Mourners gather as ceremonies are held across Asia to remember the thousands who died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean, in one of the world's worst natural ...

THE Asia-Pacific and African region experienced total losses of US$91 billion from natural disasters in 2024, much higher than losses that amounted to US$66 billion the previous year. Insured losses ...

Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working ...

Catastrophic weather claimed the lives of hundreds of people in 2024 as increasingly severe natural disasters ripped across ...

India is expanding its Flash Flood Guidance System to cover several countries in South Asia. With weather patterns changing ...

The in-depth story of the Doña Paz Ferry Disaster. On December 20, 1987, the Doña Paz is on a routine trip carrying ...

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

Kenya's first-ever cyclone, typhoons in Asia and flooding on unprecedented levels in Spain and South America – 2024 was a ...

BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 23 2024 (IPS) - In December 2024, Vanuatu experienced yet another harrowing reminder of its vulnerability to disasters—a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific ...

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst ...

SINGAPORE: Two decades after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami claimed more than 230,000 lives across 14 countries, researchers and authorities have scaled up efforts to safeguard lives from ...

Globe recently showcased its innovative, technology-driven disaster resilience strategies and its commitment to mitigating climate risks on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on ...