Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Warning systems can engage people on a personal level — if they are built in a way that bridges technology and social science ...

The bill would create a national weather safety board to investigate deadly disasters and recommend changes for the future.

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That’s roughly equivalent to the entire ...

Floods, tornadoes, terrorist attacks—emergency responders navigate myriad disasters with increasing reliance on technology. Rochester Institute of Technology is educating the next generation of ...

Photo: Christian Martinez/Office of the Governor. As if predicting weather isn’t difficult enough, the Trump administration’s firing of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Landslides can cause devastating damage and can harm and kill people. These disasters arise from a variety of conditions all around the world, making them hard to predict and prepare for. Kamal Rana, ...

An ad hoc committee will organize a 1.5-day public workshop to advance medical and public health research conducted during large-scale emergencies and disasters (“disaster science”) to benefit the ...