What Factors Make for a Deadly Flood?
A powerful storm hit Libya’s northeast coast on Sunday. Two dams burst upstream from the port city of Derna, causing a torrential flood that has killed more than 5,000 people,…
Photos: Scenes From Morocco’s Deadly Magnitude-6.8 Earthquake
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck about 50 miles from the city of Marrakesh in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, killing more than 1,000 people, turning houses and buildings into rubble…
What to Know About the Deadly Johannesburg Fire
A fire that killed at least 74 people in a five-story building in downtown Johannesburg on Thursday has prompted calls for the authorities to do more to address an acute…
Hawaii’s Big Utility Pushes Back on Blame for Deadly Wildfire
Even before the inferno that engulfed the Maui resort of Lahaina is fully contained, local officials and Hawaii’s leading utility are at odds over a fundamental question: Did a single…
Hawaii’s Big Utility Pushes Back on Blame for Deadly Wildfire
Even before the inferno that engulfed the Maui resort of Lahaina is fully contained, local officials and Hawaii’s leading utility are at odds over a fundamental question: Did a single…
Maui Officials Blame Hawaiian Electric for Deadly Fires in New Lawsuit
For the first time, Maui County officials publicly blamed Hawaii’s largest electric utility for the wildfires that killed at least 115 people this month, claiming in a lawsuit filed on…