Environment
Japan's new
It took two years after the earthquake accompanied by a terrifying tsunami, Japanese experts officially completed the new early warning system, to minimize the damage of…
Disaster
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Disaster.
Topic archive
Articles about Disaster
1,279 published items.
Environment
Heavy rain in Pakistan killed 34 people
The Pakistan Disaster Control Agency on February 6 said heavy rain in the last three days in the country killed 34 people and injured many people.
Environment
Talking numbers about the consequences of natural disasters
Physical damage averaged $ 1.6 billion per year (equal to 1.8% of GDP), nearly 80% of residents were affected and more than 3,100 died.
Environment
The number of people killed by storms in the Philippines exceeded 1,000
Philippine officials yesterday confirmed the number of deaths after Typhoon Bopha swept through the south of the country to 1,020.
Environment
Looking back at the 10 worst natural disasters in American history
While Super Typhoon Sandy just ravaged the United States, look back at the worst natural disasters in this country's history.
Environment
More than 87.3 million USD to overcome the disaster of Mekong River
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to support 87.39 million USD for Laos and Vietnam to upgrade their infrastructure and enhance forecasting to improve readine…
Environment
Heavy rain caused severe flooding in Nigeria
Heavy rains that lasted for weeks in Nigeria have caused serious flooding in at least 18 of the 38 African states.
Environment
Thailand: A model for effective flood disaster response
Natural disasters, especially floods, are happening more frequently around the world. After the historic flood in 2011, many localities in Thailand are looking for effec…
Environment
Blocking oil spill disaster with magnets
Spill oil can cause terrible impacts on marine ecosystems. Therefore, the effort to minimize the damage in the oil spill incident is extremely important.
Environment
Japan expects 320,000 people to die if they encounter strong earthquakes
In the future, if a 9-magnitude earthquake starts about 740km from the low-lying Pacific coast, about 320,000 Japanese will die.
Environment
Natural disasters raged in China and Korea
The Bureau of Hydrometeorology in Anhui Province said that in many areas, the rainfall was 100mm, especially in Hoang Son City, a famous tourist destination of the provi…
Environment
Iran: Hundreds of people died from double earthquakes
Two strong earthquakes occurred in Iran on August 11, killing 180 people and injuring 1,500 after rescue workers dug dozens of villages all night.
Environment
Dual earthquake decoding in Iran
Double seismic in Iran occurs due to two stratigraphic plates rubbing each other horizontally. They are close to the ground so they can cause great damage to people and…
Environment
Asian cities continued to suffer disaster
Serious flooding, power shortages, power outages or traffic jams are pressures that big cities in Asia are suffering under the impact of dizzying economic development, e…
Environment
Iran continues to suffer a strong aftershock of 5.3 on the Richter scale
On August 14, a strong aftershock, up to 5.3 Richter, rocked the outskirts of Tabriz, the third largest city and capital of East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran.