Some of history's most expensive disasters began with decisions that seemed insignificant at the time, from overlooked ...

Discover October 13 important days, historical events, famous birthdays and 2026 developments, including Disaster Risk ...

Half of the 1,500 laborers died, and records were suppressed while bodies were buried in mass graves, says one expert on the ...

The Longest Streak Since Statistics Began in 1886 in Central TokyoIn the autumn of 2026, an astonishing weather record of "37 consecutive days of precipitation" was set in central Tokyo. This is the l ...

IntroductionWhen stepping from the western edge of the Kanto Plain into the highlands of Shinshu, the appearance of the ...

Watch ‘Saturn V: How NASA Built the Most Powerful Rocket Ever’ here: https://youtu.be/OUUhD-XTxhQ On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart ...

The tragedy that occurred on London’s now-closed Big Dipper roller coaster resulted in the deaths of 5 children and 13 others being injured Ware in the World/Heritage Images via Getty The 1972 ...

Engineering fails usually bring to mind collapsed bridges, unstable buildings, and expensive disasters that nobody wants to repeat. Most design mistakes are repaired, demolished, or quietly forgotten.

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

Super El Nino phenomenon is setting off more risks of extreme weather of more floods, droughts and typhoons globally. In the past month alone, extreme weather events have spanned from Oceania and ...

The catastrophic glacial collapse in Nepal on 26 August, which triggered a magnitude-5.2 seismic event and downstream flash flooding, starkly demonstrates the ...

NPR has covered several natural disasters this past summer, across the United States and around the world. In the U.S., public radio journalists filed stories from flash floods in the Grand Canyon, ...