Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

Four hundred billion-dollar disasters have occurred since then, exceeding losses of $2.78 trillion ... Debby marched up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain, flash flooding, river flooding and ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) has called for the mandatory use of monitoring technologies such as the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and ...

Stellar Equipment is part of ... will last season after season of heavy-duty use. However, after a seven-year product cycle and as part of starting direct sales to North America, the Swedish brand ...

The movie is also described as "VFX heavy," a hint perhaps that the filmmaker has some particularly ambitious plans for his follow-up. Also of note is the fact The Hollywood Reporter has ...

“It drew attention to how natural hazards can (become) disasters because of the number of people who are vulnerable, particularly in coastal settings throughout Southeast Asia,” said Professor ...

where a heavy snow warning was issued, received a lot of snow of around 20cm for two days. Residents are busy cleaning up the snow all night. There were also a series of snow accidents.

The Marshall Fire caused more than $2 billion in damages ... There just aren’t enough homes available for purchase. And when disaster strikes, that deficit can deepen and ongoing disparities ...

With 159 lives lost the Helderberg disaster remains the worst accident ... Given the great depths involved, special equipment had to be manufactured for this purpose. It was a pioneering effort of ...