Govt pledges to strengthen response to natural disasters. The government on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to disaster risk management as the country marked National Disaster Ma ...

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One fire appears to have been caused by a spark from old power lines, the other allegedly started by an Uber driver with a fascination with flames. In the end, the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed ...

The Eaton and Palisades fires tragically exposed L.A.’s vulnerability. The Times looks back at a devastating year, scrutinizes official response and makes the case for being better prepared next time.

In the immediate aftermath, the UNDP Sri Lanka office reported facing severe challenges in obtaining ground-level damage data ...

Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare meteorological event. Cyclone Senyar formed in the Malacca Strait, an area where the ...

A Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape, has been discovered dead in mud and log debris in a village in northern ...

Washington is prone to intense spells of fall rainfall, but these storms have been exceptional, and more rain is on the way ...

Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday across much of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon ...

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After millions in damage, locals hope to rebuild before summer tourist season, while officials say rising seas are increasing the future threat. It was the third-most costly year for damages due to ...

The on-again, off-again search for the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that went missing 11 years ago is back on. On Wednesday, the country’s transportation ministry announced that marine-survey ...