"There's clearly disruption in the near term. That, almost, is obvious, right?" David Brancaccio asked Gauvin-Coulombe. He ...

It was a devastating year for weather disasters in 2024, and farmers are facing the consequences. What's happening? ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Climate change is causing more frequent and devastating natural disasters. The goal of this paper is two-fold. First, it ...

They have limited labor skills and opportunity for mobility, and indirect effects such as inflation hurt them disproportionately. (Inflation often rises after a disaster, when shortages of essential ...

Plants and animals feel the effects of natural disasters just as humans do, and most will have to go through a similar recovery process. Despite wildlife's ability to escape, wildfires are still ...

Professor Sawada also examined the effectiveness of risk sharing mechanisms against disasters in developing nations, where natural disasters produce more serious effects, using data from Vietnam.

The effects team took this literally for "2012," advertised as "the mother of all disaster movies." To show the world being shaken to its core, the filmmakers built sprawling sets on top of ...

They purchase the cheap land and then wait to resell the properties after the lingering effects of the disaster have passed and property values increase. Critics refer to these real-estate players ...

Opinions expressed are those of the author. With the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters due to climate change, it's a good time for businesses and governments to rethink their ...

A public information session is scheduled for March 26, at the Holyoke Public Library, where live Spanish translation and light refreshments will be offered.

but they do not pay enough attention to protecting their homes and possessions against the effects of natural disasters. “And if they do, many are under-insured and often only realise this when ...