Natural disasters, from cold snaps that bring feet of snow to forest fires and hurricanes, affect millions worldwide annually ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Fire Chief Mike Slater on a broad range of topics including recent ...

Imagining yourself in the shoes of a person experiencing "The Big One" can help us prepare now for a major earthquake, these residents write.

As an integral part of the “build back better” approach, authorities must include strategies for the environmentally and ...

A multi-state mock exercise on earthquake preparedness is scheduled to be conducted in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram on 9 February. In this regard, a table-top exercise on a multi-state ...

New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement during the 2011 earthquake.

NATURAL disasters, particularly earthquakes, have become a persistent reality rather than isolated events. Global reporting ...

TOKYO >> More than 20,000 communities in Japan could be cut off from the rest of the country by a major disaster, according to research by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Seismic activity is highly complex, and even with advanced data analytics tools there are still many unknown factors in seismic design ...

With the threat of earthquakes being very real in Canada, especially on the West Coast, disaster preparedness specialist Jackie Kloosterboer says every Canadian should be prepared in the event a ...

Arunachal Pradesh has been conducting regular mock drills and simulation exercises based on a 7.8 magnitude earthquake ...

Weak regulations, inadequate planning, and profit-driven urban renewal continue to leave millions at risk, warns the Chamber ...