Today in disaster resilience (19 April 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Severe storms unleash tornadoes and extreme floods across Texas and Louisiana, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/04/12/severe-storms-unleash-tornadoes-and-extreme-floods-across-texas-and-louisiana-u-s/

Finland’s Kalajoki Valley hit by floods, evacuations amid ice dam collapses https://watchers.news/2024/04/15/finlands-kalajoki-valley-hit-by-floods-evacuations-amid-ice-dam-collapses/

Nearly 16 000 homes flooded in Russia, 111 200 evacuated in Kazakhstan https://watchers.news/2024/04/15/nearly-16-000-homes-flooded-in-russia-111-200-evacuated-in-kazakhstan/

Dozens missing after large landslide hits DR Congo https://watchers.news/2024/04/15/dozens-missing-after-large-landslide-hits-dr-congo/

Destructive landslide hits Indonesia’s South Sulawesi https://watchers.news/2024/04/15/destructive-landslide-hits-indonesias-south-sulawesi/

Severe floods leave 58 dead, thousands of households affected in Tanzania https://watchers.news/2024/04/16/severe-floods-leave-58-dead-thousands-of-households-affected-in-tanzania/

A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/16/weather/dubai-rain-flooding-climate/index.html

Heavy rains lash Middle East, disrupting flights in Dubai after killing 20 in region https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-17/heavy-rains-lash-uae-flood-dubai-disrupt-dxb-flights/103733378

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/heavy-rains-kill-49-in-pakistan-state-of-emergency-declared

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Apr 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ruang https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/239550/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Apr-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ruang-D.html

Potential tsunami risk after major eruption at Ruang volcano, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/04/18/potential-tsunami-risk-after-major-eruption-at-ruang-volcano-indonesia/

Oman – Dozens Rescued, 12 Dead After Heavy Rain Triggers Flash Floods https://floodlist.com/asia/oman-floods-april-2024

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

U.S. Oil and Gas Boom Poses Challenge to Climate Goals https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/US-Oil-and-Gas-Boom-Poses-Challenge-to-Climate-Goals.html

Recent increase in the surface mass balance in central East Antarctica is unprecedented for the last 2000 years https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01355-1

Climate Authority says 75 pct cut in emissions “achievable” as Australia mulls 2035 target https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-authority-says-75-pct-cut-in-emissions-achievable-as-australia-mulls-2035-target/

Study identifies increased threat to coastlines from concurrent heat waves and sea level rises https://phys.org/news/2024-04-threat-coastlines-concurrent-sea.html

What is Mexico doing about climate change? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/what-is-mexico-doing-about-climate-change/

Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a year, UNSW study finds  https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/untapped-rooftop-solar-australian-homes-could-save-9-3-billion-a-year-unsw-study-finds/

The great ocean white-out https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/global-coral-bleaching-event-called-by-climate-agency-noaa/103649728

How to Replace Air Conditioning? Passive Strategies for Addressing Global Warming https://www.archdaily.com/1015113/how-to-replace-air-conditioning-passive-strategies-for-addressing-global-warming

Heat records shattered in northern Japan https://watchers.news/2024/04/16/heat-records-shattered-in-northern-japan/

“Borrowed time”: As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we’re in “uncharted territory” https://www.salon.com/2024/04/16/borrowed-time-as-we-shatter-temperature-records-experts-worry-were-in-uncharted-territory/

Increase in concerns about climate change following climate strikes and civil disobedience in Germany https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46477-4

The Paradox That’s Supercharging Climate Change https://www.wired.com/story/the-paradox-thats-supercharging-climate-change/

What do Americans want to know about climate change? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/ask-an-expert/

38 trillion dollars in damages each year: World economy already committed to income reduction of 19 % due to climate change https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/38-trillion-dollars-in-damages-each-year-world-economy-already-committed-to-income-reduction-of-19-due-to-climate-change

BoM declares the El Niño is over and another La Niña could be on the way https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/16/bom-el-nino-weather-pattern-classification-australia-over-la-nina

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-sahel-heatwave-that-hit-highly-vulnerable-population-at-the-end-of-ramadan-would-not-have-occurred-without-climate-change/

Compound dry and hot extremes: A review and future research pathways for India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169424005948

Rising Seas Stretch Risk Zones https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-seas-stretch-risk-zones

Disaster risk reduction

Economic assessment of drought risk management https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc9981en

Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is getting better, not worse https://theconversation.com/despite-what-you-might-hear-weather-prediction-is-getting-better-not-worse-225904

Disaster Insurance Reimagined https://econsoc.mpifg.de/49101/08_BookReviews_Econsoc_25-2_March2024.pdf

Making Waves: Towards data-centric water engineering https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135424004871

Principles for systemic risk assessment and response https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/principles-systemic-risk-assessment-and-response

The Role of the Spatial Network in Urban Disaster Risk Variations: Reimagining the Notion of Spatial Vulnerability at the Urban Scale https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-024-00554-w

Q1 2024 Gallagher Re Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/news-and-insights/2024/april/natural-catastrophe-climate-report/

Scientists construct global maps of burned areas at edge of cities https://news.ucar.edu/132950/fires-pose-growing-worldwide-threat-wildland-urban-interface

Emergency Management

Using human mobility data to detect evacuation patterns in hurricane Ian https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19475683.2024.2341703

FEMA leader to visit Savannah, laud $30M grant to ease flooding in Black neighborhoods https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/local/2024/04/16/fema-administrator-to-celebrate-30-million-savannah-grant-in-visit/73329907007/

Firefighting Helicopters: Deserted Tenders in Sicily, Exorbitant Costs to Blame? https://www.tp24.it/2024/04/17/english-news/firefighting-helicopters-deserted-tenders-in-sicily-nbsp-exorbitant-costs-to-blame/202808

Alberta bracing for a long wildfire season fuelled by drought https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-season-1.7177357

Lahaina Fire Comprehensive Timeline Report Released by the Attorney General of Hawaiߵi https://fsri.org/research-update/lahaina-fire-comprehensive-timeline-report-released-attorney-general-hawaii

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Think Globally, Act Locally? Evaluating Boston Climate Projects’ Community Engagement https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-023-00473-2

There is no such thing as a natural disaster https://www.undrr.org/our-impact/campaigns/no-natural-disasters

Retired teachers return to Colorado classrooms to teach students about climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/retired-teachers-return-to-colorado-classrooms-to-teach-students-about-climate-change/

Halocline phenomenon off the NSW south coast a ‘remarkable’ display of floodwater science https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/halocline-oceanic-phenomenon-a-display-of-floodwater-run-off/103689502

Disaster psychology

Incidence Trajectories of Psychiatric Disorders After Assault, Injury, and Bereavement https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2814163

Fostering dialogue on mental health and climate change https://www.climatecentre.org/13683/blog-fostering-dialogue-on-mental-health-and-climate-change/

Sociology and disasters

Community Adaptation to Heat stress − Social Network Analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096324000238

How to rebound from disasters? Resilience starts in the neighborhood https://www.preventionweb.net/news/how-rebound-disasters-resilience-starts-neighborhood

On your own, together: Regional perspectives on community resource-sharing for disaster preparedness in Washington state https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07352166.2024.2326491

Today in disaster resilience (12 April 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Sydneysiders to return to flood-hit homes as rivers fall https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-news-clean-up-under-way-as-nsw-residents-remain-on-flood-watch/0eec6c54-d5cd-489c-8f84-503ed4475cb1

Rare M4.8 earthquake hits New Jersey — the strongest since 1783, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/04/06/rare-m4-8-earthquake-hits-new-jersey-the-strongest-since-1783-u-s/

Widespread record floods hit parts of Russia, flooding over 10 500 homes https://watchers.news/2024/04/09/widespread-record-floods-hit-parts-of-russia-flooding-over-10-500-homes/

Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Apr 2024: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/238910/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Apr-2024-Etna-volcano-Santiaguito-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ib.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate pollution due to transport https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/better-travel-options-can-halve-climate-pollution-from-transport-by-2030/

Irish wind farms break record as turbines generate 43pc of electricity in March, report finds https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-wind-farms-break-record-as-turbines-generate-43pc-of-electricity-in-march-report-finds/a1250144377.html

Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/record-highs-heat-trapping-gases-climate-crisis

‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe

Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go https://theconversation.com/coastal-wetlands-cant-keep-pace-with-sea-level-rise-and-infrastructure-is-leaving-them-nowhere-to-go-226851

King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili Union treaty https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/tuvalu-weighs-falepili-union-treaty-king-tides/103669542

Greta Thunberg detained twice by police during Extinction Rebellion protest at The Hague https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/greta-thunberg-detained-twice-by-police-in-the-netherlands/103678576

Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below https://theconversation.com/heat-from-el-nino-can-warm-oceans-off-west-antarctica-and-melt-floating-ice-shelves-from-below-226233

Subsurface Warming of the West Antarctic Continental Shelf Linked to El Niño-Southern Oscillation https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL104518

Climate Resilient Cities https://wri-india.org/sites/default/files/WebFinal_23_CHVA_A4%20Report_24Feb.pdf

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists

Rising Seas Stretch Risk Zones https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-seas-stretch-risk-zones

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change https://www.carbonbrief.org/how-nigeria-is-reeling-from-extreme-heat-fuelled-by-climate-change/

Global warming is coming for your home https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/global-warming-is-coming-for-your-home

Ignore the pushback — green energy is going strong https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/04/10/clean-renewable-energy-electric-vehicles-evs-solar-wind-jacksonville-jea-natural-gas/

Adaptation Is the World’s Unheralded Tool to Deal With Climate Change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/climate-change-adaptation-key-questions-answered

European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68768598

Disaster risk reduction

Multiscale dynamics of transient merging between western disturbances and monsoonal lows: Connections to the July 2023 flood in Himachal Pradesh https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169809524001832

Elasticity curves describe streamflow sensitivity to precipitation across the entire flow distribution https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023EGUGA..25.6555A/abstract

Modeling streamflow in non-gauged watersheds with sparse data considering physiographic, dynamic climate, and anthropogenic factors using explainable soft computing techniques https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169424002403

Looking ahead in the midst of a crisis: The role of Anticipatory Action in a protracted drought https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/looking-ahead-midst-crisis-role-anticipatory-action-protracted-drought

Impacts of spatiotemporal resolutions of precipitation on flood event simulation based on multimodel structures – a case study over the Xiang River basin in China https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1665/2024/

Emergency Management

Flooded Wollongong community rallies to begin clean-up as uninsured residents fear for future https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/wollongong-flood-community-starts-cleanup-uninsured-fear/103679696

‘FireSmart works’: Praise for wildfire mitigation in West Kelowna https://www.kelownacapnews.com/local-news/firesmart-works-praise-for-wildfire-mitigation-in-west-kelowna-7341492

Emergency Management to conduct earthquake  communications testing and earthquake drill https://www.tooeleonline.com/articles/news/emergency-management-to-conduct-earthquake-communications-testing-and-earthquake-drill/

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Flood https://www.preventionweb.net/knowledge-base/hazards/flood

Disaster psychology

Higher ground or into harm’s way? Household storm surge sheltering and evacuation plans https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924002140

Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01951-1

Information and Compassion in Crisis Responses: A Test of Their Effects https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s1532754xjprr1102_02

Sociology and disasters

Slow violence to disasters: Exploring racialized topographies and contextualizing social vulnerability to flood and other environmental risks https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924001717

First they came for the Young Communists: police facilitation and control at COP26, Glasgow https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10439463.2024.2336007

Keeping it Fair: How to Account for Inequity in Climate and Disaster Risk Analyses https://blogs.adb.org/blog/keeping-it-fair-how-account-inequity-climate-and-disaster-risk-analyses

Today in disaster resilience (5 April 2024)

Please find below to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Several dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/25/several-dead-1000-homes-destroyed-in-papua-new-guinea-earthquake

Extremely heavy rains hit Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, causing destructive floods and landslides, Brazil https://watchers.news/2024/03/23/extremely-heavy-rains-hit-rio-de-janeiro-and-espirito-santo-causing-destructive-floods-and-landslides-brazil/

Properties impacted by bushfire in Western Australia’s south, police investigating cause https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/bushfire-continues-to-spread-through-hills-southern-wa/103625106

Uruguay – Thousands Evacuate as River Reaches Record High in Florida Department https://floodlist.com/america/uruguay-florida-floods-march-2024

Part of Highway 1 near Big Sur crumbles as new landslide closes more of historic roadway https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-31/landslide-erodes-part-of-highway-1-near-big-sur-closing-roadway

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills nine, tsunami warnings lifted https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/tsunami-warning-issued-in-japan-after-earthquake/103661984

Volcanic activity worldwide 3 Apr 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/238279/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-3-Apr-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Duko.html

Evacuation and extreme weather warnings issued after heavy rain falls across parts of Sydney and the Illawarra https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-06/nsw-saturday-weather-sydney-rain-flood-warnings/103675980

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/25/surge-in-wa-emissions-puts-australias-net-zero-targets-in-doubt

Climate change science is evolving toward adaptation and mitigation solutions https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.884

Nations Are Undercounting Emissions, Putting UN Goals at Risk https://e360.yale.edu/features/undercounted-emissions-un-climate-change

Push for greater climate urgency in new scorecard https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/11/push-for-greater-climate-urgency-in-new-scorecard/

State of European transport https://transport2024.transportenvironment.org/sot/index.html

Changes in Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets: in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/mar/25/changes-in-antarcticas-glaciers-and-ice-sheets-in-pictures

How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00096-9

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/pakistan-investigates-effect-of-heat-on-pregnant-women-babies-through-major-study/

Our plan to empower Australian communities and cut climate pollution by 75 percent this decade https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/seize-the-decade/

Australia’s carbon credits system a failure on global scale, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/australias-carbon-credits-system-a-failure-on-global-scale-study-finds

Solar laggards: The five states with the least amount of solar installed https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/03/27/solar-laggards-the-five-states-with-the-least-amount-of-solar-installed/

Drilling into Antarctica’s Past https://eos.org/articles/drilling-into-antarcticas-past

Global heat waves are moving 20 per cent more slowly, meaning more people stay hot longer, and they are happening 67 per cent more often https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/climate-change-study-australia-is-in-the-crucible-of-slower-longer-heatwaves/sfhj9gfo8

Germany shuts down seven brown coal power stations at end of winter https://reneweconomy.com.au/germany-shuts-down-seven-brown-coal-power-stations-at-end-of-winter/

Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480

Global temperature increase in 2023 blew past all climate models https://www.earth.com/news/global-temperature-increase-2023-blew-past-all-climate-models/

Potential for historically unprecedented Australian droughts from natural variability and climate change https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1383/2024/hess-28-1383-2024-assets.html

A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again https://theconversation.com/a-20-year-mega-drought-in-australia-research-suggests-its-happened-before-and-we-should-expect-it-again-223356

How might the next super tornado outbreak play out in tomorrow’s world? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/how-might-the-next-super-tornado-outbreak-play-out-in-tomorrows-world/

Disaster risk reduction

A brief history of information and disinformation in hydrological data and the impact on the evaluation of hydrological models https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02626667.2024.2332616

What if AI could save lives? A paradigm shift in weather forecasting https://www.climateforesight.eu/articles/what-if-ai-could-save-lives-a-paradigm-shift-in-weather-forecasting/

Satellite data assimilation improves forecasts of severe weather https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/satellite-data-assimilation-improves-forecasts-severe-weather/

New Yorkers Now Protected with Home Flooding History Disclosure https://www.nrdc.org/bio/joel-scata/new-yorkers-now-protected-home-flooding-history-disclosure

Natural catastrophes in 2023 https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-01.html

How Taiwan managed to keep its death toll so low during 7.4 magnitude earthquake — largest in 25 years https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/04/03/taiwan-earthquake-death-toll/

New MCR2030 knowledge products on innovating heat and wildfire risk governance https://www.undrr.org/news/new-mcr2030-knowledge-products-innovating-heat-and-wildfire-risk-governance

Unlocking the floodgates to flood resilience https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/research/case-studies/informing-flood-risk-policy

AI improves monsoon rainfall predictions https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ai-improves-monsoon-rainfall-predictions

No Canadian Volcanoes Meet Monitoring Standards https://eos.org/articles/no-canadian-volcanoes-meet-monitoring-standards

Taiwan earthquake: an earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next https://theconversation.com/taiwan-earthquake-an-earthquake-scientist-on-what-we-know-so-far-and-what-may-happen-next-227051

Emergency Management

Haiti Humanitarian Crisis https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/haiti-humanitarian-crisis/

EU provides €600 million to strengthen rescEU firefighting fleet https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-provides-eu600-million-strengthen-resceu-firefighting-fleet-2024-03-25_en

Atlantic hurricanes to be given both first and last names https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/atlantic-hurricanes-to-be-given-both-first-and-last-names/

Forecasters predict an extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/forecasters-predict-an-extremely-active-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season/

Initial news about landslides from the 3 April 2024 M=7.2 earthquake in Taiwan https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/3-april-2024-earthquake-taiwan-1

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Natural disaster or natural hazard? Even experts interchangeably use these terms https://english.onlinekhabar.com/natural-disaster-or-natural-hazard.html

Call for submissions: Empowering the next generation for a disaster-free future https://www.preventionweb.net/news/call-submissions-empowering-next-generation-disaster-free-future

Interactive community flood map https://rainnorthants.co.uk/interactive-flood-maps-available-harpers-wootton/

Disaster psychology

‘Seven times down, eight times up’: When life is hard, how do we go on? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/staying-upright-life-can-be-hard-how-do-people-endure/103615514

‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/everybody-has-a-breaking-point-how-the-climate-crisis-affects-our-brains

Sociology and disasters

Urban form and structure explain variability in spatial inequality of property flood risk among US counties https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01337-3

Today in disaster resilience (22 March 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Tornado outbreak strikes Indiana and Ohio, numerous injuries, 2 fatalities reported https://watchers.news/2024/03/15/tornado-outbreak-strikes-indiana-and-ohio-numerous-injuries-2-fatalities-reported/

Severe Tropical Cyclone “Megan” reaches Category 3, landfall expected on March 18, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/03/17/severe-tropical-cyclone-megan-reaches-category-3-landfall-expected-on-march-18-australia/

New volcanic eruption begins on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland https://watchers.news/2024/03/16/volcanic-eruption-reykjanes-peninsula-iceland-march-2024/

Argentina – Flood Chaos in Buenos Aires After 130mm of Rain in 24 Hours https://floodlist.com/america/argentina-flood-buenos-aires-march-2024

Bushfire emergency threatens homes in Perth’s north-east https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-19/bushfire-emergency-threatens-homes-red-hill-north-of-perth/103607322

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Mar 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/237108/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Mar-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Marapi-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand https://thedriven.io/2024/03/15/stranded-assets-chinese-fossil-car-production-plunges-amid-surging-ev-demand/

World’s most powerful tidal turbine eyes US debut with Orbital Marine https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-eyes-us-debut-with-orbital-marine

How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy https://e360.yale.edu/features/china-renewable-energy

WA had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-18/wa-summer-heat-broke-records-but-media-downplayed-climate-change/103572922

Climate hazards don’t have to become climate disasters https://www.undrr.org/zero-climate-disasters

Publication: Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3770b59a-617f-4636-8aa1-adbe6db7db34

Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/15/australian-alps-face-worlds-largest-loss-of-snow-by-end-of-century-research-shows

Rio De Janeiro hits record 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) thermal sensation, Brazil https://watchers.news/2024/03/18/rio-de-janeiro-hits-record-62-3-c-144-14-f-thermal-sensation-brazil/

Severe wildfires in southern China claim 4 lives, spawn huge pyroCb clouds https://watchers.news/2024/03/18/severe-wildfires-in-southern-china-claim-4-lives-spawn-huge-pyrocb-clouds/

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate report confirms 2023 broke every single climate indicator https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/wmo-climate-records-broken-global-temperature/103604076

Heatwaves are killing more of our patients than any other natural disaster https://www.ausdoc.com.au/opinion/heatwaves-kill-more-of-our-patients-than-any-other-natural-disaster/

46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/19/summer-storm-britain-future-tories-labour-climate

South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/18/south-sudan-closes-schools-in-preparation-for-45c-heatwave

How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00096-9

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation https://apnews.com/article/inflation-climate-change-food-prices-heat-6e5297e12868aaf797529bb755268818

The heat index — how hot it feels — is rising faster than temperature https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/03/19/the-heat-index-how-hot-it-feels-is-rising-faster-than-temperature

Frequency of heat days systematically underestimated in many studies https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/frequency-of-heat-days-systematically-underestimated-in-many-studies/

Proposing a new indicator, the “Potential Maximum Storm Tide” (PMST) to estimate the risk of coastal flooding under climate change https://eos.org/editor-highlights/where-and-how-sea-level-rise-threatens-coastal-areas-and-communities

Disaster risk reduction

Enhancing GRACE data resolution for water cycle analysis https://eo4society.esa.int/2024/03/13/enhancing-grace-data-resolution-for-water-cycle-analysis/

Improved Earthquake Clustering Using a Density‐Adaptive DBSCAN Algorithm: An Example from Iran https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/95/2A/942/630230/Improved-Earthquake-Clustering-Using-a-Density

Lessons on resilience from a year of global earthquakes https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/lessons-resilience-year-global-earthquakes

A systematic review of climate change science relevant to Australian design flood estimation https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1251/2024/

Simple hydrological models for assessing the impact of forest cover change on streamflow for large catchments with a dry tropical climate https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2024.2310488

Global prediction of extreme floods in ungauged watersheds https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07145-1

Quality of Cities’ Networks of Plans and Prospects for Flood Resilience https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0739456X241236486

The USGS has collected and released topographic data that show the changes to the Mud Creek landslide of Big Sur during the winter of 2024 https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/news/usgs-remote-sensing-data-tracks-big-sur-landslides-2024

Detecting storms thanks to GPS https://baug.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/news/2024/03/detecting-storms-thanks-to-gps.html

Emergency Management

Who Pays? Cost-Sharing for Disaster Management in the US and Japan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372823090_Who_Pays_Cost-Sharing_for_Disaster_Management_in_the_US_and_Japan

ECOWAS supports early warnings for all with a new disaster operations centre https://www.undrr.org/news/ecowas-supports-early-warnings-all-new-disaster-operations-centre

The Maui catastrophe is a wake-up call https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/03/17/editorial/insight/column-the-maui-catastrophe-is-a-wake-up-call/

Evaluating the Impacts of Hurricane Maria on Residential Construction Practices in Puerto Rico https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784485279.050

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Unravelling complexity through Impact Webs: a novel approach for mapping the systemic nature of risks https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/unravelling-complexity-through-impact-webs-novel-approach-mapping-systemic

Researchers say Australian schoolchildren are asking if it’s ‘too late’ to halt climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/kids-and-climate-action-is-it-too-late/103610946

Get prepared for earthquakes and tsunamis https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/know-your-hazards/earthquakes-tsunamis

Disaster psychology

Mental health and psychosocial interventions in the context of climate change: a scoping review https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00054-1

1 in 3 Australians report being worried that they may have to permanently relocate because of extreme weather https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/one-in-three-aussies-fear-extreme-weather-will-force-them-to-leave-their-homes/

Sociology and disasters

G20 DRR Working Group holds first meeting under the Brazilian Presidency and embraces addressing inequalities and reducing vulnerabilities https://www.undrr.org/news/g20-drr-working-group-holds-first-meeting-under-brazilian-presidency-and-embraces-addressing

Problems and promises of postmodernism in (re)liberating disaster studies https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DPM-06-2023-0153/full/html

What is the Sendai Gender Action Plan? https://www.preventionweb.net/news/what-sendai-gender-action-plan

We are sidekicks! Concretizing the antecedents and outcomes of communal coping in the COVID-19 crisis renewal https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-5973.12557

Today in disaster resilience (15 March 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Earthquake of 3.6-magnitude hits Blue Mountains area west of Sydney https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-08/nsw-earthquake-3-6-magnitude-blue-mountains-area/103567618

Severe storm system spawns tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/03/10/severe-storm-system-spawns-tornadoes-in-alabama-and-georgia-u-s/

Torrential rains in West Sumatra cause destructive landslides, fatal floods, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/03/10/torrential-rains-in-west-sumatra-cause-destructive-landslides-fatal-floods-indonesia/

France – Seven People Missing After Severe Floods in Gard, Ardèche and Var https://floodlist.com/europe/france-storm-monica-gard-ardeche-march-2024

At least 26 people killed after floods, landslides hit Indonesia’s Sumatra https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/11/dozens-dead-after-flash-floods-landslides-hit-indonesias-sumatra-island

Severe Tropical Storm “Filipo” strikes Mozambique https://watchers.news/2024/03/13/severe-tropical-storm-filipo-strikes-mozambique/

Tinakula volcano in Solomon Islands erupts, sending lava toward the ocean https://watchers.news/2024/03/13/tinakula-volcano-in-solomon-islands-erupts-sending-lava-toward-the-ocean/

Seven people missing in floods as heavy rain dumped in outback Western Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-12/wa-flooding-eyre-highway-christmas-island-cyclone-/103576444

Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Mar 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/236499/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Mar-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Ibu-Nevado-del-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record https://apnews.com/article/winter-warming-missing-climate-change-snow-e5e45c1d5eb9f168030e0fe90ac36ac8

Long weekend heatwave causes Moomba Parade cancellation and festival disruptions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/music-festival-extreme-heat-bushfire-victoria-pitch-golden-plain/103568338

Great Lakes Ice Cover Hits New Lows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/great-lakes-ice-climate-change

Emergent constraints on carbon budgets as a function of global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46137-7

Heatwave pushes wind and solar to record highs, as renewables share reaches 70 pct of NEM https://reneweconomy.com.au/heatwave-pushes-wind-and-solar-to-record-highs-as-renewables-share-reaches-70-pct-of-nem/

Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/10/hobart-endures-hottest-night-in-112-years-as-severe-heatwave-hits-south-eastern-australia

Europe unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/10/europe-unprepared-for-climate-risks-eea-report

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/study-explores-impacts-arctic-warming-daily-weather-patterns-us/

Record run of autumn hot weather for Sydney as waters simmer past cyclone threshold https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/nsw-sydney-water-warm-summer-temperatures-in-autumn/103576780

Is renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-renewable-energy-cheaper-than

Renewables provide 52 pct of German power in 2023, as wind overtakes coal https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-provide-52-pct-of-german-power-in-2023-as-wind-overtakes-coal/

Why women are key to climate action https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/page/why-women-are-key-climate-action

East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season – new study https://theconversation.com/east-africa-must-prepare-for-more-extreme-rainfall-during-the-short-rainy-season-new-study-218545

Climate change is forcing massive changes to how Australia protects endangered animals and plants from extinction https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-13/climate-change-bushfires-species-extinction-black-summer/103494254

Increasing frequency and lengthening season of western disturbances are linked to increasing strength and delayed northward migration of the subtropical jet https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/5/345/2024/

Tennis anyone? Bad news for skiers as snow season could shrink by 78% this century https://theconversation.com/tennis-anyone-bad-news-for-skiers-as-snow-season-could-shrink-by-78-this-century-225581

Thousands of high temperature records broken across Africa https://watchers.news/2024/03/12/thousands-of-high-temperature-records-broken-across-africa/

Australian National Climate Risk Assessment: First pass assessment report https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/publications/ncra-first-pass-risk-assessment

There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421376-there-are-growing-fears-of-an-alarming-shift-in-antarctic-sea-ice/

Climate change impacts in Bangladesh https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/climate-change-impacts-bangladesh

Disaster risk reduction

Beyond a fixed number: Investigating uncertainty in popular evaluation metrics of ensemble flood modeling using bootstrapping analysis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12982

Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all https://theconversation.com/cultural-burning-is-better-for-australian-soils-than-prescribed-burning-or-no-burning-at-all-224337

AI predicts flooding https://www.dtu.dk/english/news/all-news/ai-predicts-flooding?id=9b180ce8-3fc7-41e2-bcb9-8506786c8d70

Flood risk mapping is a public good, so why the public resistance in Canada? Lessons from Nova Scotia https://theconversation.com/flood-risk-mapping-is-a-public-good-so-why-the-public-resistance-in-canada-lessons-from-nova-scotia-224902

Flood risk assessment for Indian sub-continental river basins https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1107/2024/hess-28-1107-2024.html

Data gaps hide the true human impacts of disasters in 2023 https://www.undrr.org/explainer/uncounted-costs-of-disasters-2023#floods

Catchment characterization: Current descriptors, knowledge gaps and future opportunities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825224000667

$500K Sand Dune Designed to Protect Coastal Homes Washes Away in Just 3 Days https://www.thedailybeast.com/dollar500k-dune-designed-to-protect-massachusetts-homes-last-just-3-days

Map shows which coastal U.S. cities are sinking, face greater flood risk https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4516635-map-shows-which-coastal-u-s-cities-are-sinking-face-greater-flood-risk/

Flood cover could become mandatory for some home owners — and it may lead to having no protection at all https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-11/mandatory-flood-cover-premiums-rising-insurance/103566224

Mapping the Most Susceptible Regions to Fire in Portugal https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/7/254#

Can earth-covered houses protect us from bushfires? Even if they’re a solution, it’s not risk-free https://theconversation.com/can-earth-covered-houses-protect-us-from-bushfires-even-if-theyre-a-solution-its-not-risk-free-216449

Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new research https://theconversation.com/indigenous-fire-management-began-more-than-11-000-years-ago-new-research-225263

Australia’s Tinderbox Drought (2017 – 2019) https://climateextremes.org.au/australias-tinderbox-drought-2017-2019/

Efficiency of global precipitation datasets in tropical and subtropical catchments revealed by large sampling hydrological modelling https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169424004116

Accurate hindcasting of explosive eruptions at Whakaari, New Zealand https://www.jvolcanica.org/ojs/index.php/volcanica/article/view/217

Disasters will be less devastating if we plan for them https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/03/natural-disaster-prevention/

Bolder leadership for surface water flooding https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/15/bolder-leadership-for-surface-water-flooding/

Emergency Management

Subcommittee to Hold Hearing to Examine the Expanded Use of FEMA’s Resources https://transportation.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407264

13 years after 3/11, Japan’s readiness for complex disasters remains inadequate https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/japan-disaster-preparedness-march-11/

New Jersey and the nation were not prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the state “remains underprepared for the next emergency https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ap-top-news/2024/03/11/report-new-jersey-and-us-were-not-prepared-for-covid-19-and-state-remains-so-for-the-next-crisis

Drought triggers more overnight wildfires, finds B.C. scientist https://www.nsnews.com/highlights/drought-triggers-more-overnight-wildfires-finds-bc-scientist-8435814

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Co-creating resilient communities https://www.hull.ac.uk/special/climate-action

The best climate change movies and TV series of 2023 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/03/the-best-climate-change-movies-and-tv-series-of-2023/

Disaster psychology

The dynamics of community resilience perception between two waves of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2022: A longitudinal study from Shanghai https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061724000061

The influence of the 2021 European flooding on pro-environmental attitudes and partial behavior transition https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/influence-2021-european-flooding-pro-environmental-attitudes-and-partial-behavior

Sociology and disasters

Built or Social environment? Effects of perceptions of neighborhood green spaces on resilience of residents to heat waves https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1618866724000657

Climate change remains worse for women and girls — but it doesn’t have to be https://floodresilience.net/blogs/addressing-gender-inequalities-in-climate-adaptation-programmes/

The network resilience of safety confirmation and social capital during natural disasters: the comparison of the U.S. and Japan https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-024-00192-8

Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them https://theconversation.com/pacific-islanders-have-long-drawn-wisdom-from-the-earth-the-sky-and-the-waves-research-shows-the-science-is-behind-them-225088

Today in disaster resilience (8 March 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Iceland evacuates Blue Lagoon and Grindavík amid intense seismic swarm, fear of new eruption https://watchers.news/2024/03/03/iceland-evacuates-blue-lagoon-and-grindavik-amid-intense-seismic-swarm-fear-of-new-eruption/

Massive blizzard strikes California and Nevada with wind gusts up to 305 km/h (190 mph) https://watchers.news/2024/03/03/massive-blizzard-strikes-california-and-nevada-with-wind-gusts-up-to-305-km-h-190-mph/

Over 6 000 isolated as avalanche closes tunnel entrance in Aosta Valley, Italy https://watchers.news/2024/03/04/over-6-000-isolated-as-avalanche-closes-tunnel-entrance-in-aosta-valley-italy/

Heavy rains and snow hit Pakistan, destroying homes and leaving dozens dead https://watchers.news/2024/03/04/heavy-rains-and-snow-hit-pakistan-destroying-homes-and-leaving-dozens-dead/

Extreme flash flooding in Al Dakhiliyah, Oman https://watchers.news/2024/03/06/extreme-flash-flooding-in-al-dakhiliyah-oman/

Large waterspout makes landfall in Okinawa, damaging several buildings, Japan https://watchers.news/2024/03/07/large-waterspout-makes-landfall-in-okinawa-damaging-several-buildings-japan/

Raging wildfires scorch 40 000 ha (98 800 acres) of land in northwestern Thailand https://watchers.news/2024/03/07/raging-wildfires-scorch-40-000-ha-98-800-acres-of-land-in-northwestern-thailand/

Bushfire at Port Latta forces evacuation of Crayfish Creek and surrounding communities in north-west Tasmania https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-03/tas-caravan-park-evacuated-as-fire-threatens-port-latta-in-north/103539942

Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Mar 2024: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Dukono, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/235972/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-5-Mar-2024-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Dukono-Marapi-Revent.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Ski resorts’ era of plentiful snow may be over due to climate crisis, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/02/ski-resorts-snow-global-warming-study

High resolution climate change observations and projections for the evaluation of heat-related extremes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03074-w

Australia sweats through third-hottest summer on record with hot and dry autumn predicted https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/01/australia-sweats-through-third-hottest-summer-on-record-with-hot-and-dry-autumn-predicted

EU countries already hitting some of their sustainable energy targets for 2030 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/28/eu-countries-already-hitting-some-of-their-sustainable-energy-targets-for-2030

While many parts of the U.S. are seeing their water tables recede as the climate warms, much of New England is witnessing water levels rise https://www.umass.edu/news/article/umass-amherst-researchers-need-massachusetts-citizen-scientists-help-model-rising

Man, it’s a hot one: Trends and extremes in Florida autumn heat stress https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.8415

This L.A. neighborhood’s ‘cool pavements’ help it beat the intense heat https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reflective-payments-cooling-heat-latinos-california-rcna141458

El Niño weakens but impacts continue https://wmo.int/media/news/el-nino-weakens-impacts-continue

72 per cent of First Nations respondents struggled to cool their homes https://www.acoss.org.au/media-releases/?media_release=people-becoming-severely-ill-at-home-due-to-heat

Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/05/ice-free-summers-in-arctic-possible-within-next-decade-scientists-say

Rich countries found to use six times more resources, generate 10 times the climate impact https://phys.org/news/2024-03-rich-countries-resources-generate-climate.html

These are the ‘climate grannies’ — and they’ll do whatever it takes to protect their grandchildren https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/climate-grannies-environmental-activism

Antarctica Is Undergoing a “Regime Shift” – New Research Uncovers Fundamental Changes in Polar Climates https://scitechdaily.com/antarctica-is-undergoing-a-regime-shift-new-research-uncovers-fundamental-changes-in-polar-climates/

Anthropogenic climate change has influenced global river flow seasonality https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi9501

Enhancing climate resilience and water security for communities in Timor Leste https://www.sprep.org/news/enhancing-climate-resilience-and-water-security-for-communities-in-timor-leste

Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No https://www.nasa.gov/earth/can-volcanic-super-eruptions-lead-to-major-cooling-study-suggests-no/

Global warming may be behind an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells https://theconversation.com/global-warming-may-be-behind-an-increase-in-the-frequency-and-intensity-of-cold-spells-223153

Green roofs can cool cities and save energy: modelling https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/02/green-roofs-can-cool-cities-and-save-energy-modelling

UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147177

Climate Disaster Impacts https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/climate-disaster-impacts/103542506

Regime shifts in Arctic terrestrial hydrology manifested from impacts of climate warming https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/1033/2024/

Scientists Vote Down Proposal to Declare Anthropocene Has Begun https://e360.yale.edu/digest/anthropocene-not-begun

Australia’s Tinderbox Drought: An extreme natural event likely worsened by human-caused climate change https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj3460

February was warmest on record globally, say scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/07/february-warmest-on-record-globally-copernicus-climate-change-service

Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four socio-economically diverse countries https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/3agzk

The weather records that fell in Queensland during the summer of 2023-24 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/queensland-summer-weather-records-rainfall-heat/103552060

Solar records round out summer, all across the country https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-records-round-out-summer-all-across-the-country/

Arizona’s health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/arizonas-health-department-has-named-the-first-statewide-heat-officer-to-address-extreme-heat

Disaster risk reduction

Droughts impede water balance recovery from fires in the Western United States https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02266-8

Canada Under Fire – Drivers and Impacts of the Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfire Season https://essopenarchive.org/users/747500/articles/719254-canada-under-fire-drivers-and-impacts-of-the-record-breaking-2023-wildfire-season

Flood risk assessment for Indian sub-continental river basins https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1107/2024/

Revealing the Secrets of the Western Mediterranean: A Deep Earthquake and the Overturned Slab https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/tsr/article/4/1/52/635220/Revealing-the-Secrets-of-the-Western-Mediterranean

Economic Risk Assessment of Future Debris Flows by Machine Learning Method https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-024-00545-x

A chronic underinvestment in disaster risk reduction https://www.undrr.org/financing-prevention

Rockfalls as a hazard to mountaineers in high mountain areas https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/mountaineers-1

Nearshore tsunami amplitudes across the Maldives archipelago due to worst-case seismic scenarios in the Indian Ocean https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/737/2024/

Alberta outlines 5-year $125M plan to protect communities from drought, floods https://globalnews.ca/news/10334070/alberta-five-year-drought-flood-plan/

The Seismicity Rate Model for the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/114/1/182/631848/The-Seismicity-Rate-Model-for-the-2022-Aotearoa

New ‘digital twin’ Earth could help predict water-based natural disasters before they strike https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/03/05/digital-twin-earth-predict-water-natural-disasters

Earthquake fatalities and potency https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/earthquake-fatalities-and-potency

Near-real-time loss estimates for future Italian earthquakes based on the M6.9 Irpinia example https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/near-real-time-loss-estimates-future-italian-earthquakes-based-m69-irpinia-example

Connected urban green spaces for pluvial flood risk reduction in the Metropolitan area of Milan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670724001161

Already hundreds of wildfires annually in the Netherlands https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/hundreds-of-wildfires-annually-in-the-netherlands

Emergency Management

In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of Australia’s bushfire emissions https://theconversation.com/in-a-dangerously-warming-world-we-must-confront-the-grim-reality-of-australias-bushfire-emissions-224745

Lahaina to Get Prefab Buildings for Wildfire Survivors https://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/lahaina-to-get-prefab-buildings-for-wildfire-survivors

Information for emergency response and disaster risk management https://emergency.copernicus.eu/

Marin County, Calif., Plans New Emergency Radio System https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/marin-county-calif-plans-new-emergency-radio-system

Spotter planes eyes in the sky in first defence against bushfires in regional Western Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-03/spotter-planes-first-defence-against-bushfires-wa/103532374

How countries in conflict zones can recover from floods – lessons from Pakistan https://theconversation.com/how-countries-in-conflict-zones-can-recover-from-floods-lessons-from-pakistan-224707

New western training center seeks to grow prescribed fire capacity https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2024-03-01/new-training-center-seeks-to-grow-prescribed-fire-capacity

Scaling up early warning systems for communities in fragile and conflict zones https://blogs.worldbank.org/dev4peace/scaling-early-warning-systems-communities-fragile-and-conflict-zones

The Texas Panhandle Wildfires and Four Keys for Equitable Recovery https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/texas-panhandle-wildfires-and-four-keys-equitable-recovery

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Disaster resilience resources for municipalities https://www.iclr.org/municipality/

Promoting public health equity through strategic information campaigns on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of pandemic health information campaigns on Twitter in Houston, Texas https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rhc3.12294

Traditional weather forecasts: expert shares 5 ways Africa’s coastal residents predict floods https://theconversation.com/traditional-weather-forecasts-expert-shares-5-ways-africas-coastal-residents-predict-floods-223145

Disasterologists at the Movies: An Innovative Use of Twitter for Disaster Education https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZNMZWXPTVB3QTGJWDUSW/full

Disaster psychology

Wildfires appear to increase mental health burden https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/wildfires-appear-to-increase-mental-health-burden

Learning mental resilience https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/get-out-of-your-mind/202311/four-qualities-of-mentally-strong-people

Predicting Hurricane Evacuation Decisions with Interpretable Machine Learning Methods https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-024-00541-1

Sociology and disasters

A Storm Blows in Inequality – 3 Solutions to Adapt to Climate Change While Fighting Poverty https://blogs.iadb.org/sostenibilidad/en/a-storm-blows-in-inequality-3-solutions-to-adapt-to-climate-change-while-fighting-poverty/

Exploring the role of social capital in community flood resiliency in Binghamton, NY https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924000840

Measuring vulnerability to assess households resilience to flood risks in Karonga district, Malawi https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-024-06416-4

Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/fao-report–heatwaves-and-floods-affect-rural-women-and-men-differently–widen-income-gap/en

The roles of women in disaster risk management: A Bolivian Perspective https://floodresilience.net/blogs/bolivian-women-in-disaster-risk-management/

Estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable https://theconversation.com/estimated-2-5-million-people-displaced-by-tornadoes-wildfires-and-other-disasters-in-2023-tell-a-story-of-recovery-in-america-and-who-is-vulnerable-224904

Today in disaster resilience (1 March 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Another extreme weather deluge rolls over Far North Queensland https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/qld/2024/02/24/another-soaking-for-fnq

Out-of-control Victorian bushfire destroys six homes, sparks Ballarat smoke warning https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-25/vic-fires-ballarat-beaufort-raglan-bushfires-warnings/103509258

Brazil – 8 Killed in Floods and Landslides as Rain Lashes State of Rio De Janeiro https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-rio-de-janeiro-february-2024

Indonesia’s strongest tornado on record https://watchers.news/2024/02/26/indonesias-strongest-tornado-on-record/

Flash flooding in Australia’s wettest town, Tully, during 458mm downpour https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-26/australias-wettest-town-tully-inundated-by-458mm-downpour/103512644

Series of devastating wildfires hit Texas Panhandle, causing evacuations, temporary closure of critical nuclear weapons facility, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/02/28/series-of-devastating-wildfires-hit-texas-panhandle-causing-evacuations-temporary-closure-of-critical-nuclear-weapons-facility-u-s/

Tens of thousands in Victoria urged to evacuate due to catastrophic fire danger, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/02/28/tens-of-thousands-in-victoria-urged-to-evacuate-due-to-catastrophic-fire-danger-australia/

Ash emissions from Popocatépetl affect nearby municipalities, cancel flights, Mexico https://watchers.news/2024/02/28/ash-emissions-from-popocatepetl-affect-nearby-municipalities-cancel-flights-mexico/

Widespread flooding and landslides hit Italy, deadly avalanche in Alto Adige https://watchers.news/2024/02/29/widespread-flooding-and-landslides-hit-italy-deadly-avalanche-in-alto-adige/

Smokehouse Creek Fire rapidly grows to second-largest wildfire in history of Texas https://watchers.news/2024/02/29/smokehouse-creek-fire-rapidly-grows-to-second-largest-wildfire-in-history-of-texas/

Volcanic activity worldwide 28 Feb 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/235430/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-28-Feb-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Dukono-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

What Will It Take to Save Our Cities from a Scorching Future? https://e360.yale.edu/features/eleni-myrivili-interview

Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/24/antarctica-sea-ice-reaches-alarming-low-for-third-year-in-a-row

Youth response to climate change: Learning from Indigenous land-based camp at the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Communities, Canada https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830724000314

Significantly wetter or drier future conditions for one to two thirds of the world’s population https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44513-3

Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall https://thedriven.io/2024/02/26/electric-vehicles-will-crush-fossil-cars-on-price-as-lithium-and-battery-prices-fall/

Mapping pedestrian heat stress in current and future heatwaves in Cardiff, Newport, and Wrexham in Wales, UK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132324000106

No ‘statistically significant’ link between climate change and Chile’s wildfires https://www.carbonbrief.org/no-statistically-significant-link-between-climate-change-and-chiles-wildfires/

Future Changes in Global Atmospheric Rivers Projected by CMIP6 Models https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JD039359

Paris puts people and bicycles at the heart of ambitious new climate plan https://momentummag.com/paris-puts-people-and-bicycles-at-the-heart-of-ambitious-new-climate-plan/

Torrential storms and a rising ocean are eating away at California https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-rainfall-landslides-drought-atmospheric-river-climate-chang-rcna139741

Australians warned to expect fewer but more ferocious cyclones https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-26/australians-warned-to-expect-fewer-but-more-ferocious-cyclones/103500624

Wetlands, parks and even botanical gardens among the best ways to cool cities during heatwaves https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/wetlands-parks-and-even-botanical-gardens-among-best-ways-cool-cities-during-heatwaves

New climate model shows more extreme rainfall in the tropics with increased temperatures https://ist.ac.at/en/news/cloud-clustering-causes-more-extreme-rain/

Sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) prediction of dry and wet extremes for climate adaptation in India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880724000128

We must cut carbon from industry. Here’s how we can do it https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/02/we-must-cut-carbon-from-industry-heres-how-we-can-do-it/

After a weird summer of floods and heatwaves, scientists explain why weather extremes are ‘on steroids’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/global-warming-effect-on-extreme-weather-events/103471564

Climate change is throwing the water cycle into chaos across the U.S. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/climate-change-throwing-water-cycle-chaos-us-rcna137892

Catalysing Climate Resilience with Private Sector Action https://resiliencefirst.org/news/progress-update-catalysing-climate-resilience-private-sector-action

“Turning Up the Heat”: report launch on the growing threat of heat risk in the UK https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/turning-up-the-heat-report-launch-on-the-growing-threat-of-heat-risk-in-the-uk/

Five reasons why mandatory flood disclosure in Florida would be a big win for Realtors https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/02/23/mandatory-flood-disclosure-florida-realtors-insurance-premiums-flooding-climate-resilience/

New report predicts impact of future heatwaves in Welsh cities https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-blogs/news/new-report-predicts-impact-of-future-heatwaves-in-welsh-cities/

We can’t say yet if grid-breaking thunderstorms are getting worse – but we shouldn’t wait to find out https://theconversation.com/we-cant-say-yet-if-grid-breaking-thunderstorms-are-getting-worse-but-we-shouldnt-wait-to-find-out-224148

Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead https://electrek.co/2024/02/27/us-renewables-2023-solar-in-the-lead/

Record-Breaking Temperatures Likely as El Niño Persists https://eos.org/articles/record-breaking-temperatures-likely-as-el-nino-persists

Green Roofs Deliver Critical Protection From ‘Severe Urban Heating’ https://www.theenergymix.com/green-roofs-deliver-critical-protection-from-severe-urban-heating/

What we know about last year’s top 10 wild Australian climatic events – from fire and flood combos to cyclone-driven extreme rain https://theconversation.com/what-we-know-about-last-years-top-10-wild-australian-climatic-events-from-fire-and-flood-combos-to-cyclone-driven-extreme-rain-224614

This report provides a summary of selected significant extreme weather and climate events which occurred across Australia in 2023 https://climateextremes.org.au/the-state-of-weather-and-climate-extremes-2023/

Changing climates: the heat is (still) on https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/climate-and-natural-catastrophe-risk/changing-climates-heat-is-still-on.html

Disaster risk reduction

Flow intermittence prediction using a hybrid hydrological modelling approach: influence of observed intermittence data on the training of a random forest model https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/851/2024/

Broadband Source Model of the 2023 Mw 7.8 Türkiye Earthquake from Strong‐Motion Records by Isochrone Backprojection and Empirical Green’s Function Method https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/95/2A/584/630585/Broadband-Source-Model-of-the-2023-Mw-7-8-Turkiye

Iceland’s Recent Eruptions Driven by Tectonic Stress https://eos.org/articles/icelands-recent-eruptions-driven-by-tectonic-stress

Natural flood management, lag time and catchment scale: Results from an empirical nested catchment study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12717

Traditional weather forecasts: expert shares 5 ways Africa’s coastal residents predict floods https://theconversation.com/traditional-weather-forecasts-expert-shares-5-ways-africas-coastal-residents-predict-floods-223145

Fujitsu delivers new supercomputer system to Japan Meteorological Agency to improve prediction accuracy for typhoons and torrential rain https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2024/0221-01.html

Cooler, wetter parts of Pacific Northwest likely to see more fires, new simulations predict https://www.preventionweb.net/news/cooler-wetter-parts-pacific-northwest-likely-see-more-fires-new-simulations-predict

Extreme anticyclonic anomaly linked to catastrophic rainfall in Henan and marine heatwave https://watchers.news/2024/02/26/extreme-anticyclonic-anomaly-linked-to-catastrophic-rainfall-in-henan-and-marine-heatwave/

Comparison of conditioning factors classification criteria in large scale statistically based landslide susceptibility models https://nhess.copernicus.org/preprints/nhess-2024-29/

Geospatial Liquefaction Modeling of the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake Sequence by an Ensemble of Global, Continental, Regional, and Event‐Specific Models https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/95/2A/697/633503/Geospatial-Liquefaction-Modeling-of-the-2023

When it comes to earthquakes, prevention is the best remedy https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/when-it-comes-earthquakes-prevention-best-remedy

Nature-Based Solutions to Extreme Wildfires https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fire/special_issues/Y54K6N96DM

Wildfire risk for global wildland–urban interface areas https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01291-0

How is counterfactual thinking integrated in organizational risk and resilience practices? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13669877.2023.2293040

Toward interpretable LSTM-based modeling of hydrological systems https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/945/2024/

Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigation https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/27/japan/society/ai-disaster-prevention-iwate/

Sendai Framework at a Glance https://www.preventionweb.net/sendai-framework/sendai-framework-at-a-glance

Compounding effects of changing sea level and rainfall regimes on pluvial flooding in New York City https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/compounding-effects-changing-sea-level-and-rainfall-regimes-pluvial-flooding-new-york

Floods have become less deadly: An analysis of global flood fatalities 1975–2022 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/floods-have-become-less-deadly-analysis-global-flood-fatalities-1975-2022

Where does lightning strike? New maps pinpoint 36.8 million yearly ground strike points in unprecedented detail https://theconversation.com/where-does-lightning-strike-new-maps-pinpoint-36-8-million-yearly-ground-strike-points-in-unprecedented-detail-224151

Is there such a thing as ethical and safe disaster research? https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/irdr/2024/02/29/is-there-such-a-thing-as-ethical-and-safe-disaster-research/

Reactivating ancient landslides through reservoir construction – the Hoseynabad-e Kalpush landslide in Iran https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/hoseynabad-e-kalpush

Building an Operational Decision Support System for Multiple Weather-Induced Health Hazards https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119741374.ch4

An Automatic Procedure for Forest Fire Fuel Imagery: A Semi-Supervised Classification Approach Mapping Using Hyperspectral (PRISMA) https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/5/1264

Understanding fatal landslides at global scales: a summary of topographic, climatic, and anthropogenic perspectives https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/understanding-fatal-landslides-global-scales-summary-topographic-climatic-and

Emergency Management

Zimbabwe: To build a better world, we must cooperate in the face of disaster https://www.unops.org/news-and-stories/insights/to-build-a-better-world-we-must-cooperate-in-the-face-of-disaster

Locally Led Anticipatory Action https://www.gndr.org/locally-led-anticipatory-action-guide-toolkit/

Victoria’s fire alert has knocked Australians out of complacency. Under climate change, catastrophic bushfires can strike any time https://theconversation.com/victorias-fire-alert-has-knocked-australians-out-of-complacency-under-climate-change-catastrophic-bushfires-can-strike-any-time-224636

Renters Need Better Policies To Cope With Natural Disasters, New Research Shows https://research.gatech.edu/renters-need-better-policies-cope-natural-disasters-new-research-shows

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Applying the results of a U.S.-based national resilient design education study in the field and the classroom during disaster recovery operations https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02807270231173656

Empowering children living in Sri Lanka’s tea estates with climate education and disaster preparedness https://www.unicef.org/srilanka/stories/building-communities-are-resilient-disaster-risks-and-climate-change-effects

Tongan weather service engaging with more people by incorporating traditional knowledge into forecasts https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacific-prepared/pacific-prepared/103480856

Abbas’ floating home: Building back better for a flood-resilient future https://iddrr.undrr.org/faces-of-resilience#abbas

The fifth edition of the Japan-Singapore Volcano PhD Symposium: an opportunity to share volcanology research and build long-lasting connections https://www.earthobservatory.sg/news/blog/the-fifth-edition-of-the-japan-singapore-volcano-phd-symposium-an-opportunity-to-share-volcanology-research-and-build-long-lasting-connections

Seven myths about disasters debunked – separating the disaster facts from disastrous falsehoods https://www.preventionweb.net/news/seven-myths-about-disasters-debunked-separating-disaster-facts-disastrous-falsehoods

New innovative art-based toolkit for climate resilience https://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/climate-adaptation-training/new-innovative-art-based-toolkit-for-climate-resilience/

Disaster psychology

Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community-dwelling population: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1257714/full

Debt, missed classes and anxiety: How climate-driven disasters hurt college students https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1230002959/debt-missed-classes-and-anxiety-how-climate-driven-disasters-hurt-college-studen

The Unwell Pandemic: A Dangerous Aftermath Following Catastrophe, and 4 Things You Can Do About It Now https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddnordstrom/2024/02/27/the-unwell-pandemic-a-dangerous-aftermath-following-catastrophe-and-4-things-you-can-do-about-it-now/

Why do people not prepare for disasters? A national survey from China https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-024-00001-2

Sociology and disasters

Radical interpretation of disasters: Post-colonial and capitalist nexus in Chile (and keyways to just and equitable future) https://www.radixonline.org/blog/radical-interpretation-of-disasters-post-colonial-and-capitalist-nexus-in-chile-and-keyways-to-just-and-equitable-future

Five Key Needs for Addressing Flood Injustice https://eos.org/science-updates/five-key-needs-for-addressing-flood-injustice

A Storm Blows in Inequality – 3 Solutions to Adapt to Climate Change While Fighting Poverty https://blogs.iadb.org/sostenibilidad/en/a-storm-blows-in-inequality-3-solutions-to-adapt-to-climate-change-while-fighting-poverty/

Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown https://www.routledge.com/Utopian-and-Dystopian-Explorations-of-Pandemics-and-Ecological-Breakdown/Alberro-Atasoy-Castle-Firth-Scott/p/book/9781032385914

Climate Change and Wealth: Understanding and Improving the Carbon Capability of the Wealthiest People in the UK https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4723179

Assessing Multidimensional Vulnerability of Rural Areas to Flooding: An Index-Based Approach https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-024-00547-9

Rice farmers and floods in Ecuador: the strategic role of social capital in disaster risk reduction and livelihood resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924000943

Building Resilience In Black Communities: Sustainable Approaches https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2024/02/29/building-resilience-in-black-communities-sustainable-approaches/

Today in disaster resilience (23 February 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Tropical Cyclone “Lincoln” hits Gulf of Carpentaria, heavy rainfall and damaging winds continue, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/02/17/tropical-cyclone-lincoln-hits-gulf-of-carpentaria-heavy-rainfall-and-damaging-winds-continue-australia/

Tropical Storm “Akará” forms off Rio de Janeiro as first TS in South Atlantic since 2019 https://watchers.news/2024/02/19/tropical-storm-akara-forms-off-rio-de-janeiro-as-first-ts-in-south-atlantic-since-2019/

Destructive avalanche hits Afghanistan, leaving at least 25 people dead https://watchers.news/2024/02/19/destructive-avalanche-hits-afghanistan-leaving-at-least-25-people-dead/

Severe thunderstorm hits Sydney, lightning strikes injure 4, set 3 homes on fire, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/02/19/severe-thunderstorm-hits-sydney-lightning-strikes-injure-4-set-3-homes-on-fire-australia/

Large tornado hits West Java Province, damaging more than 60 homes and injuring 22, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/02/21/large-tornado-hits-west-java-province-damaging-more-than-60-homes-and-injuring-22-indonesia/

Thousands urged to evacuate as wildfire rages near Ballarat, Victoria https://watchers.news/2024/02/22/thousands-urged-to-evacuate-as-wildfire-rages-near-ballarat-victoria/

Volcanic activity worldwide 21 Feb 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/234713/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-21-Feb-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Duk.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records

Adjusted Global Temperature Data https://tamino.wordpress.com/2024/02/16/adjusted-global-temperature-data/

From Newsworthiness to News Usefulness in Climate Change Research https://eos.org/opinions/from-newsworthiness-to-news-usefulness-in-climate-change-research

Climate Denial in American Politics https://www.routledge.com/Climate-Denial-in-American-Politics-ClimateBrawl/Kutney/p/book/9781032592794

Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision? https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-forcing-australians-to-weigh-up-relocating-how-do-they-make-that-difficult-decision-221971

Geraldton smashes 70-year-old high with peak of 49.3C making it officially hottest day on record https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/weather/geraldton-smashes-70-year-old-high-with-peak-of-493c-making-it-officially-hottest-day-on-record–c-13638445

US EIA Predicts Solar Will Account for 58% of New Electricity Generation Capacity in US in 2024 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/17/us-eia-predicts-solar-will-account-for-58-of-new-electricity-generation-capacity-in-us-in-2024/

Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/us-east-trees-warming-hole-study-climate-crisis

Climate Council is calling for heatwaves to be named, similar to how we name tropical cyclones, as a way of helping avoid more deaths https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/time-to-name-the-silent-killer-heatwaves/

Climate change raises risk of forest fires in Taiwan https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5097861

Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/18/australia-wild-unpredictable-weather-rain-cyclone-heatwaves

Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes https://e360.yale.edu/features/arctic-rainfall-climate-change

Xinjiang records lowest temperature in history at -52.3 °C (-62.1 °F), China https://watchers.news/2024/02/20/xinjiang-records-lowest-temperature-in-history-at-52-3-c-62-1-f-china/

Tuvalu residents are fighting for their home in the face of worsening tides and climate change https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/nesia-daily/kato-ewekia/103483948

Naracoorte Caves study shows Australian ice age was wetter, more animal-friendly, than first thought https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/australia-climate-history-study-naracoorte-caves-ice-ages/103455378

Sinking skyscrapers, new beaches: Chicago faces the climate crisis https://www.ft.com/content/5eaba8d7-949f-4d71-9512-102f1bcfef82

Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas https://atlas.climate.copernicus.eu/atlas

Causally-Informed Deep Learning to Improve Climate Models and Projections https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JD039202

Unveiling Climate Colonialism https://tiredearth.com/articles/unveiling-climate-colonialism

Translating climate risk assessments into more effective adaptation decision-making: The importance of social and political aspects of place-based climate risk https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S146290112400039X

Adapting to Climate Risk? Local Population Dynamics in the United States https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41885-024-00141-9

‘Staggering’ rise of rooftop solar to put all other power generation in the shade, report finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/rooftop-solar-cells-in-australia-to-outperform-demand/103489806

Climate Protection for Migration Prevention: Comparison of Policy Discourses on Climate Change and Migration in Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13876988.2024.2304835

Elevated Southern Hemisphere moisture availability during glacial periods https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06989-3

Kenya has become a world leader in renewable energy https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/kenya-geothermal-energy-renewable-power/

“Power to the people:” Traditional owners’ clean energy plea gains climate urgency https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/power-to-the-people-traditional-owners-clean-energy-plea-in-wake-of-cyclone-jasper/

On the frontline of the climate crisis: Atoll nations and coastal communities with catastrophic threats to their homes and livelihoods also face serious legal implications https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/frontline-climate-crisis-atoll-nations-and-coastal-communities-catastrophic-threats

Australia’s first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it https://theconversation.com/australias-first-mobile-cooling-hub-is-ready-for-searing-heat-this-summer-and-people-who-are-homeless-helped-design-it-218829

What Is the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, and How Can Countries Move It Forward? https://www.iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/uae-framework-global-climate-resilience

‘More extreme flooding’ warning from region’s ex Environment Agency expert https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/more-extreme-flooding-warning-regions-28676606

Despite known coastal cooling trend, risk of deadly wildfires in central Chile increasing with changing land management in a warming climate https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/despite-known-coastal-cooling-trend-risk-of-deadly-wildfires-in-central-chile-increasing-with-changing-land-management-in-a-warming-climate/

Groundbreaking new data can make us better understand glaciers https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1035127

A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level https://theconversation.com/a-single-antarctic-heatwave-or-storm-can-noticeably-raise-the-sea-level-223768

Climate change has increased premature birth risk by 60% https://www.earth.com/news/climate-change-has-increased-premature-birth-risk-by-60/

Disaster risk reduction

Time to Update the Split-Sample Approach in Hydrological Model Calibration https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021WR031523

New EQFL metric evaluates the impact of earthquakes on countries over the past five centuries https://watchers.news/2024/02/18/new-eqfl-metric-evaluates-the-impact-of-earthquakes-on-countries-over-the-past-five-centuries/

Advanced modeling uncovers seamounts as the source of Japan’s tsunami earthquakes https://watchers.news/2024/02/18/advanced-modeling-uncovers-seamounts-as-the-source-of-japans-tsunami-earthquakes/

‘This is not a Lahaina problem’: Once unthinkable, frequent fires are Hawaii’s new normal https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/hawaii-fire-scientists-warn-escalating-wildfire-threat/index.html

Reclassifying historical disasters: From single to multi-hazards https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723077501

Employing the generalized Pareto distribution to analyze extreme rainfall events on consecutive rainy days in Thailand’s Chi watershed: implications for flood management https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/801/2024/

How to mitigate flood events similar to the 1979 catastrophic floods in the lower Tagus https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/609/2024/

What controls the tail behaviour of flood series: rainfall or runoff generation? https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/833/2024/

Tracking urban flood exposure: Global trends since 1985 https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/tracking-urban-flood-exposure-global-trends-1985

Review article: Drought as a continuum: memory effects in interlinked hydrological, ecological, and social systems https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2024-421/

After two phases of testing and more than 100 simulated earthquakes, the 10-story TallWood building perched atop the largest shake table in the world remained intact https://temblor.net/temblor/test-results-are-in-tallwood-building-a-resounding-success-15987/

Disaster infrastructure resilience https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2024/01/31/building-beyond-tomorrow

New detection method aims to warn of landslide tsunamis https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/new-detection-method-aims-warn-landslide-tsunamis

Emergency Management

Key findings from our 2023 workshop on strategic and collaborative approaches to mitigating wildfire in British Columbia https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/what-we-do/initiatives/mitigating-wildfire/2023-what-we-heard.html

‘Zombie Fires’ burning at an alarming rate in Canada https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68228943

Early warnings for all (EW4All) https://www.undrr.org/early-warnings-for-all

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

Southern California Residents Stay Vigilant for Mudslides https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/southern-california-residents-stay-vigilant-for-mudslides

Pomonal bushfire residents who lost everything look for rentals in tight market https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-17/grampians-bushfire-victims-seeking-rentals-housing-crisis/103477758

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Promoting public health equity through strategic information campaigns on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of pandemic health information campaigns on Twitter in Houston, Texas https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rhc3.12294

Can a Video Game Prepare Us for the Big One? https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2024/02/cascadia-video-game-earthquake-big-one

Cascadia9 game https://www.cascadia9game.org/

Immersive VR: empowering kids to survive in fire, flood, and war https://www.preventionweb.net/news/immersive-vr-empowering-kids-survive-fire-flood-and-war

Disaster psychology

Largest post-pandemic survey finds trust in scientists is high https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00420-1

Wildfires linked to surge in mental health-related emergency department visits, study shows https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-wildfires-linked-surge-mental-health.html

Why Trauma Affects Some People Differently Than Others https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/transcending-the-past/202402/why-trauma-affects-some-people-differently-than-others

Sociology and disasters

Understanding the spatial disparity in socio-economic recovery of coastal communities following typhoon disasters https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724009707

The Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience between Individual Social Capital and Mental Health in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Cross-Sectional Survey over 300 Family Caregivers of Kindergarten Children in Mainland China https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/2/122#

Why storms like this one will make solving homelessness even harder for L.A. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-18/homeless-tiny-homes-extreme-weather-climate-change

Risk inclusion of vulnerable people during a climate-related disaster: A case study of people with hearing loss facing wildfires https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924000979

Failure to prioritise elderly, disabled in Gisborne evacuations, research project reveals https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/509646/failure-to-prioritise-elderly-disabled-in-gisborne-evacuations-research-project-reveals

Income Inequality Linked to Social Vulnerability to Disasters https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/02/cre-for-equity.html

Today in disaster resilience (16 February 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

M6.3 earthquake hits Volcano Islands, Japan region at intermediate depth https://watchers.news/2024/02/12/m6-3-earthquake-hits-volcano-islands-japan-region-at-intermediate-depth/

Victoria set to face first ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions since Black Summer https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/victoria-set-to-face-first-catastrophic-fire-conditions-since-black-summer/f8jimngn6

Monsoon causes heavy rainfall, flooding in Darwin suburbs, as Gulf of Carpentaria braces for possible cyclone https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-12/monsoon-rainfall-floods-darwin-roads-bom-moderate-cyclone-risk/103455316

68 killed, 51 missing after massive landslide hits Davao de Oro, Philippines https://watchers.news/2024/02/07/six-killed-46-missing-after-massive-landslide-hits-davao-de-oro-philippines/

Floods in northern Oman claim three lives, cause widespread evacuations https://watchers.news/2024/02/13/floods-in-northern-oman-claim-three-lives-cause-widespread-evacuations/

Fires destroy homes in Victoria as storm zaps power from 220,000 home for ‘days, if not weeks’ https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/massive-storm-could-zap-power-from-375000-home-for-days-if-not-weeks/news-story/aebb6050afc28afe42e0aef599fff09c

Volcanic activity worldwide 13 Feb 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/233992/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Feb-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Dukono-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

As the world warms, intense tropical cyclones are starting earlier, study finds https://www.preventionweb.net/news/world-warms-intense-tropical-cyclones-are-starting-earlier-study-finds

World had warmest January on record https://wmo.int/media/news/world-had-warmest-january-record

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-enjoyed-82-pct-wind-and-solar-for-entire-december-quarter-so-it-can-be-done/

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024.2301781

Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows https://theconversation.com/atlantic-ocean-is-headed-for-a-tipping-point-once-melting-glaciers-shut-down-the-gulf-stream-we-would-see-extreme-climate-change-within-decades-study-shows-222834

Regional variations in relative sea-level changes influenced by nonlinear vertical land motionhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01357-2

Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01925-3

The Escalating Impact of Global Warming on Atmospheric Rivers https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-escalating-impact-of-global-warming-on-atmospheric-rivers

Veteran economists say a carbon levy would cut emissions, cut inflation and raise billions, but see little prospect of adoption https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/economists-call-for-carbon-levy/103461496

EU climate policy is dangerously reliant on untested carbon-capture technology https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00391-3

Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/brisbane-heatwaves-will-worsen-sweltering-cities-says/103460350

Disaster risk reduction

Unintended Consequences of Disaster Mitigation: A Systematic Review of the Safe Development Paradox https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3941568/v1

ShakeMap Atlas 4.0 and AtlasCat: An Archive of the Recent and the Historical Earthquake ShakeMaps, and Impacts for Global Hazard Analyses and Loss Model Calibration https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220220324/629502/ShakeMap-Atlas-4-0-and-AtlasCat-An-Archive-of-the

Atmospheric river storms are getting stronger, and deadlier. The race to understand them is on https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/11/atmospheric-river-pacific-storms-climate-crisis

Trilateral best practices report- Tools and technologies for earthquake risk management: Sharing experience from Northeast Asia https://www.undrr.org/publication/trilateral-best-practices-report-tools-and-technologies-earthquake-risk-management

Numerical-model-derived intensity–duration thresholds for early warning of rainfall-induced debris flows in a Himalayan catchment https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/465/2024/

Merging with crowdsourced rain gauge data improves pan-European radar precipitation estimates https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/649/2024/

A European-scale analysis reveals the complex roles of anthropogenic and climatic factors in driving the initiation of large wildfires https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724005795

Warnings are a social process https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/first-mile-warnings-means-putting-people-first

Emergency Management

Pandemic impacts and experiences after disaster in Australia: qualitative study of compound impacts following the Black Summer bushfires https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/pandemic-impacts-and-experiences-after-disaster-in-australia-qualitative-study-of-compound-impacts-following-the-black-summer-bushfires/C50D6970E3D2721BCB3B0D765525BBDF#article

Canada to send firefighters, equipment to help battle Chilean wildfires https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/11/canada-helping-chile-wildfires/

‘We are in an era of megafires’: new tactics demanded as wildfires intensify across South America https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/13/megafires-wildfires-chile-argentina-south-america

Six months after the Maui fires, an uncertain economy for the island https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1230237974/six-months-since-maui-fires-an-uncertain-economy

Black Summer bushfires cost Australia billions in lost tourism, new research reveals https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/black-summer-bushfires-economic-impacts-research-snowy-valleys/103446338

WMO supports Cambodia and Lao PDR to strengthen early warnings https://wmo.int/media/news/wmo-supports-cambodia-and-lao-pdr-strengthen-early-warnings

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

PAW Patrol™ fan favourites will bolster fire education and awareness among children in a unique partnership between Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and Paramount Australia announced today https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/incident.php?record=recPgGBHRMGTnogxi

Use of immunology in news and YouTube videos in the context of COVID-19: politicisation and information bubbles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1327704/full

Depolarized by the Media? The Role of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Traditional and Digital Media Diets in Issue Polarization Around COVID-19 in the United States https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10410236.2024.2312614

#Art4Resilience: Announcing the Knowledge-into-Use award winners https://cdkn.org/story/art4resilience-announcing-knowledge-use-award-winners-0

Disaster psychology

Study measures the psychological toll of wildfires https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-measures-psychological-toll-wildfires-0213

Domestic violence is cost of climate change for Sri Lankan women https://www.context.news/climate-risks/domestic-violence-is-cost-of-climate-change-for-sri-lankan-women

Ecological Sorrow: Types of Grief and Loss in Ecological Grief https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/2/849

Sociology and disasters

Social consequences of planned relocation in response to sea level rise: impacts on anxiety, well-being, and perceived safetyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53277-9

Post-displacement placemaking to reconnect social capital after the 3.11 earthquake and tsunami in Arahama, Japan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924000852

Five Key Needs for Addressing Flood Injustice https://eos.org/science-updates/five-key-needs-for-addressing-flood-injustice

Today in disaster resilience (9 February 2024)

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Widespread floods and landslides in southern Philippines claim 14 lives https://watchers.news/2024/02/04/widespread-floods-and-landslides-in-southern-philippines-claim-14-lives/

Iceland volcano: Grindavik’s people may never return after volcano spills lava into town https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68133386

Nearly 38 million people in California under flood watch as rain batters state https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/05/second-atmospheric-river-california-floods-roads-wind-warning

Raging wildfires claim more than 112 lives, leave hundreds missing in central Chile https://watchers.news/2024/02/04/raging-wildfires-claim-more-than-59-lives-destroy-more-than-1-500-homes-in-central-chile/

Heavy snow in the Tokyo area knocks out power to homes and disrupts travel https://apnews.com/article/japan-heavy-snow-flight-train-cancellation-04010da7e4512af0b7f1a0e92840d2bd

11 killed, 110 missing after massive landslide hits Davao de Oro, Philippines https://watchers.news/2024/02/07/six-killed-46-missing-after-massive-landslide-hits-davao-de-oro-philippines/

Volcanic activity worldwide 7 Feb 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/233412/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-7-Feb-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Reventado.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

In Scotland, Renewable Power Has Outstripped Demand https://e360.yale.edu/digest/scotland-renewable-energy-100-percent

Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/climate-change/tripling-nuclear-energy-by-2050-will-take-a-miracle-and-miracles-don-t-happen-94249

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024.2301781

Water recycling could be key to cooling Sydney’s west https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/january-2024/water-recycling-could-be-key-to-cool-sydneys-west

Climate change increased heavy precipitation associated with impactful Storm Bettina over Black Sea https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-increased-heavy-precipitation-associated-with-impactful-storm-bettina-over-black-sea/

As climate disasters become more frequent, insurance companies are abandoning us https://ctmirror.org/2024/02/01/insurance-companies-climate-change/

Bridging the way: the benefits of gradual decarbonisation https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/eni/bridging-the-way-the-benefits-of-gradual-decarbonisation.html

How mapping ‘heat islands’ can help cities prepare for extreme heat https://www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1227692559/how-mapping-heat-islands-can-help-cities-prepare-for-extreme-heat

The flawed logic of rushing out extreme climate interventions https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/27/1072258/the-flawed-logic-of-rushing-out-extreme-climate-solutions/

El Niño and climate crisis raise drought fears in Madagascar https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/02/1146152

The jump in global temperatures in September 2023 is very difficult to explain by natural climate variability alone https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/news/27TqYevFigYyLF8XzKfVCk

Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored https://theconversation.com/dangerous-climate-tipping-points-will-affect-australia-the-risks-are-real-and-cannot-be-ignored-222737

Climate Change, Migration, and Health Disparities at and Beyond the US-Mexico Border https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2814943

The world has warmed 1.5 °C, according to 300-year-old sponges https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00281-8

Elevated Southern Hemisphere moisture availability during glacial periods https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06989-3

The Santiago Network, established in December 2019 at COP 25, plays a crucial role in addressing climate change impacts in developing countries https://www.undrr.org/what-we-do/santiago-network

Heat-health glossary https://www.high-horizons.eu/resources/glossary/

Changing Climate and Fire: a Crisis Brewing in the Pacific https://pacificfireexchange.org/resource/changing-climate-and-fire-a-crisis-brewing-in-the-pacific/

Poorer Countries Face Heavier Consequences of Climate Change https://eos.org/articles/poorer-countries-face-heavier-consequences-of-climate-change

On the need for physical constraints in deep learning rainfall–runoff projections under climate change: a sensitivity analysis to warming and shifts in potential evapotranspiration https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/479/2024/

Changes in United States Summer Temperatures Revealed by Explainable Neural Networks https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003981

Quantifying carbon in the ocean provides crucial information about oceans’ role in climate https://www.eumetsat.int/features/behind-data-measuring-ocean-carbon

Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence https://theconversation.com/climate-change-will-strike-australias-precious-world-heritage-sites-and-indigenous-knowledge-is-a-key-defence-222393

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its official record of Australia’s climate, water and significant climate and weather events for 2023 https://media.bom.gov.au/releases/1217/australias-climate-in-2023-warmer-with-contrasting-rainfall/

Earth’s warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/nsw-january-hottest-global-temperature-record/103442160

Staying put in an era of climate change: The geographies, legalities, and public health implications of immobility https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.879

Disaster risk reduction

The silent protectors: How trees may safeguard against disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/news/silent-protectors-how-trees-may-safeguard-against-disasters

Increasing cost of living, natural disasters and rising insurance costs.  It’s time for disaster mitigation action https://volunteerfirefighters.org.au/increasing-cost-of-living-natural-disasters-and-rising-insurance-costs-its-time-for-disaster-mitigation-action

‘Water comes from all four sides’: how Rotterdam’s tidal park protects the city https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/01/water-comes-from-all-four-sides-how-rotterdams-tidal-park-protects-the-city

After $70 Billion Hit, Insurers Wake Up to Growing Risks of Severe Convective Storms https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/01/25/757121.htm

Hurricanes becoming so strong that new category needed, study says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/05/hurricanes-becoming-so-strong-that-new-category-needed-study-says

Towards a global impact-based forecasting model for tropical cyclones https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/309/2024/

A Multimodal Data Fusion and Deep Learning Framework for Large-Scale Wildfire Surface Fuel Mapping https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/2/36

Yes, the Los Angeles River is dramatically full. But it’s just ‘doing its job’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/06/los-angeles-river-pictures-rain-storms-flooding

The limits of weather forecasting: How far into the future can we look? https://press.uni-mainz.de/the-limits-of-weather-forecasting-how-far-into-the-future-can-we-look/

Why Hurricane Otis holds the most CAT modeling lessons since 1992’s Andrew https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/why-hurricane-otis-holds-the-most-cat-modeling-lessons-since-1992s-andrew-476164.aspx

Emergency Management

How Can States Deal with the Next Crisis? https://patimes.org/how-can-states-deal-with-the-next-crisis/

Better warnings to ensure action https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/news-and-events/news-and-views/better-warnings-ensure-action

UNDRR statement on Chile forest fires https://www.undrr.org/news/undrr-statement-chile-forest-fires

Insurance premiums rise faster than Australia’s inflation, spurred by frequent extreme weather https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2024/feb/06/insurance-premiums-rise-faster-than-australias-inflation-spurred-by-frequent-extreme-weather

Call for insurance tax cut and flood defence investment boost to help households https://www.independent.co.uk/money/call-for-insurance-tax-cut-and-flood-defence-investment-boost-to-help-households-b2490726.html

Why Canada needs to dramatically update how it prepares for and manages emergencies https://theconversation.com/why-canada-needs-to-dramatically-update-how-it-prepares-for-and-manages-emergencies-221959

Chile mourns the victims of world’s third-deadliest wildfire this century https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/chile-mourns-the-victims-of-worlds-third-deadliest-wildfire-this-century/bmglszhxn

One year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, NZ still needs a plan to fix its failing infrastructure https://www.preventionweb.net/news/one-year-cyclone-gabrielle-nz-still-needs-plan-fix-its-failing-infrastructure

In Chile, natural disasters fall on all-volunteer fire service https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240206-in-chile-natural-disasters-fall-on-all-volunteer-fire-service

Climate-invariant machine learning https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj7250

Portland’s only earthquake preparedness employee on budget chopping block https://www.opb.org/article/2024/02/07/portland-earthquake-preparedness-only-employee-may-lose-job-budget-cuts/

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Using Social Media to Reduce the Risks of Community-Wide Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/major-incidents-pandemics-and-mental-health/using-social-media-to-reduce-the-risks-of-communitywide-emergencies-incidents-disasters-and-disease-outbreaks/D43527A0B5A8B2EC4541371F2B834EB9

What should children in Japan do if a quake hits when no adults are with them? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240202/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

An assessment of potential improvements in social capital, risk awareness, and preparedness from digital technologies https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/145/2024/nhess-24-145-2024.pdf

Disaster psychology

Pandemic impacts and experiences after disaster in Australia: qualitative study of compound impacts following the Black Summer bushfires https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/pandemic-impacts-and-experiences-after-disaster-in-australia-qualitative-study-of-compound-impacts-following-the-black-summer-bushfires/C50D6970E3D2721BCB3B0D765525BBDF

The emerging influence of Geopsychiatry in Forensic Psychiatry — from global crises to local jurisdictions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666353824000018

The Role of Social Capital in Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.1027/2157-3891/a000093

Sociology and disasters

A conflict-sensitive approach to disaster risk reduction https://www.gfdrr.org/en/feature-story/enabling-conflict-sensitive-approach-disaster-recovery-and-resilience-southern

Converging Climate Risks Interact to Cause More Harm, Hitting Disadvantaged Californians Hardest https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02022024/extreme-heat-and-wildfire-smoke-hits-disadvantaged-californians-hardest/

Inequality persists after an earthquake’s impact https://temblor.net/temblor/inequality-persists-after-earthquakes-15950/

Turkey earthquakes one year on: the devastation has exposed deep societal scars and women are bearing the brunt https://theconversation.com/turkey-earthquakes-one-year-on-the-devastation-has-exposed-deep-societal-scars-and-women-are-bearing-the-brunt-221819