Latest about natural disasters
Huge sinkhole bursts open near underwater 'blowhole' in South Australian coast
A large 40-foot-wide sinkhole opened suddenly near South Australia's ancient Limestone Coast, threatening to break away even more
What was the deadliest day in US history?
It's impossible to know for sure the deadliest day in U.S. history because you can end up comparing apples with oranges.
Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the sea
The Japanese government announced plans to dump more than 1 million tons of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, beginning in two years.
18 dead and hundreds missing in catastrophic Himalayan avalanche
Part of a glacier collapsed in the Indian Himalayas, triggering an avalanche that destroyed one dam and damaged another. Hundreds are feared missing or dead.
The planet is dying faster than we thought
A triple-threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and overpopulation is bearing down on Earth, a new paper from 17 scientists warns.
13 ways the Earth showed its wrath in 2020
Eruptions, temblors and severe weather, oh my.
Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones: Earth's tropical windstorms
Hurricanes and typhoons — or more broadly, tropical cyclones — begin as clusters of thunderstorms over tropical ocean waters, taking anywhere from several hours to days to become organized.
Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires
California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.
