Guide Note

For up to the minute disaster news stories, as well as a catalog of disasters past, have a look through Mahalo's disasters category. This subcategory of our the News Category is updated regularly with news on disasters as they happen so you can stay on top of the latest developments. Pages from the past are also a great place to start if your researching disasters.

Natural Disasters

Nature is cause for a number of the world's most pressing disasters. From tornadoes and hurricanes to earthquakes and tsnamis, these disasters strike hard and leave devastating results in their wake.

Terrorism

Acts of terrorism happen quickly, and often leave behind shocking results. In the event of a terrorist attack tune into Mahalo for the latest updates. We've also got a wealth of information on previous attempts and attacks, like 9-11, threats during the 2008 Olympis in China and the Jerusalem bulldozer attack.

Accidents in the News

Accidents are another major cause of injury and death. Often accidents involve an animal, like the bears who attacked and killed a Serbian man in 2007. It's not unusual for celebrities like Isabel Lucas and Shia LaBeouf make headlines after a car crash. Industrial accidents like the toxic cloud over Pennsylvania and the collapse of a San Francisco boiler often pop up in the news, and we cover them as quickly as they come up.