An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain vacant for years, while wealthier areas rebuild faster and better. After a ...

Cyclone Senyar was an unusually rare event for Sumatra, but the scale of destruction cannot be explained by weather alone. Decades of deforestation, mining, plantations, and peat drainage left ...

Part 1 walked through the SDRP components that rely on familiar records, crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) data, where producers have a clearer sense of how their ...

Architects are uniquely positioned to help people displaced by natural disasters. By Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, humanitarian and educator. This personal reflection ...

T. Usha last heard from his cousin on Nov. 29, when his cousin left their home along with another relative to search for people stranded by flooding and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri ...

Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods that inspired ancient myths, nature has always had the power to rewrite ...

HONG KONG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday that natural disasters in the first three quarters of 2025 affected crops with an area of 530,000 hectares and ...

As a Piedmont Natural Gas technician, I know our customers value safety and reliability. When I’m responding to homes and businesses to service our infrastructure, my focus is always on safety. On ...