After President Donald Trump claimed Springfield was 'destroyed' by immigrants in his speech Tuesday, some people, including ...

David Bowman is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and also receives funding from the New South Wales Bushfire ...

“Beautiful towns destroyed.” In a statement released Wednesday, Mayor Rob Rue disagreed with the latter part of what the president said. “The City of Springfield has not been destroyed ...

Argentina’s port city of Bahia Blanca has been “destroyed” after being pummeled by a year’s worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said on ...

Dense cities built largely of wood could—and did—burn. In 1666, a fire in a bakery went on to destroy two-thirds of the city of London, leaving 85% of residents homeless. In 1871, fire burned ...