A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water. Some some of the worst Dam tragedies along with some of the science behind how a Dam works.

There is an old saying: “Live every day like it’s your last.” We live in an unpredictable world and are threatened by everything from nuclear fallout to heart disease. But how many of us really live each day as if we’ll never get another?

Investigate one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history.

How big of an event could destroy the earth or even just life on earth as we know it?

One scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions.