Individuals pay their respects at a makeshift memorial to victims of the Texas floods. In a surprising number of cases, the worst disasters strike in the middle of night. The deadly Texas floods ...

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The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a ...

Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. “He said there are children still stuck in the landslide, so he'll go and help them and come ...

Data disasters resulting from cyberattacks and ransomware dominate news headlines. However, the most consistent and costly threats are actually caused by human error ...

Bitcoin surged past $100,000 in early December as investors and boosters salivated. They likely envisioned a friendlier regulatory environment under President Donald Trump, who declared in an August ...

Inevitably, mistakes happen, Mother Nature intervenes, and balloons go off the prescribed path through New York.

The scale of destruction in many of the urban centers of Syria is massive. (photo via Freedom House’s Flickrstream) This year has had its fair share of disasters for the cultural community. From war ...