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New World Bank-UN publication says cost-effective preventive measures can reduce toll of natural disasters, which caused 3.3 million deaths from 1970 to 2008. By 2100, even without climate change, ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...

Disasters are no longer rare, isolated shocks. They are an escalating development challenge. In 2024 alone, global economic losses from disasters reached record levels, with the poorest countries hit ...

Expert Dennis Terpin discusses the various respiratory issues involved in disaster response and the key components of a respiratory protection program in disaster scenarios. Various kinds of disasters ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Many claims are made that climate change is increasing disasters, particularly water and ...

A first-of-its-kind study on Twitter use during 5 of the costliest US natural disasters offers potentially life-saving insights. The research finds that Twitter users with small networks (100-200 ...

A new classification of the world’s coastlines has been released to improve coastal climate change adaptation at local, regional and national level and strengthen coordinated climate action worldwide.