A special fund for the prevention of major natural hazards – known as the ‘Barnier ... the fund has been called the backbone of France's natural disaster prevention policy, according to ...

October 29, 2024 is now part of that black list where nature wrote a new chapter of its history with pain and suffering. The ...

A scientist and astrologer, the famous Nostradamus left many predictions in his Prophecies, which have continued to fascinate ...

Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from ...

Europe is the fastest warming continent on earth but scientists say many local governments are badly prepared for weather ...

Natural disasters are those adverse events resulting from natural processes of the Earth. Examples of such events include earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, droughts and fires. Many ...

French Ambassador to Fiji Julie Saos assures that France will continue to strengthen their long-standing military partnership ...

Water-related disasters are already happening more often ... aging infrastructure threatening a large fraction of human and natural environments in these low lying and sinking areas around the ...

Regional economies tend to rebound after natural disasters, but hurricanes and other weather events devastate the area’s infrastructure, hit housing starts and drive down consumer spending and ...

Students are encouraged to consider renter's insurance policies. Natural disasters can cause devastation and major disruptions for cities, and that sometimes includes college campuses. Hurricanes ...

Funds to repair damages are often harder for tribes to access, so as climate change-fueled natural disasters get worse, tribal nations often lean on community support from one another. For many ...

With climate change accelerating the frequency of extreme weather, universities across the United States are increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. In a new report, College Consensus examines ...