Current events lead us to believe the world is in a free-fall. As uncertain as it may seem, the field of disaster psychology gives us a roadmap on how to emerge from the abyss.

I have always been interested in how people make decisions under uncertainty—especially decisions about safety. But it was not until I began studying housing conditions and disaster risk that I ...

The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways ...

Iranian strikes on the U.A.E. were reported early Tuesday, the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was hit by drones, and Israel said it was attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. President Trump said the ...

As stronger storms, rising costs and growing coastal populations reshape the nation’s understanding of risk, FIU is leading the most ambitious leap forward in resilience science in a generation.

Among the most well-known forbidden locations in the world, North Sentinel Island is part of the Indian-controlled Andaman Island archipelago, situated 80 miles off the coast of Myanmar in the Indian ...

People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, ...

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.

When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and ...

The Indus Waters Treaty withstood several armed conflicts and a huge loss of glaciers. It should serve as a blueprint for ...

Building strength later in life starts with exercises that use your body weight. Doing so lets you see how your body moves and responds and where limitations exist.

Adaptability is the ability to adjust oneself in order to function effectively in different or shifting situations. It has ...