Columbia Memorial Hospital near Oregon's coastline is forging ahead with emergency plans in case of a major earthquake or ...

Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu. Harrowing video showed waves of ...

Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that send massive waves crashing onto coastlines. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — Under the threat of a potential tsunami hitting the Monterey Bay following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia Tuesday evening, local jurisdictions and agencies ...

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 ...

The tsunami warning that hit the Oregon coast earlier this month triggered more than just alarms — it revealed deeper cracks in the state’s emergency response system. For two state representatives who ...

Cyclone Ditwah has passed. But the damage it has caused is irreversible. With over 400 recorded deaths and more people still ...

(Kyodo) -- A powerful quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northeastern Japan late Monday night, with the weather ...

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