Disasters

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

By Ray Cavanaugh

Former Navy Sec.: 3 Simple Ways We Can Help Puerto Rico

By Secretary Ray Mabus

How Architecture Should Adapt to Climate Change

By Reinier de Graaf

The Mexico City Earthquake Is a Warning for Americans

By Kathryn Miles
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How Humans Make Disasters Worse

Especially for lower-income families

By Jacob Remes

Raging Fire Kills 2 People in Southern California

Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity in recent years

By Justin Worland

Wildfire Devours 4,000 Acres in California

The cause of the fire remains under investigation

By Justin Worland

Oil Train Derails and Catches Fire in Oregon

Local schools were evacuated as the train caught fire

By Justin Worland

Chernobyl Is Still The Worst Nuclear Accident for Public Health

Chernobyl exposed hundreds of millions of people to radioactivity

We Still Don't Know How the Great Chicago Fire Started

Oct. 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins

By Jennifer Latson

Recovery Efforts Begin in Chile After Huge Earthquake

The quake was the strongest in the world this year and the worst to hit Chile since 2010

By Lisa Spear

China Blast Toll Rises to 50

Rescue operations have been suspended while teams scan the area for harmful chemicals

By Rishi Iyengar

Here Are 5 of China's Worst Industrial Disasters

The country has a long, tortuous history of man-made tragedies

By Rishi Iyengar

What We Now Know (and Still Don't) About MH370

Further analysis could provide valuable clues, but there's still a long way to go

By Rishi Iyengar

Indian Trainee Pilots Given Bogus Licenses

“We’d kill not only the passengers, but we might crash in a village and kill even more people”

By Rishi Iyengar

Aftermath of a Train Wreck: Photos From the Crash of the Congressional

Ralph Morse photographed the wreck for LIFE

By Lily Rothman

6 Ways you Can Give to Earthquake Relief

An impoverished country is struggling to cope

By Kevin McSpadden

Malaysia Airlines Struggles

With a new CEO and an evolving marketing strategy, the beleaguered airline is trying to rebrand and reinvent

By Rishi Iyengar

What Richard Branson Can Learn From the Virgin Galactic Tragedy

Every disaster can be equal parts tragedy and travesty. Both are avoidable.

By Jeffrey Kluger

The Absurd Cost of Overreaction

Whether it's Ebola, Malaysia Flight 370 or the shoe bomber, our post-disaster spending efforts may not be the wisest

By Marty Nemko
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