A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that flooded a South African mining town, killing three people.

Natural disasters are a fact of life. There's no controlling Mother Nature, and her wrath can, at times, be staggering. Last year, natural disasters—from droughts in Africa and Russia to ...

The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly doubled – though we are almost certainly fine. On 22 ...

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we hear ideas about why misinformation spreads during climate disasters ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

Survivors faced isolation and disease as initial rescue and relief efforts were stretched thin due to the overwhelming scope of the disaster. At the time, U.s. President George W. Bush remarked that ...

If the Earth is biologically destroyed this biorepository won't matter," as Hagedorn shared. "This is meant to help offset natural disasters and, potentially, to augment space travel." Scientists ...

There have been a variety of disasters that have space origins in film. Sometimes it’s something from space threatening Earth. Other times it’s humans in space facing the dangers of what’s ...

“This study (on the Sikkim flood) is a good example of a mountain disaster galvanizing the global Earth science research community to work together on a common goal,” he says. “Advances in ...

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 focuses on the role of education in protecting and empowering children for a disaster-free future. Many disasters, often worsened by climate ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...