On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, Captain Robert Salmond ordered the women and ...
Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban ...
When the G20 Summit convenes in South Africa, the world’s leaders will gather under the theme of Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability. These are powerful ideals, yet they cannot be realised without ...
Cyclone Ditwah has brought Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness under serious scrutiny and resulted in blistering attacks on the ...