Could this be the future of human civilization, post climate catastrophe? London designer Phil Pauley envisions underwater cities – or,…
natural disasters
Making homes flood-resistant isn’t usually an aesthetic opportunity; it’s all about practicality. Of course, safety and comfort are more important…
The highly populated city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti is still trying to recover from a devastating 2010 hurricane, with many residents…
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which caused billions of dollars in destruction to the New York City and coastal…
It’s ugly. It’s huge. It cost $30 million. But the 51-foot-tall floodgate that was long considered a “mayor’s folly” saved…
High-profile earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters have made it more clear than ever that in the face…
On May 4, 2007, the residents of the small Kansas town of Greensburg faced one of the worst natural disasters…
When Indonesia’s Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, the world got an all too vivid glimpse at just how far-reaching the…
Disaster comes in differing dark shades of bleak and deadly flavors of horrendous dismay, such as environmental, economic, and natural. Across…
From astonishing wildfires that engulf whole regions to massive volcanic explosions that shroud surrounding areas in ash, these blazing natural…