Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories ...

The Supreme Court described the result as "unprecedented devastation to the marine environment of Sri Lanka," citing the ...

Arrows show the approximate locations where the TWA and United planes crashed into the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The ...

States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed why federal coordination was essential.

This week marks 20 years since the most destructive storm in American history made landfall across the U.S. Gulf Coast. NBC ...

After 17 years, we look back at the 2008 K2 disaster, one of the deadliest tragedies in modern mountaineering, which saw 11 climbers killed ...

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New ...

Ethel Caterham, born in 1909, has become the world's oldest living person at 116. Her life spans significant historical ...