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On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, ...

UNESCO is committed to ensuring that the revised culture methodology reflects this evolving landscape. The updated approach now brings a sharper, sector-by-sector analysis that fully incorporates ...

A sudden pause in federal assistance is sowing disarray and outrage across the country, throwing into doubt a wide range of programs that help protect Americans from disasters, provide access to clean ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Environmental groups sued the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday in an attempt to force the agency to develop rules that could ensure that billions of dollars in ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Alice Hill, a senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council ...

President Trump has issued a message marking September as National Preparedness Month, emphasizing his administration’s commitment to strengthening disaster readiness across the country. In the ...

A new report released today by the Center for Biological Diversity found that sexual and reproductive health items are left off all but two state emergency preparedness checklists. This leaves ...

In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto must address years of institutional neglect to tackle the structural failures fuelling disasters, says a researcher.