After a disaster, population mental health generally improves, but an increase in mental health problems often follows, potentially peaking years later, according to a systematic review and ...

A slew of changes to federal health care policies are stressing cash-strapped rural hospitals as climate change spurs extreme weather threats. As Hurricane Helene battered Clinch Memorial Hospital ...

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 ...

As hurricanes come ashore in the Southeast, tornadoes spin throughout the Great Plains, and wildfires consume neighborhoods in the West, sometimes the only human-made aspect of life that survives is ...

After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. But when she ...

When near-record-low temperatures descended over Harris County in January, a trio of county agencies sprang into action to assist the area’s most vulnerable residents. The county deployed Holistic ...

University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Calgary provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Wildfires are no longer rare ...

Jamaica has officially launched a pilot of its national Electronic Immunization Registry (EIR), a disaster-resilient digital system designed to protect vaccination data and maintain continuity of care ...

Despite the rise of natural disasters in the United States, one in four companies still are not prepared to protect their employees in a crisis, according to a survey by Fusion Risk Management.

It suggests that engaging in physical preparedness activities may help build confidence, a sense of control, and mental readiness. For rural communities in Australia, these findings are particularly ...

Impact-based warnings were meant to trigger evacuations and the positioning of emergency services, but in many remote villages the message did not translate into action.