List of Natural Disasters articles
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AFP/Getty Images Japan’s Black Swan
The earthquake changed everything. What will Tokyo do next?
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Getty Images Leaks in All the Wrong Places
Why the Japanese public has good reason to distrust official information.
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YOMIURI SHIMBUN/AFP/Getty Images Seismic Inequality
Rich countries have gotten very good at keeping people alive in earthquakes. But that doesn't mean poor countries should try to emulate them.
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STR/AFP/Getty Images A Radioactive Situation
Japan's earthquake could shake public trust in the safety of nuclear power.
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KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images Shakedown Artists
Earthquake expert Michael K. Lindell explains why the Japanese are better than the rest of us at preparing for earthquakes -- and what we can learn from them.