Floods have devastated entire U.S. cities, leaving nothing but destruction and loss in their wake. From raging rivers to historic hurricanes, these disasters reshaped landscapes and forced communities ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 8:15 p.m. in Fresno County. Dinuba Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, ...

Academy Fire initially started today at 2:58 p.m. in San Diego County. It has burned 10 acres after being active for less ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire in San Diego County near State Route 78 on Friday that ...

Emma Pattee explores what might happen to a woman during the Cascadia Earthquake, in “Tilt.” Like the San Andreas Fault, the ...

The deadliest fire in Israel’s history struck Mount Carmel in 2010. Forty-four lives were lost—prison guards, firefighters, ...

As Israel battled a series of raging wildfires amid extreme weather, social media posts shared a dramatic video showing flames sweeping across a hillside falsely claiming it showed a recent blaze near ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For years, wildfire-resilient home and neighborhood design has been a niche consideration for many California homeowners ... Also: State’s new fire maps won’t push up insurance rates, industry ...

Building a fire resilient home from scratch is one thing. Bringing older homes up to that heightened standard is a more daunting and costly challenge — and one that California lawmakers at the ...

Indian Survivors of Kashmir Attack Say Gunmen Asked if They Were Hindus and Opened Fire KARNAL ... It was one of the deadliest assaults in years targeting civilians in the restive region claimed ...

The chief executive of Southern California Edison’s parent company said Tuesday that the company was likely to suffer "material losses" related to the deadly Eaton fire, which ignited on Jan. 7 ...