Millions of Texans Lived Through ItTexas’ power grid came within minutes of total collapse during the deadly February 2021 winter storm.ERCOT officials later sa ...

Its the five-year anniversary of the devastating February 2021 winter freeze in Texas, but could an event like that ever happen again?

The proposed bill would work with the new Texas state law that provides state funding for the siren systems in disaster areas.

People in poor countries often get little or no warning about floods, storms and other deadly weather. Local efforts are ...

The study used data from EM-DAT, the largest public database of disaster-related deaths. Rather than focusing on individual catastrophes, the research uses a statistical approach designed to reveal ...

WASHINGTON — The smiling faces of some of the 67 people killed in the midair collision a year ago danced across the screen in a video montage at an emotional memorial event this week. At the same time ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration to help bolster the state's efforts to prevent the spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) flies, his office said Thursday. The larva of the insect can ...

One year ago Jan. 29, a plane full of passengers was moments from landing outside D.C. when it collided with a military helicopter in midair, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. In the wake of ...

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The investigative minds at How to Survive examine history’s most deadly cave disasters and lessons learned. Government shutdown: Republicans consider escape hatch as Congress careens toward deadline ...

From killer hurricanes and tsunamis to earthquakes, floods and fires, these are the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded. One spark is all it takes. From the Hindenburg disaster to Krakatoa's ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...