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

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Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province Forecasters say over half the U.S. population could be affected by snow, ice or bitter cold as a winter ...

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

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 ...

The field of disaster management is increasingly recognizing the importance of incorporating justice into the study of ...

NASA unveiled a new Web site today in which it publishes satellite images in near real time over natural hazards around the world. A new addition to NASA’s Earth ...

The Minns Labor Government is further streamlining planning approvals, while making sure new homes and infrastructure are built to better withstand the extreme weather impacts and natural disasters ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R) Sarah Jones, President of the German Weather Service (DWD), Petra Berg, Environment Minister of Saarland, and Volker Wissing ...