Mounting evidence suggests that natural hazards are becoming more costly to businesses and individuals located in harm’s way. Last year, some 14 states suffered more than 30 tornadoes apiece, ...

Each of the various pathways to global catastrophe presents its own winding course of possibilities. Nuclear weapons, climate change, pandemics, advanced technologies, and space weather might appear ...

Despite the challenges, the future of construction holds tremendous promise. New technologies, sustainable practices and smarter risk management are driving greater efficiency, safety and value.

The Food Forum will host a workshop on September 4-5, 2024 that will explore the state of the science around hazard- and risk-based approaches to safeguarding both domestic and global food systems. A ...

The HOLiFOOD consortium is reimagining food safety risk assessment for the benefit of all stakeholders in the food chain ...

Propel your career forward with an accredited graduate certificate. Unlike most other programs that focus on management of natural disasters, Michigan Tech's on-campus Natural Hazards and Disaster ...

Heavy rain in the City of Buenos Aires. Over three decades, the World Bank has supported Argentina in implementing successful and effective flood risk management projects, improving infrastructure, ...

Caribbean tourism practitioners and policymakers in the public and private sectors now have a practical tool to help them prepare for, and manage, multiple hazards that pose a risk to the industry.