Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the ...

Parts of the region receive less than an inch of rain in an entire year. Yet, water and greenery are everywhere. This is the nation’s agro-industrial heartland, and, thanks to irrigation canals, ...

The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the ...

Presently,the trail of devastation now spans five continents, with the latest seismic activity striking Iceland. A powerful volcanic eruption has shaken the Nordic nation, sending ash clouds into the ...

Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Can anyone argue that the same country, which wastes no time sending emergency relief assistance to save the lives of people ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) says an increase or decrease in global seismicity does not necessarily indicate that a large ...

Peru, one of Latin America’s most climate-vulnerable countries, faces increasing threats from natural hazards such as floods, ...

In 2011, Japan experienced a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, killing over 18,000 people. Similarly, earthquakes in Haiti (2010), Turkey and ...

After red flag warnings and wildfires in North Georgia this year, Southeast Georgia experienced a 2.4 magnitude earthquake early Thursday morning. The United States Geological Survey (USGS ...