Please finf below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Strong eruption at Anak Krakatau closes 8 airports, disrupts 1 558 flights in Indonesia https://watchers.news/2026/09/06/strong-eruption-at-anak-krakatau-closes-8-airports-disrupts-1-558-flights-in-indonesia/
Multiple people missing, more than 100 houses collapse in Putian as Typhoon Saudel floods Fujian, China https://watchers.news/2026/09/04/multiple-people-missing-more-than-100-houses-collapse-in-putian-as-typhoon-saudel-floods-fujian-china/
Level 5 Emergency Warnings for landslides issued for Niijima, record rain lashes Oshima and Toshima, Japan https://watchers.news/2026/09/07/level-5-emergency-warnings-for-landslides-issued-for-niijima-record-rain-lashes-oshima-and-toshima-japan/
Landslides leave 4 dead, 10 missing as slope cracks prompt evacuations in Jiangxi, China https://watchers.news/2026/09/07/landslides-leave-4-dead-10-missing-as-slope-cracks-prompt-evacuations-in-jiangxi-china/
Indonesian airport closures extended, thousands still stranded after volcanic eruption https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/passengers-stranded-in-indonesia-flights-delayed-as-volcanic-ash-causes-chaos/zybodi9uj
Fujian relocated 83,700 people in response to Typhoon Saudel and heavy rainfall https://www.news.cn/local/20260903/2c632067f90b40519cb9e23f214c4d38/c.html
Record rainfall floods roads and disrupts rail services in Nagoya, Japan https://watchers.news/2026/09/08/record-rainfall-floods-roads-and-disrupts-rail-services-in-nagoya-japan/
Five dead as Bihar floods affect more than 3.4 million, Ganga exceeds previous highest levels https://watchers.news/2026/09/08/five-dead-as-bihar-floods-affect-more-than-3-4-million-ganga-exceeds-previous-highest-levels/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/06/brisbane-queensland-hottest-september-day-in-years-east-coast-unseasonably-warm-weather
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/el-nino-supersizing-before-our-eyes-united-nations
Sydney reaches 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/05/sydney-set-to-hit-33c-in-warmest-start-to-spring-since-mid-1800s-while-snow-forecast-in-southern-nsw
Europe’s scorching summer has ‘charged’ the Mediterranean Sea. What weather will September bring? https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/30/europes-scorching-summer-has-charged-the-mediterranean-sea-what-weather-will-september-bri
Global Study Indicates Widespread Permafrost Degradation https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/global-study-indicates-widespread-permafrost-degradation
Mediterranean Sea now at spa temperature, daily average 28.54°C on 13 August https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/06/mediterranean-sea-now-at-spa-temperature-daily-average-2854c-on-13-august
Limiting Overshoot: UN report sets out path to return below 1.5°C https://tyndall.ac.uk/news/limiting-overshoot-un-report-sets-out-path-to-return-below-1-5c/
How councils can support climate action through food policies
Churches could become cooling centers during heat waves https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/churches-could-become-cooling-centers-during-heat-waves/
Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/10/climate-feedback-loops-global-warming-study
August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93vde0n2l4o
Spain records 61 heatwave days in 2026, highest on record https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/spain-records-61-heatwave-days-2026-highest-record-2026-09-09/
The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough https://grist.org/extreme-weather/the-world-is-adapting-to-extreme-heat-but-not-nearly-fast-enough/
Disaster risk reduction
Why NZ should redraw council boundaries to match our connections to the landscape https://theconversation.com/why-nz-should-redraw-council-boundaries-to-match-our-connections-to-the-landscape-290625
Global Framework for Disaster-Related Statistics https://www.undrr.org/building-risk-knowledge/framework-disaster-statistics
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion, official says https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nepal-flood-losses-estimated-256-billion-official-says-2026-09-04/
A coastal exposure index for Ireland: relative hazard exposure and the protective role of coastal habitats https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/coastal-exposure-index-ireland-relative-hazard-exposure-and
What can 150 years of census data tell us about population impacts from extreme weather in sparsely populated Northern Australia? https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/what-can-150-years-census-data-tell-us-about-population
Adversarial Robustness for Deep Learning-Based Wildfire Prediction Models https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/2/50
Preparing Better for Monsoons: Lessons from the 2025 Flash Floods in Pakistan https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2026/09/03/preparing-better-for-monsoons-lessons-from-the-2025-flash-floods-in-pakistan
Transboundary threats from glacial lake outburst debris flows in the Himalayas: Identification and future projections https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/transboundary-threats-glacial-lake-outburst-debris-flows
Global rapid assessment of earthquake rupture and shaking https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00252-1
Emergency Management
AMDA Emergency Relief #2: Earthquake in Colombia (3 September 2026) https://reliefweb.int/report/colombia/amda-emergency-relief-2-earthquake-colombia-3-september-2026
Flash flooding in Nepal: How funders can support communities amid climate-driven disasters https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/flash-flooding-in-nepal-how-funders-can-support-communities-amid-climate-driven-disasters/
Nepali woman found alive days after family began mourning rites https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nepali-woman-found-alive-days-after-family-began-mourning-rites-2026-09-06/
‘Truly Scared’: Blazes Outpace Firefighters In Indonesian Borneo https://www.barrons.com/news/truly-scared-blazes-outpace-firefighters-in-indonesian-borneo-5893118b
During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/during-nepal-floods-decentralized-community-based-warning-saved-lives/
How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster https://grist.org/extreme-weather/how-intense-rains-in-the-grand-canyon-turned-into-a-deadly-disaster/
Voluntary public alerting is on the rise https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/voluntary-public-alerting-rise
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Identifying information voids during weather-related disasters: case studies from the 2024 Europe floods and Florida’s hurricane Helene https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/identifying-information-voids-during-weather-related-0
What are the top social media platforms used by each of Global Warming’s Six Americas? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/social-media-six-americas/
Harmful information in disasters: Risk communication for safer decisions (Guidance note) https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/harmful-information-disasters-risk-communication-safer
Public Responses to Disaster Warnings from Government Versus AI: Evidence from Behavioral Experiment https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00766-2
Disaster psychology
Forecasting spatiotemporal dynamics of negative emotions during urban floods: a disaster-aware graph neural network approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670726007754
Stops along the way: a conceptual model explaining evacuee intermediate trips during three Australian bushfires https://connectsci.au/wf/article/35/9/WF25306/275387/Stops-along-the-way-a-conceptual-model-explaining
Understanding earthquake risk perception https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2026/09/understanding-earthquake-risk-perception/
Perceived earthquake knowledge, awareness, and preparedness in a seismic risk–prone city of Bangladesh https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19475705.2026.2660156
Sociology and disasters
Contrasting Community Experiences and Recovery Challenges in Slow- and Rapid-Onset Flooding: Insights from the 2022–2023 Australian Floods https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926004279
Structural factors rather than reconstruction investment drive depopulation after Japan’s 2011 disasters https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03843-y
Urban Heat Exposure Differs among Demographics https://www.kit.edu/kit/english/pi_2026_074_urban-heat-exposure-differs-among-demographics.php
Determinants of Community Resilience: A Multi-Level Synthesis of Empirical and Conceptual Evidence https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.71638
Social capital and community resilience to socio-natural hazards in informal settlements of Chile’s extractive north: city of Copiapó, Atacama region, Chile https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1914169/full
Urban agriculture as a place-based resilience strategy in post-earthquake container settlements: Evidence from İskenderun, Türkiye https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926004309
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