2020 kicked off with ravaging wildfires all across Australia, and things have not gotten much better since. This year has seen the most named storms come to fruition over the Atlantic, huge wildfires ...

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and hurricanes all have the power to cause deadly destruction. One event can lead to another, causing a chain reaction of devastation that ...

A LAWMAKER has emphasized the urgent need for the government to adopt science-based strategies to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters and provide vulnerable communities “more than a fighting ...

Rescue efforts continue following the devastating earthquakes which struck Turkey and Syria. More than 7,300 people are dead as a result of the tremors, which saw buildings crumble within seconds and ...

These photos appeared in Discover’s annual state of science issue. Support our science journalism by becoming a subscriber. A Warming World, and a Stranger One: Natural disasters are a normal part of ...