Experts warn that these smaller tremors could be precursors to a larger earthquake potentially devastating Dhaka.
The National Earthquake Safety Day on 15 January commemorates the 1934 8.3M disaster that killed 10,000 people in Kathmandu, ...
Given the millions of lives on the line, earthquake risk should be taken as a perpetual emergency.
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After a devastating earthquake hit China's remote Tibet region, a photo of destroyed buildings and cars spread widely in ...
Adhering to already existing building codes, not only in the Himalayas but in the surrounding Indo-Gangetic plains, can go a long way in limiting the inevitable damage.
Reporting for this article was supported by New America’s Better Life Lab. Parking spots. Sprinkler systems. Earthquake ...
The Indonesian government plans to strengthen domestic housing construction standards to mitigate the impact of potential ...
Some videos of the earthquake that shook the Celebes Islands on September 28, 2018, followed by a tsunami, are still trending ...
The Bank of Japan on Thursday upgraded its economic view on two of the nation's nine regions, citing a continued recovery ...
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, chaired a CPC leadership meeting on ...
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