Disasters

2024 was officially the hottest year on record

-20C in UK and wildfires in US following hottest year on record

Beautiful summer scene on Teresitas beach, Tenerife. Photo: AdobeStock

Brit tourists warned of upcoming emergency alert test

22 people are dead after the school collapsed

22 confirmed dead after school collapses in Nigeria

Can you guess these iconic Las Vegas movie moments?

These are the top 25 most iconic Las Vegas films

The remains of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after it collapsed following a collision with a ship.

Video: Cargo ship wreckage at Baltimore bridge as 6 presumed dead

The 2023 Doomsday Clock - the clock has remained set at 90 seconds to midnight in 2024 (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

2024 Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight for second year

Channel 5 documentary Andes Plane Crash explores the 1972 Andes flight disaster

Crash in the Andes documentary release date and true story of disaster

These are the top 20 Christmas mishaps

Heroic bystander jumped into a fast-flowing river to rescue a young girl in China

WATCH: Heroic bystander jumps into fast-flowing river to rescue girl

A car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Hurricane Hilary: Previous major California natural disasters

The five men on board the Titan submersible were killed after the vessel suffered a “catastrophic” implosion (Photo: Getty Images / Dawood Hercules Corporation / PA)

‘Presumed human remains’ found in Titan sub wreckage after implosion

Family and friends have paid tribute to the five people who were killed he Titan submersible’s implosion (Photo: Getty Images / Dawood Hercules Corporation / PA / OceanGate)

Tributes to ‘beloved’ fathers and sons killed in Titan sub implosion

A search operation is underway to find the missing submersible tourist vessel that disappeared during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck. Credit: PA/Kim Mogg

More mystery 'banging sounds' heard in missing Titanic sub search area

Paul-Henri Nargeolet, known as Mr Titanic, is an ocean explorer who went missing on the Titan submersible

Who are the five passengers on board missing Titanic submersible

Survivors of a shipwreck stand at a warehouse at the port in Kalamata town, on June 15, 2023, after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank in international waters in the Ionian Sea. (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 79 dead after refugee boat capsizes off coast of Greece

Climate change will make wildfires more frequent and intense. Image: NationalWorld

The US chokes, Canada burns - but dangerous wildfires are at our door Aimee Stanton

A nearby ski resort shared a video of the avalanche on Twitter (Photo: Twitter/@domaineskiable)

Six dead and one injured following avalanche in French Alps
At least six people have died following an avalanche on the Armancette glacier, including two mountain guides
Rhona Shennan

Firefighters move through the rubble at ‘rue Tivoli’ after a building collapsed in the street, in Marseille, southern France. Picture: CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images

Firefighters rush to rescue people buried in building collapse

Children in Turkey and Syria have been left homeless by the earthquakes that struck close to the countries’ shared border (image: AFP/Getty Images)

How you can donate to the DEC Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal

A Syrian girl stands among the rubble caused by two earthquakes (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey-Syria earthquake appeals: how to donate to charities

People sit in front of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Turkey and Syria hit by quakes amidst 7.8 magnitude disaster recovery

Carnival festivities have been called off in the northern Brazil province of Sao Paolo, after record-breaking rainfall which has killed dozens (Photo by MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL/AFP via Getty Images).

Dozens dead and Carnival cancelled after storm hits Brazil

Frida the rescue dog captured the hearts of people in Mexico when she helped the country during its 2017 earthquake (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Famous Mexico search dogs to help Turkey earthquake rescue effort

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Erzincan earthquake: what happened in 1939 Turkey disaster?

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Turkey earthquake: map of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the border between Turkey and Syria (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

How are earthquakes measured? What causes them, strongest quake in UK