natural disaster

Comprehensive expert-backed strategies for surviving earthquakes in Japan, from home to outdoors.

In an emergency, a bug-out bag is your lifeline and can determine whether you overcome the crisis—or not.

'The figure we have been given to get our water back up to a perfect solution is around ...

About 16 houses in the South Gippsland community of Mirboo North were so extensively damaged by Tuesday's wild ...

'We walked out onto the driveway as the lights were out and the water was already armpit level ...

Capital cities including Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin and Canberra each experienced showers on Monday, Jan. 15, or they were ...

'There are people who have lost their homes, there are people who have lost assets around the property.'

'We're here to say that we're putting our shoulder to the wheel to make sure that can be ...

'If it was my grandmother in the water I hope someone else would have done the same thing, ...

'It is burning in some very dense old-growth forest and this fire could continue and we're expecting it ...

Five people - including two children - were rescued at Mount Molloy after spending the night on their ...

'Because things are moving so slowly that means areas along the east north tropical coast have continued to ...

'We expect crocodiles in the cyclone-affected area to be on the move as they search for a quieter ...

'Winds of this strength can easily bring down tree limbs, whole trees or power lines, damaging fences, roofs ...

'Wherever Jasper crosses it will be a significant event likely to bring damaging to destructive winds, heavy persistent ...

'There is a significant risk of flash flooding and a storm surge when the cyclone makes landfall.'

'At this stage the highest risk of a cyclone impact is in the region north of Mackay.'

Residents were encouraged to remain vigilant as 10 blazes sparked emergency warnings throughout the afternoon.

Australia needs to upgrade its infrastructure to help communities withstand the effects of climate change.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Maui on Aug. 21 to survey the damage ...

In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded my town with 40 inches of rain and millions of gallons of ...

A landslide tore through a mining company’s worker dormitory early Sunday morning in southwestern China, killing 19 people, ...

Heavy rainfall and strong winds have battered Australia's coastal areas in southern New South Wales and Sydney, with ...

Historic flooding in Australia's northwest Queensland has peaked but is likely to continue over coming days as emergency ...

A barrage of floods in Australia and record-breaking rain in New Zealand are devastating usually resilient communities—and slugging insurers. ...

A bushfire emergency warning for communities in the shire of Nannup in Western Australia's southwest has been downgraded ...

Tremors have reverberated in Australia's "Top End" following a 7.6 magnitude undersea earthquake near Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands, east ...