Disaster risk is now a material economic risk that can disrupt supply chains, damage assets, reduce labour productivity, ...

A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most vulnerable to natural disaster account for a quarter of the lower 48 states' risk, according to a detailed assessment of ...

Researchers developed a detailed assessment and map of vulnerability to natural disaster of the continental United States. A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new study by DJC Law sought to identify the most dangerous ...

A new editorial in Glacies argues that glacier change must be treated as an interconnected risk challenge involving climate, water security, infrastructure, ecosystems, natural hazards and human ...

Information from several sources, including data from previous hazards, is needed to predict future events. This information can assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures.

The federal government has launched the 2024 Hazard Risk Countrywide Analysis, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts across Nigeria. To this effect, ...

THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) will roll out its new impact-based forecast (IBF) for severe winds beginning July. The IBF is a system that ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A fifth of neighborhood blocks in the continental United States most vulnerable to natural disaster account for a quarter of the lower 48 states’ risk, according to a detailed ...

The SEIV index for Manhattan in New York City is shown on the map as a spectrum of colors from the darkest blue as very low vulnerability to the darkest red as very high vulnerability. Credit: ...