One of the core components of this initiative is establishing disaster-resilient infrastructure standards. Future industrial ...

The target will be included in a new basic plan for promoting disaster prevention measures, which is expected to be adopted ...

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to set a target of reducing the expected death toll from a ...

Japan's government has set goals for reducing the estimated death toll and structural damage from an anticipated massive earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast.

GIC Re proposes parametric insurance for faster payouts in case of natural disasters, awaiting government approval.

Natural hazard” and “natural disaster” aren’t the same. Hazards are events. Disasters are their consequences, shaped by human choices and vulnerabilities. Misusing the terms blurs accountability, ...

We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations ...

Distant-source tsunami: More than 350 people could die or be injured along the Southern California coast if people wait to ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

The increases are outpricing many families, making them go without protection. Homeowners scramble as insurance rates ...

A recent report presented to city council painted a bleak picture of what a long-feared megathrust earthquake—commonly known ...