Why do disasters happen? We often assume that it is humanity versus the environment that creates or averts natural disasters. After all, we are frequently told, nature bats last in this survival game.

Nature provides us with all the essential things to lead a beautiful life. However, nature can also take everything away in a matter of seconds. In recent years, the world has seen a lot of natural ...

Natural disasters disrupt global trade and fiscal stability through the sudden destruction of infrastructure and the ...

Nature rarely strikes without warning. From the nervous stamping of horses hours before an earthquake to the eerie green glow of storm clouds preceding a devastating tornado, our planet provides ...

Natural Hazards Research Australia and insurer Suncorp have today released a discussion paper highlighting the power of the environment in reducing the impact of disaster. The "Nature Positive ...

A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate ...

Mother Nature is an unpredictable factor of life on our planet. As such, there is no telling when the weather turns south and ...