Tag: disaster

A remarkable discovery by researchers has unearthed colossal "megabeds" from ancient supervolcano eruptions, hidden at the seabed of the Mediterranean. These findings shed light on a cyclic pattern of catastrophic events occurring every 10,000 to 15,000 years, painting a picture of the European region's tumultuous geological history.

Persons with disability represent 16% of the world's population, with 80% residing in the Global South. They are disproportionately affected by natural disasters, climate-induced crises, and global health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Climate change is causing new humanitarian crises and accelerating existing ones in vulnerable communities around the world. Which countries are at most risk of climate disaster? A new analysis International Rescue Committee (IRC) shows that ten countries are at most risk.

Though COVID-19 pandemic showed the world the importance of being prepared, the world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, warned the International...

With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, United nations Secretary-General António Guterres on November 7, 2022 called for investments of 3.1...

Almost half of the countries globally are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems and the numbers are even worse for developing...

“Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction”, declares a major, multi-agency UN climate science report released on Tuesday,...

Since COVID-19 pandemic started, climate-related disasters affected the lives of at least 139.2 million people and killed more than 17,242 across the world, a...

Disasters such as floods, cyclones, and droughts are more connected and human activity is the common thread in all the disasters, said a new...

If believed, a new study has claimed that disasters increase the risk of suicides. The researchers at the University of Delaware said that the...