Every century has a few events so destructive that they leave people standing directly in the path of whatever the earth or sea delivers. Some made it out. Many didn’t. From cyclones to floods and ...

Natural disasters vary widely across the United States depending on geography and climate. Some regions regularly experience hurricanes or wildfires, while others face blizzards, floods, tornadoes, or ...

Throughout history, humanity has strived to understand and control the forces of nature: building dams to hold back raging rivers, planting forests to prevent erosion, whatever it took. Yet despite ...

Humanity lives on a thin edge: we barely scratch beneath the crust of our planet and routinely travel only within less than 10 miles of the atmosphere. So when you think about it, every day that life ...

On March 18, 1925, one of the most devastating weather disasters in American history tore across the Midwest. Known as the Tri-State Tornado, this apparent single storm carved a path of destruction ...

Why we should stop using the term "natural disaster" to describe hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods and other natural ...

White County is currently facing its "worst natural disaster" after a severe ice storm devastated the local power grid. The storm brought down dozens of trees and power lines, leaving 8,200 households ...

One spark is all it takes. From the Hindenburg disaster to Krakatoa's violent volcanic eruption in 1883, these explosions are among history's deadliest. Isolated, deadly, and unforgettable - places ...