Southbound lanes on Interstate 95 are open once again after emergency crews spent more than 15 hours clearing a massive ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Long before the winds and the rain and the flooding, there was ...

The devastation caused by the 1986 Ukraine Nuclear disaster was wide-ranging and long-lasting. In the aftermath of the incident, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was left in near-ruins, the population ...

When the ground shakes or the waters rise, we see humanity’s true strength. It’s like watching society’s immune system work hard. Some areas become heroes, while others fall into chaos. Hurricane ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in ...

Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (June 26, 2026) — Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each other on Wednesday evening, leaving rescue crews racing to reach survivors trapped ...

Igor Magala can still remember the metallic taste he got in his mouth as he drove up to the Chernobyl nuclear power station on the morning of April 26, 1986. The night before, Magala — the deputy ...

BOONE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Samaritan's Purse has deployed three disaster response teams to hard-hit areas in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee after a powerful winter storm system ...

When Cortland County was struck by an unexpected tornado in July, Gov. Kathy Hochul called on the federal government for response assistance. After evaluating the damage of the storm, President Joe ...

The unprecedented Los Angeles wildfires nearly two months ago burnt down entire communities and displaced thousands of people have all been contained, but the questions about the extent of the ...

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and ...