Natural Disasters
Lava gets closer to tiny Pahoa, while Jan keeps cutting hair
With the recent change in direction of the Kilauea Volcano lava flow in Hawaii, several villages and towns are under......
Failure to act on natural disaster risk will cost billions
The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities met at Parliament in Canberra to launch its push for......
Typhoon Haiyan – What do we take away?
The Wire has recently been taking a closer look at Typhoon Haiyan, the super storm that devastated the Philippines last......
Typhoon Haiyan – What is still being done?
The rebuilding from typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines continues to be a challenge. The Super storm tore through the Philippines,......
Typhoon Haiyan – what was the extent of the destruction?
Continuing our look at last year’s Typhoon Haiyan, this week The Wire investigates the extent of the destruction caused by......
Typhoon Haiyan – What exactly is a typhoon?
Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines almost six months ago, killing more than eight thousand people and affecting up to......
Update on Solomon Islands disaster relief efforts
Last week the tropical low that caused Cyclone Ita wreaked havoc on the Solomon Islands. 10,000 were left homeless in......
Tsunami hits Chile as officials sentenced for neglect over 2010 tsunami
A two-metre tsunami has hit the Chilean coast after an 8.2 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean this morning. The quake......
Christchurch slow to rebuild: but artists are filling the gaps
Three years on from the Christchurch earthquake, the city is still blighted by large, empty spaces. With some new infrastructure......
Typhoon devastation almost defies belief and relief efforts
The devastation and human suffering unleashed on the central Philippines by Typhoon Haijan is presenting a massive challenge to international......