History is filled with tragedies that have claimed many lives, from mining disasters to volcanoes and tsunamis. The world has ...

Homeowners, renters, business owners, and private nonprofits in Southeast Wisconsin who experienced property damage from historic flooding in ...

America's disaster aid and immigration responses reveal racial and political bias, showing more compassion toward European nations than Black Caribbean neighbors.

On this day in 1855, St. Louis Mayor Washington King declared “a day of cessation from all labor as a tribute of respect” to ...

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending a ...

Extreme weather events have always shaped the course of history, altering civilizations, economies, and even the landscape of ...

It’s an unprecedented federal failure to fund food assistance during government shutdown, the first time in American history ...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring ...

The Jamaican government has begun to reach the communities most devastated by Hurricane Melissa nearly a week after the ...

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a bridge and the local chapel. Ten adults and six ...

Explore the most catastrophic dam failures in history—massive dam collapses, deadly floods, and shocking footage of water ...