From melting glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland to rapidly expanding megacities and vanishing lakes, satellite imagery shows the tangible scale of planetary change happening in real time. This ...

In June 1940 the military fighting in Western Europe faded, but a far larger crisis exploded as occupations triggered mass ...

TTUHSC students recently took part in disaster day training to learn lifesaving skills for people and animals. The scenario was a major flood.

Opinion: Many Americans are now wondering whether our leaders have the wisdom to change course in the Middle East before control gives way to chaos, writes Armstrong Williams.

The Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health encourages Nebraskans affected by the wildfires to ...

Warning systems can engage people on a personal level — if they are built in a way that bridges technology and social science.

Gregg Phillips, who was appointed during the brutal winter storms to run FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, is a ...

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such ...

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

A United Airlines passenger found herself in a nightmare scenario when she faced missing a crucial connecting flight, but an unexpected act of kindness from a fellow traveler turned potential disaster ...

The families of the victims of the December 29 Jeju Air passenger plane disaster have discovered more than 10 objects at the accident site that are ...

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.