New research challenges us to look beyond the event to the devastating long-term impacts. Governments must take note The devastation of hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis or tornadoes is often conveyed ...

2020 kicked off with ravaging wildfires all across Australia, and things have not gotten much better since. This year has seen the most named storms come to fruition over the Atlantic, huge wildfires ...

The Secretary-General for the United Nations has issued a dire warning about the devastating impacts of climate change, saying that half of the world's population is currently unprepared for a major ...

Gaia Vince explores how we forecast natural disasters, the steps we can take to mitigate their effects, and how we can try to increase our resilience to them. Show more Natural disasters such as ...

Rescue efforts continue following the devastating earthquakes which struck Turkey and Syria. More than 7,300 people are dead as a result of the tremors, which saw buildings crumble within seconds and ...

These photos appeared in Discover’s annual state of science issue. Support our science journalism by becoming a subscriber. A Warming World, and a Stranger One: Natural disasters are a normal part of ...