‘It’s going to end up like Boeing’: How freight rail is courting catastrophe ~transport Article 3318 words 11 votes
California is poised for a catastrophic fire season. Experts say its plan isn’t nearly enough. ~enviro climate change Article 1037 words 8 votes
The global campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime ~enviro Article 1864 words, published Apr 8 2021 6 votes
Collapse possible at Manatee County (FL) wastewater reservoir ~enviro pollution.water water.waste Article 1773 words 12 votes
The collapse of Puerto Rico’s iconic telescope - The uncertain future of the Arecibo Observatory, and the end of an era in space science ~space astronomy.radio Article 4123 words 8 votes
Why does Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano look like a school science project – spatter cone and runny lava give this eruption its classic look ~science Article 1460 words 6 votes
Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought ~enviro water Article 2620 words 10 votes
Iceland volcanic eruption under way in Fagradalsfjall near Reykjavik – no-fly zone established and public advised to stay away from area as red cloud lights up night sky ~enviro Article 582 words 14 votes
Hosting company OVH had a fire at their Strasbourg, France data center last night, completely destroying the "SBG2" location and damaging others ~tech Article 443 words 31 votes
Tsunami risk being assessed due to 8.0M earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region, north of New Zealand ~enviro Article 399 words 9 votes
Southwestern Iceland was rocked by a series of earthquakes Wednesday, which have caused increased volcanic activity ~science Article 203 words, published Feb 1 2021 5 votes
Tens of thousands of large dams are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and posing a serious threat to hundreds of millions living downstream ~engineering Article 2155 words 10 votes
Hurricanes and typhoons moving 30km closer to coasts every decade for the last forty years ~science Article 497 words 6 votes
Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? ~humanities.history Article 2185 words 14 votes
Two documentary makers have gone on trial in Sweden concerning the illegal exploration of the 1994 MS Estonia ferry disaster wreck ~tv Article 542 words 5 votes
Rescuers in China have freed eleven gold miners who were trapped hundreds of metres underground for two weeks ~news china Article 37 words 7 votes
Three dead, several injured in Madrid as explosion rocks Spanish capital ~news spain.madrid Article 11 votes
In first major commercial aviation accident of 2021, a Boeing 737-500—Sriwijaya Air flight 182—crashes near Jakarta ~transport Article 205 words 13 votes
Body found in Norwegian landslide – rescuers and dog handlers began a risky ground search for ten people missing in a hillside collapse ~enviro Article 678 words 5 votes
Landslide in the Norwegian village of Gjerdrum has left at least nine people injured and buried houses – twenty-six people are unaccounted for ~enviro Article 8 votes
An invasion of king crabs from Russia into Norway created a lucrative fishing industry – and difficult choices ~enviro Article 1392 words 6 votes
Sweden looks to change law so 1994 ferry disaster can be re-examined – new documentary questions findings of original investigation ~transport Article 636 words 5 votes
Rebuilding after a wildfire? Most states don't require fire-resistant materials ~enviro Article 2036 words 6 votes
Growth is higher in US counties with moderate-to-high wildfire risk ~enviro Article 1684 words, published Nov 18 2020 6 votes
Global increase in major tropical cyclone exceedance probability over the past four decades ~enviro climate change Article 545 words, published Jun 2 2020 5 votes
Iconic Arecibo Dish suffers more damage as second cable breaks ~space astronomy.radio Article 361 words 13 votes
Saved by the whale: Dutch train runs off elevated tracks, is caught by statue's tail ~transport Article 247 words 9 votes
Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir kept calm under pressure as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake interrupted her live interview with the Washington Post ~enviro Article 39 words 7 votes
Rio F1 racetrack plans add fuel to Brazil deforestation row: Most of city’s last flatland area along with 180,000 trees would be destroyed if project goes ahead ~enviro Article 943 words 7 votes
New maps show how climate change is making California's "fire weather" worse ~enviro climate change Article 1050 words 4 votes
Private firefighting crews in California spark conflict after alleged illegal backfires in Glass Fire ~enviro Article 1146 words 4 votes
Clear signs that the Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland is getting ready to erupt again – authorities have recently raised the threat level for the volcano ~science Link 9 votes
The implications of California’s first million-acre fire ~enviro climate change Article 1537 words 4 votes
Find air quality near your exact location ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 678 words 7 votes
I cry for the mountains - A California rancher's account of the wildfires' devastating impact on his family, his cattle, and the forests ~enviro Article 5605 words, published Sep 27 2020 8 votes
Sweden, Finland and Estonia to look at new evidence on MS Estonia sinking in 1994 – ferry sank with the loss of 852 lives, in one of Europe's worst peacetime maritime disasters ~transport Article 276 words 7 votes
Sara Sweeney, a 21-year veteran of the US Forest Service and pioneering wildfire fighter, on the thrills and threats of the job ~enviro Article 1016 words 4 votes
He fought wildfires while imprisoned. California reported him to ICE for deportation ~life Article 2012 words 9 votes
In 2005, Helios flight 522 crashed into a Greek hillside. Was it because one man forgot to flip a switch? ~transport Article 5275 words 6 votes