Earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters could kill millions in the world's teeming "mega-cities" and time is running out to prevent such a catastrophe, a UN expert on emergency relief has ...

Created by civil engineering professors Ross Boulanger of UC Davis and James Michael Duncan of University of Maryland, the Geo Photo Album is full of mega-disasters coupled with precise ...

Engineering is an essential part of the modern world - we wouldn't have things like roads without it - but it can cause dangerous situations when things go wrong. This series takes a look at what ...

Some of the world's biggest cities are at growing risk of "mega disasters", the UN's humanitarian chief says.

AFTER mega storms and relentless bush fires devastated Australia’s wildlife killing more than 25 people, many around the globe are wandering what the next catastrophe could be. From the Austr… ...

Dean Dashti's research is specifically focused on geotechnical engineering, centrifuge modeling, and designing resilient infrastructure in the wake of earthquakes and climate-related natural disasters ...

The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters.

Earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters could kill millions in the world's teeming "mega-cities" and time is running out to prevent such a catastrophe, a UN expert on emergency relief has ...