With this bat-inspired technology, the potential to locate more survivors the next time an earthquake or wildfire strikes ...

India's government has unveiled three major technology platforms, including satellite technology, as part of its new disaster ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly ...

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This paper uses a novel empirical approach, following the literature on hysteresis, to explore medium-term scarring of natural disasters for countries vulnerable to climate change. By quantifying the ...

Sustained chronic stress after the tsunami made these people more susceptible to other health conditions, including ...

Due to limbo around FEMA’s future, Charleston County is ramping up preparedness and response, focusing on training and ...

Other natural disasters for 2005 that have resulted in a major loss of life include: An 8.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia on March 28, killing more than 1,600 people.

Natural disasters impose significant direct and indirect economic losses that extend well beyond the immediate areas affected, precipitating widespread impacts on industrial sectors and ...

Natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent and complex in nature due to the intersection between variables including, but not limited to, increased population centres, the influence of ...

For most of her adult life, Erika Tello, a 21-year U.S. Navy veteran, has been a firefighter at bases around the world — including her last post as an emergency management supervisor in Bahrain — and ...

North Carolina schools are using the "Ready, Set, Resilience" program to help students build skills to handle life’s ...