The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight on January 28, 1986, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members. The proximate cause was the failure of O-rings in... Read more »
The airship Hindenburg’s fiery demise on May 6, 1937, remains one of history’s most iconic disasters. Determining the factors that led to the tragedy has been the subject of extensive investigation and... Read more »
The loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere resulted from damage sustained during launch. A piece of insulating foam separated from the external tank... Read more »
The relationship between a shifting global climate and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events is a complex and crucial area of scientific investigation. While natural variability always plays a role,... Read more »