Natural Disasters

New research claims that giant space rocks hit Earth far more often than has been estimated. But some scientists are skeptical.

A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 20 largest earthquakes on record.

An International Space Station astronaut photographed Hurricane Ian as the powerful storm battered Florida. NASA, SpaceX and others have postponed launches from the Space Coast.

Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in history, while a 1780 storm killed the most people of any hurricane.

Tens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.

Hurricane Fiona has struck both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Roads and buildings washed away, riverbanks undermined – a new National Park Service video shows the damage from the June 13 Yellowstone flood.

Researchers detected a powerful solar storm that hit Earth 9,200 years ago. Strangely, the storm hit during a solar minimum -- and scientists worry it could happen again.

At least 1,008 earthquakes swarmed Yellowstone National Park in July 2021, the most in a single month since June 2017.

A large 40-foot-wide sinkhole opened suddenly near South Australia's ancient Limestone Coast, threatening to break away even more

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.

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.

California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.

After the Bighorn Fire burned a large area near Pima County, Arizona, a river of dark sludge rushed toward town.

A destructive tornado hit northern Dallas on Sunday, Oct. 20, causing widespread power outages and significant property damage.

The Saffir-Simpson hurricane only goes up to Category 5. But in theory, winds from a powerful hurricane could blow the scale out of the water, scientists say.