Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic ...

From severe storms to tornadoes, natural disaster statistics reveal that disasters are occurring more frequently and with ...

With extreme weather events, fires and floods growing increasingly common, general warnings are no longer adequate. Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with the World Meteorological ...

Workplace injuries can cost small businesses $43,000 per injury.

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and ...

International reinsurance company Swiss Re has released a study predicting that total global insured losses caused by natural disasters will hit $145 billion this year. However, the study also says ...

Humanity lives on a thin edge: we barely scratch beneath the crust of our planet and routinely travel only within less than 10 miles of the atmosphere. So when you think about it, every day that life ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a $100 million AgLink Continuity Grant to assist agricultural processors ...

The Florida House wants to prevent the state's disaster response agency from using emergency funds on immigration or any non-natural disaster, its budget proposal says.