Nuclear power is certainly risky. At worst, deadly. These are legitimate fears in Taiwan, an island laying on an active fault zone where earthquakes are common and tsunamis a possibility.

British medical personnel can volunteer to help with the Government's humanitarian emergency response to disasters overseas, under a new arrangement a...

Japan was hit by a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning - leading to a small tsunami. The quake hit the coast of northeast Japan - th...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Canada triggered a tsunami that hit the Hawaii island chain. There are no reports of major damage and waves have been...

During the chaos that ensued after an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, the Thai wing of KFC has come under fire over a comme...

Tsunami warnings have been lifted after two major underwater earthquakes struck in the Indian ocean off the coast of Indonesia. The watch was parti...

An underwater magnitude 8.7 earthquake has struck in the Indian ocean off the coast of Indonesia prompting a tsunami warning. Aftershocks reported ...

A tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia. The US Geological survey said the quake had a preli...

If you're moaning about the weather or the economy this Christmas, don't! We had it easy in the UK during 2011. This year will go down in history as one expensive and lengthy meteorological and environmental disaster. I

Pockets of lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in a fresh reminder of the risks faced by...