Advancements in technology have made it possible to detect tsunamis early using deep-sea sensors, enabling us to mitigate the potential devastation of these natural disasters. This innovative ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito voiced concerns over persistent challenges faced by survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

Japan’s weather agency has issued its highest-level warning that a megaquake could follow Monday’s 7.5-magnitude tremor. Authorities urged anyone living near the Pacific coast to remain vigilant ...

Arunachalam Sundararajah looks east to the Sri Lankan coastline with a feeling that resembles envy. Many families on the shore live in new houses or own new fishing boats donated by charities working ...

Living by the ocean is like dating someone with explosive tendencies. Beautiful most days, but capable of unleashing hell without warning. The 2010 Chile event serves as our sobering case study. It ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific ...

Addie Guttag knew very little about American Jewish World Service when she donated $10,000 to the organization in the wake of the Asian tsunamis. But three years later, Ms. Guttag, who works as a ...

The number of people killed by flash floods after Cyclone Senyar made landfall over Sumatra on Nov. 26 increased to 1,059 on Dec. 18. In Pidie Jaya district, on the north coast of the semi-autonomous ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, April 30 (UNHCR) - Natural disasters are a fact of life in Papua New Guinea. You name it, PNG's got it - volcanic eruptions, cyclones, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis ...