DISASTERS

Hawaiian Electric raised a going concern risk in its earnings report because it doesn't yet have a financing plan in place for the $1.99 billion settlement with Maui wildfire victims.

Yang Ming Marine Transport, a Taiwanese shipping firm, confirmed a fire occurred aboard one of its cargo ships at China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port; no injuries were reported.

A Florida county is preparing to open a new transit center housing dozens of electric buses, while the fire department is preparing for potential fires.

At least 18 passengers died when a Saurya Airlines plane crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday. The incident highlights the Himalayan country’s history of poor air safety record.

The fire's cause remains unknown, but authorities allowed locals to return to the area Tuesday evening after forcing an evacuation over concerns of greater damage.

Texas residents on social media say they are using the app from the fast food restaurant Whataburger to track where power is on and off following the devastation of Hurricane Beryl.

A passenger who downed several drinks forced an American Airlines plane to make an emergency landing after allegedly exposing himself, according to a criminal complaint.

The National Transportation Safety Board convened to investigate the cause of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in 2023. The disaster involved a Norfolk Southern train.

Massachusetts officials have revealed the cause of a statewide 911 system outage that lasted for around two hours on Tuesday afternoon.

A Virgin Australia plane has made an emergency landing following a "possible bird strike" that witnesses say forced flames to emerge from the aircraft.

Singapore Airlines says it is offering passengers who were injured by "severe turbulence" on a flight in late May $10,000 to $25,000 in compensation.

An Austrian Airlines Airbus 320 plane was damaged after it flew through a "thunderstorm cell" while approaching Vienna on Sunday, the airline says.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Good Earth Lighting are recalling more than a million rechargeable lights over fire and burn hazards.

A person has died at at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after falling into a running engine of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane, officials say.

An investigation into data recovered from a Singapore Airlines flight that hit "severe turbulence" reveals the plane fell nearly 200 feet in 4.6 seconds.

Passengers on the Singapore Airlines flight that descended sharply after encountering severe turbulence described the “sheer terror" of the aircraft "shuddering" midair.

A Singapore Airlines flight has made an emergency landing in Bangkok Tuesday following “severe turbulence" that left one person dead and others injured, the airline says.

Weather experts are expecting an active hurricane season in 2024, and data projects home insurance rates could soar even higher in states like Florida and Texas.