A disaster becomes “mega” through the hubris of societal development that amplifies our vulnerability, the weaponization of our science and technology for greater gain that increases the ...

From massive solar flares to supervolcano eruptions, there are real mega disasters that could change the world literally overnight. These aren’t science fiction — they’re real threats that scientists ...

And probably some other disasters we missed in the chaos ... The show refers to both a “supervolcano” and a “massive mega-caldera,” though scientists say neither are official scientific ...

For instance, during the period between the 1920s and 1960s shown in the graph, several “mega-disasters” with remarkably high reported death tolls contribute to the high average decadal ...

A silver lining in the report revealed there were no mega-disasters in industrialized nations in 2023, unlike previous years, such as in 2022 when Hurricane Ian drove overall global losses up by $ ...

As January’s rampant wildfires made clear, we need to take necessary and practical steps towards creating more robust responses to fight back against these mega-disasters. Climate change has ...

This prehistoric mega-storm was the greatest natural disaster in human history. 3-D computer animation will recreate what this lethal flood may have looked like. Around 65 million years ago ...

Hill, who had been writing a daily web journal for NBC, became a lightning rod during the public outcry about the disaster. Was she a qualified mountaineer or rich dilettante who put others at risk?

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As if the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE was not ...

It's no coincidence. Just look at the mega-disaster Japan experienced in 2011, much bigger than this latest quake. That March, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami and a nuclear power ...