Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 ...

Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...

In 1985 the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a mudslide that wiped out the town of Armero, Colombia in one of the 20th century’s worst natural... Searching for Survivors 40 Years After One of Latin ...

As data for the final days of last year trickles in from around the country and around the world, it is increasingly clear that 2025 now stands as yet another significant milestone in the ongoing era ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods ...

Every century has a few events so destructive that they leave people standing directly in the path of whatever the earth or ...

On March 28, Myanmar was hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, followed by another of 6.4-magnitude. The epicenter was located west of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. Tremors were felt in ...

Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than ...

HONG KONG, Jan 16 (Reuters) - China's direct economic losses from natural disasters totalled 241.6 billion yuan ($34.7 billion) in 2025, with more than 700 people dead or missing, more than 3 million ...

A woman walks past a series of sculptures that are made from debris taken out of the Jukskei River in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

The brand new docuseries History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames premieres on the History Channel Monday, Jan. 26 at 10/9c. During the series premiere episode, host Ving Rhames will take viewers on an ...