Chinese and Pakistani students conduct experiments together at the China-Pakistan Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Smart Disaster Prevention of Major Infrastructures. (PHOTO: LI Linxu / Science and ...

We explore the effect of (big) shocks on the allocation of (bilateral) aid using natural disasters as natural experiments. We find that aid commitment statistically significantly increases following ...

Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we know about them? And how can we use that knowledge to save lives and money?

Natural disasters—from floods and hurricanes to environmental accidents—have become pivotal events in shaping electoral dynamics worldwide. Voters often hold incumbents accountable for disaster ...

Artificial intelligence is becoming a larger part of natural disaster prediction as researchers search for better ways to improve future disaster forecasting and strengthen natural disaster prevention ...