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Major Dam Accidents

1889May 31, Johnstown, Pa.: collapse of South Fork Dam left more than 2,200 dead.AvalancheWorst United States DisastersDrought

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of November 22, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from a new UFO taskforce to a newly discovered Covid variant. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…

2017 Year in Review - Disaster News

  Top events for the nation and the world in 2017 Prev Next Cyclone Dineo Cyclone Dineo Destroys 20,000 Homes in Mozambique On Feb. 17, officials assessed the damages caused by Tropical…

El Niño's Alter Ego

"Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." —Mark Twain El Niño has revolutionized conversations about the weather. No longer banal small talk, the…

Worst United States Disasters

The following table lists the worst U.S. disasters in history, including aircraft crashes, blizzards, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, explosions, terrorist attacks, and more.…

August 2010 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of August 2010. Russia Bans Grain Export in Response to Drought, Wildfires (Aug. 5…