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

As the floodwaters in Sumatra started to recede, the full extent of the devastation became painfully clear: more than 800 lives lost, over 3.2 million people affected and entire communities left ...

The tarpaulin barely held against the wind, sagging under days of ceaseless rain. For the earthquake survivors of San Remigio, in the central Philippines, it was all that remained – a thin sheet of ...

Geography - Disaster Management is a crucial part of the UPSC syllabus that studies the relationship between natural processes, human activities, and disasters. It explores how geographical factors ...

Hours after an Atlantic hurricane came for Appalachia, many residents of rolling, tree-lined western Asheville, North Carolina, had nothing to do and nowhere to go. More than 1,000 roads were closed, ...

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening. By Scott Dance Life is inching back to normal in the town of Cave ...

MORA COUNTY, N.M. — Oversight of millions of state tax dollars tied to wildfire disaster relief is at the center of a growing dispute between New Mexico’s state auditor, Mora County commissioners and ...

MORA COUNTY, N.M. — Many people in New Mexico welcome rain but others see it as a source of anxiety and fear with the flooding it brings each monsoon – and the “Disaster Cycle” that comes after it.

ABSTRACT: This research analyzed the capacity of primary health nurses (PHNs) to manage biological disasters by synthesizing literature on four major domains: knowledge and awareness, clinical ...

Disaster 101: This is part of a series that looks at how communities recover from extreme natural disasters and ways Duke experts are focused on rebuilding better. Disaster expert Brian McAdoo shares ...