Increased costs are forcing investors, already battered by the recent turbulence in global bond markets, to be more careful with one of the safest asset classes available.

Activities to protect people from natural disasters is a learning unit that involves not just memorizing terms, but grasping ...

Super El Nino phenomenon is setting off more risks of extreme weather of more floods, droughts and typhoons globally. In the past month alone, extreme weather events have spanned from Oceania and ...

Power outages caused by natural disasters can put senior citizens at risk.

Whips of lightning cut a dramatic scene across a storm-darkened sky in Patagonia, Argentina. Most lightning occurs within ...

Natural disasters disrupt global trade and fiscal stability through the sudden destruction of infrastructure and the widespread displacement of labor. These events manifest when environmental hazards, ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and losses are ...

As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of natural disasters across Europe, the gap between insured and total economic losses—known as the natural catastrophe insurance protection gap ...

HANOI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters in Vietnam left 68 people dead or missing and caused estimated economic losses of over 3.9 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 150.5 million U.S. dollars) in ...

In a large-scale exhibition spanning several epochs, the Hamburger Kunsthalle traces based on important works how artists working in different media picture natural catastrophes while also shedding ...

Based on six major disasters from different eras, locations, and circumstances, this work depicts people who, rather than ...