Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

The purpose of this paper is to make an argument that there are different types of social construction of disasters. It is now widely accepted that disasters are a product of a natural hazard having ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed that disasters seem to be getting weirder and more intense. Every time you turn on the news, there’s ...

It is widely argued that seismic activities have intensified in Japan since the Great Hanshin earthquake (the Kobe earthquake) in 1995. And amongst the subsequent major earthquakes, the 2011 Tohoku ...

The unpredictable nature of disasters such as hurricanes, fires, explosions, and floods is stressful, if not downright scary. That's why having an action plan in place is so crucial. “The ability to ...

The most deadly storms in recorded history have been identified by the World Meteorological Organisation for five different types. As the world gets warmer due to climate change, extreme weather ...

When a natural disaster strikes a Latin American community, the damage doesn't stop at downed power lines and flooded streets. A new study finds that disasters trigger a 69% spike in public protests ...

More and more people are building their homes in woodland settings in or near forests, rural areas, or remote mountain sites. As residential areas expand into relatively untouched wildlands, these ...