More than 140 nations have agreed the first global, legally-binding treaty to prevent man-made emissions of mercury into the environment.

Africa's science academies have issued a statement calling for evidence to fill large gaps in the continent’s climate-change evidence base.

A knowledge-exchange programme has helped to protect African people from extreme weather and increase harvests, an initiative has found

Researchers are calling for more reliable aftershock forecasting after a Sumatran 'megaquake' this year caused other large earthquakes as far as Japan and Mexico.

International aid agency Islamic Relief has called on the UN to create a global fund to finance disaster prevention projects.

Research into the role of layers in oceans caused by differences in salinity could help improve hurricane forecasting, say scientists.

A new mobile text messaging service has expanded the Philippines' capacity to respond to health emergencies connected to natural disasters.

Disaster risk management calls for collaboration among scientists, policy makers and communities acting on integrated data.

Bangladesh can forecast floods three days in advance, but lack of shelters led to a heavy toll.

Researchers in the US have unveiled new technology which could significantly increase tsunami detection capabilities.

Analyses of tweets after earthquakes in Chile and Japan shed light on role of social media in post-disaster communication.

Tsunami researchers say current models rely on equations that cannot respond to complex wave behaviours along shorelines.

Warning systems in Indonesia, India and Australia 'worked well' after last week's powerful quake near Indonesia, but challenges remain.

Sri Lanka needs to be prepared for tsunamis in order to reduce impacts, say new computer simulated studies.

A new application uses satellite data to monitor forest fires in Nepal and Bhutan.

Residents of Asian cities are identified as the most exposed to floods caused by poor urban planning and climate change.

Multiple computer simulation models can give almost week's advance warning of a cyclone forming in the northern Indian Ocean, say scientists.

Thailand is investing in nanotechnology to help alleviate the impact of floods and other natural disasters.

Japan is to help Vietnam develop a satellite programme to help combat the effects of climate change and natural disasters.