Natural Disasters
California's Ongoing Drought Is Its Worst in 1,200 Years
Tree ring records unveil the severity of California's drought
Are Megacities Friend or Foe in the Fight Against Climate Change?
Like the people who call them home, cities have the potential for good and bad when it comes to adapting to a warming world
City-Sized Landslides Happened in the Past And Can Happen Again
Utah has a new claim to fame: it was the site of the world's largest known landslide
Small Islands May Make Tsunami Danger Worse
While offshore islands usually protect coasts, simulations suggest they may amplify monster waves reaching the mainland
Scientists Who Traveled to Ebola-Infected Countries Are Being Asked to Skip a Big Tropical Medicine Meeting
Researchers from the frontline of the fight against Ebola must cancel their plans to attend an upcoming conference in New Orleans
Lava Is Poised to Consume Some Homes in Hawaii
Lava is creeping across the Big Island's Puna district at a rate of about 10 to 15 yards per hour
Coming to Terms With One of America’s Greatest Natural Disasters
Documentary filmmaker Bill Morrison plunges us into the Great Flood of 1927
Tornadoes Are Now Ganging Up in the United States
Twisters are not increasing in numbers but they are clustering more often, a bizarre pattern that has meteorologists stumped
10 Architectural Schemes That Could Help Us Adapt To Rising Seas
From a floating house to a mobile city shaped like a giant lilypad, designers offer up some wild solutions for a wetter future
To Live in the Anthropocene, People Need Grounded Hope
A Smithsonian symposium about human impacts on Earth looked past warnings of global doom to discuss the necessary balance of achievable solutions
What Actually Happens to People Who Are Hit by Lightning?
A lifetime of chronic health issues
Which of 2013’s Many Natural Disasters Can We Blame on Climate Change?
The ongoing California drought may, or may not, be due to climate change
Japan's Mount Ontake Erupted Suddenly Over the Weekend
36 hikers are feared dead; because of toxic gas, rescue operations have been suspended
Programmers Are Creating a Way for Your Phone to Get Online Even When Data Is Down
The Cosmos Browser uses text messages to browse the web
Weird Ways People Have Tried To Stop Lava
People living near volcanoes have tried a lot of different methods to redirect lava flows
Deadly Chinese Earthquake May Have Been Man-Made
More than 600 people died in the August 3 Yunnan earthquake
A New Way to See Earthquakes: Peoples’ Fitness Trackers
Yesterday's Napa earthquake woke people up
One of Iceland’s Volcanoes Is Rumbling
It looks like another one of Iceland's volcanoes is ready to erupt
Tokyo Has Built Disaster Preparedness Into the Fabric of the City
Refuge parks stocked with food and water are ready for the next disaster
What Happens When a Hurricane Meets a Volcano?
When Iselle crosses the Big Island of Hawaii, it will offer a rare glimpse at a clash of the titans
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