On April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Pripyat in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), exploded, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster in history. The incident ...

Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories of ...

Eleven years ago this month a fire ripped through part of Universal Studios Hollywood. At the time the company said the blaze had destroyed the theme park's King Kong attraction and a video vault that ...

The Biggest Titanic Disaster Myths Debunked!' Why did Titanic sink? Was Titanic's rudder too small? Why did Titanic's crew not see the iceberg? Did they open fire on passengers, or lock them in third ...

Flash flood waters surging far above any previously measured levels swept through Ruidoso Tuesday, carrying three people to their deaths, destroying dozens of homes that survived last summer’s fires ...

Recent history of boating disasters in Asia, which provides grim context the sinking of Chinese cruise ship in the Yangtze river. March 2015: A boat carrying more than 200 passengers and crew in ...

How the mighty have fallen! The opening night of U2's Innocence and Experience tour in Vancouver was billed an opportunity for the creaking stadium rockers to repair some of the brand damage inflicted ...

The coronavirus crisis may not be a natural disaster in the traditional sense, but the pandemic's impact on society shares similar characteristics to things like earthquakes or wildfires. California ...

When your phone buzzed last spring and you checked your notifications to find that the Las Vegas Raiders struck a deal with ...

In early October 2015, residents in South Carolina had as much as 21 inches of rain, triggering one of the worst flooding ...

As the government shutdown persists, FEMA and SBA disaster assistance is still available to Wisconsin residents following ...