Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 ...

From Bhopal to the draining of the Aral Sea, discover some of the worst man-made disasters that have occurred around the ...

As the history books will tell you, the mining industry has taken thousands of lives over the years. When the Industrial Revolution took hold during the 19th century, the need for fossil fuels like ...

This Christmas could be brutal for Southern California, where weather forecasters predict record rainfall. One concern stems from the January LA area wildfires: destroyed bushes and trees no longer ...