The deadly project killed more than 750 workers, the company scrambling to bury the dead before anyone knew they were gone.

Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories of ...

"By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, ...

Wickliffe Public Library will be hosting “Ghosts of the Griffith: Disaster on Lake Erie” at 7 p.m. Nov. 13. The summer of 1850 was the scene of the worst shipping disaster in Lake ...

“The Kansai area will never experience a major earthquake.” That was how many people felt before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. But if we examine history, most areas in Japan have records ...

Economic losses from the fires that tore through Los Angeles County in January range from $95 billion to $164 billion, according to a new report, potentially making the blazes the second-costliest ...

Based on initial estimates, the Fourth of July flooding appears to be the third-deadliest natural disaster in recent Texas history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

The death toll, as of Monday at 5:20 p.m., of 104 fatalities, makes the Central Texas flash floods on July 4 the second-deadliest flood disaster in Texas history. The Hill Country is notorious for ...

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia — have experienced massive power blackouts that affected tens or hundreds of ...

A history of the National Guard published by the Pentagon in 2001 describes the 1990s as a turning point for the service, ...