13 Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2013-14

"Provincial official puts death toll from magnitude 7.7 quake in Awaran district in Baluchistan at 210, with 375 people injured"

"Tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in the Indian capital, Delhi, as well in the Pakistani port of Karachi"

World's largest insurance market says developing countries such as China, Thailand and Saudi Arabia are under-insured against natural disasters

Six Italian scientists and a government official have been found guilty in a watershed trial of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of the L'Aquila 2009 earthquake.

Disaster response needs to address misbeliefs about health hazards, respect bereaved, and allow dignified laying to rest Dead body management (pdf) is a key element of disaster response: how corpses are dealt with can have a profound impact and long-lasting effect on the mental health of survivors and communities, say experts.

Ageing populations and urbanisation could leave the world's poorest countries increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, the UK's chief scientific adviser warned on Tuesday. "Vulnerability will go soaring," said Sir John Beddington. "Extreme events will happen every five years instead of every 20. Vulnerability will come from changing climate, demography and most people living in cities."