IIT Roorkee -Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee& Shri Trilochan Upreti Smriti Himalyai Sodh Sansthansuccessfully organised a one-day Workshop onDisaster Risk Resilience & Mitigationon 16 January ...

When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...

This Collection invites submissions on the latest research in tsunami modelling and risk assessment, including multidisciplinary and integrative studies. We will consider original contributions ...

In 2022, the United States experienced 18 separate weather and climate disasters costing at least one billion dollars according to NOAA. In 2023, that number rose to 28 separate billion dollar weather ...

“When disaster strikes, confusion and indecision often take place when we React instead of Proact” We need to ask what my agency’s capabilities are during the first 100 hours of a disaster. Regulatory ...

Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

May 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations published a landmark report on Sunday about how natural disasters threaten lives and livelihoods around the world. [LD310640] Following are the main findings of ...

The “perfect storm” is a phrase often invoked to suggest a combination of rare events that generate something unusually large and adverse. Often used in meteorological contexts, “perfect storms” ...

In the Philippines, designing and investing in a safe, climate-resilient road network is a must for ensuring infrastructure dependability. Roads are an important part of disaster risk management but ...