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Abstract May 12, 2022 is the 14th National Day of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in China. This year's theme is "Reduce disas...

Abstract Lakes on the Mongolian Plateau are shrinking rapidly, according to researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Ac...

Abstract Just over a year ago, one of the most destructive rock-ice avalanches in Indian Himalaya hit a small township, tragically...

Abstract Emergency specialist Rohini Sampoornam Swaminathan uses evolving mapping and remote-sensing technology to see risks like ...

Abstract In disaster mitigation planning for future large earthquakes, seismic ground motion predictions are a crucial part of ea...

Abstract AUSTIN, Texas — Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast — drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. The...

Abstract A huge cloud of volcanic ash and gas rises above Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, on June 12, 1991. Three days later, the vo...

Abstract Global weather fluctuations called El Niño events are likely to become more frequent by 2040, a new study shows. El Niñ...

Abstract A group of Harrisburg University (HU) professors and students aims to design a smart disaster prediction and prevention...

Abstract Meteosat Third Generation geostationary satellites will provide observations that can speed storm warnings, drive fire de...