SENDAI, Japan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's vulnerability to disasters is a sign not of weakness but of inequality, and barriers to women taking the lead in protecting themselves must be ...

In late March, a massive earthquake struck Myanmar, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring 4,500 more in Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, while straining the region's health care system. As aid ...

A 2019 report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) pointed out that women account for at least 60% of disaster-related deaths in recent decades. In India, this is a reality every time ...

This story was produced through a collaboration between Daily Yonder and Climate Central. Climate Central scientist Daniel Gilford contributed data reporting. The howling winds of a tornado jolted ...

The climate crisis is accelerating the frequency of devastating events across the world, displacing millions and disproportionately affecting women The water mark on Naira Santa Rita’s wall told the ...

When flooding strikes, our screens fill with scenes of devastated victims, and men performing heroic dinghy rescues in swollen rivers. But another story often goes untold: how women step in, and step ...

Women looked at the rubble of their collapsed house, in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025 (Kyodo News photo via AP Images). Though earthquakes are not climate-related, other natural disasters are ...