The recent Myanmar earthquake serves as a reminder of the risks faced by the region, as it marks 10 years since a massive ...

Historic earthquakes have caused billions of dollars in damage, with significant seismic events presenting a hazard to both life ... roughly $14.7 billion in building damage and associated loss ...

“Seconds matter,” in an earthquake, said Sara McBride, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program ... safely in place as the building lurched.

Myanmar's deadly earthquake has raised alarms beyond Southeast Asia. In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent pose serious risks, yet preparedness remains low.

The researchers used a variety of data in their study, including rupture maps ... earthquake and aseismic slip that occurred after the event. The 2014 Napa, California earthquake is a good example ...

At the heart of the problem lies fragmentation - technical, institutional, and cultural. The study reveals that both France ...

from heat hazards, he said. People work on a construction site in New Taipei City in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Labor Affairs Department The ministry would also ...

For others, the Grenfell building fire in 2017 was the game changer. (above image: Grenfell Tower fire by Natalie Oxford via ...

Tsunamis can travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean after an earthquake ... significantly as they careen into shallower waters, building up into an immense surge that rushes ashore ...

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities ... asking for help with mapping earthquake and landslide risks, flood mitigation, flood warning and siren systems and urban heat education.