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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Climate disasters cost the world more than $120bn (£95bn) in 2025, with the true toll expected to be far higher as the deadliest events in poorer countries were largely uninsured and undercounted, ...

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 ...

In 1985 the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a mudslide that wiped out the town of Armero, Colombia in one of the 20th century’s worst natural... Searching for Survivors 40 Years After One of ...

The recent deaths of eight people in two New Zealand landslides has left the public searching for answers. Some questions ...