disasters

The Turkish-Canadian Society is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey after last week’s earthquake. Sina Kutluay, a spokesperson for the group,…

Singer Cheryl says she has a "healthy amount of nerves" about making her West End debut.Speaking to Sky News ahead of her opening night in 2:22 - A Ghost Story, the Girls Aloud star said she has been baffled by how people have…

If only sex was like it is in the movies.The lighting is perfect, undressing is elegant, our body parts do what they're supposed to and everything runs exactly to plan.Real life sex is so far removed from this, it's hard to imagine it's the…

2022 was the fifth-warmest year on record, the European-based climate service Copernicus reported on Tuesday.It was 0.3 C above the 1991–2020 average, and 1.2 C above the pre-industrial average (1850–1900), making it the eighth consecutive…

A new report published by Christian Aid, a charity based in the U.K., pegged Hurricane Fiona as one of the 10 most expensive climate disasters this year. According to the study published Monday, Hurricane Fiona, which bulldozed across…

The security officers are a common sight in World Cup venues across Qatar, patrolling at spots such as public areas and places of accommodation. OVERZEALOUS FANS The security organisation has a broad range of responsibilities for the…

Ninety percent of counties across the U.S. have experienced a flood, wildfire, hurricane or other federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday that calls for urgent investment in…

More populated coastal towns prone to storms and flooding will accelerate the trends of soaring premiums or policy dropping in the insurance markets, said Professor Benjamin Keys from the real estate and finance departments at the…

One natural disaster can knock out electric service to millions. A new study suggests that back-to-back disasters could cause catastrophic damage, but the research also identifies new ways to monitor and maintain power grids. Researchers at…

Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida, and experts warn such…