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Which countries are most affected by severe seismic activity? New earthquake metric provides fresh perspective

This metric compares earthquake fatalities to a country's population, revealing how some nations be…

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Natural disasters are making it harder for you to insure your home — and costing homeowners thousands

The fingerprints of the climate crisis and its economic costs are all over rising insurance premium…

Dan Latu   


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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost USD4 trillion over last 50 years

Over two million deaths and USD4.3 trillion in economic losses; that's the impact of a half-century…

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Climate change will soon begin to alter the very structure of our brains, study warns

Previous research has already shown that adverse environmental factors can have serious effects on …

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Parts of the Earth could be shaking from earthquake aftershocks that began 200 years ago!

Significant earthquakes seldom occur in isolation, typically followed by dozens or even hundreds of…

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Global warming is rocking the world harder — literally!

A new study has found that climate-induced changes have been affecting the behaviour of ocean waves…

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Here's what you need to pack in your go-bag if you're in the path of a massive hurricane or any natural disaster

The US Department of Homeland Security recommends preparing a disaster supplies kit with food, wate…

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan   


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Texans used cult fast food chain Whataburger's app to track power outages during Hurricane Beryl

Some Houston residents used Whataburger's restaurant map to monitor which ones were open — an…

Grace Dean   


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The world is the happiest it's been since the pandemic, according to a new report

The world may be happier than you'd think as people report pre-pandemic levels of positive experien…

Gabby Landsverk   


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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage

Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…

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The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery work

The climate crisis is forcing the American Red Cross to expand its disaster-recovery efforts. It pl…

Catherine Boudreau   


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Extreme disasters claimed 2 million lives and cost the world economy over $4 trillion since 1970: WMO report

​What's predictably worse, perhaps, is that an astronomical portion of these natural disasters atta…

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Earthquake tremors felt again in Delhi, parts of north India

Earthquake tremors were felt in the national capital and parts of north India.

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IBM partners with NASA to monitor natural disasters and climate change using AI

The first-ever foundation model for analysing geospatial data will help to estimate climate-related…

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An influx of natural disasters and rising storm-recovery costs means Americans will have to pay pricier utility bills for decades

"Different customer groups are going to be paying over time," Joseph Fichera, CEO of financial advi…

Jordan Hart   


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Russia's military is allergic to the deep reforms it needs

Whatever the outcome of the Ukraine war, one thing seems certain: the Russian military is in need o…

Michael Peck   


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OceanGate's CEO wanted to be the Elon Musk of the deep, say former colleagues. His dream was a disaster waiting to happen.

Stockton Rush embraced Silicon Valley's mantra to "move fast and break things." But that was his fa…

Sophia Ankel,Jyoti Mann,Maria…   


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Homeowners living in dome-shaped houses say they protect against natural disasters and save them money on bills

The eclectic homes also tend to cost about the same as a traditional home of comparable size, or ev…

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Montana governor vacationed in Italy while Yellowstone faced catastrophic flooding that caused $29 million in damage

While roads and bridges in Yellowstone National Park were destroyed by historic floodwaters, Montan…

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert