Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

The world we live in is changing rapidly, and not always for the better. Recent reports have highlighted a concerning trend: ...

Natural disasters are a fact of life. There's no controlling Mother Nature, and her wrath can, at times, be staggering. Last year, natural disasters—from droughts in Africa and Russia to ...

Extremely high temperature and pressure cause the mantle, located deep inside the earth between the molten ... volcanoes may exhibit only one characteristic type of eruption or a sequence of ...