The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

Natural disasters have a way of reminding us just how unpredictable and powerful nature can be. Some events in history sound ...

Experts say there have been improvements in warning systems, education and institutional coordination. But they warn that ...

It was a symbol of progress until it became a monument to tragedy. When the dam gave way, entire communities were wiped out in minutes, leaving behind a story of human error, arrogance, and loss.

The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A ...

HONG KONG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday that natural disasters in the first three quarters of 2025 affected crops with an area of 530,000 hectares and ...

Flawed engineering and inadequate testing contributed to the catastrophic implosion of a private submersible during a 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreckage, the US National Transportation Safety ...

A map created by AccuWeather highlights the regions of the U.S. that have seen major economic loss and damage in 2025 as a result of severe weather events. The outlet said that seven major weather ...

Progressive was the second worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 Wednesday after the auto and property insurance company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new report is highlighting what experts call a youth mental health care crisis — and Alabama is at the center of it. The study, released by VocoVision, ranks Alabama worst ...