natural disasters

Using a combination of archaeological and geological evidence, scientists have finally pinpointed the date of the…

Natural disasters have a very unfortunate way of revealing who are the most vulnerable people in a society.

Whoa, here’s something you certainly don’t see everyday: A large chunk of land fell into and temporarily drifted…

A grim report from the United Nations warns that unusually large swarms of locusts will be descending upon East…

A novel analysis of the skeletal remains of Vesuvius victims who sought shelter during the catastrophic eruption…

I spend a lot of time thinking about the impending climate apocalypse. I mean, c’mon, I write about it for a living.…

The city of Sydney—Australia’s most populous and the capital of New South Wales (NSW) state—was swathed in thick…

Two decades ago, a rare but deadly fungal infection began killing animals and people in the U.S. and Canada. To this…

After natural disasters strike, families are forced to cobble their lives back together. However, federal aid may…

At least 22 deaths have been reported, and more than a million have been forced to leave their homes after Typhoon…

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake rocked northern Peru on Sunday, killing at least one man and causing several injuries, th…

Michelle Nestle never really understood the meaning of a flash flood until water rushed into her house in the middle…

The massive, dangerous bomb cyclone that barreled into the central United States this week hit as hard as its name…

California’s 2018 is officially the worst year for wildfires in recorded state history, the Los Angeles Times…

The winds of time blow strangely here, in our unfortunate state of internet-enabled perpetual present, but how the…

Kilauea’s largest eruption in at least 200 years may be over, but scientists are still learning about how it…

America is home to 161 active volcanoes spread across 12 states and two overseas territories. This easily makes it…

Hopefully your week has been better than leading New York politicians, like NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor…

A good rule of thumb if you’re going to threaten to publish nude photos of the richest man on the planet unless he…

Legislators in Texas are mulling a bill that would make illegal to “impair or degrade” mobile data in any declared…