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 ...

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 ...

Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar said on Tuesday he will not support conditions to disaster assistance for fire-ravaged ...

Recognizing these unique challenges, ESCAP launched the 2024 Asia-Pacific Subregional Disaster Reports to customize the insights and recommendations from the flagship Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury or damage, and small tsunamis observed in part of ...

The total cost in climate damages for the country through 2050 could amount to ¥952 trillion if more ambitious action isn't ...

“It drew attention to how natural hazards can (become) disasters because of the number of people who are vulnerable, particularly in coastal settings throughout Southeast Asia,” said Professor ...

Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the ...