Project Impact, a short-lived federal initiative that worked to create disaster-resistant communities, showed that teamwork by different government levels and the private and nonprofit sectors can do ...

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Over 20 years ago, a national assessment of natural hazards research was undertaken to catalogue the status of research and to set funding priorities for the future, and to assess research needs in ...

On Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, followed hours later by a second violent quake, devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria. More than 55,000 people were killed, and thousands of homes ...

Auburn Magazine followed up on March 20, 2026, with a short Q&A that tackles the big questions: when a large quake might hit, ...

During the 20th century, earthquakes in Europe accounted for more than 200,000 deaths and over 250 billion Euros in losses. Comprehensive earthquake hazard and risk assessments are crucial to reducing ...

BERKELEY — Earthquakes, flooding, wildfires and extreme heat are among the list of about a dozen hazards Berkeley is preparing for in its updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The five-year document, ...

(TNS) - Residents have an opportunity to learn more about hazard mitigation within the territory, with the release of a new USVI Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan. The document, presented to the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — Earthquakes can’t be ...