A view of Messina on December 28th, 1908, shortly after the terrible earthquake that destroyed two-thirds of the Italian town. There were 126,000 victims, more than 66,000 from the town itself.
Search and rescue personnel carry a body bag containing remains of a passenger from Lion Air Flight 610 at the Tanjung Priok port on October 30th, 2018, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire raging in the town of Rafina near Athens, on July 23rd, 2018.
A major seismic event in the state is an inevitability, but is the government doing enough to prepare for the disaster?
Record-breaking droughts, fires, and hurricanes have made the near-term effects of climate change a front-and-center issue across America.
People light candles as they observe a vigil outside Notting hill Methodist Church following the blaze at Grenfell Tower.
The last few months have seen heavy rainfall in the Golden State, which could spell trouble for California’s dams.
Researchers analyze mathematics of rapid change in complex systems and find room for improvement—and hints at mitigation.
An interview with professor David Maidment on what makes today’s maps 10 times more accurate than the ones much of the country is still stuck with.
An inside look at what it's like when austerity measures lead to direct cuts in your city's emergency services.
FEMA maps that dictate insurance premiums for millions of Americans are dangerously outdated. Can we get them ready before another Katrina or Sandy?
At least seven children died in Oklahoma this past week when two elementary schools were destroyed. Is shoddy construction to blame?
At 70, Lela Hartman believed we would one day use technology to prevent disasters like the Tri-State Tornado she witnessed as a small child. Are we getting any closer?
