The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting which countries are most at risk from natural disasters, and what can be done to prevent catastrophes and mitigate the effects.

NEW YORK – Earthquakes, floods, storms – the world is not adequately prepared to face increasing disasters, said a report published on Tuesday calling for a rethink of global risk management ...

In its World Disasters Report 2022, the IFRC said "all countries remain dangerously unprepared for future outbreaks" despite COVID-19 killing more people than any earthquake, drought or hurricane ...

World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says. A dangerous climate threshold is near, but ‘it does not mean we are doomed’ if swift action is taken, scientists say ...

As climate disasters mount, the world isn’t spending nearly enough to adapt. This so-called “adaptation finance gap” is between $194 billion and $366 billion per year, United Nations experts ...

The world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the Red Cross warned in a report. "Our world is becoming increasingly hazardous," the report said. The Red Cross' secretary general said ...

Jan. 9 (UPI) --Natural disasters cost nations $250 billion in 2023 as climate change churned up dangerous and deadly weather across the globe, according to a study released Tuesday.The new study ...

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will declare that wildfires burning in the country are a natural disaster, freeing up funds to fight the blazes amid soaring temperatures ...

A world disasters report released Wednesday says the uncontrolled spread of disease kills more people than floods, earthquakes, and wars. Compared to natural disasters which grab news headlines ...

The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting which countries are most at risk from natural disasters, and what can be done to prevent catastrophes and mitigate the effects.

UNITED NATIONS — Earthquakes, floods, storms — the world is not adequately prepared to face increasing disasters, a report published Tuesday said, calling for a rethink on global risk ...