disaster
How a Mining Disaster Devastated an Indigenous Group in Brazil
The toxic spill that contaminated the Rio Doce continues to affect the Krenak people.
The Doomsday Prepper Next Door
“Preppers” aren’t just old dudes building bunkers anymore. As the practice goes mainstream, more are young, urban, liberal, and/or on YouTube.
Everything We Know So Far About the Christchurch Wildfires Burning Out of Control
The fires in the Port Hills now stretch for kilometres around the city.
The White House Plan to Defend Against Killer Asteroids Is Here
In one of its final acts, the Obama Administration released a report outlining how federal agencies should prepare for an 'Armageddon'-sized impact.
This Is the Incorrect Way to Send a Cake in the Mail
It's unclear whether what we're seeing is the end result of a legitimate effort to mail a cake or as a misguided attempt to leave a treat for the mailman.
Australian Doomsday Preppers Talk About Surviving the US Election
In an election where people are talking about disaster, are our local preppers feeling pleasantly organised? And if things go to shit, will we be safe in Australia?
Earthquake Survivors Recall Watching Their City Crumble
We asked three people who survived some of the worst earthquakes in recent Italian history to recall what it was like to be at the mercy of Mother Earth.
Prop Artist Tricks Tourists with Multimedia Mollusk Monument
Staten Island gets a memorial for the giant octopus who ate the Ferry.
A Night with the Rescue Teams Looking for Survivors of Italy's Earthquake
The town of Amatrice has been reduced to rubble.
An Emergency Psychologist Explains What She's Doing for Italy's Earthquake Victims
Emergency psychologists are at the scene of the devastating earthquake to help victims with their first steps towards processing trauma.
How the World Falls Apart
Not all at once but in millions of cataclysms small and large that strike somewhere everyday.
Canned Food, Doomsday Fears, and the Y2K Hoarding Disaster That Didn't Happen
The Y2K bug got the public more familiar with the survivalist lifestyle than ever. However, despite all the soothsayers warning the public to stock up for armageddon, the public didn’t take the bait.