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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…
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
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…
ANI
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 …
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…
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…
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
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
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
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…
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
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…
Earthquake tremors felt again in Delhi, parts of north India
Earthquake tremors were felt in the national capital and parts of north India.
ANI
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…
A giant tsunami may have wiped out Stone Age populations in Britain 8,200 years ago, and scientists say a similar natural disaster could hit the islands again
A landslide triggered the Storegga tsunami 8,200 years ago. Researchers want to know if it caused a…
Jenny McGrath
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
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
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…
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…
Katie Hawkinson
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…