A million tourists visit Milford Sound every year, including on cruise ships. What is the level of risk from natural disaster New Zealand is prepared to accept?

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

Bruce Herba, a Long Island native, was an aerospace engineer for Northrop Grumman for more than 30 years. Carol, a Medford, ...

In 2010, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Chile. It shook the central and southern parts of the country for more than three minutes, causing widespread damage which destroyed buildings, ...

Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire” — where tectonic plates clash under the surface of the Pacific Ocean and spawn earthquakes and tsunamis.

China, as one of Africa’s largest development partners, has stepped up its efforts to support the continent’s disaster resilience through financial aid ...

Explore the distinctions between cyclones and hurricanes, including where they occur and how they form, as one hurtles ...

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

French police say at least three people have been killed when a tropical storm ...

Tropical Cyclone Garance hit the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion ... shelters and 54 had been evacuated as a precaution ...

Clifftop ocean views, scenic hiking trails and a thriving ... According to research from Cal State Dominguez Hills, the Portuguese Bend landslide has been moving for more than 250,000 years.

A British firm has sent a vessel regarded as the most technically advanced ship of its kind to scour the Indian Ocean for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 - 11 years after the plane went missing in ...