Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

A new study published in The Conversation reveals that hurricanes cost more than just the price of rebuilding. Groups who are displaced face a long road to recovery compounded by health complications.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly flash floods and landslides after torrential rains hit ...

At 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2024, Tara Green and her partner, Steven Taylor, were at home on Siesta Key, deciding what to make for dinner. Outside, the wind had started to pick up and gray clouds hung ...

Worsening disasters have wreaked damage costing hundreds of billions of dollars Reviewed by Eric Estevez Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Natural disasters are devastating to individuals, businesses, ...

The acceleration of extreme climate and weather disasters in the United States has wrought a death toll thousands deep while inflicting billions in economic losses over the past four decades, and data ...

It is recognized that many significant nonmarket effects result from natural disasters, including environmental impacts. Though our committee had a keen interest in these topics, it became clear that ...

Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic impact of workplace safety is hard to avoid and presents governments and ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. A week after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City’s streets and subways in 2012, the city’s schools were back in business. But schools in ...

Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, impacting how artificial intelligence is used in state government, when local officials can raise taxes after natural ...

Muscat: Amendments to the unified motor insurance policy wording will come into force on Thursday, February 19, following the expiry of a ...