A MONG THE countries most prone to natural disasters, Japan has a habit of spawning new bureaucracies. Yet, despite in recent ...

In 2026, disasters and humanitarian crises have upended millions of lives around the world. Earthquakes and floods have ...

There's no controlling Mother Nature, and her wrath can, at times, be staggering. Last year, natural disasters—from droughts ...

China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding ...

A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been ...

Climate change has led to an increase in flood disasters worldwide, raising concerns about their potential impact on respiratory health. This study investigated the impact of the 2018 Japan Floods, ...

Awareness of disaster prevention against natural disasters has certainly increased in recent years. More households are ...

We call them natural disasters. A wildfire races across a Colorado mountainside. A river overwhelms a mountain town. Hail ...