Medical issues following a disaster

America built the global health system that protects us all — and then walked away from it. 

What if one of the most common surgeries performed in the world turned out to be no better than a fake one — and we kept doing it anyway? 

Is there any way we can stop natural disasters being so damaging? 

Disasters don’t just happen. Like anything in life, there’s usually a buildup. In the case of the Chernobyl disaster, the series of failures stretched back more than a decade. But what happened the day before the explosion? 

Learn how to describe a situation that is getting worse and might end in disaster. 

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and hurricanes all have the power to cause deadly destruction. One event can lead to another, causing a chain reaction of devastation that can take years to rebuild from. But do all natural events have to turn into a disa ...  Show more