From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

A major AI-enabled disaster is increasingly likely, but a new report warns the U.K. lacks the authority and tools needed to respond.

Exercise Series centered on one of the most challenging scenarios facing emergency management today: how to manage the ...

According to doctors, poor air quality causes both short- and long-term effects on public health. Bad air quality can cause ...

A major AI-enabled disaster is becoming increasingly likely as AI capabilities advance. But a new report from a London-based think tank warns that the British government does not have the emergency ...

People who have endured floods, heatwaves, droughts or other weather disasters have a heightened perception of the risks of ...

The Philippines remains one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, with floods posing the gravest and most frequent ...

Between 2000 and 2023, there was a notable rise in deaths among younger adults in Eastern Europe caused by HIV, self-harm and ...

As Albania recovers from a summer of devastating wildfires, locals and experts are eyeing a long road back to save its ...