From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with ...

Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province Forecasters say over half the U.S. population could be affected by snow, ice or bitter cold as a winter ...

Experiencing a natural disaster in childhood can shape how business leaders approach workplace safety decades later, according to a new Concordia-led study. The study found that CEOs who have lived ...

A hybrid federal-state partnership could yield more efficient and effective disaster governance without sacrificing equity ...

NASA unveiled a new Web site today in which it publishes satellite images in near real time over natural hazards around the world. A new addition to NASA’s Earth ...

Natural hazards can speed up the extinction process of land animals that have limited distribution and/or small populations. But there is hope to turn the negative development around, says researchers ...

NATURAL disasters, particularly earthquakes, have become a persistent reality rather than isolated events. Global reporting ...

The mid-term review of Sendai Framework underscored that there are growing concerns on the acknowledgement of multi-hazard, multidimensional, and systemic nature of risk. The global risk science ...

The recent deaths of eight people in two New Zealand landslides has left the public searching for answers. Some questions will be technical, about what failed and why. But one should surely sit above ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R) Sarah Jones, President of the German Weather Service (DWD), Petra Berg, Environment Minister of Saarland, and Volker Wissing ...

While it might be assumed that earthquakes or volcanic eruptions are Aotearoa’s deadliest natural hazards, landslides have ...