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One thing is clear: the way that the COVID-19 crisis is handled now strongly influences the potential impacts of any natural disasters. There is a history of epidemics following natural disasters.

“Disasters don’t stop for a virus,” says ... But people at every level of the response system are facing fallout from the pandemic. There’s really nothing about how we respond to a ...

How will the country, whose attention remains glued to the pandemic, handle a synchronous act of destruction? Hurricanes and wildfires, weather phenomena often associated with disasters ...

In it, the authors make clear that while global attention has been focused on the coronavirus pandemic — for good reason — the climate crisis and the resulting disasters facing communities ...

Are you still trying to rebuild your life after a natural disaster? How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted your efforts? If you have been affected by a wildfire, hurricane or flood in the last 10 ...

The Ministry of Health and Population has begun early preparations to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks expected during the upcoming monsoon season.Recognizing the increased risk of infections ...

The city is no stranger to disaster, having weathered wars, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, financial crashes, and a slew of population-decimating epidemics. And at each desperate juncture ...