Natural Disasters
A Massive Supervolcano May Lurk Beneath Alaska's Aleutian Islands
Multiple lines of evidence led scientists to the idea that a group of six volcanoes in the islands are actually part of a 12-mile-wide caldera
Affordable Housing Units Prone to Floods Could Triple by 2050
Without swift action to reduce carbon emissions, nearly 25,000 low-income houses will face annual flooding in the next 30 years
Watch This Recent Giant Eruption at Italy's Stromboli Volcano
Stromboli is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, but this latest eruption was exceptionally intense
The World's Most Powerful Storm in Four Years Strikes the Philippines
The Philippines is naturally at risk for natural disasters, but storms like Goni are expected to strengthen and occur more frequently with climate change
Colorado's Record-Breaking Blazes Illustrate the West's Lengthening Fire Season
Fire season is usually over by this time in October, but, in a trend experts expect climate change to exacerbate, that's not the case this year
Zeta, 2020's 27th Named Storm, Bears Down on Louisiana
Downgraded to a tropical storm after striking Mexico, Zeta is expected to regain strength and make landfall in the U.S. as a Category 1 hurricane
NOAA Predicts Droughts Gripping Nearly Half of Continental U.S. Will Intensify This Winter
The agency expects the South and Southwest will be warmer and drier than usual in the coming months, offering no relief to the already parched regions
The Explosive Hazard Hiding in an African Lake
Rwanda's Lake Kivu has dense depths packed with methane and carbon dioxide gas
Climate Change Could Make Yellowstone's Famous Geyser Less Faithful
Old Faithful stopped erupting for decades following severe drought 800 years ago and global warming could put it back on hiatus
Wildlife Suffers as Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland Burns
Fires in the world’s largest tropical wetland have burned an area double that of California’s unprecedented 2020 blazes
Did an Earthquake Topple This Ancient Canaanite Palace?
Excavations at Tel Kabri in Israel revealed physical evidence of a natural disaster
Coalition Calls for Naming Heat Waves Like Hurricanes
The group’s climate and health experts say naming and categorizing extreme heat events could save lives
The Great Koala Rescue Operation
Raging bushfires. Devastated wildlife. And the compassionate souls who went to the rescue
Potential Landslide Could Trigger Destructive Tsunami in Alaska, Scientists Warn
The natural disaster could strike Prince William Sound at any point within the next 20 years
5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Damages Puerto Rican Museums
The Museo de la Massacre de Ponce and Casa Paoli were among the buildings affected by Saturday's tremors
Could Rainfall Have Triggered the 2018 Eruption of Hawaiian Volcano Kīlauea?
A new study posits that groundwater pressure might have been a tipping point for the magma system near the eruption
Ancient Volcanic Eruption Dated Through Rings of Dead Trees
Researchers compared tree rings from around the world to determine that a volcano on Santorini probably erupted in 1560 B.C.
5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Damages Zagreb Cathedral, Museums
The tremors, which arrived in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the worst the Croatian capital has seen in 140 years
All of the Fires in Australia's Most Populous State Are 'Now Contained,' Authorities Say
Torrential downpours helped quash powerful blazes that had gripped New South Wales
Whales Struggled to Find Food After New Zealand’s 2016 Earthquake
Sperm whales are at the top of the food chain, and the effects of undersea landslides rippled up
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