A week after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, doctors on Wednesday said the biggest dangers now facing survivors are untreated wounds and infectious diseases.

As Venezuela grapples with the effects of the devastating earthquakes, first responders and Venezuelan restaurants in the ...

Aid workers are warning Venezuelans of infection diseases as hospitals are overwhelmed following devastating earthquakes. (AP ...

Frustration ​rose over a lack of government help in areas struck by deadly twin earthquakes five days ago, with miracle ...

For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and ...

Health care workers worry that illnesses like cholera could spread in areas where clean water was already in short supply, and last week’s earthquakes destroyed water systems. By Zane Irwin As the ...

Scientists found that earthquake damage extends up to 60 miles from major faults, weakening rock and accelerating erosion.

On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a ...

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that it could be far deadlier than a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country in ...

The influences on Earth’s climate and weather patterns are wide ranging, from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to volcanism to variations in solar activity. This analysis incorporates 67 years ...

Proposed model of the delayed seismic “champagne effect,” showing methane bubble formation, upward migration, and possible gas eruption after strong earthquake shaking. Following the devastating urban ...

BOULDER CREEK — The quake that shook residents awake early Thursday from Fairfield to Soledad and east to Lodi proved to be a “great test” of the state’s earthquake-warning alert system, even though ...