Why villagers haven't left a mudslide prone mountain — and how a novel plan might help
Mount Elgon's red earth slopes are home to hundreds of thousands of people who eke out a living grow...
natural disaster
Maui's wildfires are among the deadliest on record in the U.S. Here are some others
The wildfires that tore through western Maui last week have already earned the tragic distinction of...
Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022
A town-flattening hurricane in Florida. Catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky. Crippling heatwav...
Aftermath (2020)
In 1927, the most destructive river flood in U.S. history inundated seven states, displaced more tha...