Social impacts and social resilience

This study provides a global analysis of multi-hazard exposure and disparities in socio-economic vulnerabilities using data on hazard co-occurrence and population distribution for the period 2004–2017.

Inside the narrow lanes of Shahbad Dairy, a suburb outside north-west Delhi, is a concrete maze of houses packed tightly together. Trees are scarce.

People in parts of Papua New Guinea are facing an unusual problem. Floating volcanic rock is making boat travel difficult, blocking access to fishing grounds and disrupting daily life in coastal communities.

It could top 90F in several cities hosting World Cup games – and workers could pay the price with their health.

Extreme heat is reshaping sports and sport governance faster than many events are ready for. In this article, experts Ollie Jay, Lachlan McIver, Alejandro Saez Reale and Marc Gordon set out what’s at stake.

NOAA defines a “very strong” El Niño as when the Pacific’s surface waters are more than 2°C warmer than average. What does this mean for climate, for humans, and marine species?

This guide outlines a set of principles and processes for resilience investment in Australia aimed at fostering effective, sustainable, and long-term resilience-building initiatives.

This study analyses the impact of the earthquakes that occurred on the 7 and 19 September 2017, with magnitudes of 8.2 and 7.1 respectively, on crime patterns in Mexico City.