A new IAEA research project will investigate how artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen non-destructive testing techniques used in disaster response. The project aims to enable faster, ...

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic ...

PARADISE, Calif. — One of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise is among the many natural disasters that have upended American students’ learning over the past decade ...

This project examined the trajectories of academic recovery of schools following natural disasters in order to help inform post-disaster recovery efforts. More specifically, the project had two aims: ...

In disaster management, decision-making can be categorized into three phases: the pre-disaster phase, which involves sending warnings and planning evacuation procedures; the disaster phase, focused on ...

The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

A worker in Thailand clears a road after a major flood. Disasters can threaten the infrastrucutre, investment climate, and human capital that jobs depend on. Photo credit: Adobe Stock At the World ...