List of All Articles with Tag 'disaster'

The US ambassador to Japan said Washington may also look into other ways to help counter China's ban.

They say their routes from Pakistan are “safe”, with one claiming “hundreds” are transported daily.

The bodies of three children lie on a steel tray inside what appears to be a Gaza hospital morgue, one leg of their trousers pushed up to reveal writing in black ink on their skin.

One year on from the Kanjuruhan football stadium disaster that killed more than 130 people in Indonesia, families of the victims are calling on authorities to reopen investigations and declare the incident "a serious human rights violation."

California will now let insurance companies consider climate change when offering policies, in exchange for a mandate requiring them to offer coverage in wildfire-prone areas, state leaders announced on Thursday.

Scientists have backed Japan's treated waste water release, but Beijing's protest remains loud.

Hurricane Idalia is over, but the rebuilding effort has just begun. Residents in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas can access federal, state and local assistance, as well as aid from nonprofit and charitable groups, to help them contend with storm damage to their homes, vehicles and other property.

President Joe Biden said Thursday that he plans to travel to Florida Saturday morning after Hurricane Idalia battered the state earlier this week.

Many organizations are on the ground responding to the disaster. Here's what you can do to support them.

Tokyo seeks to reassure neighbours about the release of treated water from the damaged nuclear plant.

Extreme weather events are growing more common, while an increasingly globalized world means disasters on one side of the planet reverberate on the other. In the midst of uncertainty, people are becoming more aware of personal emergency measures, including equipment kits marketed and sold specifically for crisis situations.

The BBC takes a look at the science behind the controversial water release.