A revised information system about weather-related disasters will be rolled out in late May next year, with the aim of ...

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk. By Max Bearak and Hiroko Tabuchi Officials in Texas ...

Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

Japan will start operating a revamped weather warning system in late May to help speed evacuation decisions based on the severity of natural disasters, the weather agency and the land ministry said ...

In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families displaced and survivors struggle to navigate a system that often feels ...

A deluge of floodwaters engulfing a single mother’s home. Wildfire flames emblazoning an elderly couple’s abode. Stories like these are all too common — and they have become more so in recent years.

More frequent and more destructive natural disasters are shaking the foundation of the U.S. homeowners insurance systems, with coverage becoming more costly and harder to procure for millions of ...

Successive and severe natural disasters that have struck Vietnam since the beginning of this year have left 409 people dead or missing and 727 others injured, with estimated economic losses of more ...

Disasters often expose the cracks in the system, and those in our mental health system have been obvious. The availability of mental health services cannot keep up with the increasing demand for these ...

Professor Shim Jae-ang of orthopedic surgery at Gachon University Gil Hospital (Hospital President Kim Woo-kyung) recently ...