Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- Sri Lanka's recent floods, caused by Cyclone Ditwah, have affected human lives, public and private property, and infrastructure, ultimately triggering a broad public debate. Many ...

Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

Disaster management is often defined as the organisation and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, particularly preparedness, response, ...

The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

Eric Stern has recently received funding from DHS Science and Technology for an extreme weather informatics project and from NOAA for work on extreme heat events. He has lectured at the National ...