What to read to understand the biggest natural disasters Six books that examine the human, social and political fallout from the worst natural calamities ...

Natural disasters killed thousands of people around the world in 2018, and some wildfires and hurricanes set records in the wake of their destruction.

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The Supreme Court described the result as "unprecedented devastation to the marine environment of Sri Lanka," citing the ...

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We take a look at it, and 9 other recent energy disasters. This is a slideshow from Hearst Magazines. To view the images in this slideshow, click on the thumbnails. Oct 19, 2010 Julie Gerstein ...