Disaster
At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue operations.
Inside the KKL-JNF shake-up led by its youngest chairman in decades
Herzliya mayor warns beaches may close after cliff collapses
Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire
Hurricanes are about to get faster, wetter and more dangerous - study
A new study found that hurricanes are growing wetter and strengthening faster due to warming water temperatures – a trend researchers say is likely to continue.
17 children among the 125 people killed in Indonesia soccer stampede
"My family and I didn't think it would turn out like this" an older sister of two boys killed in the stampede while watching the match said.
Hurricane Ian may bring Florida home insurance market to brink of collapse, analysts fear
Faced with billions in losses even before the hurricane, several dozen insurers stopped underwriting policies in Florida, while six insurers became insolvent.
Death toll in Indonesian football stampede reaches 125 - deputy governor
Supporters from the losing team invaded the pitch and police had fired tear gas, triggering a stampede and cases of suffocation.
Jewish communities in Florida flee for safety amid Hurricane Ian surge
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sanibel Island experienced “biblical” destruction when the storm hit on Wednesday.
Afghanistan earthquake kills eight, more casualties feared
Initial reports put toll from quake at six, with nine injured • Quake of magnitude 5.3 struck near eastern city of Jalalabad
Did two asteroids hit the Earth and kill the dinosaurs? - study
A recently discovered possible asteroid crater in the Atlantic Ocean called the Nadir crater may be linked to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, presenting a number of possibilities.
A volcanic eruption can devastate the world and we aren't ready - experts
A giant volcanic eruption can cause damage comparable to a catastrophic asteroid impact, but it is far more likely to happen and the world is unprepared for it.
Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Philippines at least five dead
Over 200 aftershocks have been recorded in the area, according to the state seismology agency, and 58 landslides were also reported in the aftermath.
Swimming pool sinkhole: Safety is not a luxury - editorial
Being responsible is doing your best to ensure disasters don’t happen. Did that happen in Meron, Nahal Tzafit or at the pool in Karmei Yosef?