Unlike other natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes are nearly impossible to see coming, even for scientists. Early detection systems can only give seconds of warning. Specific best ...

Israel’s civil defense system is most often associated with missile sirens and wartime alerts. Yet during a recent briefing ...

Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more earthquake warning and 20 minutes more tsunami warning. The network spans ...

In October 2012, Italian courts convicted six scientists and a government official—all members of the National Commission for ...

Survivors of 2011 Van Province earthquake have started a hunger strike this morning, urging the authorities to improve their right to adequate housing and living conditions in prefabricated sites.

Tectonic plates are, like most of us, under a lot of stress and are always in motion. But they move slowly, and the exact moment when the stress between them will be released is uncertain. While ...

In Pakistan, over 18,000 people have returned home from earthquake relief camps since the authorities started the camp closure process on March 10. As lead agency for managing these camps, UNHCR ...

Unlike other natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes are nearly impossible to see coming, even for scientists. Early detection systems can only give seconds of warning. Specific best ...