When United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collided in midair above the Grand Canyon on a June morning in 1956—the spinning props of the United DC-7 slicing into the fuselage of the TWA L-1049 Super Constellation as its wing cut ...

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 mountain. Their worst fears were soon to be confirmed.

Almost 40 years on the world's worst-ever nuclear accident, animals still roam the exclusion zone that remains off limits to humans - but some of the 700 dogs now have blue fur

The Pacific Northwest’s serene coastline may be hiding one of America’s most dangerous secrets. Scientists are now warning that a catastrophic mega tsunami, with waves potentially reaching 1,000 feet in height, could strike the region within the next ...

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 twenty years ago in Hurricane Katrina. It's been preserved ...

Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’” The Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world,

Ten years after the Aliso Canyon disaster, the worst natural gas blowout in U.S. history, some progress has been made but many promises have been broken.

Not all communities face disasters equally. Some are hit harder, recover slower, or are more vulnerable from the start. FEMA's Risk Map ranks every county and Census tract in the U.S. based on three key factors: how likely a natural disaster is, how ...

A deep dive into the most catastrophic oil spill ever recorded, exploring its environmental devastation, human toll, and the lasting impact on global energy and ecological policies.