Natural disaster

Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.

As floods, storms and wildfires intensify around the world, these are a few key questions to ask when considering travelling to a destination recovering from a natural disaster.

As well as being cheap, bamboo appears to have remarkable qualities of seismic resistance. Now it's being used to try to protect people from earthquakes.

When floods hit, getting clear, timely warnings out to people becomes lifesaving, but too often these messages fail. The BBC asks disaster experts about how to get it right.

Some locals and ecologists are troubled by the potential impacts a looming seawall could have on the biodiverse Japanese island of Amami Ōshima.

Southern California is frequently shaken by earthquakes. How they feel to people living in Los Angeles has a lot to do with the sediment-filled basin the city sits upon.

The centre of a hurricane is the focus of its power. But for scientists and early-responders, it can also offer life-saving opportunities.

Fifty years since the first mobile phone call, the technology we carry around in our pocket is helping to create the world's biggest earthquake detection system.