↓ What are the major types of natural disasters? ↓ How is a disaster officially ‘declared’? What are the major types of natural disasters? Natural disasters include all types of severe weather, ...

Disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes are occurring with increasing frequency and severity across the globe. In addition to impacting local communities, infrastructure and the economy, these ...

Over the past 40 years, the financial losses caused by biological invasions have been equivalent to those caused by various types of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods or storms; however, ...

Disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes are occurring with increasing frequency and severity across the globe. In addition to impacting local communities, infrastructure and the economy, these ...

Roger ... sent me the following link to 10 Types of Shelters for Natural Disasters which is an interesting list. There are types of shelters there that I would never ...

Every year, the Department of Homeland Security recognizes September as National Preparedness Month to promote disaster planning. This year, the need to prepare for such events takes on extra urgency.

Google is bringing some major new features to its Maps app on iOS, Android, and the web. The new features focus on natural disaster and how they affect navigation when they strike. Three types of ...

Throughout the first week of April, the state of Kentucky witnessed flooding, due to heavy rains, specifically in the Franklin County. The reason being, it is located on the Kentucky River for over ...

Human Organization, Vol. 74, No. 4, Special Issue: Applied Anthropology of Risk, Hazards, and Disasters (Winter 2015), pp. 351-361 (11 pages) We conducted thirty-two interviews and four focus groups ...