disaster

Blog Post

by Mashable
Now that Hurricane Irene is attacking the East Coast in earnest, it’s time to keep a close eye on current hurricane conditions — that is, if you’re lucky enough to still have some sort of Internet connection. In addition to the 12 ways to track the...
by Mashable
A 5.9 earthquake originated in Mineral, Virginia, Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tweets began pouring in from D.C. nearly 30 seconds before we felt the quake at our headquarters in New York City and well before any...
by Emily Yu
Today, thousands of people in the South are trying to recover from one of the deadliest series of tornado strikes in recent US history. More than 170 tornadoes were reported in one night and as of this morning news sources report that at least 298...

Infographic

by All Twitter
Natural disasters are an unfortunate reality of life – from time-to-time nature likes to remind us that she is still very much in charge.