NEW ORLEANS — In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina became one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. Forming over the Bahamas as a tropical depression on August 23, ...

Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. The catastrophic storm, which made landfall as a Category 3, was one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history, ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

When disaster strikes, the aftermath is often measured in loss — but for some, it’s measured in profit. This documentary explores how companies and investors have learned to turn tragedy into ...

In the fall of 1913, a violent force was unleashed across the Great Lakes. More than a century later, it still goes by many names. All are deadly: The White Hurricane. The Big Blow. The Frozen Fury.

In 1985 the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a mudslide that wiped out the town of Armero, Colombia in one of the 20th century’s worst natural... Searching for Survivors 40 Years After One of Latin ...