natural disaster

China's Worst Tornado for 50 Years Claims 98 Lives

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing

Rescuers Locate Debris After Family Boat Disappears

By Daniel White

A Tropical Storm Is Heading Towards the Gulf of Mexico

By NBC News

Surfer Loses Leg in Shark Attack Off Australia

By Daniel White
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Sinkhole Engulfs Dozens of Cars Along Italian Road

A leaking water pipe underneath the road caused the incident

By Daniel White

Why Nepal Is Still in Rubble

Thousands died when a 7.8-magnitude quake hit Nepal on April 25, 2015. But thanks to political dysfunction, reconstruction has been slow

By Nikhil Kumar / Sindhupalchok

These 5 Facts Explain the Strange Politics of Natural Disasters

The damage and death toll from a natural disaster isn't just a matter of the magnitude—it also matters how rich and organized the country is

By Ian Bremmer

Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 45

More than 30 others have been hospitalized

By Rishi Iyengar

Survivors Pick Up the Pieces After Deadly South Asia Quake

Many of the victims died as buildings in the old city of Peshawar in Pakistan collapsed. But the damage could have been much worse

By Abdur Razzaq / Peshawar

18 Foods and Supplies You Need Before a Big Storm

Here are the essential supplies you need to ride out a hurricane, blizzard, or other major storm

By Chrstine Mattheis / Health.com

The East Coast May Not Be Ready for Hurricane Joaquin

Hurricane Joaquin could cause problems in the U.S. even if it doesn't hit the East Coast

By Justin Worland

10 Essential Stories About Hurricane Katrina

'Trust no one and nothing. They're not counting on the levees to hold or the government to rescue them this time'

By TIME Staff

Witness to a Disaster: Journalists Recall Covering Hurricane Katrina

A writer and a photographer who covered the disaster for TIME in 2005 reflect on the experience

By Maya Rhodan and Arpita Aneja

Northwest Wildfires Seen From Space

The huge columns of smoke can be seen from space

By Olivier Laurent

See Photos of Historic Hurricane Destruction

A powerful hurricane hit Galveston, Tex. exactly a century ago

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Over Volcano

Cotopaxi is one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes

By Justin Worland

Millions Affected as Widespread Flooding Inundates Swaths of Southern Asia

Millions of people have been affected, hundreds are dead and thousands of have lost their homes and land

By Helen Regan

Al Roker: The Tragic History of Early Weather Forecasting

This exclusive excerpt from Al Roker's upcoming book about the Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900 explains how the science of weather forecasting came to be

By Al Roker

See the Devastation Wrought by Wildfire in California

12,000 people were evacuated after the fire spread to more than 84 square miles on Monday

By TIME Photo

See the Devastation of Washington State's Wildfire From Above

The worst fire of the season devastated entire neighborhoods, as the state struggles with an ongoing drought

By TIME Photo
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