A small group of BYU nursing students traveled to Japan this summer with professor Ryan Rasmussen, graduate program coordinator Craig Nuttall and visiting faculty Hiromi Tobe to visit the Ishikawa ...
Japan revises its preparations for a megaquake hitting Tokyo area - Revised plan aims to halve loss of life and property by ...
Stay put? Get ready to go? A color-coded system with five levels makes clear what action to take in case of weather-related disasters in Japan, including when to evacuate. Ahead of the 2026 rainy ...
In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and ...
When disaster strikes, it is often local responders who stand between chaos and safety. For 25 years, UNHCR’s Regional Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response – the eCentre – has been equipping ...
Engaging children and youth in disaster risk reduction is critical for resilience building and cultivating future resilient citizens. The Youth Preparedness Program, offered by the Federal Emergency ...
Natural disaster losses are increasing both in their frequency of occurrence and severity of impacts worldwide due to climate change and socio-economic development in disaster-prone regions. In ...