Disaster

The 'Titanic', a passenger ship of the White Star Line, sank during the night of April 14-15, 1912.

The Titanic Wreck Will Now Be Protected Under a 'Momentous Agreement' With the U.S.

The world's most famous shipwreck, the RMS Titanic, will be more rigorously...

The world's most famous shipwreck, the RMS Titanic, will be more rigorously protected under an international agreement, the U.K.’s Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani confirmed ahead of a Tuesday visit to Belfast, where the ship was...

A catamaran thrown onshore by the hurricane lies stranded near a highway close to Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, on Sept. 3, 2019.

Here in the Bahamas, Every Generation Has Its Storm Stories. The Tale of Hurricane Dorian Is Still Being Written

I stayed to ride it out in the dark—water and electricity long since lost—w...

I stayed to ride it out in the dark—water and electricity long since lost—with a handful of family members, all veterans of the islands’ many storms.

Humanitarian aid is carried to the docks in Maputo, Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai on March 22, 2019.

Here's How You Can Help the Survivors of Cyclone Idai

Here's how you can donate to organizations providing relief to the 1.7 mill...

Here's how you can donate to organizations providing relief to the 1.7 million affected by Cyclone Idai

A molasses tank collapsed and caused widespread damage in Boston's North End in January 1919. The incident is commonly referred to as the Great Molasses Flood.

How the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 Made the World a Little Bit Safer

The tank released its contents in a spectacular wave some 25 feet in height...

The tank released its contents in a spectacular wave some 25 feet in height and 165 feet wide, a tsunami of syrup that moved at 35 mph.

The Feather River Hospital burns down during the Camp fire in Paradise, California on Nov. 8, 2018.

Inside the Fiery Furnace: A Chaplain's Harrowing Story of Survival in Paradise

“But what do you do? You can’t turn around at this point. So I just floored...

“But what do you do? You can’t turn around at this point. So I just floored my minivan and drove through the flames"

Exterior view of the sarcophagus built on the reactor at Chernobyl nuclear plant. Several years after its construction, work still remained to be carried out on the site.

The True Cost of the Chernobyl Disaster Has Been Greater Than It Seems

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 26, 1986, is predicted to continue ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 26, 1986, is predicted to continue to harm the environment for at least 180 years

Crowd searching the ruins after the Halifax explosion, on Dec. 11, 1917

When This City Was Devastated by a Massive Explosion, Its Children Found the Christmas Spirit

What followed was one of the most miraculous rescue, relief and recovery ef...

What followed was one of the most miraculous rescue, relief and recovery efforts ever conducted in North America