2010 was one of the deadliest years for natural disasters in the past two decades and unless better preparations are put in place now, many more disasters can be expected in years to come, the UN’s ...

The economic cost of natural and man-made disasters jumped threefold to $218 billion in 2010 from $68 billion the previous year, with earthquakes the main cause of death and destruction, insurer Swiss ...

Extreme weather in the United States brings with it a high price tag, according to a new federal report. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Just before 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010, disaster struck the giant Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Crew members aboard the rig were in the final hours of attempting to secure a “nightmare well” about a mile ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. A key finding of the report is that between one-third and one-half of the population of most cities ...