Shivering, weak and injured in a snow cave, on a mountain he and two climbing companions had tried to conquer, Kelly James managed to reach his wife on his cell phone.

Many of the Saptakoshi flood displaced from the bordering villages of India, who had entered Nepal seeking relief in the wake of the floods, are still living inside...

Chaos had already been inflicted in Shripur and Western Kushaha when an Indian team led by District Magistrate of Supoul, Bihar Sarif Aalam, arrived at Judhgunj in...

Be it any calamity, catastrophe, or hassle, life moves on even better than before. Ever since the destructive earthquake hit China in May - the biggest natural disaster...

In a disaster such as an earthquake or terrorist attack, nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents would disregard orders to evacuate and would rush to pick up their kids from...

Over 60 thousand people have been displaced due to flooding caused by Koshi River due to damage in the embankment. Authorities are yet to confirm the exact death toll...

In a sign that political instability and natural disasters can fuel technology spending, IBM Corp. plans to invest $300 million building new centers that can store...

Rising seas, melting polar ice caps and strange weather tend to grab headlines as Earth’s climate grows warmer. But there are other dramatic outcomes that...

Yesterday at around 1.30 IST, seven blasts ripped through the city of Bangalore. The blasts were of low intensity, and the bombs were not so effective; i.e. hundreds of...

A year overdue, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a draft disaster housing strategy Monday, which leaves it largely up to the next administration to figure...

Disaster recovery and relief efforts are progressing well in Myanmar’s cyclone-hit areas, despite logistical obstacles, a United Nations agency said...

Bangladesh, the most crowded nation on earth, is set to disappear under the waves by the end of this century — and we will be to blame.

That is the verdict of an expert panel whose leaked report warns of dire consequences like the loss of wetlands, vegetation and some fish species.The Green party has...

The Bush administration has been lambasted for its 2005 response to Hurricane Katrina _ particularly the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s handling of...

The government may house disaster victims in trailers again this hurricane season as a last resort, despite promises never to use them again because of safety hazards...

Lately the images and news from China earthquake has been disturbing me a lot. Feel so helpless when mankind is battered against viciousness element of nature. For such...

One earned a football scholarship years after burns and lung damage kept him in the hospital for two months. Another poured her grief into preventing other...

Stepping out of the luxurious bubble, its time to get acquainted to certain bitter realities of life too! Natural disasters strike suddenly and leave behind lives...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced the delta megacities in Asia like Manila and Calcutta in India are at high risk of coastal flooding due to the...

The bronze medallion embedded in the pavement behind the Commercial Bank of Texas is easy to overlook. About the size of a DVD, it barely registers as a bump for the...