Earthquakes Earthquakes occur due to the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in seismic waves that cause ...

Widely regarded as one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the United States, the hurricane decimated the city of Galveston with a 15-foot storm surge and up to 145 mph winds. As a result ...

The experience of a North Carolina building skills school suggests that big government is not essential when disaster strikes ...

The governor called the recent weather events one of the deadliest natural disasters in Kentucky during his time in office. Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll from recent flooding and cold ...

Violent winds prompt evacuation orders and cut off electricity to 80,000 homes across Queensland and New South Wales.

Uttarakhand is prone to avalanches and floods. One of the country’s worst natural disasters took place there in 2013, when flooding killed more than 1,000 people. In 2021, 11 people died when an ...

Beshear said the widespread damage ranks among the state’s worst natural disasters, including the eastern Kentucky floods in 2022 and western Kentucky tornadoes in 2021. “This has been a ...