Traditional Wisdom to the Rescue in Cyclone Season

May and November bring the most vicious cyclones to the Bay of Bengal rim countries in Southeast Asia. However, in regions bordering the bay, the tribes defer to geomorphological conditions and respect Nature’s benevolence for disaster resilience

Myanmar Wakes Up to Climate Change

Between 2008 and 2013, when Myanmar remained largely closed off to the rest of the world, it suffered a terrible toll at the hands of nature that remained largely unknown.

Haiyan Prompts Risk Research

When typhoon Haiyan pummelled the Philippines earlier this month, it was the most intense storm to hit land in modern history. Geologists, engineers and social scientists are poised to swoop in before reconstruction gets under way.

Typhoon Haiyan’s Deadly Surge Noted in Warsaw Talks

While Haiyan’s winds have garnered most of the headlines, reports from the hardest-hit areas now indicate that it was likely the massive storm surge that caused the most damage and greatest loss of life, particularly in Tacloban City, a city of 220,000.