Plastic waste is one of the most visible signs of ocean pollution, breaking down into microplastics that infiltrate the ...

In the early morning hours of Oct. 20, 1976, the ferry George Prince was making its routine 10‐minute crossing on the Mississippi River from Destrehan to Luling, about 20 miles upstream from New ...

Abstract: Due to global warming and climate change, extreme weather occurs more and more frequently. Urban waterlogging disasters caused by extreme rainstorms pose a serious threat to the power system ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Industrial metal pioneers Ministry have recently completed what could well ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) predicted an above-average hurricane season this year, which is a solemn reminder that people in hurricane-prone areas like Florida face severe ...

Current and former staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency demonstrated against workforce and program cuts during a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” on Friday, a potentially risky act of protest ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Shares of Chinese EV maker Xiaomi suffered their biggest weekly loss in more than 3-1/2 years on Friday, after media reported two separate accidents involving its best-selling model ...

People who have endured floods, heatwaves, droughts or other climate-related disasters are far more likely to see climate change as a very serious threat than those who haven’t. That’s the central ...

In the late 1940s, two United Airlines flights met the same terrible fate - crashing in ways no one could yet explain. The disasters of Flight 608 and 624 became the turning point for aviation, ...

Fifteen of the sixteen workers killed in an explosion at AES munitions factory in Bucksnort, Tennessee on October 10, 2025. Workers at the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) raised serious safety ...

Global insurance losses from natural disasters have eclipsed $100 billion in 2025, even as subdued hurricane activity has resulted in unusually low third-quarter costs so far. Preliminary insured ...

Blaze broke out on third floor of garment factory Fire service director says building had no fire safety plan Bangladesh has history of industrial disasters Rescue efforts ongoing and death toll could ...