Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be ...

Today, the danger of a nuclear conflagration is more real than ever and there are no Russells, Einsteins and Rotblats to warn ...

Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

From volcanic eruptions, disease epidemics and storms, to floods and fires, these are the worst natural disasters in Europe's ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

A total of 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami, according to EM-DAT, a recognised global disaster database. The worst affected area was northern Sumatra, where more than 120,000 people ...

A total of 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami, according to EM-DAT, a recognized global disaster database. The worst affected area was northern Sumatra, where more than 120,000 people ...

Oh, and then there’s “The Big One,” the anticipated earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone expected to be so large it could become the worst natural disaster in the history of North ...

Some 1.7 million people were displaced, mostly in the four worst-affected countries ... but in the years since the 2004 disaster, a tsunami warning system has been put into place to help protect ...

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the ...