Learning from experience, including that of other countries, is an important element of our knowledge about earthquakes and other disasters that affect major urban areas. The United States can learn ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, June 13, 2011 (ENS) – Another series of earthquakes today hit New Zealand’s South Island city of Christchurch, which is in the midst of recovery from a devastating quake ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Christchurch Catholic Cathedral is extensively damaged after an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, 2011.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Monday marked 10 years since an earthquake struck its South Island city of Christchurch, killing 185 people, injuring thousands and leaving a trail of destruction ...

Over the last 10 years since the most destructive of Canterbury’s earthquakes, former Senior Structural Engineer with HERA (Heavy Engineering Research Association) Charles Clifton has analysed why ...

Mark Quigley receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Some of the research discussed in this article was funded by the New Zealand Earthquake Commission. Many of us may remember the ...

While large parts of New Zealand are reeling from the flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which killed 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, February 22 marked the twelfth ...

The campaign follows a successful pitch in July. The city has seen a significant decline in holidaymakers since the February 2011 earthquake. Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism is launching the ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Monday marked 10 years since an earthquake struck its South Island city of Christchurch, killing 185 people, injuring thousands and leaving a trail of ...