New cyclone barrels toward disaster-struck Indonesia
A new cyclone was barrelling toward Indonesia and threatened to spark more floods and landslides, authorities warned Friday, as the archipelago reeled from a storm that killed more than 200 people, including victims in neighbouring East Timor......»»
UN"s global disaster alert systems goal faces uphill climb
How can anyone seek shelter from a natural disaster they don't even know is coming? Last year the United Nations called for every person on the planet to be covered by early warning systems by 2027—but months into the effort it is becoming clear th.....»»
Housing plays key role in disaster preparedness, says study
Researchers focus a lot of attention on how disasters such as hurricanes and floods affect people's housing in the United States......»»
ChatGPT was down nearly all day, chat history still in progress
An outage struck ChatGPT for most of the day, including on OpenAI's paid service, ChatGPT Plus......»»
Indonesia needs sales momentum to boost local content manufacturing
Indonesia's EV subsidies are taking effect today on March 20. As the program was announced earlier this month, the government is providing purchase subsidies to achieve sales goals of more than 200,000 units of electric scooters and 359,000 units of.....»»
Indonesia"s Merapi volcano spews hot clouds in new eruption
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country's most active volcano......»»
Freddy may break tropical cyclone record: UN
Tropical storm Freddy is on track to break the record as the longest-lasting cyclone of its kind, the United Nations said Friday, as the killer storm was set to hit Mozambique once again......»»
Jason Segel and Harrison Ford comedy ‘Shrinking’ renewed for season two at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has officially renewed its new comedy Shrinking, starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, for a second season. The show premiered in January and has seemingly struck a chord with audiences and critics alike. Although Apple does not share v.....»»
Fatal Tesla crash last month in Calif. probed by NHTSA
The fire department said a Tesla struck one of its fire trucks and the Tesla driver was pronounced dead at the scene......»»
U.S. opens new special probe into fatal Tesla crash
The fire department said a Tesla struck one of its fire trucks and the Tesla driver was pronounced dead at the scene......»»
Major North American oil source yields clues to one of Earth"s deadliest mass extinctions
The Bakken Shale Formation—a 200,000-square-mile shale deposit below parts of Canada and North Dakota—has supplied billions of barrels of oil and natural gas to North America for 70 years. A new discovery reveals that the rocks also open a unique.....»»
Study unveils the mechanism behind the generation of large tsunamis off the Northwest Mexican coast
The Northwest Pacific coast of Mexico is an area struck by large earthquakes and tsunamis as a result of the interaction of two tectonic plates. However, to date, the structure of the continental margin and, therefore, the causes behind the generatio.....»»
The cobalt market saw a record-breaking supply boom in 2022
The cobalt market saw its biggest ever supply surge last year, driven by booming production of the crucial battery metal in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia, according to specialist trading house Darton Commodities......»»
Cyclone Freddy kills four in "rare" return to Madagascar
Tropical storm Freddy returned to Madagascar in what meteorologists described on Monday as a "rare" loop trajectory, killing four people, including two children as it hit for the second time in as many weeks......»»
No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean
Japanese authorities are preparing to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will relieve pressure on more than 1,000 storage tanks, creating much-needed space for oth.....»»
Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps Indonesia"s poor get more food
For many years, the Indonesian government's food aid program sent bags of rice to villages, where local leaders were supposed to distribute them to poor residents every month. But starting about five years ago, Indonesia changed that. Instead of rice.....»»
Pedestrian deaths continue to rise in the U.S., data shows
Drivers struck and killed 3,434 people in the first six months of 2022, an increase of 168 deaths from the same period a year earlier......»»
"Build back better" sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice?
In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promised to invest billions in disaster-hit communities to "build back better". But building community and infrastructure resilience will take more than just cash......»»
Researchers: Disaster survivors need help remaining connected with friends and families and access to mental health care
The earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria in early February 2023 have killed at least 47,000 people and disrupted everyday life for some 26 million more......»»
Want your company to weather a crisis? Watch the leadership of the board chair
It's no secret that the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic struck corporations with an unprecedented number of business challenges, and even casual observers can note that companies' ability to withstand the stresses of quarantine-era trials.....»»
Quake-prone Istanbul not at heightened risk: expert
Fears of another major earthquake have been rekindled in Istanbul since the February 6 disaster that hit Turkey and Syria, but a prominent Turkish seismologist has reassured the risk "hasn't increased"......»»