Legacies of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami include recent interviews with lucid eyewitnesses to an obscure disaster in 1945. The accounts attest to coastal hazards in Oman, Iran, Pakistan, and India.Read More »
Mud layers in a stalagmite from a cave on the Yucatán Peninsula show hurricane activity was steady or elevated throughout the Maya collapse.Read More »Natural Hazards
Electric fields induced in the Earth's lithosphere during magnetic storms can interfere with the operation of electric power grids. Scientists are working to understand this multifaceted hazard.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
A renewed focus on geological aspects of cities could help mitigate natural hazards and provide a wealth of geological information, scientists say.Read More »Natural Hazards
How are broken water pipes like fatalities in a heat wave? Researchers look to an epidemiological model to better care for infrastructure.Read More »Natural Hazards
