Disasters

A fledgeling social media app that connects neighbours in disaster-prone communities across Indonesia has saved lives and reduced financial losses,…

Recent Hurricane Florence should be taken as a reminder to always keep yourself prepared for the inevitable natural disasters. Living in a flood and…

Pinterest is certainly a more understated Silicon Valley unicorn, with a product that is much more wholesome than other places we tend to spend our…

Modern communication technology is vulnerable in a hurricane.Power lines can be downed, and data centers could be flooded. Your cellphone could…

Xconomy San Francisco — As wildfires continued to burn across the length of California this month, Gov. Jerry Brown urged residents to stay on…