Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods that inspired ancient myths, nature has always had the power to rewrite ...

Climate disasters that kill large numbers of people have never been short, single events. They are almost always caused by too much rain, or drought. They typically range over years, and sometimes as ...

Some of the most expensive natural disasters have occurred in the last few years. Several factors contribute to this recent rise in destruction. Populations grow and expand into more dangerous areas, ...

Why anthropologists should study disasters / Anthony Oliver-Smith and Susanna M. Hoffman -- Theorizing disasters : nature, power and culture / Anthony Oliver-Smith -- Historical disaster research / ...

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Matters is ...

The Chernobyl disaster is probably the most memorable nuclear disaster in history due to the explosion and all the deaths caused by severe radiation poisoning. Research that shows the dogs of ...

A city devastated; neighbors coming to its aid; the hunt for a scapegoat: Though the Angelenos enduring wildfires today lead lives dramatically different from those of the people who survived the ...

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Kentucky has suffered a series of historic disasters in recent years, forcing local communities to adapt. Disaster-stricken towns across the state are taking steps to ease the pain of the next storm, ...