In this age of megastorms, visionary designers around the world are taking clever advantage of the chance to rethink what ...

As the year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the biggest natural disasters of the year and the large-scale devastation they caused.

It's only about $3 million short of what FEMA paid for January's catastrophic wildfires in southern California, which killed ...

Disaster-stricken communities around the state have found solutions to protect people and property, but they need help.

A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are ...

Best known as the home of the world’s rarest great ape, the mountainous Batang Toru forest landscape on the island of Sumatra ...

In relief work, complaints are mounting that it is relying more on its party cadres and that they are dictating terms, overriding the grassroots niladharis (officials).

The latest announcement is out from Swiss Re AG ( (CH:SREN)). Swiss Re Institute reports that insured losses from natural disasters are projected to exceed USD 100 billion for the sixth consecutive ...

The Government yesterday launched ‘Project 5M,’ a large-scale compensation and housing reconstruction program under the ...

A task force made up of state lawmakers are studying ways to improve the state response as the Kentucky General Assembly ...

As these risks intensify, national and local governments must work together to improve urban livability and resilience through risk-informed urban planning. In this handbook, livable and resilient ...

A Tupelo-based ministry that helps women facing crisis pregnancies is expanding, and another area ministry is playing a major ...