Homeowners hit by disaster must weigh the emotional desire to rebuild against the financial realities of insurance coverage, ...

"We have spent the last few years transforming our understanding of flood and coastal erosion risk in England, drawing on the best ... still be standing after a disaster, not just whether a ...

Disaster risk reduction protects the lives and livelihoods ... sensitize attitudes towards issues, draw from a rich data source, and make connections between theory and real situations.

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, held each year on 13 October, celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to natural hazards. Although it is ...

The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting which countries are most at risk from natural disasters, and what can be done to prevent catastrophes and mitigate the effects. Earthquakes ...

Instead, this scholarship argues that disasters are the result of risks that are “manufactured” through a combination of human decision making and natural events. This so-called manufactured risk is ...

A study reviewing the state of the disaster workforce published in the Journal of Emergency Management in 2021 found that half of the respondents felt burned out or overextended (at high risk of ...

Climate change is increasing the likelihood and intensity of natural disasters such as floods ... of flood and coastal erosion risk in England, drawing on the best available data ...