What do Americans fear most? Researchers release 4th annual Survey of...
Chapman University recently completed its fourth annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2017). The survey asked respondents about 80 different fears across a broad range of categories...
View ArticleFloods, landslides kill 37 in Vietnam, scores missing
At least 37 people were killed and another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravaged northern and central Vietnam, disaster officials said Thursday.
View ArticlePoll: Americans blame wild weather on global warming
After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria blitzed the nation, most Americans think weather disasters are getting more severe and see global warming's fingerprints.
View ArticleCombination of El Nino and 2016 Ecuador earthquake likely worsened Zika outbreak
A Zika virus outbreak in coastal Ecuador in 2016 was likely worsened by a strong El Niño and a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the region in April, according to a new study.
View ArticlePsychology holds key to getting people out before disaster strikes
Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and intense. Recent hurricanes, floods, bushfires and earthquakes have highlighted the significant potential for mass trauma. Yet we know relatively little...
View ArticleBranson calls for sustainable rebuilding of storm-battered Caribbean
British tycoon Richard Branson called Friday for rebuilding the hurricane-thrashed Caribbean with more durable housing and sustainable energy, to limit the damage of future storms.
View ArticleImage: Sagaing Division in northwest Myanmar
The Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite brings us over part of the Sagaing Division in northwest Myanmar, and along the border with India.
View ArticleCountries with the highest pollution deaths, mortality rates
Increasing pollution worldwide is proving deadlier than war, natural disasters or smoking, according to a new report published in the Lancet medical journal. Based largely on 2015 data from the Global...
View ArticleRethinking the private sector's role in disaster relief
Natural disasters have filled the news in recent months, occurring so frequently that they seem to intimate apocalypse: wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes. But as national and international media...
View Article'Flat pack' recyclable emergency shelters to help hurricane victims
People displaced by natural disasters such as hurricane Irma could benefit from new, recyclable plastic-based shelters developed and tested by researchers at the University of Bath and plastics company...
View Article$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report
Extreme weather caused some $129 billion (111 billion euros) in economic losses last year, said a report Tuesday that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and...
View ArticleScientific research on disasters represents only 0.22 percent of global...
Despite loss of life and economic devastation worldwide due to increasingly frequent natural and man-made disasters, scientific research on disasters represents a small percentage of scholarly output,...
View ArticlePoorer communities need empowering in order to become more resilient to...
People in poor urban areas are the least likely to be able to rebuild their lives after a natural disaster, and need support in order to become more sustainable, according to research from the...
View ArticleLinguistics team using Ohio Supercomputer Center to translate lesser-known...
Off the top of your head, how many languages can you name? Ten? Twenty? More?
View ArticleHarvey is one of the top 10 most costly natural disasters of all-time
Hurricane Harvey, which at the beginning of the week has hit the US state of Texas with devastating damage and now rages over Louisiana, is in third place among the world's most expensive storm...
View ArticleStudy uncovers economic impact of natural disasters
New research from Deakin Business School has revealed the impact of natural disasters on Australia's economy.
View Article'Listening' drone helps find victims needing rescue in disasters
"Robot audition" is a research area that was proposed by Adjunct Professor Kazuhiro Nakadai of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Professor Hiroshi G. Okuno of Waseda University in 2000....
View ArticleResearchers develop method to assess damage from natural disasters
Awesome. Amazing. Incredible. Unbelievable. Spectacular. These words aptly describe what is left following any natural disaster, whether it's an earthquake, tornado, hurricane or any other occurrence...
View ArticleScience for a resilient EU power grid
Electricity is the backbone of European society. When a natural disaster hits the power grid, recovery can happen in a matter of hours or it could take months to fully restore electricity supply. As...
View ArticleBatman's Gotham City provides test case for community resilience model
If a community is resilient, it can withstand and recover from an unanticipated disaster, like an earthquake, fire or flood.
View ArticleWatchdog to investigate flood risks to Superfund sites
A federal government watchdog agency will investigate the threats from flooding and other natural disasters to the nation's most polluted places.
View ArticleUS hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billion (Update 2)
With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion.
View ArticleThese two things matter when bouncing back from natural disasters
On Sept. 19, 2017, an earthquake hit Mexico City that damaged and destroyed buildings across the city, killing more than 155 people.
View ArticleTracing how disaster impacts escalate will improve emergency responses
Mapping common pathways along which the effects of natural and man-made disasters travel allows more flexible and resilient responses in the future, according to UCL researchers.
View ArticleExpert says major eruption in Papua New Guinea could be soon
Seismic activity beneath a Papua New Guinea volcano could mean that a major eruption was imminent, a scientist said Thursday.
View ArticleNYC is selling off its fossil fuel investments—here's why that matters
This has been a dizzying year for those anxious about climate change. On the policy front, President Trump has worked to unravel President Obama's progress on climate, reversing two of his signature...
View ArticleCan insurance premiums ensure we get through climate change in one piece?
Insurance companies get a bad rap.
View ArticleAlgorithm identifies vulnerable people during natural disasters
A new algorithm developed at the University of Waterloo will help first responders and home care providers better help the elderly during natural disasters.
View ArticleWhy treating water scarcity as a security issue is a bad idea
Helen Zille, the Premier of the Western Cape in South Africa, has made two startling claims about the water crisis in the province. She says there will be anarchy when the taps run dry, and that normal...
View ArticleTexas flood: Researchers compare pollution levels before and after Hurricane...
Recent years have seen rising interest in improving post-disaster research, with calls for more and better studies coming from the academic community and agencies such as the National Institutes of...
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