KATHMANDU, Nepal — Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability of infrastructure and need for smart rebuilding in ...

When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as "once-in-a-century," and heat waves as "record-breaking." While these ...

The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were formed to provide a neutral setting for ...

At least $57 billion worth of infrastructure in Victoria is vulnerable to more frequent and severe bushfires, floods and extreme heat. This figure is expected to grow.

NATURAL disasters, particularly earthquakes, have become a persistent reality rather than isolated events. Global reporting systems have shown a significant rise in documented natural disaster impacts ...