Here in my adopted city of Vancouver, people are still reeling from the recent killing of 11 people by a man who intentionally drove his SUV into a crowded Filipino street festival. Among the victims ...

Remember the expression “may you live in interesting times,” which is the English translation of what is thought to be an ancient Chinese curse. Here “interesting times” may be referring to ...

10 Man-Made Disasters That Made the World Stand Still Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at the most devastating disasters caused by human error that ...

There are all kinds of large-scale disasters that get reported in the news. Some of them are the result of natural causes like earthquakes along an active fault line or volcanoes. Others are caused by ...

Corruption, complacency and climate chaos conspire to turn the Philippines’ natural hazards into man-made tragedies.

When you turn on the television and see Pakistanis or Australians overwhelmed by floodwaters, do you feel more sympathy than you would for victims of ethnic conflict in Darfur? A European Journal of ...

Fukushima Report Hints at More 'Man-Made' Disasters in the Future Yes, the nuclear disaster at Fukushima was sparked by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, but a Japanese ...

BEIJING (AP) — China's year of man-made disasters began on New Year's Eve when 36 revelers were killed in a stampede in Shanghai. Nearly twelve months later, a mountain of excavated soil and ...

Consumers in the market for a home have been patiently waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates — a move it seems poised to make in September. But without action from Congress, there ...

Mandatory masks are coming back to health-care facilities. Here’s why 9-year-old girl’s 1962 cold case murder is finally solved Cincinnati council candidate Kevin Farmer arrested in break-in at ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. With the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters due to climate change, it's ...