The town of Worcester was literally rocked this morning by a massive gas tanker explosion, which was so big that it could be felt kilometres away.
A viral photograph has highlighted the extent to which global warming is impacting Greenland’s sea ice.
The protest movement, The Extinction Rebellion, has made its way to 500 locations worldwide. That includes South Africa.
A terrifying scenario analysis predicts that human civilisation will be coming to an end in the not-too-distant future.
A helicopter regularly used for an on-demand flight service crashed into the Hudson River, and the drama was captured on video.
Attention to detail matters, which is evident in these five massive disasters brought about by tiny typos.
Over a dozen houses in Bolivia have been destroyed, after a landslide in a hilly suburban area wreaked havoc.
Notre-Dame’s structure and two towers have been saved from total destruction, but the damage is still extreme.
It took six minutes for pilots on Ethiopian Airline’s Boeing 737 Max to lose complete control of the plane, although they’re not to blame.
Single mother Amélia delivered her daughter, Sara, while keeping her two-year-old safe in a mango tree during floods caused by Cyclone Idai.
More than 120 people have died, and many more are missing, after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique and Zimbabwe with flash floods and extreme weather.
Remember the Extinction Rebellion? They’re pouring buckets of blood outside Downing Street now to make their point about climate change.
Those Capetonians that managed to get some sleep last night are waking up to the sound of choppers and the smell of ash this morning, with last night’s fire still being fought tirelessly.
Volunteer firefighter Heinrich Adonis was the first person to battle the New Year’s Eve blaze. He’s also the man who identified the suspected fire starter.
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a chopper rescue unfold from the pilot’s perspective, then this video from the California wildfire should do the trick.
Firefighters have been hard-pressed to contain the rampant fires in California. In LA, they had to spring into action to protect cars on the highway.
Rapidly growing wildfire has engulfed areas of California, leaving 31 dead and hundreds homeless. It is now the most destructive fire in the state’s history.
The Garden Route fire has been burning for two weeks now, leaving in its wake a trail of destruction. Those tackling the blaze have been up against it.
The most powerful hurricane to ever hit Florida is leaving a trail of devastation in its wake, as it floods towns and snaps trees like twigs.
Thousands of people are feared dead after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The footage is terrifying.
In preparation for Hurricane Florence, people living on the Carolina coast were warned to prepare for “the storm of a lifetime”.
Hurricane Florence is causing havoc on America’s east coast, as is evident in the videos and live feeds currently doing the rounds on YouTube and social media.
Hurricane Florence is due to smash into America’s east coast shortly, and more than a million people have been evacuated ahead of landfall.
Breathtaking images of Typhoon Jebi, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in 25 years, show the extreme power of nature as Japan battles the elements.
An associate professor of civil engineering made a chilling prediction back in 2016, but his words were never heeded. Yesterday, tragedy struck.
Three people are dead, and nearly 70 injured, in a huge explosion on an Italian motorway. Some of the footage is pretty intense.
The worst wildfires in Greece’s history have been raging on both sides of Athens since Monday, forcing thousands of locals and tourists to evacuate.
A group of cats were caught on video reacting to an earthquake, but before it had actually begun. Do they know something that we don’t?
This poor house was just one of many homes being swallowed up by the lava flow in Hawaii, and a resident managed to capture it all unfolding.
Imagine coming home to find volcanic lava erupting at the end of your garden. That’s exactly what happened to this man in Hawaii.