History is littered with tragedies we prefer to blame on fate, bad luck, or forces beyond our control. But the uncomfortable truth is that many of the deadliest, most destructive events in recorded ...

Data disasters resulting from cyberattacks and ransomware dominate news headlines. However, the most consistent and costly threats are actually caused by human error ...

Flowing into thousands of villages, the muddy flood waters fully submerged and desecrated hundreds of thousands of acres of crops. Bodies of drowned cattle littered the ground. Only skeletons remained ...

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide. Today ...

LONDON, KENTUCKY - MAY 17: Tony McFall looks over the debris from the home of his father and step-mother, who lost their lives during the tornado in the neighborhood of Sunshine Hills on May 17, 2025, ...

People living in regions with lower scores on the Human Development Index face a substantially higher risk from climate-related disasters, even when these are not unusually severe. This is the key ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Six months after the Eaton Wildfires ravaged Los Angeles County ...

Experts are skeptical that the often-touted idea of keeping "humans in the loop" in AI deployment is enough to save humanity from an AI catastrophe or a business from a discrimination claim. Humans ...

Humanity loves to explore and to live in new places. Part of settling afresh is providing mental health and psychosocial support, including for disasters. Many new places are expected to be so ...