When Ichiro Kawachi established a cohort study in Iwanuma, Japan, in 2010, he thought he would be researching the predictors ...

Natural disasters affect many parts of the world, but few countries experience them as frequently and as intensely as ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, California? Or Japan?

A report from 2025 estimates that a major earthquake could cause $128B in losses; we question whether Vancouver is prepared.

“These things turn on and turn off,” said David Schwartz, a geologist and scientist emeritus with the US Geological Survey. “They typically have not led to larger earthquakes. But they do scare the ...

Examples abound of animals appearing to predict natural disasters, with anecdotes dating back as far as Ancient Greece, when ...

As Jamaica marks Earthquake Month in January, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assuring citizens that it is ...

Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu and a 4.9 earthquake in the Hokkaido region shortly ...

Throughout history, there have been many anecdotes indicating that animals can predict natural disasters. In 1975, for ...

The efforts of ODPEM and the Earthquake Unit are a strong foundation on which to build. They reinforce the message that preparedness is not an event; it is a habit that can save countless lives.

According to Sadid, the media play an important role before, during and after disasters. Timely warnings about storms, dust ...