The Spanish government on Tuesday described wildfires that have swept the country as one of the country's worst environmental ...

The Worst Air Disaster in American History Occurred in Broad Daylight. Mistakes Keep Happening.

Hurricane Katrina—which made landfall in Louisiana in August 2005—is among the worst natural disasters to ever hit the United ...

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New ...

At his Lakeview home, Alberto Zuniga lived through Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. His home on Bellaire Drive sits less than 100 yards from where the 17th Street Canal levee broke. And some scars from ...

That test began at 1:23 a.m. America’s own worst nuclear accident, at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island in 1979, also began with a series of nighttime mistakes by plant operators.

The country’s worst disasters — hurricanes, wildfires, and heat waves — tend to strike during the warm parts of the year. Warmth means more insects, and some insects carry disease.

Summer camp tragedies: When an American dream turns into a nightmare At least 27 died in one of the worst disasters ever for campers. Are America's children safe when they go off to camp and what ...

Its capsizing killed 844 people, making the disaster one of the worst maritime events in United States history and the deadliest single-day event in the city's history.

One year ago today, the world got lucky. TradeWinds explores how salvors beat the odds while staring down the barrel of ...

WATERBURY, Conn. — Tuesday will mark 70 years since one of the worst natural disasters in Connecticut's history. Waterbury ...