North Queensland has a history of significant flood events, including one in 2019 that resulted in more than $1 billion in insured losses. Research indicated that proactive planning, improved ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...

Accidents, and other road mishaps have been reported, despite the sun gradually warming the surface to help de-ice throughout The Natural State.

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump ...

Authorities urge tourists to keep a safe distance from Mount Etna’s lava flows after its latest eruption, warning of sudden ...

Flows following this winter in California pose a bigger threat than typical mudslides, UC Riverside professor Andrew Gray ...

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

The small but mighty Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at HHS is remarkably efficient — and vital to ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a research team has investigated the connection between ...

Aitken Spence held its first flagship Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme recently to bring awareness to the importance ...