The most powerful storm, recognized by Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa, has struck Jamaica with the utmost severity. Consequently, the heavy rain, robust...

Natural disasters can happen any time and give very little preparation time to people who need to act. Whether it is an earthquake, hurricane, flood, ...

The first can be a natural disaster: floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes-everything else would be human-made, such as an industrial accident. Generall...

Emergencies with a purpose can happen suddenly or can be sudden and generally not give us time to prepare ourselves or our homes. The disaster can ran...

As natural disasters become more commonplace and more severe, they are equally unpredictable. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, tornadoes, wildfires, hea...