Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...

Climate disasters cost the world more than $120bn (£95bn) in 2025, with the true toll is far higher as the deadliest events in poorer countries were largely uninsured and undercounted, a new analysis ...

There's something quietly unsettling about asking an AI to rank human tragedy. It processes death tolls with the same composure it uses for everything else, which makes the results feel both useful ...

Natural disasters vary widely across the United States depending on geography and climate. Some regions regularly experience hurricanes or wildfires, while others face blizzards, floods, tornadoes, or ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - A commuter train crashed into a construction crane in southeastern Spain on Thursday, following Sunday's deadly high-speed train collision in the southern Andalusia region that ...

At least six people are dead after a Sunday night plane at Bangor International Airport. Details are still scant, but we know that the fixed-wing, multi-engine Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed about ...

The Vaal Reefs mining disaster of 1995 killed 104 miners who were crushed when a locomotive hit the elevator cage they were traveling in. The entire episode occurred more than a mile below ground, and ...

The brand new docuseries History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames premieres on the History Channel Monday, Jan. 26 at 10/9c. During the series premiere episode, host Ving Rhames will take viewers on an ...