It was reported on the 28th that 248 construction sites temporarily halted work at three construction companies—POSCO E&C, Daewoo Engineering & Construction, and DL Construction Co.—where major ...

Super Typhoon Sinlaku has left areas of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific with major ...

As Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast in 2005, it reshaped the way nonprofits approach disaster relief, focusing on recovering the "whole community." "I think one of the things about long ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, officials unveiled a new facility aimed at preparing New Orleans residents for future disasters and supporting recovery efforts. The ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) aims to introduce legislation this fall that would establish an agency to investigate deadly weather events. Eric Sorensen has felt for years that the country could better ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cheryl Nelson, a natural disaster and travel preparedness expert, offers advice on staying safe amid extreme winter weather.

When extreme weather strikes, the focus is often on the immediate aftermath. But for the people who live through it, the psychological toll may not emerge until much later. New research from ComPsych ...

Despite the rise of natural disasters in the United States, one in four companies still are not prepared to protect their employees in a crisis, according to a survey by Fusion Risk Management.

The devastation caused by the 1986 Ukraine Nuclear disaster was wide-ranging and long-lasting. In the aftermath of the ...