Evacuations Ordered as Ecuador Volcano Erupts

Ecuador's president Rafael Correa said Saturday he will declare a state of emergency as the Cotopaxi volcano rumbled to life and prompted evacuation orders in several villages threatened by landslides.

Aug 15, 2015 06:00 PM ET //

May 12, 2015 07:00 AM ET //

A 7.3-magnitude quake has hit Nepal only two weeks after a powerful earthquake devastated the region.

Apr 25, 2015 03:30 PM ET //

Saturday's earthquake that hit Nepal has caused widespread devastation in the nation and across neighboring countries, killing over 1,200 people.

Mar 26, 2015 03:28 PM ET //

The remote but potentially catastrophic risk of a significant quake in Boston has researchers pondering how to protect the city's fragile historic architecture. Continue reading →

Apr 15, 2014 07:17 AM ET //

New simulations show up to 70 percent less ground shaking in a major Southern California earthquake than previously thought. Continue reading →

Jan 7, 2014 06:00 AM ET //

The Polar Star, America's only active polar icebreaker, has been dispatched to Commonwealth Bay Antarctica to free a Russian ship stuck in the ice. How do these huge ships work?

Jan 12, 2012 07:05 AM ET //

Two years ago today, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shredded Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Some aid donations went straight to landfills.

Jun 6, 2012 12:13 PM ET //

On June 6, 1912, the world's largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century shocked a small town in Alaska.

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