NEW DELHI— On August 11, 1997, the quiet valleys of Chirgaon in Himachal Pradesh turned into a nightmare as a cloudburst triggered massive floods and landslides, killing over 200 people. The tragedy ...

Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods that inspired ancient myths, nature has always had the power to rewrite ...

Human traffickers will capitalize on the vulnerability of disaster events to exploit victims. In disasters, traffickers see opportunity. Natural and man-made disasters wreak havoc on economic, ...

Tragedies in the communities of Flint, Michigan, and East Palestine, Ohio, continue to affect residents 10 years and 1 year on, respectively, from the initial events. Residents of both cities continue ...

Flowing into thousands of villages, the muddy flood waters fully submerged and desecrated hundreds of thousands of acres of crops. Bodies of drowned cattle littered the ground. Only skeletons remained ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is convening a virtual public workshop focused on the needs of children and youth in disasters. The aims of this workshop are to explore ...

Cyclone Ditwah caused extensive flooding across several protected areas in Sri Lanka in late November and early December, resulting in mass deaths of deer and other wildlife that perished largely ...

HAPPENS WITH THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, PREPARING STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS IN TIMES OF DISASTER. ONE OF OUR REGION’S UNIVERSITIES IS NOW COVERING AN ADVANCED DEGREE THAT’S EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION ...

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