The state government bears much of the disaster response cost after natural disasters such as floods and cyclones which ...

Mumbai: A study by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has highlighted inefficiencies in the existing disaster relief mechanisms, particularly in the allocation of funds ...

A study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has analysed the financial burden of floods ...

Cecilia lives in Carahatas, a coastal village in Cuba threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Experts ...

Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary driver of this huge spike in ...

Much of the important preparation for natural disasters is psychological. Every time there’s an earthquake or a natural ...

Students in the French overseas department of Mayotte are returning to school this week, a month-and-a-half after a ...

Worries about natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes can make people with right-leaning political views ...

Accepting change in the aftermath of natural disasters is hard. But long-term survival may require embracing managed retreat ...

RNZ International (RNZI) began broadcasting to the Pacific region 35 years ago — on 24 January 1990, the same day the ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, ...