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.

Drought is the deadliest disaster in Africa, but deaths have been going down, a conference hears.

The World Meteorological Organization is offering improved access to data for decision-makers in developing countries.

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

Recent giant quakes in the Pacific region and Indian Ocean are most likely random, finds a study of statistical and physical data.

New research in the debate about the protection coastal forests offer against tsunamis finds community location is a more important factor.

Using GPS stations could greatly reduce the time needed to issue a tsunami warning, say scientists.

Bangladesh’s proneness to major earthquakes is to be studied under a new five-year project.

Several science initiatives funded by UNESCO, including the Caribbean tsunami alert system, may be affected by the US funding freeze.

Japan is one of the first case studies for FORIN, a forensic approach to understanding the underlying causes of disasters.

Deadly tsunamis could be detected more quickly using the existing array of coastal radar stations.

Researchers on Pacific islands will be trained on the science behind hazards such as storm surges and tsunamis.

The World Risk Report 2011 uses a novel index that shows Afghanistan and some African countries to be most vulnerable to hazards.

The discovery that tsunamis leave a distinct 'airglow fingerprint' in the atmosphere could yield a faster, more efficient detection system.

India will help primitive tribes in the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands patent their traditional medicines.

Homes with floating foundations made from discarded plastic bottles could cut homelessness in flood-prone regions.

Chile and Japan have signed a US$3 million agreement to set up a joint programme for early warning of tsunamis and damage mitigation.

Buried mangrove forests act as earthquake-resistant foundations for buildings, a study in the Caribbean has found.