The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now confirmed ...

FEMA and NOAA officials are being forced to skip major hurricane and flood conferences ahead of disaster season because of ...

It can provide a reference for geological disaster monitoring, preparation of post-disaster emergency measures, and highway planning. Using the GDM, this study investigates the development and ...

The Nankai Trough, an undersea trench stretching approximately 800 kilometers (500 miles) from Shizuoka, west of Tokyo, to the southern tip of Kyushu island, is a geological feature formed at the ...

Investigating this region’s geology can help scientists better understand local geologic hazards and prepare for future natural disasters. For example, analyzing the geologic history can uncover a ...

The US Geological Survey said the quake hit about 100 kilometres (62 miles) northeast of the main island in the early hours of Monday local time. According to the Talanoa o Tonga news site ...

This will be the first natural disaster to happen after President Donald Trump shut down America's international aid agency with potentially devastating consequences. The impact in the aftermath ...

The Asian country, which has been embroiled in a civil war for the past four years, is not equipped to tackle natural disasters. More from Explainers How UK’s child poverty numbers just keep rising No ...

The quake, which had a magnitude of 7.7 according to the US Geological Survey ... daylight hours care for acute trauma and non-trauma presentations and referrals, the DOH said.

"Myanmar just can't afford another disaster." People across the country are affected by "widespread violence", and the health system has "been decimated by conflict, overwhelmed by outbreaks of ...

A deadly collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building during construction in Chatuchak, Bangkok, has left dozens trapped and three confirmed dead after an earthquake struck the city. The ...

Bangkok has been declared a disaster area following the strong earthquake ... the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same area minutes later.