Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...

natural disasters can have long term effects. Natural disasters with acute onsets include events such as earthquake, flood, hurricane or typhoon, tornado, fire, tsunami or storm surge ...

A popular spot in America for tourists is also a hotspot for earthquakes with a number of projects underway to future-proof ...

In an unpredictable world, disasters-both natural and man-made-can strike at any moment. From earthquakes and hurricanes to industrial accidents and terrorist attacks, emergencies require immediate ...

Twitter messages offer first-hand accounts of earthquakes ... to the world by a service better known for keeping up with celebrity antics than for documenting disasters. A trial to make use ...

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, and its aftershocks rattled 11 Turkish provinces and parts of northern Syria, killing more than 55,000 people and injuring more than 107,000. The disaster ...