Some photos are so brittle, too, that when touched they may disintegrate. In the wake of disasters, conservators like Ackerman are deployed in volunteer rotations with the National Heritage ...

FEMA declared 179 disasters in the U.S. in 2024, but climate change’s impacts were felt just as drastically around the world. When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, bringing torrential rain ...

Some photos are so brittle, too, that when touched they may disintegrate. In the wake of disasters, conservators like Ackerman are deployed in volunteer rotations with the National Heritage ...

The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.

Irene Bautista lost her home in the California fires. She's grateful to have saved a few precious family photos. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photos courtesy of Irene Bautista) ...

A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock ...

The photos are now stored in the morgue ... Werner G. Doehner, the disaster’s last survivor, died in 2019, at age 90.

Many disaster agencies, including insurance companies ... many online encouraged others to protect their precious photos and treasured memories digitally, as well. The loss of personal ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday its well-known “billion-dollar weather and climate disasters” database “will be retired,” a move that will make it ...