Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 ...

The brand new docuseries History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames premieres on the History Channel Monday, Jan. 26 at 10/9c. During the series premiere episode, host Ving Rhames will take viewers on an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods ...

Every century has a few events so destructive that they leave people standing directly in the path of whatever the earth or ...

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (WCSC) — Nearly 300,000 people were killed in a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti 16 years ago, marking one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. The quake, ...

Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...

One spark is all it takes. From the Hindenburg disaster to Krakatoa's violent volcanic eruption in 1883, these explosions are among history's deadliest. Isolated, deadly, and unforgettable - places ...