Ten years after historic rainfall inundated parts of south Louisiana, former Louisiana First News Chief Meteorologist Jesse Gunkel still vividly remembers ...
Fifty years after the collapse of the Teton Dam, a new book shows how this iconic moment in eastern Idaho is connected to other historic events. Nathaniel Gee, author of “Faith and Fortitude: How ...
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Only an epic rearguard by Cameron Green, Alex Carey and the remainder of the Australian order will avert an embarrassing ...
St. Mary Magdalene’s flood of 1342 was among the most catastrophic natural disasters in Medieval Europe. New research sheds further light on why the flood was so damaging—namely, because it followed a ...
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. thought Nixon’s downfall would restrain presidents for generations. Instead, Watergate helped write ...
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The extreme investigators at How to Survive break down the catastrophic events of the Chernobyl disaster, analyzing what went ...
Major disasters are rarely caused by only one thing. Usually, there are weak procedures, poor communication, or warning signs sitting quietly in the background. Still, some catastrophes can be traced ...
We often view history as a series of grand events guided by an omniscient, unseen force. Ideological movements, devastating wars, and unstoppable natural disasters are all just part and parcel of this ...
As I write this, Hurricane Genevieve strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the Pacific. Fortunately, forecasters do not expect it to make landfall. That's good news. But every time I hear the ...