A Charleston County man who state officials say built an illegal seawall can keep the wall in place as his fight against the state works its way through SC courts, a judge has ruled ...

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For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, his vision saved an entire town.

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Discover key historic events on March 11, including Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Roman and Byzantine milestones, and ...

ODAKA, Japan (AP) — Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-deserted ...

This vintage picture postcard of the north beach shows the original sea defences, covering an area now occupied by the ...

I was born and raised in Florida so I know first-hand that those “Florida Man” jokes hit different when you’re actually living next door to the man himself. This state gets under your skin in the best ...

Surfers, scientists and city officials agree Santa Cruz beaches have lost a lot of sand. Some worry it could change surf ...

MIAMI and PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last December, a large coterie of Silicon Valley billionaires descended upon Miami to attend Art Basel, the ritzy, contemporary art fair that marks the end of the moneyed ...