New state fire maps have moved many Ross residents into a greater wildfire hazard zone. The Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt an ordinance designating the fire hazard severity zones.

Sabah's vulnerability to landslides and earthquakes has prompted a call to urgently adopt two newly ­developed geospatial systems to strengthen disaster preparedness and improve land-use planning.

To reduce vulnerability, organisations such as the ... In addition to this, setting up evacuation zones and hazard mapping are helpful techniques to reduce the impact of a hazard.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Republicans in the Oregon legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s Wildfire Hazard Map, citing concerns that the wildfire resiliency tool is ...

It is also an active volcano. Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a ...