California is one of the few states with building codes for wildfire protection because using fire-resistant materials helps ...

Fire safety advocates urge more ignition-resistant construction, but many say the focus should be on fire-proofing entire ...

Living concrete represents a revolutionary advancement in construction materials, merging biology and engineering to create self-healing components that repair damage autonomously. This ...

PM, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck approximately 155 kilometers north-west of the Snares Islands in New Zealand, raising critical tsunami alerts for coastal communities. This event showcases the ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Tsunamis can cause immense physical damage to ports, but the economic cost does not stop there. The resultant disruptions of shipping lanes result in billions of dollars in ...

Interactive map from the California Geological Survey shows the destruction potential of a tsunami wave in the Golden State.

Sources say that the IEM has made significant strides in fields such as strong-motion observation and application, earthquake-resistant building engineering, earthquake risk assessment and mitigation, ...

Eighty percent of those polled backed tougher building codes to make homes more fire resistant even if doing so added to costs. Seven out of 10 wanted more regulations to curb homebuilding in ...

Highly visible and labelled evacuation routes help show the best access to nearby higher grounds or the higher floors of tsunami-proof buildings. As the tsunami approaches the coast, the sea is drawn ...

Former students of Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture — where 84 children and staff lost their lives in the tsunami triggered by the March 11, 2011, Great East ...

The integration of DeFi with quantum-resistant cryptography is a powerful and timely innovation, one that can make financial transactions both decentralized and ultra-secure. Roussy Newton's work ...