People living on the low-lying shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary began their day like any other on January 30, 1607. The weather was calm. The sky was bright. Then, suddenly, the sea ...

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Britain’s largest natural disaster, the author of 2001’s prophetic book Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard (Cambridge University Press) reveals strong new ...

Abstract On January 30, 1607, a massive wave from the ocean surged up Bristol Channel in the United Kingdom, flooding more than 500 km2 of lowland along 570 km of coast. It killed 2000 people and is ...

The wreckage of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has been located and confirmed by the British technical-diving team Gasperados. The site lies approximately 50 miles off Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom, ...

A GEOLOGICAL survey of the floor of the Bristol Channel was made from R.R.S. Discovery II between April 22 and May 2, 1960, using asdic 1–3 and bottom sampling equipment. Preliminary results are ...

A dramatically expanded geological map of the Bristol Channel has been unveiled, promising to guide the future of offshore wind, tidal energy and coastal development in one of the UK's most dynamic ...

A Russian cargo tanker tracked sailing through the Bristol Channel has been ordered to leave British waters. The ship Sinegorsk was tracked sailing up the channel at around 9.30pm on Tuesday, January ...