Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...

Resilience to disasters is not optional — it is essential to public safety, national security, economic prosperity and ...

MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety, GXU has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view ...

Sri Lanka is currently confronting a national crisis of exceptional magnitude. Recent natural disasters have inflicted damage ...

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We explore the effect of (big) shocks on the allocation of (bilateral) aid using natural disasters as natural experiments. We find that aid commitment statistically significantly increases following ...