
Two years after Hurricane Harvey, Houston infrastructure goes green
Exactly two years after Hurricane Harvey blew through Houston, Texas, the state government approved a “Rainy...

Chevron spills 800,000 gallon of oil and water in California
Major oil corporation Chevron spilled 800,000 gallons of crude oil and water into a dry creek in Southern California....

Whiskey spill in Kentucky kills thousands of fish
Two Jim Beam warehouses in Kentucky erupted in flames last week, spilling nearly 45,000 barrels of bourbon into...

Stephen Hawking says humans only have 1,000 years left on planet Earth
According to Steven Hawking, humans could be extinct on Earth within the next 1,000 years. The eminent theoretical...

West Virginia gas pipeline explodes in a giant fireball
On January 26, a gas pipeline exploded in Brooke County, West Virginia, sending an enormous fireball into the morning...

Russian pipeline disaster spills oil into the Black Sea
Last week, a pipeline outside the Russian town of Tuapse burst, sending a flood of oil into the Black Sea. Cleanup...

Pressure from 2011 Earthquake Leaves Mt. Fuji Ready to Blow its Top
Long-revered and much-climbed, Japan’s Mount Fuji looks like it’s ready to blow it’s top after more than...

PHOTO TOUR: Inside NYC’s First Prefab Post-Disaster Housing Units
During our visit to the shipping container-esque living accommodations, OEM housing recovery program manager Cynthia...

NYC's Prefab Post-Disaster Housing Units Unveiled in Brooklyn (PHOTOS)
The OEM erected three apartments near its Brooklyn offices at Cadman Plaza. The units range in size from 480 square...

Japan Plans Controlled Nuclear Meltdown in Hope of Averting Another Fukushima Disaster
Scientists from the government-backed Japan Atomic Energy Agency recently announced that they intend to conduct...

Solar Prefab Phoenix House Rises From the Rubble After Natural Disasters
Team Kentuckiana makes use of the engineering, business and communication skills from the University of Louisville,...

NYC to Test Out Prefabricated Post-Disaster Housing Prototype in Brooklyn
The "What If NYC..." design competition offered up lots of potential solutions, which helped the Office of Emergency...

Reciproboo: A Simple Reciprocal Bamboo Frame Emergency Shelter
A reciprocal frame is a self-supporting system of beams or poles that require not center pole or support beam....

New Study Shows 23 Nuclear Power Plants Around the World at High Risk from Tsunamis
A new study has found that 23 nuclear power plants with 74 reactors in various parts of the world are at high risk...

Google's Crisis Response Map Tracks Over 50 Western Wildfires, Provides Evacuation Alerts, Pinpoints Shelters
The West is going up in flames - there are so many fires right now it's hard to keep track of them all. By now...