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February 16, 2023

Authoritarianism in Turkey Is Making the Earthquake Even Deadlier

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has for years hobbled civil society and bragged about ignoring construction safety guidelines. Now the death toll keeps rising.

October 9, 2017

A Journalist Confronts the Japanese Tsunami

In "Ghosts of the Tsunami," Richard Lloyd Parry asks: How can you write about a disaster beyond comprehension?

March 12, 2016

Emma Foehringer Merchant

At the time of the Fukushima disaster, there were 442 nuclear reactors in the world. Today, there are 440.

July 15, 2014

Fracking Is Setting Earthquake Records in Oklahoma, Scientists Say. Is a Big One Coming?

September 6, 2013

A Scary New Study Erases Doubts That Fracking Causes Earthquakes