Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark ...

In my decades representing victims of commercial and construction catastrophes, one pattern has never changed: nearly every “accident” was foreseeable. A missing inspection, an ignored alarm, a ...

November’s Yellow Line accident should raise more than a few alarm bells this year; it should accelerate the facilitation of much-needed changes to ensure passenger and employee safety. This ...

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in space. The accident instantly killed all seven astronauts on board. This was ...

I was scrolling through my feed yesterday when it happened again. Cat videos suddenly gave way to catastrophe alerts. That’s modern life – we’ve all become digital disaster detectives without even ...

From the holy Maha Kumbh where devotees were seeking blessings, to the jubilant streets of Bengaluru celebrating an iconic win, to the catastrophic ending for people going on a foreign holiday, to ...

The National Emergency Management Agency has expressed its readiness to draft a seven-year national disaster risk reduction strategy. The federal agency said this is meant to reduce cases of flooding, ...

A propylene gas tanker overturned on the Pune–Mumbai Expressway, triggering a dangerous leak. A 32-hour multi-agency HazMat ...

BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it plans a three-year campaign to tackle problems hampering response times during disasters and accidents including production safety lapses in ...