Natural Disasters

Earthquake History Hurricanes Earthquakes Volcanic Eruptions Hurricane History Flooding Events Hurricane Katrina Major Earthquakes Flood Events Tsunamis

Alaska Tsunami Alerts Lifted After 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake

Authorities report no injuries or major damage with seismologists monitoring aftershocks and sea-level changes

Chicago Unveils Heat Vulnerability Index and Expands Tree Canopy on 30th Anniversary of 1995 Heat Wave

Rare Fire Vortex Over Utah's Deer Creek Blaze Prompts Continued Safety Measures

Overdue Cascadia Quake Threatens 100-Foot Tsunami and Tripled Floodplains

Comfort’s Siren System Averted Fatalities in July 4 Flood

Amtrak Opens Ticket Sales for Mardi Gras Gulf Coast Service

National Geographic Reveals ‘Race Against Time’ Katrina Docuseries Trailer

3.4-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Pinole, California

Trump Budget Proposes Sale of 1 Million-Barrel Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

Birch Glacier Collapse Destroys Alpine Village and Leaves One Man Missing

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Crete, No Major Damage Reported

Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Bengkulu, Indonesia

Virginia Tech Study Warns of 15% Chance of Cascadia Megaquake Triggering 1,000-Foot Tsunami

Florentina Holzinger's 'A Year Without Summer' Premieres to Acclaim at Berliner Volksbühne

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Near Crete Without Causing Damage

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Near Kasos, Greece

3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes East-Central Illinois

4.4-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Naples Region, Extending Seismic Swarm

Pompeii Excavation Reveals Final Moments of Family in House of Helle and Phrixus

Kanlaon Volcano Erupts, Sending Ash Plume 4.5 km High