Bangladesh has been spared the worst-case scenario of overlapping disasters. But if heavy monsoon rains saturate the soil and a cyclone strikes soon after, the combined impact could be devastating. Co ...

For the highly populated coastal country of Bangladesh, once-in-a-century storm tides could strike every 10 years -- or more often -- by the end of the century, scientists report.

Bangladesh is poised to endure catastrophic storm tides once every decade — an event that was once expected only once in a ...

According to the MIT study, the warming climate is likely to expand the seasonal window of cyclones, allowing them to overlap with the monsoon season for the first time ...

Major tropical storm tides that swamp Bangladesh 's coast once a century may strike every 10 years or even more frequently by ...

On April 4, it was confirmed by Myanmar authorities that there were approximately 180,000 Rohingya refugees residing in Bangladesh that are eligible to return. Following numerous cuts in funding as a ...

Gender norms affect the impact of natural disasters. Relief efforts must take that into account. The post Gender Inequality ...

Bangladesh has made major changes in its approach to mental health over the past 10 years via its Mental Health First Aid ...

Accessibility isn’t a ramp tacked onto a broken staircase. It must be the foundation. That means funding disability-led research. That means rewriting disaster protocols with disabled people at the ...