The huge wave of water known as a tsunami, can be incredibly destructive as it surges onshore carrying all but the most solid objects inland.

A rather unusually timed landslide on the Takhini River bank on the edge of Whitehorse this winter generated a “small” ...

However, the tallest tsunami ever recorded was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami in Alaska, which reached a height of 1,719 feet (524 meters). For comparison, the Empire State Building stands at ...