From powerful earthquakes to devastating floods and wildfires, this feature looks back at the 10 most significant global catastrophes that left a lasting mark on the past year. 'Hands on the trigger': ...

With World Bank support, Morocco has made significant strides since 2008 in strengthening its disaster and climate resilience. This has included gradual transition from a post-disaster approach ...

More than half a million people were killed in 10 disasters that climate change worsened, according to a new report. By Austyn Gaffney Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate crisis, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Women, who make up 70 percent of the world’s poor, are often the hardest hit by disasters, as calamities in the Asia-Pacific region disproportionately affect them as well as ...

As the leading global provider of emergency communications, Iridium® Satellite announces it is contributing equipment and airtime services to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for its ...

Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

Nearly half of all countries lack early-warning systems for extreme weather events, leaving millions – especially those in developing nations – vulnerable. As it released a new report on Monday, the ...