A catastrophic earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone threatens to upend life across the Pacific Northwest. Scientists warn that a magnitude 9.0 or greater event is not just possible—it is overdue.

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

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 – including young campers and counselors from an area summer ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...