Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 destroyed flora and fauna across hundreds of square miles and partially ...

White County is currently facing its "worst natural disaster" after a severe ice storm devastated the local power grid. The storm brought down dozens of trees and power lines, leaving 8,200 households ...

As data for the final days of last year trickles in from around the country and around the world, it is increasingly clear that 2025 now stands as yet another significant milestone in the ongoing era ...

The brand new four-part series Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown premieres on CNN Sunday, March 1 at 9/8c. Across the span of four episodes, the new CNN original series will examine the world’s worst ...

The worst school disaster in U.S. history happened in Texas in March 1937 when nearly 300 students and teachers died in a natural gas explosion.