Tsunami evacuation towers are designed for rapid, temporary evacuation to higher elevation in coastal communities. Read more ...

Japan wants to boost nuclear power generation to slash its reliance on imported fossil fuels. But the public is torn between ...

What would a feminist evacuation plan look like? It would start with the recognition that disasters affect people differently ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher in the Tokyo area would kill up to 18,000 people and destroy about 400,000 buildings, ...

Residents of this small coastal city in the Pacific Northwest know what to do when there’s a tsunami warning: Flee to higher ...

Local consent removes final hurdle for resumption of world’s largest nuclear facility, shut since 2012 after Fukushima disaster ...

Japan is nearing a restart for its massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. This facility, the world's largest, has been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The move aligns with Japan's energy ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said disaster mitigation is a crucial step to reduce risks and impacts of natural disasters while strengthening ...

The governor of Niigata has formally given local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in ...

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Civil defense is a system designed to protect civilians during emergencies. These emergencies can include wars, natural ...