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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI – A suspected short circuit sparked a fire on a passenger bus in northern India on Tuesday, rapidly engulfing the vehicle in flames and burning at least 20 people to death, authorities said.

Sept. 17, 1862 is one of the bloodiest days in American history. Mostly that’s because of the Battle of Antietam, where nearly 23,000 Americans were killed, captured or wounded, but Western ...

A bomb squad truck pulls into the Accurate Energetic Systems plant that stores explosives, after a blast resulted in multiple fatalities, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Bucksnort, Tennessee. [AP Photo/John ...

Heavy rainfall across southwest Colorado has caused rockslides and flooding that prompted evacuations Saturday. Due to the intense flooding, local officials signed a disaster declaration for La Plata ...

WESTPORT, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities have identified the 49-year-old man who was killed in an industrial accident in Westport on Friday morning. Crews responding to a medical call at Mid City Scrap on ...

JAKARTA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's special task force on radioactive contamination has found traces of Caesium 137 at 22 production facilities in an industrial zone near Jakarta, officials said on ...