Avalanche Journal: How Colorado’s aggressive system mitigates disaster with hockey’s version of “gegenpress” Just when it looks like the Avs might be in trouble is their favorite time to ...

A fun day on the mountain turned into a life-or-death situation when a massive avalanche struck—burying one of our own. With ...

An avalanche, such as the one that killed at least eight climbers in Nepal this weekend, is known in mountaineering circles as an objective hazard – a risk that you cannot control and one all ...

This alert comes after the devastating avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli region, a natural disaster which claimed the lives of eight workers who were at a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp.

The aftermath of the Mar. 4, 1910, avalanches in Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada. Fifty-eight men died in what is still the nation's worst avalanche disaster. Courtesy of Wikipedia ...

Daughter of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, cries during the funeral ceremony in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 21, 2014. Buddhist monks cremated the ...

KATMANDU, Nepal — An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving four missing in the deadliest disaster on the world’s ...

But climate change can increase landslides and avalanches. As glaciers melt due to warming, valleys that were earlier crammed with ice open up, creating space for landslides to move into.

The avalanche on Mt. Everest that killed 16 Nepalese mountain guides has caused Discovery to cancel a planned jump stunt.

Fire disaster: Flames incinerated a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on Tuesday. An estimated 550 people are injured, 400 are missing, 15 are dead, and 45,000 are displaced.

Discover the 10 U.S. states most vulnerable to natural disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. Learn why geography and climate make these states high-risk areas ...