#natural hazards

Collection of natural hazards news, found 21 news.

January peak month of natural disasters :Agency

January peak month of natural disasters :Agency

  • 21st December 2014

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said, based on observation to national disaster pattern, Indonesia has ...

Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives: Red Cross

Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives: Red Cross

  • 16th October 2014

When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in ...

Indonesia-Australia use computer program to lessen impact of disasters

Indonesia-Australia use computer program to lessen impact of disasters

  • 27th October 2012

Indonesia and Australia, working with the World Bank - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, has ...

New tool to keep Indonesia one step ahead of disaster

New tool to keep Indonesia one step ahead of disaster

  • 24th October 2012

To help communities better prepare for floods, earthquakes and tsunamis, a new hazard impact modelling tool, the ...

G20 urges action to counter rising costs from natural disasters

G20 urges action to counter rising costs from natural disasters

  • 18th June 2012

Leaders of the world`s largest economies, while meeting at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, recently highlighted ...

Students race against each other to map safer Indonesia

Students race against each other to map safer Indonesia

  • 16th September 2011

Students from five of Indonesia`s biggest universities have taken part in an innovative competition to map their ...