On the morning of December 27, 1836, a massive avalanche struck the English town of Lewes. A 20-foot cornice of snow collapsed from Cliffe Hill, burying seven cottages on Boulder Row. Fifteen people ...

There is a sense of disbelief in this Sierra Leonean village as people weep in front of the bodies of two teenage boys wrapped in white cloth. The day before, 16-year-old Mohamed Bangura and ...