Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena that can adversely affect humans, infrastructure, and society. Human activity can alleviate or exacerbate the impacts of these events. In the ...

People would be more likely to act if they feel threatened by a hazard, rather than a disaster, concludes a new study from New Zealand Having surveyed 604 people in Wellington, New Zealand, the team ...

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SWANSEA — The intro to the updated Swansea multihazard mitigation plan begins by saying coastal New England’s weather “is notoriously difficult to predict.” And though floods, hurricanes, winter ...

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A wildfire is currently blazing in Utah, threatening hundreds of homes. And earlier this week, a 100-foot sinkhole near Orlando, Fla., put a number of vacationers and residents in danger. Not to ...

Reported costs of natural hazards are at historically high levels, and are rising due to the ever increasing cost of events with large-scale effects. The Thailand flood in 2011, for example, shut down ...

Apply hazard analysis and effective communication to lessen the impact of hazard events on communities. Photo by Jose Fredy Cruz Centeno. Add geophysical and social aspects to your hazard mitigation ...