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

Bill would boost NOAA’s tsunami preparedness budget by 35%, require planning for a Pacific Northwest megaquake Read Story ...

You’ve heard about Washington’s earthquake risk, but you might not realize Washington is also at risk for a major tsunami. It could come with little warning, but you can protect yourself by being prep ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...

One of the reopened waterfronts is Haragamaobama beach in Fukushima prefecture, about 40 kilometres north of the crippled Daiichi nuclear plant. Local officials in Fukushima said they hoped the ...

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it. The slide created a gargantuan splash – a ...

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 ...

In September 2023, aseismic signal of unprecedented nature began to echo across the globe, sending shockwaves of curiosity and concern through the scientific community. This was no ordinary tremor.

The Calcutta High Court said that the administration failed to provide evidence that the compensation scheme was legally ...

GENEVA - The UN refugee agency today announced a six-month, $75 million appeal to provide shelter, non-food aid and logistical support for hundreds of thousands of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami ...