Police say 18 children are among the nearly 70 people killed this week when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.

Unlike crime rankings, natural disaster risk actually has one clear, authoritative global source: the World Risk Index, ...

For those who make a living in tourism, the Timber fire marks nature's latest blow to Big Sur, a beloved, yet often plagued, coastal locale.

Rescue teams are searching through rubble and landslide debris, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Flores ...

Colombia is transitioning from rescue efforts to the monumental task of recovery following a devastating 7.4-magnitude ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels made an unexpected announcement on Monday as long-term general manager Michael Lombardi was placed on paid leave as part of a team decision, effective immediately. The ...

ODI Global report estimates that Caribbean nations suffered €46.75bn of damage from climate-fuelled disasters between 2000 and 2024 ...

SAO PAULO - Barrio Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday. The data gathered by environmental ...

Instead, AI companies have stayed quiet about the uglier parts of development. Hugging Face brought this breach to light, not ...

India has experienced multiple flash floods that have significantly impacted critical water infrastructure, such as dams and ...

The report presents a comprehensive disaster risk assessment of school infrastructure in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Drawing on geospatial data, historical disaster records, education ...

A new World Bank report says developing countries such as India stand to gain significantly from AI, with workers here likely ...