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disaster-preparedness

Meltpools in the Himalaya

It is urgent to become more proactive with Nepal’s future glacier hazards

Mapping Kangchenjunga glacial flood risk

Researcher models future floods from dangerous glacial lakes in Nepal to propose risk reduction measures

Blatten, Langtang, and Disasters Yet to Come?

While these two disasters are quite different, there are some important correlations between them

Technology and tectonics

What recent earthquakes in Burma and Nepal reveal about our fragile humanitarian systems, and how to fix them

Structural problems

Strict building codes, emergency preparedness and proper land use to make public buildings safer

Sonia Awale

Alarm in Nepal after Tibet quake

The Xigatse earthquake coincided with anniversaries of 1934 and 2015, and were reminders to be better prepared

Sonia Awale

When it rains it pours

It was a natural disaster but the high death toll was a testament to criminal state negligence.

Soon, monsoon

Still reeling from last year’s flood, Kagbeni braces for another rainy season

Remembering the Seti disaster

12 years after the tragedy that killed 72 people, warnings that Pokhara is not prepared for another flood

Disastrous preparedness

Nine years after the 2015 earthquake is a good time to begin preparing to be prepared for multi-hazards

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