I am writing from the middle of a West Coast catastrophe, where four states are confronting what officials describe as the ...

The Thanksgiving weekend storm system has brought over a foot of snow and strong winds to parts of the Midwest and ...

Individuals pay their respects at a makeshift memorial to victims of the Texas floods. In a surprising number of cases, the worst disasters strike in the middle of night. The deadly Texas floods ...

A new national survey reveals Americans fear tornadoes most, even though extreme heat remains the leading weather-related ...

More than 30 hours after the blaze began at Wang Fuk Court, there was still a sense that it is far from under control.

December 2, 1984 The Bhopal Gas disaster, when a gas leak from the Union Carbide plant, exposes over 500,000 people to the ...

The Selby train crash began with a single mistake that spiraled into one of the UK’s most shocking rail disasters. A driver ...

The police watchdog will today publish its report into the actions of officers during and after the Hillsborough disaster in ...

The top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has resigned after six months in the role. Acting head ...