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Artist illustration of satellite above Earth's auroras monitoring the sun

Geomagnetic superstorm shrunk Earth’s protective plasmasphere

Close up of solar flare on sun

Scientists prepare for the next Carrington Event

A stream of plasma moves from the sun toward Earth. On its way, the plasma hits four, square spacecraft, which are arranged in a triangular-pyramid formation. The spacecraft closest to the sun is in the center of a large, aluminum sail.

Earth has a space tornado problem

Pompeii street and building ruins on sunny day

After Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii’s ruins housed survivors, wanderers, and treasure hunters

CCTV video screenshot of home's driveway during earthquake in Myanmar

In world first, CCTV captures supershear velocity earthquake

Close up of solar flare

The first US solar storm emergency drill did not go well

A fragment of the black organic glass found inside the skull of the deceased individual in Herculaneum.

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass

Side by side of fire truck and fire jacket

Fake firefighters with bogus truck arrested near LA wildfires

Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Stadium with roof destroyed by Hurricane Milton

Drone footage shows Hurricane Milton shredded Tropicana Field’s roof

Early warning systems save lives during disasters.

How to sign up for local emergency alerts before natural disasters strike

By Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett / The Markup

Concept art of asteroid entering planet's atmosphere

What would we do if an asteroid slammed Earth on July 12, 2038?

Aerial view of Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown

Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI

UN worker checking humanitarian aid trucks crossing into the Gaza Strip

What is humanitarian aid? Peanut butter, WiFi, and other life-saving supplies.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A woman and man in Indonesia view the destruction from a tsunami.

Natural disasters can burn out our hormonal systems for years

Charred scroll from Herculaneum undergoing laser scan

AI revealed the colorful first word of an ancient scroll torched by Mount Vesuvius

Worldwide Communication, Satellite and other antenna network against sky at sunset, silhouette style

Emergency alert system test coming to phones, TVs, and radios across the U.S.

Deer and other animals in wildfire smoke during California Dixie fire in 2021

Clouds of wildfire smoke are toxic to humans and animals alike

By Carla Delgado

NASA Perseverance rover being readied indoors for launch for the Mars 2020 mission

A spacecraft engineer’s wisdom from Mars 2020 and a disaster-stricken island

By Elio Morillo

El Nino 2023 signs on NASA weather satellite data on higher Pacific Ocean temperatures and water levels, marked by red around the equator

El Niño is back—here’s what that means

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira