Natural Disasters
Should scientists be held responsible for earthquake deaths?
Posted on September 21, 2011, at 11:04 AMIn Italy, six scientists are being tried for manslaughter after failing to predict a 2009 earthquake that killed 309 people
6 controversial reactions to Hurricane Irene
Posted on August 30, 2011, at 1:11 PMOutrage abounds after Michele Bachmann calls the storm a message from God and Rush Limbaugh claims President Obama was hoping for carnage
Why the Weather Channel is so addictive
Posted on August 30, 2011, at 11:40 AMAfter a weekend of hurricane hysteria, NPR's Linda Holmes explains why she couldn't pry her eyes away from the incessant storm coverage
Edward Morrissey: Better safe than sorry
Posted on August 30, 2011, at 10:05 AMPolitical leaders and news organizations have been unfairly pilloried for hyping the dangers of Irene. Really now — should they have ignored the threat instead?
Hurricane Irene in pictures
Posted on August 29, 2011, at 6:10 PMA look back at how the storm affected residents from North Carolina to New England
Hurricane Irene: By the numbers
Posted on August 29, 2011, at 11:12 AMIrene didn't destroy Manhattan, but it did its share of serious damage. Here, a numerical snapshot of the first big hurricane of 2011
Hurricane hype: Was Irene 'overblown'?
Posted on August 29, 2011, at 9:14 AMThe media spooked Americans with dire predictions of historic destruction that the storm didn't quite deliver. Public service or unnecessary fearmongering?
Hurricane Irene: How bad will it be?
Posted on August 26, 2011, at 5:44 PMThe East Coast is bracing for the most powerful storm to hit its shores in decades. Here's what you need to know
Eric Cantor's 'callous' disaster-aid refusal
Posted on August 26, 2011, at 1:55 PMThe House majority leader says any relief money should be offset by spending cuts. Is he right — or is it cruel to talk accounting as a storm crashes in?
The latest tweets on Tropical Storm Irene
Posted on August 24, 2011, at 5:15 PMUnfiltered, real-time commentary from the world at large
The East Coast's 'historic' earthquake: 6 interesting facts
Posted on August 24, 2011, at 10:34 AMThe rare temblor that rattled Virginia on Tuesday had geologists dusting off their history books — while Californians snickered
The costliest year of natural disasters ever: By the numbers
Posted on July 14, 2011, at 10:58 AMIn the first six months of 2011, the damage caused by natural catastrophes is a whopping $265 billion — surpassing the previous yearly record
Could New Mexico's wildfire cause a nuclear catastrophe?
Posted on June 30, 2011, at 11:19 AMFire crews are fighting off approaching flames in an effort to protect one of the nation's preeminent nuclear labs
Arizona's 'monster' wildfire: How long will it burn?
Posted on June 10, 2011, at 5:15 PMThe second largest wildfire in Arizona's history is raging through the state, and crews only have 5 percent of it contained
Taming the Mississippi
Posted on June 3, 2011, at 10:53 AMThe Army Corps of Engineers reduced the impact of recent floods. But there's a cost to controlling such a mighty river
The Joplin tornado, and 9 other deadly U.S. storms: A visual history
Posted on May 26, 2011, at 9:30 AMThe residents of Joplin, Mo. endured a devastating tornado this week, and, as these pictures show, they're not the only survivors of Mother Nature's wrath
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- The culture war is over, and conservatives lost
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- WATCH: 41 historic demises
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- The FBI has purposefully — and, it says, justifiably — shot 150 Americans since 1993
- The world is way, way bigger than you
- Has Snowden crossed a red line?
- Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
- This is what 213 severed bear paws looks like
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