For more than a century, coal mining’s deadliest disasters have exposed the persistent dangers of methane, coal dust, flooding and collapse underground. From Benxihu to modern Shanxi, these ...

The Johnstown Flood killed 2,200 people and changed America’s approach to disaster relief, dam safety, and public ...

On China's tightly-controlled internet, people are calling for justice and questioning how this happened.

Chinese local officials say that a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province has killed at least 82 people.

Toxic gases inside the mine shaft in Shanxi had exceeded safety limits for a long time. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Natural disasters vary widely across the United States depending on geography and climate. Some regions regularly experience hurricanes or wildfires, while others face blizzards, floods, tornadoes, or ...

What was meant to be a celebration turns into one of the deadliest airshow disasters in history. A fighter jet loses control and crashes into a crowd, exposing a chain of failures, poor planning, and ...

On March 18, 1925, one of the most devastating weather disasters in American history tore across the Midwest. Known as the Tri-State Tornado, this apparent single storm carved a path of destruction ...