Last week’s earthquake only compounds Myanmar’s decades-long disaster of misrule by corrupt and brutal generals.

Here’s a closer look at some of the most infamous man-made disasters in history. Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in March 1989.

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and floods, and man-made disasters, such as wars and economic crises, significantly affect the lives of every individual and society in ...

You may hear about natural disasters often, but some of the deadliest disasters in world history have been anthropogenic hazards (environmental disasters caused by human activity). For this list ...

The disaster movie genre is as varied in quality as any other, containing true gems of films, and ones best left forgotten.

Gender norms affect the impact of natural disasters. Relief efforts must take that into account. The post Gender Inequality ...

Living through a disaster, whether natural or man-made, can take a serious toll on one’s mental health, both in the immediate aftermath of the disaster and for months or even years to follow.

Several delegations stressed that it was important to preserve a clear distinction between natural and man-made disasters, as they were governed by different legal rules. While some delegations ...

In the battle against natural disasters, forward-thinking macroeconomic policy can ... describing the plight of a young man in the Philippines who sustained a simple leg fracture after Typhoon Haiyan ...

Man-made disasters are the worst ... or what they sometimes call “natural farming.” But let’s not fool ourselves: If India were to attempt what Sri Lanka just tried to do, it might lead ...

Millions of survivors of natural ... disaster is any federally declared disaster after December 31, 2014, due to a forest or range fire. Where will wildfire victims see tax relief? Payments made ...