Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military. The crash ignited a huge ...

March 11 has been a tough day in the world’s history. On this day in 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan. It was the second worst nuclear accident the ...

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Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/EWN. JOHANNESBURG - KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been declared a national state of disaster following the devastating impact of recent inclement weather. The province ...

KwaZulu-Natal is grappling with the aftermath of catastrophic weather events from February 16 to 28, resulting in a national state of disaster declaration by the National Disaster Management ...

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Disaster movies depict large-scale destruction, either natural or otherwise. Lately, filmmakers have mainly resorted to alien invasion stories, zombie attacks, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, or space ...

Millions of survivors of natural disasters will get much-needed tax breaks on compensation, but it’s only a drop in the bucket. The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act brings tax relief to victims ...

Please note each measure below is subject to its own set of eligibility criteria. Applicants must demonstrate that they have been directly and adversely impacted by the storm and have no means of ...

ADB is prioritizing climate and disaster resilience and low-carbon development in response to the growing threats facing Asia and the Pacific. ADB is elevating its ambition to $100 billion in ...

As floods, storms and wildfires intensify around the world, these are a few key questions to ask when considering travelling to a destination recovering from a natural disaster. Fifty years since ...

Build schools, hospitals, housing and defences to protect the local population. Play multiple realistic disaster scenarios including tsunami, wildfire and earthquakes. Why is UNDRR making an online ...