Disasters

How Humans Make Disasters Worse

Especially for lower-income families

By Jacob Remes August 31, 2017

Raging Fire Kills 2 People in Southern California

Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity in recent years

By Justin Worland June 24, 2016

Wildfire Devours 4,000 Acres in California

The cause of the fire remains under investigation

By Justin Worland June 17, 2016

Oil Train Derails and Catches Fire in Oregon

Local schools were evacuated as the train caught fire

By Justin Worland June 3, 2016

Chernobyl Is Still The Worst Nuclear Accident for Public Health

Chernobyl exposed hundreds of millions of people to radioactivity

April 25, 2016

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

Oct. 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins

By Jennifer Latson October 8, 2015

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 September 18, 2015

China Blast Toll Rises to 50

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

By Rishi Iyengar August 13, 2015

Here Are 5 of China's Worst Industrial Disasters

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

By Rishi Iyengar August 13, 2015

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 August 6, 2015

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 June 3, 2015

6 Ways you Can Give to Earthquake Relief

An impoverished country is struggling to cope

By Kevin McSpadden April 27, 2015

Malaysia Airlines Struggles

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

By Rishi Iyengar March 6, 2015

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 November 3, 2014

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 October 20, 2014

The 'Great ShakeOut' Earthquake Drill Is Today

At 10:16 a.m on Thursday, millions of people around the world will practice the "drop, cover and hold on" moves

By Nolan Feeney October 16, 2014

Taiwan's Gas Explosion Caught On Camera

Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, is currently in a state of disarray due to blasts caused by a gas explosion. The number of casualties has now surpassed 250, with bodies continuing to be discovered as...

By TIME Video August 2, 2014

Don't Be Fooled by the Scary News — Air Travel Is as Safe as Ever

If you're like most people, the temptation is to swear off air travel, at least for a while. But you've reached the wrong conclusion.

By Jeffrey Kluger July 24, 2014

No, Fidel Castro's Niece Wasn't on the Algerian Plane

"I’m alive and kicking"

By Noah Rayman July 24, 2014

Thousands of Homes Evacuated

The latest wildfire that broke out in Carlsbad on Wednesday is one of several fires dotting Southern California. At least 30 homes were engulfed in flames, causing thousands of evacuations, including from Legoland, the popular amusement park

By Denver Nicks May 14, 2014

Mudslide Search Called Off

The hunt for bodies of victims in Washington state has drawn to a close, five weeks after the devastating mudslide that killed 41

By Alexandra Sifferlin April 28, 2014

New Photo Shows Washington Mudslide From Space

An image snapped from a DigitalGlobe satellite on March 31 shows the enormous damage caused by the March 22 mudslide in Snohomish County, where at least 27 bodies have been found and search teams are still looking for 22 people who remain missing

By Laura Stampler April 1, 2014

WATCH: Footage of Chicago Airport Train Crash Leaked Online

Chicago Transportation Authority did not authorize release of security camera footage showing train jumping tracks at O'Hare airport

By Eliana Dockterman March 26, 2014

90 Still Missing After Mudslide

The rescue effort continues for survivors of a devastating mudslide that occurred over the weekend in Snohomish County, Wash., a "high risk" area for this kind of disaster, and officials believe at least 24 people died

By Laura Stampler March 25, 2014

Oklahoma Shakes—Is Fracking to Blame?

A normally calm state is hit by a wave of minor earthquakes—causing some to point the finger at fracking. But wastewater disposal wells likely play a bigger role

By Bryan Walsh February 18, 2014

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

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The Mexico City Earthquake Is a Warning for Americans

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