Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.

Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami led to an increased awareness about earthquake preparedness among Kathmandu residents. Since then, Nepal has experienced one major and many moderate earthquakes and ...

When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

Last April, a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island’s mountainous eastern coast of Hualien, killing at least 13 people and ...