Coal mining has produced some of the deadliest industrial accidents in modern history. From methane explosions and coal dust ignition to structural collapse and flooding, the industry’s worst ...

On September 28, 1994, the passenger ferry MS Estonia sank during a violent storm while traveling from Tallinn to Stockholm, becoming one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters. After ...

Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...

A satellite view shows collapsed glaciers that, according to an expert, may have triggered flash floods and a mudslide in Langtang, Nepal, August 26, 2026. USGS/Landsat 9/Handout via REUTERS BEIJING, ...

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May 24 (Asia Today) --A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's Shanxi Province has killed at least 82 people in what Chinese-language media described as the country's deadliest mining accident in 17 ...

Will the 2026 El Niño be the strongest we’ve ever seen? What can the one in 1877 tell us? The 2026 El Niño could be the strongest we’ve ever seen. And to understand its potential impacts, we’ll take a ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. What would you guess is the deadliest disaster in Minnesota history? A wildfire? Blizzard? Tornado? It was none of those. In 1936, a long-term heat wave ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The Hawaiian Archipelago is typically in a sweet spot in the Pacific Ocean where many storms pass through the Pacific, but they do not usually make landfall. The islands also have ...

BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A glacial collapse triggered a massive flash flood on Wednesday in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, killing at least 270 people, with authorities ...