HONOLULU (KHON2) — Due to the 8.8 Earthquake in Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, the Hawaiian Islands saw a Tsunami Watch quickly bump up to a Tsunami Warning before 2:45pm Tuesday Afternoon. Unlike ...

We investigate the short- and long-run impacts of unexpected mortality on psychosocial health in the context of a large-scale high-mortality natural disaster, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and floods exert profound and enduring effects on populations with pre-existing chronic health conditions. Disruption of healthcare ...