A digital map of flood-prone areas in Brazilian cities São Paulo and Rio Branco created by public school students; a history of floods recorded in a poor neighborhood of São Paulo based on the ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, Captain Robert Salmond ordered the women and ...

Victor OkpomorChief Sheriff Mulade, Environmental and Peace advocate has raised the alarm over what he described as an impending environmental disaster in Delta State occasioned by increasing sand ...

Florida is no stranger to disasters. From hurricanes and flooding to extreme heat, the state experiences the devastating impacts of climate-driven hazards year after year. In 2024 alone, Florida faced ...

Flowing into thousands of villages, the muddy flood waters fully submerged and desecrated hundreds of thousands of acres of crops. Bodies of drowned cattle littered the ground. Only skeletons remained ...

Fifty years after the ICMESA disaster in Seveso, the Order of Engineers of the Province of Naples, chaired by Andrea Prota, ...

The role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in emergency response is part of the national response plan for disasters. The agency is involved in the preparedness and planning ...

In Washington, there’s a persistent myth that investing in disaster mitigation means choosing between environmental protection and fiscal responsibility, but in reality, the smartest solutions deliver ...