Some South Carolina residents could soon see a tax increase from a North Carolina fire district in response to recent disasters.

Engineering is an essential part of the modern world - we wouldn't have things like roads without it - but it can cause dangerous situations when things go wrong. This series takes a look at what ...

Disaster can spur innovation, and experts say analysis of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will probably improve complex deep-water drilling technology.

The Denver Broncos have largely made all the right moves and have been able to avoid major disasters to get where they currently stand.

The U.S. has suffered from engineering disasters; many have cost human lives. Here are the ways these tragedies changed the world and made us smarter.

While collecting this short list of engineering disasters, I decided that to qualify as a disaster, an event had to involve loss of life, and the larger the loss of life, the larger the disaster ...

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

Description A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will document the impact and lessons-learned from multiple, compounding disasters that occurred across the Gulf ...

"To prevent recurrence of major tsunami disasters in the future, issues related to the safety assessment of nuclear power plants with respect to tsunamis will be identified in lessons learned from ...

The 2012 train derailment and chemical spill in Paulsboro will be featured on an episode of the History Channel show "Engineering Disasters" this weekend. A spinoff of the network's popular series ...

Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: 2024 Annual Report The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness brings together public and private leaders to ...