Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. An aerial view of beachfront homes that burned in the ...

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

From smarter materials to proactive planning, these strategies help create resilient schools that stay open and prepared for ...

Design firm Perkins+Will has unveiled the RELi standard that uses a points system similar to the LEED model to guide design for disaster resilience. The goal is to encourage city planners, project ...

Bandara Jayaratne from Beraliya, a village in the Aranayaka region in Sri Lanka, is among the fortunate individuals who ...

Power outages can happen at any time, affecting far too many Americans. According to a 2018 report from S&C Electric Company, 82% of all U.S. businesses experience an outage at least every two years ...

Residents of a senior care facility are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Photo by Ethan Swope / AP) This is your first of three free stories this ...

Since 1980, damages from natural disasters above the $1 billion threshold have totaled almost $3 trillion. That jaw-dropping figure doesn’t start to account for the pain and suffering, but it gives us ...

With World Bank support, Morocco has made significant strides since 2008 in strengthening its disaster and climate resilience. This has included gradual transition from a post-disaster approach ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Onx Homes, a pioneering home builder with nearly 50 patents focused on resilient and sustainable construction, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his 2026 New Year message stated, “We can collectively recreate a country far better ...