NZ Herald
Scientists are investigating what they call a “critical hazard blind spot” for New Zealand: the risk of faraway Pacific eruptions to undersea cables we rely...
the Guardian
US suffered greatest economic losses, report commissioned by International Chamber of Commerce finds, followed by China and India
the Guardian
The regionâs president responds to criticisms that he was slow to act by attacking the prime minister
RNZ
While the quake wasn't real, the scenario was very much so.
Tonkin + Taylor
This $6.2m project is one of the first to specifically focus on addressing loss and damage from climate change at scale in the Pacific.
The Conversation
Around 38% of these costs can be attributed to climate change – new study.
Hundreds of homeowners are waiting on settlements, but the Minister responsible for the Natural Hazards commission says "at some point, the music's got to stop".
NBC News
Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen Pérez received a text message alert from regional Spanish authorities warning her of the possibility of flash floods.
People living in flood-prone parts of Otago and Southland could soon be able to get much earlier warning of flooding events that will get at least...
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Recriminations fly on social media as people ask why local authorities were not better prepared.
NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models.
OurAuckland
An Order in Council has been approved by Cabinet to enable faster delivery of two critical flood resilience projects in Māngere.
Dean Brown was one of the first on the scene during Christchurch's darkest days. Now, he hopes his new app will save more lives in future mass casualty events.
RNZ
An Auckland councillor and a Massey University professor say fast-tracking of a major development on a floodplain could put future residents in harm's way.
CSI Structural Investigation
The team are very excited to have George leading CSI going forward.
They talk about volcano science, our latest science efforts and a range of offshore volcanoes including Whakaari/White Island, Tūhua/Mayor Island and Hunga Volcano (Tonga).
Tonkin + Taylor
The reconstruction of the SH25A Taparahi Bridge has been named as a gold award winner at the 2024 ACE New Zealand Awards!
Grist
Tribal nations long ago learned to stitch together a patchwork of support to help each other cope with disasters like Hurricane Helene.
RNZ
A global survey indicates two thirds of the population believe New Zealand is not doing enough to meet infrastructure needs.
Earlier this year GNS Science joined Exercise Rū Whenua 2024, a national response exercise led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and involving 150…
This enhanced knowledge is possible thanks to RiskScape, which now proudly powers the Commission’s loss modelling tool, ‘PRUE’.
NASA
In the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state emergency management agencies to
Salon
As officials tally the damage, insurance experts anticipate the frequency and expense of claims to increase.
NASA
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and
New research published this week in Seismological Research Letters(external link) by lead author and GNS Science Hazard and Risk Scientist Dr Annemarie Christophersen advances our understanding of…
Natural hazard risk is a reality of living in New Zealand. Use this checklist to make sure you understand the risk profile of a property, before you buy.
Humanitarian crises are intensifying due to conflict and climate change. The United Nations, through OCHA, leads efforts to bring the world together to tackle humanitarian emergencies and save the lives of people caught in crises.
World Meteorological Organization
WMO’s State of the Global Climate report confirmed that 2024 was likely the first calendar year to be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era, with a global mean near-surface temperature of 1.55 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average. This is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.WMO’s flagship report showed that:
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GeoNet 19 February 2025
NPR
These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7.
NZ Herald
While The Front Page is on its summer break, we are revisiting some of the biggest news stories from 2024. New episodes return on January 13th. A...
More than 200,000 people were killed in the natural disaster.
The active fault datasets displayed on this website are prepared by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science).
www.civildefence.govt.nz
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is the Government lead for emergency management. We help build a safe and resilient Aotearoa New Zealand by empowering communities before, during and after emergencies.
There are 161 potentially active volcanoes in the United States. According to a 2018 USGS assessment, 57 volcanoes are a high threat or very high threat to public safety.
Collected articles from New Zealand and around the world on natural hazards, emergencies and preparedness Keep Reading
Collected news from New Zealand and around the world on natural hazards, emergencies and preparedness Keep Reading
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