Gov. Maura Healey said the funding cuts “suddenly ripped the rug out from under cities and towns” relying on federal aid. A strip of morning ground fog at Moakley Park in South Boston as the sun rose ...

Usually food-related disasters take the form of viral diseases, but over a hundred years ago in Boston, molasses was the source of one of the most legendary disasters in American history. It's the ...

A 25-foot wave of molasses swept through Boston’s North End, crushing buildings and killing 21 people—some as young as 10. This is the tragic, real story of one of America’s strangest disasters.

The 2011 Boston Urban Symposium, hosted by Boston University’s City Planning and Urban Affairs Programs, addressed methods of countering disasters through elaborate city planning in the wake of ...

Extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change in Massachusetts have cost US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a report by Rebuild by Design, an initiative of the Institute ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - This week, the Trump administration revoked disaster prevention aid granted to Massachusetts communities. The revocation eliminates $90 million for 18 different communities, including ...

BOSTON — Natural disasters in New England are increasing in frequency and severity, and the next climate-related emergency is less a matter of “if” than “when,” according to experts at a State House ...