The building industry is "by far" the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any sector, according to the U.N.

The biennial list is intended to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, ...

Turkey will receive $1 billion (TL35.43 billion) from the World Bank this year to support the recovery of its earthquake-hit ...

Whereas conventional dissipation devices employ steel to mitigate earthquake damage, the “unique” patent impressively ...

Buildings and houses were shaking strongly seen from footage by local surveillance camera in Miyazaki city, with a population of roughly 400,000 people. Tsunami advisories for waves of a maximum ...

Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the ...

Furthermore, Turkey will need to spend substantial foreign currency on importing defense equipment required for building these ships. What’s included in the fleet of 31 ships? The 31 warships ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

Seismic-resistant buildings are designed to sway rather than collapse during earthquakes, while early warning systems detect seismic activity and provide residents with crucial seconds to prepare.

A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about 7 ...

Erdogan, modern Turkey's longest-serving leader, has been in power for more than two decades, first as a premier and later as president. Under Turkey's presidential term limits he is in his final ...