In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tyre shop Layla Winbush’s family started just about a year ago, reducing most of it to...
Australia’s bushfire commission has warned the government to be prepared for “more frequent and intense” natural disasters in the coming years. The commission released its first...
You would think that nothing could survive the devastation wrought by the all-engulfing infernos in California this month. But something has. While it will mean little...
After the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami killed about 18,000 people, the Japanese authorities embarked on a radical plan. At a cost of $12bn, they are...
