forces, and the only one this size that started on a ...

A huge tsunami hit a cliff in Tonga 7000 years ago and carried a 1200-tonne boulder 200 metres inland, making it the biggest ...

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of ...