On Dec. 6, 1907, in West Virginia’s Marion County, an explosion in a network of mines owned by the Fairmont Coal Company in ...

Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. “He said there are children still stuck in the landslide, so he'll go and help them and come ...

A catastrophic earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone threatens to upend life across the Pacific Northwest. Scientists ...

Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories of ...

The devastating flooding in Texas Hill Country has shocked and scared the nation, with Americans from coast to coast waiting for news from ongoing rescue efforts. Dozens of people have died – ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Residents of the valley of Vajont in Italy had reservations about a new hydroelectric dam--especially when cracks began to appear in the nearby ...

NEW ORLEANS — On a quiet street in the Gentilly neighborhood, a small brick house stands as a testament to one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. It's one of thousands of homes that flooded ...

More than 30 hours after the blaze began at Wang Fuk Court, there was still a sense that it is far from under control.

On Tuesday, organisations and activists demanded an empowered commission to ensure that victims of the tragedy receive proper ...

In Thailand, authorities say they have seen one of the heaviest single events of rainfall in hundreds of years, followed by ...

On November 29, 1900, thousands of fans gathered in San Francisco to watch the annual “Big Game” between Stanford and ...