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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves...
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

New report highlights economic earthquake risk in the United States

Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses according to a new report released jointly today by...

Researchers analyze risk of population disruption as a result of decarbonization

Research led by University of Queensland (UQ) and including the University of Göttingen has analyzed the effects of decarbonization strategies by linking global resource...

New system could provide early warning of Whakaari eruption risk

Kiwi volcanologists and engineers have finished testing an automated system that provides a warning when an eruption on Whakaari (White Island) becomes more likely. The...

Risk of volcano catastrophe ‘a roll of the dice,’ say experts

The world is "woefully underprepared" for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts...

Simultaneous climate events risk damaging entire socioeconomic systems

The cascading effects of extreme weather—such as recent heatwaves which combine heat and drought—and the interconnectedness of critical services and sectors has the potential...

Model pinpoints glaciers at risk of collapse due to climate change

As climate change warms the planet, glaciers are melting faster, and scientists fear that many will collapse by the end of the century, drastically...

Climate change will more than double the risk of intense tropical cyclones by 2050

Human-caused climate change will make strong tropical cyclones twice as frequent by the middle of the century, putting large parts of the world at...

Collaboration helps geophysicists better understand severe earthquake-tsunami risks

For nearly a decade, researchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have fostered a healthy collaboration between geophysicists...

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