It’s mid-September in the Eastern Caribbean -- the time of year when all eyes turn toward the Central Atlantic to see what kind of tropical storms will pass this way. But on Friday, the Virgin Islands ...

From tropical storms to wildfires, climate disasters aren’t confined to the places we’re used to seeing them. From tropical storms to wildfires, climate disasters aren’t confined to the places we’re ...

Millions of people worldwide get no early warning when disaster is about to strike, according to a new survey. The Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll, conducted by the Gallup polling ...

You can hardly watch the news or read a newspaper without learning about yet another disaster. It almost seems normal that something terrible is happening to someone somewhere. People losing their ...

In my career I’ve responded to many different types of disasters. Other than acts of terrorism and cruel deliberate violence, I believe floods may be the most psychologically toxic disaster one may ...

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Unless and until we understand the difference between natural disasters and climate disasters there will not be the kind of action necessary to stop climate change, a global phenomenon. The ...

The Odisha fire and emergency services (OFES) directorate has decided to prepare a five-year comprehensive plan to effectively deal with disasters. The directorate would engage an expert agency to ...