Much of the important preparation for natural disasters is psychological. Every time there’s an earthquake or a natural ...

While earthquakes have caused disasters since early California, destruction from wildfires is a modern phenomenon ...

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ...

The state of Maine was hit by a rare 3.8 magnitude earthquake Monday morning, a tremor that could be felt across the New ...

Every hour, earthquakes take place somewhere on Earth as tectonic plates gradually move. This movement causes stress to build up over time, which is eventually released in a sudden jolt. While most ...

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Centuries later, the ...

But the future need not look like Haiti. We know this earthquake is coming and we might have years or even decades to prepare. “Given the unfolding scenes of carnage following the Haiti ...

The Parker Butte earthquake, as it has been renamed, occurred about 7 kilometers deep along the Wabuska Lineament between ...

The Second Disaster Resilience Improvement Program is a multiyear contingent disaster financing program with the option to ...

A research institute has released a 3-D geological map showing the underground structure of Tokyo's 23 wards designed to help residents think about weak areas and better prepare for earthquakes ...

If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, or earthquakes, there are ways you can make sure you’re financially prepared for disaster, beyond insurance.

The city had adopted a few rudimentary building codes, though none addressing earthquakes. At 5:12 a.m. on April 6, 300 miles of the San Andreas fault ripped apart, causing a magnitude 7.9 earthquake.