Somewhere on earth, a volcanic eruption is either happening or about to happen. About 1,500 of them have erupted at…
Floods are not as costly nor are they as destructive, on average, as earthquakes. At the same time, they are…
In spite of the fact that we know now exactly what causes earthquakes, their sudden, repetitive appearance is as disturbing…
The word “tsunami” comes from Japan where it has always been a frequent visitor and where it originally meant a…
To understand earthquakes and volcanic eruptions the fundamental role of tectonic plates needs to be examined. At their points of…
The spectacular explosions of volcanoes such as Vesuvius and Krakatoa may dominate the popular imagination, but the eruptions which occur…
Mid 14th century Europe was debilitated by years of war, the cruel winters of the ‘Little Ice Age’, poor harvests,…
Although there is plenty of evidence that bubonic plague has been around for as long as mankind, the plague of…
In AD 64 Rome was the greatest city in the Western world - the capital of an Empire approaching the…
The bitter four-year civil war which had torn the American nation apart, pitting North against South, was finally over, and…