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 investigative minds at How to Survive investigate the engineering failures and extreme conditions behind some of ...

The Texas City explosion exposed major gaps in chemical safety standards.

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The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history devastated Joplin, Missouri, 15 years ago, causing an estimated $2.8 billion in ...

At least six people are dead after a Sunday night plane at Bangor International Airport. Details are still scant, but we know that the fixed-wing, multi-engine Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed about ...

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

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

The brand new docuseries History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames premieres on the History Channel Monday, Jan. 26 at 10/9c. During the series premiere episode, host Ving Rhames will take viewers on an ...

BANGKOK, Oct 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Tuesday released its 2015 report on the most disaster-prone region ...

More than 110 million people were affected by 358 reported disasters in 2025, according to the annual report by the Emergency Events Database. The year was consistent with a typical year of disaster ...

A man has been arrested for allegedly posting thousands of online posts mocking victims and families of some of Korea’s ...