JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - A federal agency's final report about its technical investigation into the 2011 Joplin tornado calls for nationally accepted standards for building design and construction, and ...

From the producers of "Dateline," NBC's new series "Survival Mode" will give viewers an inside look at some of the largest and most recent disasters through accounts from those who lived through them.

The remains of a truck is wrapped around a tree as Kayla McMinn gathers belongings on Vermont Avenue, near 18th Street, on Monday afternoon, May 23, 2011, a day after Joplin, Mo., was hit by a tornado ...

At least 116 are dead and nearly 30 percent of city damaged. May 23, 2011 — -- Rescue efforts are under way as residents of Joplin, Mo., try to pick up the pieces of their lives after a ...

OWASSO, Okla. — Sean and Tricia Wilson lived real-life Twister movies with multiple sequels by chasing them for more than 20 years in their Chevy Trailblazer, nicknamed the Storm Blazer. The couple ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A deadly tornado outbreak inspired two Charlotte-area entrepreneurs to create an Internet-connected home alarm system that warns of bad weather — and can also tell you if you left ...

"Extreme Makeover: Home Editon" will rebuild family's home. Oct. 19, 2011— -- A family from Joplin, Mo., whose home was destroyed in the devastating tornado got the surprise of a lifetime today ...

After a natural disaster, physicians should be aware that fungi can cause those injured in the incident to develop soft tissue infections, which are most likely to occur if the injured party sustains ...