disaster
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ revisits nuclear catastrophe with a nod to climate change
A new look into HBO's upcoming miniseries "Chernobyl" gives us a deep look into the nuclear power plant disaster that rocked the then Soviet Union and continues to impact Ukraine to this day. Director Johan Renck spoke with Carol Hills about why he feels this story needs to be told.
The real death toll in Puerto Rico is probably 450 — much higher than the official count
Colombia mudslides kill at least 200 after rivers burst their banks
A once-dreamy Haitian beach town picks up the pieces after Hurricane Matthew
Hundreds are dead in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew
It takes an army of trucks from around the country to haul away the damage from Louisiana's floods
The waters are gone in Louisiana, but the clean-up is only beginning
West Coast tests how it would respond to a big quake
The West Coast of the US is due for a major earthquake — and there's not really much that can be done about it. But some communities are starting to prepare how they will respond whenever that day comes.
How your phone could help scientists detect and measure an earthquake
This app is uniting thousands of citizen scientists and using them to help detect earthquakes using a smartphone app.
Wildlife in Chernobyl is thriving 30 years after the nuclear accident
In the absence of a human population, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become a de facto nature reserve.
One year after Nepal's devastating earthquake, much of the country is still in ruins
Anup Kaphle visited Nepal three times in the past year — twice to report on the earthquake, and once to get married.
Portraits from Nepal: Survivors struggle to rebuild a year after the deadly quake
It's been a year since the earthquake in Nepal. The devastating quake hit on April 25, 2015, killing almost 9,000 people and leaving many thousands homeless. Photographer Sonia Narang visited with several people who lost their homes, livelihoods or access to basic needs in the disaster.
Ecuador carries on amidst chaos and grief after weekend's earthquake
A deadly earthquake in Ecuador has brought out the best in Ecuadorians. But there's still much work to do to get aid to those who desperately need it.
Five years after Fukushima, the clean-up has just begun
About 100,000 people are still displaced and it will be decades before the nuclear plant is successfully de-commissioned.
A network of churches are among those trying to reach undocumented immigrants with water in Flint
About 1,000 undocumented immigrants live in Flint, Michigan. But, as the city's water crisis has unfolded, they've been slow to receive help or supplies. Here's how one group of churches is trying to help.
On Lesbos, a courageous doctor struggles to save Syrian refugees and help locals
Dr. Zoi Livaditou is a Lesbos native. She's had a career saving lives as an emergency medicine doctor who has spent time in war and disaster zones in places like Afghanistan, Gaza and Haiti. Now the emergency has arrived at her home — in the form of the massive refugee crisis.