Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.
- Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
We rarely see good news headlines when a cyclone, earthquake or wildfire does not turn disastrous.
Disasters such as the earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria are always worse when there is bad blood between the countries involved.
Framing floods as ‘natural disasters’ deflects from the reality that vulnerability must exist before a crisis can emerge.
Even some climate change scientists who sit on the IPCC think the organisation needs a rethink.
Saban tujuh tahun, IPCC merilis laporan asesmen iklim global yang merupakan rangkuman dari seluruh hasil penelitian tentang perubahan iklim. Sumbernya bisa mencapai ribuan artikel ilmiah.
Decades of research shows disasters are caused human vulnerabilities rather than the climate itself.
Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.
“Catástrofe natural” es un término erróneo. Las catástrofes se producen por fallos de la sociedad, no de la naturaleza.
Natural disaster is a misnomer. Disasters occur due to societal failures, not nature.
Laporan terbaru terkait data kesehatan di dunia yang memanas. Setidaknya 296.000 kematian terkait panas terjadi pada usia di atas 65 tahun pada tahun 2018.
A major new report presents the latest data on the health impacts in a warming world. It found there were 296,000 heat-related deaths in people over 65 years in 2018.
Rising sea levels are as likely to trap people as they are to force them to move.
Cyclone Amphan was one of the worst cyclones to hit Bangladesh in modern times. But thanks to local action, many lives were saved.
Cuba’s excellent disaster planning is paying dividends in the current pandemic.
The widespread discussion as to whether the Hurricane Harvey disaster was caused by climate change or not is a dangerous distraction from the real issues.
Significant moves were being made to increase safety from earthquakes in Nepal – that work must go on.
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