Disaster Resilience News

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Major M7.7 earthquake hits Flores region, Indonesia, leaving at least 47 dead https://watchers.news/2026/08/14/major-m7-7-earthquake-hits-flores-region-indonesia-tsunami-potential-reported/

At least six dead as severe storms and historic flooding hit Indiana https://watchers.news/2026/08/16/at-least-six-dead-as-severe-storms-and-historic-flooding-hit-indiana/

Wildfire near Omiš burns homes and vehicles, injures 40 and forces 1 200 people to evacuate, Croatia https://watchers.news/2026/08/14/wildfire-near-omis-burns-homes-and-vehicles-injures-40-and-forces-1-200-people-to-evacuate-croatia/

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, August 10, 2026 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-august-10-2026/

Two dead and hundreds evacuated after twin fires break out on Greek island https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87nnwlpe5no

Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/belgiums-biggest-wildfire-record-heads-towards-germany-2026-08-16/

‘Unprecedented’ rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airport https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/japan-deadly-rain-evacuation-thousands-stranded-tokyo-airport-weather

Hurricane Lala leaves one dead, more than 100 homes damaged or destroyed in Hawaii https://watchers.news/2026/08/18/hurricane-lala-leaves-one-dead-more-than-100-homes-damaged-destroyed-hawaii/

Heavy rain triggers evacuations in Sichuan, China https://watchers.news/2026/08/19/heavy-rain-triggers-evacuations-in-sichuan-china/

Landslide kills 5 at railway construction site in Guangxi, China https://watchers.news/2026/08/19/landslide-kills-5-at-railway-construction-site-in-guangxi-china/

Indonesia wildfires damage nearly 95,000 hectares of land in July alone, minister says https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesia-wildfires-damage-nearly-95000-hectares-land-july-alone-minister-says-2026-08-18/

Granada seismic sequence exceeds 620 earthquakes, around 600 residents evacuated, Spain https://watchers.news/2026/08/20/granada-seismic-sequence-exceeds-620-earthquakes-around-600-residents-evacuated-spain/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

State of the climate in 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-2025

Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of heat action plans https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/evaluating-implementation-and-effectiveness-heat-action

El Niño forecast to reach historic strength ahead of winter 2026–27 https://watchers.news/2026/08/17/el-nino-forecast-to-reach-historic-strength-ahead-of-winter-2026-27/

Is this El Niño a glimpse of a future, hotter Earth? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-this-el-nino-a-glimpse-of-a-future

A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-summer-of-extremes-weathering-a-hotter-world/

Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/17/india-disasters-heatwaves-slum-diaries-delhi-vulnerable-temperatures

Climate action is not optional, it is imperative: United Nations https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-01-05/Climate-action-is-not-optional-it-is-imperative-United-Nations-1zUEACXLPRC/p.html

Extreme heat is altering when, where and how we travel: new research https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-altering-when-where-and-how-we-travel-new-research-289498

How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-explainer/index.html

Organized Megastorms Could Reshape Tropics’ Rainy Seasons In The Coming Years https://www.sciencealert.com/organized-megastorms-could-reshape-tropics-rainy-seasons-in-the-coming-years

Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/wildfires-europe-increase-climate-scenario-study

High temperatures in the May 2026 Western European heatwave exacerbated by human-driven climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/high-temperatures-may-2026-western-european-heatwave

Why extreme heat is much more dangerous for the elderly than we realised https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/why-extreme-heat-is-much-more-dangerous-for-the-elderly-than-we-realised

Disaster risk reduction

From Forecasts to Early Action: Strengthening Community Preparedness in Djibouti https://wmo.int/media/project-update/from-forecasts-early-action-strengthening-community-preparedness-djibouti

Fast-moving wildfires leave forests less able to recover, study finds https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/fast-moving-wildfires-leave-forests-less-able-to-recover/

A tale of two countries: assessing disaster resilience in Thailand and Pakistan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23789689.2026.2707660

Recent flood disasters in Europe (2007–2025): comparative analysis and policy implications for climate-resilient governance https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/recent-flood-disasters-europe-2007-2025-comparative-analysis

There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires – humans start them and have made them more dangerous https://theconversation.com/theres-nothing-wild-about-most-wildfires-humans-start-them-and-have-made-them-more-dangerous-289729

Natural disasters do not exist https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/risk-media-hub/natural-disasters-do-not-exist

Xi calls for improving disaster prevention as floods, landslides batter China https://www.reuters.com/world/china/xi-calls-improving-disaster-prevention-floods-landslides-batter-china-2026-08-15/

Putting out every forest fire could make future wildfires worse, Polish scientist warns https://scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2C114051%2Cputting-out-every-forest-fire-could-make-future-wildfires-worse-polish-scientist

Landmark evaluation finds $741M Resilient Homes Fund enhanced flood resilience for thousands of Queensland homeowners https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/news-and-events/news-and-views/landmark-evaluation-finds-741m-resilient-homes-fund-enhanced-flood

NZ’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below https://theconversation.com/nzs-new-flood-maps-are-missing-a-hidden-threat-the-water-quietly-rising-from-below-288791

Why is NZ spending far more on responding to climate disasters than on reducing future risk? https://theconversation.com/why-is-nz-spending-far-more-on-responding-to-climate-disasters-than-on-reducing-future-risk-289485

From cyclone management to community resilience: An empirical study of Cyclone Fengal 2024 in Puducherry, India https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/cyclone-management-community-resilience-empirical-study

New Zealand: 2026 Progress report: National adaptation plan https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/new-zealand-2026-progress-report-national-adaptation-plan

What’s an accurate hurricane forecast worth? https://news.fiu.edu/2026/whats-an-accurate-hurricane-forecast-worth

Atmospheric rivers coincide with one-third of large midlatitude floods, global study finds https://watchers.news/epicenter/atmospheric-rivers-coincide-with-one-third-of-large-midlatitude-floods-global-study-finds/

Rare NASA Satellite Data Reveals Major Limits in Flood Models https://news.research.gatech.edu/2026/08/13/rare-nasa-satellite-data-reveals-major-limits-flood-models

Emergency Management

Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/greek-island-salamis-belgium-high-fens-helicopters-wildfire

Earthquakes and divergent economic recovery: case studies of Chile and New Zealand https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00181-026-02967-6

Several firefighters and residents hospitalised, homes damaged in West Midlands fires, UK https://www.frimedia.org/fri-newsletter-7-august-westmidlandsfires.html

UK Issues Emergency Phone Alert as Heat Raises Wildfire Risk https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/uk-issues-emergency-phone-alert-as-heat-raises-wildfire-risk

Building Back Better: Strengthening Resilience and Supporting Climate Adaptation in the Aftermath of the 2021 Flood in Germany—Insights From a Transdisciplinary Research Project https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wat2.70084

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

The burning truth: five wildfire myths debunked https://www.preventionweb.net/news/burning-truth-five-wildfire-myths-debunked

Volunteer-led Natural Flood Management (NFM) in Calderdale, West Yorkshire: Community perceptions, perceived effectiveness and social co-benefits https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/volunteer-led-natural-flood-management-nfm-calderdale-west

Community-led co-design in disaster recovery: Enabling conditions for practice https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/community-led-co-design-disaster-recovery-enabling

Arab youth turn lived experiences into practical solutions for disaster resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/news/arab-youth-turn-lived-experiences-practical-solutions-disaster-resilience

From knowledge to action: Educational pathways to climate adaptation in Nepal https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/knowledge-action-educational-pathways-climate-adaptation

Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street as Today’s Kids Confront 7x More Extreme Weather https://www.theenergymix.com/climate-change-comes-to-sesame-street-as-todays-kids-confront-7x-more-extreme-weather/

Dealing with disasters increasingly requires a smartphone – losing access can be a nightmare, but there are ways to prepare https://theconversation.com/dealing-with-disasters-increasingly-requires-a-smartphone-losing-access-can-be-a-nightmare-but-there-are-ways-to-prepare-289847

Why ethics, relationality and meaning-making matter to resilience education: Initiatives from global disaster contexts https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rev3.70208

Let the music play: Evaluating the impact of a music video intervention on hurricane preparedness, self-efficacy and trust in the Caribbean https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/let-music-play-evaluating-impact-music-video-intervention

Disaster psychology

Putting children at the heart of climate change adaptation policies via Allyship, Bias Recognition and Child Centeredness: A global qualitative interview study https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0001025

Survival Is Triumph Enough: Rhythmic Resilience Amid Chronic Adversity and Acute Shocks https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01492063261468322

Psychological consequences of the 2025 Dhaka earthquake: Prevalence and determinants of depression, anxiety, and stress among urban residents https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/psychological-consequences-2025-dhaka-earthquake-prevalence

Extreme weather is changing how Americans see the world https://grist.org/extreme-weather/gallup-extreme-weather-disaster-polling/

Communicating Mental Health Disaster Preparedness at Canadian Universities: A Website Content Analysis Approach https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/communicating-mental-health-disaster-preparedness-canadian

Sociology and disasters

Many Americans face an impossible choice during heat waves https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/many-americans-face-an-impossible-choice-during-heat-waves/

Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/canadas-wildfire-season-is-taking-a-heavy-toll-on-first-nations/

Structural factors rather than reconstruction investment drive depopulation after Japan’s 2011 disasters https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03843-y

No escaping the heat: health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban Bangladesh https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/no-escaping-heat-health-and-economic-impacts-heat-stress

Bringing justice to informal adaptation to heat stress https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02728-4

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires

Severe storms damage 114 municipalities, leave 1 dead and 5 injured in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/08/08/severe-storms-damage-114-municipalities-leave-1-dead-and-5-injured-in-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil/

846 structures damaged or destroyed, suspect faces arson charges for Old Trails and 4 other fires, Washington https://watchers.news/2026/08/07/846-structures-damaged-or-destroyed-suspect-faces-arson-charges-for-old-trails-and-4-other-fires-washington/

At least 111 people killed after powerful earthquake strikes Colombia https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/colombia-august-earthquake-kills-at-aleast-111/g80mxz0ws

Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/10/typhoon-dolphin-china-shanghai-flooding-evacuations

Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-races-to-contain-fires-as-haze-spreads

Major M7.4 earthquake hits Chocó, Colombia, leaving over 160 dead https://watchers.news/2026/08/10/major-m7-4-earthquake-hits-choco-colombia/

Intense Mount Etna eruption sends ash south, Catania Airport suspends arrivals, Italy https://watchers.news/2026/08/10/mount-etna-eruption-ash-catania-airport-italy/

B.C. declares provincial emergency as out-of-control Bald Range wildfire grows to over 10 000 ha (25 000 acres) https://watchers.news/2026/08/09/b-c-declares-provincial-emergency-as-out-of-control-bald-range-wildfire-grows-to-over-10-000-ha-25-000-acres/

Southern Spain wildfire worsens as wind gusts hamper firefighting efforts https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/southern-spain-wildfire-worsens-wind-gusts-hamper-firefighting-efforts-2026-08-10/

At least 15 dead as Philippines hit by twice London’s annual rainfall in just nine days https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/philippines-floods-landslides-rain-deaths-b3030818.html

State of Emergency declared in Perry and Muskingum counties after flooding leaves one dead, Ohio https://watchers.news/2026/08/12/state-of-emergency-declared-in-perry-and-muskingum-counties-after-flooding-leaves-one-dead-ohio/

Tourists flee as Greek wildfire hits resort; Croatia also fights blaze https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/tourists-flee-greek-wildfire-descends-resort-village-2026-08-13/

Flood death toll in India’s Assam reaches 100 as thousands lose their homes https://apnews.com/article/india-floods-monsoon-assam-brahmaputra-river-7bc402002a9159d828f220914fd9fb21

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record https://apnews.com/article/italy-europe-heat-wave-temperatures-austria-france-57b6b4c67fd40b24fe578e71edaa519b

Quarter of countries still missing UN climate plans 18 months after deadline https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/06/quarter-of-countries-still-missing-un-climate-plans-18-months-after-deadline/

China’s coal power rebounds as record clean energy goes to waste https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/06/china-wastes-clean-power-stopping-coal-use-from-falling/?

Cooling with consent: Toward equitable and readiness-based AI-guided heat adaptation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212095526002348

July was the hottest month in the US since records began in 1895 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/10/climate/hottest-month-record-july-noaa

Can the searing European summer put climate action back on the agenda – or will disaster response take over? https://theconversation.com/can-the-searing-european-summer-put-climate-action-back-on-the-agenda-or-will-disaster-response-take-over-289151

State of the Climate: A Dimming, Overheated Planet, With Degraded Oceans https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10082026/global-warming-record-high-temperatures/

Met Office confirm summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record – Grantham Institute response https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/met-office-confirm-summer-2026-on-course-to-be-uks-hottest-on-record-grantham-institute-response/

Canals cool down cities during heatwaves – new research https://theconversation.com/canals-cool-down-cities-during-heatwaves-new-research-286803

‘Climate whiplash’ is not simply a buzzword, but a symptom of a warming planet https://theconversation.com/climate-whiplash-is-not-simply-a-buzzword-but-a-symptom-of-a-warming-planet-288515

Highs Of 35°C In Siberia: Temperatures In The Arctic Circle Have Been Getting A Little Out Of Hand https://www.iflscience.com/highs-of-35c-in-siberia-temperatures-in-the-arctic-circle-have-been-getting-a-little-out-of-hand-84336

World’s oceans hit record-high July temperatures https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvw8vmmgrwo

Has the government failed to protect Torres Strait culture from rising seas? The full Federal Court is about to decide https://theconversation.com/has-the-government-failed-to-protect-torres-strait-culture-from-rising-seas-the-full-federal-court-is-about-to-decide-287687

El Niño is headed for record-shattering intensity, NOAA says https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/13/climate/el-nino-noaa-record-strongest

To tackle extreme heat, Andy Burnham needs to urgently take these three radical steps https://theconversation.com/to-tackle-extreme-heat-andy-burnham-needs-to-urgently-take-these-three-radical-steps-289669

State of the Climate in 2025: Global Indicators https://headlines.ametsoc.org/2026/08/10/state-of-the-climate-in-2025-global-indicators/

Storms of dust and sand are another sign our climate is changing. Two experts explain https://theconversation.com/storms-of-dust-and-sand-are-another-sign-our-climate-is-changing-two-experts-explain-288204

The nation holding back the sea https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/tuvalu-australia-falepili-visa-climate-migration-pacific/106674754

Disaster risk reduction

When the Waters Rise: How the City of N’Djamena, Chad, Prepared for Floods and Averted Disaster https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2026/05/26/when-the-waters-rise-how-the-city-of-n-djamena-chad-prepared-for-floods-and-averted-disaster

The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-mangrove-forests-are-bouncing-back-thats-good-news-for-our-coasts-and-climate-288724

Flood and landslide susceptibility assessment and multi hazard interaction mapping using machine learning and GIS for sustainable settlement planning in Nepal https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/flood-and-landslide-susceptibility-assessment-and-multi

Likelihood of wildfires in Southern Europe has doubled since the 80s, study shows https://phys.org/news/2026-07-likelihood-wildfires-southern-europe-80s.html

A tale of two countries: assessing disaster resilience in Thailand and Pakistan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23789689.2026.2707660

What earthquake sensors can tell us about hurricanes https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-earthquake-sensors-can-tell-us-about-hurricanes

How to reduce community wildfire risk for a more resilient California https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2026/08/06/how-to-reduce-community-wildfire-risk-for-a-more-resilient-california/

How would NZ’s vital freight system handle a big earthquake? Our study sounds a warning https://theconversation.com/how-would-nzs-vital-freight-system-handle-a-big-earthquake-our-study-sounds-a-warning-288266

Building finds its balance in groundbreaking earthquake test https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/06/03/building-finds-balance-groundbreaking-earthquake-test.html

Tectonostratigraphic evolution of a marginal basin during the transition from arc collision to subduction: The case of the northern Pacific forearc of Colombia https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-abstract/137/1-2/790/646246/Tectonostratigraphic-evolution-of-a-marginal-basin

WoFS-FLASH coupled forecasts for the July 2025 Texas Hill Country Flash Flood Disaster https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/aop/BAMS-D-25-0252.1/BAMS-D-25-0252.1.xml

The floods of the future won’t come one at a time https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/the-floods-of-the-future-wont-come-one-at-a-time/

Nigeria: National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (2025–2030) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/policies-and-plans/nigeria-national-strategy-disaster-risk-reduction-2025-2030

Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructive https://theconversation.com/colombia-earthquake-has-killed-at-least-132-my-research-helps-explain-why-it-was-so-destructive-289478

Emergency Management

Extreme fire behavior continues on Widemouth 2 Fire after fatal helicopter crash, Utah https://watchers.news/2026/08/08/extreme-fire-behavior-continues-on-widemouth-2-fire-after-fatal-helicopter-crash-utah/

After-Event Review (AER): Methodological guidance on conducting after-event reviews of Early Warning Systems https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/after-event-review-aer-methodological-guidance-conducting

Just weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off https://theconversation.com/just-weeks-before-devastating-wildfires-hit-spokane-practiced-a-mass-evacuation-the-drill-paid-off-288899

Multiple water rescues conducted as severe storms bring 115 km/h (70 mph) wind threat to flood-hit Perry County, Ohio https://watchers.news/2026/08/11/multiple-water-rescues-conducted-as-severe-storms-bring-115-km-h-70-mph-wind-threat-to-flood-hit-perry-county-ohio/

AI and the future of emergency management https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/ai-and-future-emergency-management

Duty, Self-Reliance, and Distrust: Motivations of Zero Responders After Hurricane Ian https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02807270261478909

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Firefighting aircraft aren’t enough – Britain needs to build a wildfire‑resilient society that involves everyone https://theconversation.com/firefighting-aircraft-arent-enough-britain-needs-to-build-a-wildfire-resilient-society-that-involves-everyone-289240

Disaster psychology

Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on https://theconversation.com/climate-change-may-be-making-us-lonelier-how-heat-waves-and-extreme-weather-disrupt-social-connections-everyone-relies-on-288678

Global Study Links Higher Temperatures to Increased Suicide Rates https://climateadaptationplatform.com/global-study-links-higher-temperatures-increased-suicide-rates/

Sociology and disasters

Disabled people face greater climate change risks – and they can also help NZ adapt https://theconversation.com/disabled-people-face-greater-climate-change-risks-and-they-can-also-help-nz-adapt-289141

Dilemmas of humanitarian geospatial artificial intelligence https://www.academia.edu/3071-0286/2/3/10.20935/AcadAI8465

Disaster Recovery through Women’s Eyes https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003694069/disaster-recovery-women-eyes-kaira-zoe-alburo-ca%C3%B1ete

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Series of earthquakes rattle California, Mexico in busy morning of seismic activity along Pacific Ring of Fire https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/series-earthquakes-strikes-california-mexico-along-pacific-ring-fire

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, August 3, 2026 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-august-3-2026/

Spokane wildfires destroy 600 structures, force evacuation of 5 000 homes; wildfire emergency declared for Washington https://watchers.news/2026/08/02/spokane-wildfires-destroy-600-structures-force-evacuation-of-5-000-homes-wildfire-emergency-declared-for-washington/

Major landslide kills 14 at Tsadkane Mariam Monastery in Ethiopia https://watchers.news/2026/08/04/major-landslide-kills-14-tsadkane-mariam-monastery-ethiopia-august-2026/

Strong eruption at Fuego volcano produces pyroclastic flows up to 7 km, prompting evacuations, Guatemala https://watchers.news/2026/08/04/fuego-volcano-guatemala-eruption-pyroclastic-flows-lava-fountains-evacuations-august-2026/

Frontal system leaves 2 dead and 5 550 homes damaged or destroyed in Chile https://watchers.news/2026/08/03/frontal-system-leaves-2-dead-and-5-550-homes-damaged-or-destroyed-in-chile/

16 dead and missing as floods and landslides hit Kerala, India https://watchers.news/2026/08/02/16-dead-and-missing-as-floods-and-landslides-hit-kerala-india/

Out-of-control Bradley Creek wildfire burns 2 852 ha and destroys more than 200 structures in British Columbia, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/08/06/out-of-control-bradley-creek-wildfire-burns-2-852-ha-and-destroys-more-than-200-structures-in-british-columbia-canada/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Putting people at the centre of UK climate adaptation and resilience https://accessnetwork.uk/task-forces-adaptation-and-resilience-task-force/

Keeping an Eye on Iceland: Volcanoes and Climate Change https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/keeping-eye-iceland-volcanoes-climate-change/

Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history https://www.newscientist.com/article/2581280-earth-is-heating-up-faster-than-at-any-time-in-its-history/

Interim heat mortality monitoring report, England: May and June 2026 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/interim-heat-mortality-monitoring-report-england-may-and-june-2026/interim-heat-mortality-monitoring-report-england-may-and-june-2026

Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action https://www.carbonbrief.org/correcting-climate-misperceptions-may-not-boost-climate-action

More than half of all Brits more fearful for the future after summer of heatwaves – new polling https://climateoutreach.org/more-than-half-of-all-brits-more-fearful-for-the-future-after-summer-of-heatwaves-new-polling/

Looking down on London’s straw-coloured parks https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr74yvenxwo

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate war zone https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/summer-heat-climate-war-zone

The Heat Is On: Turning Up the Pressure for Climate Action https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/blog/the-heat-is-on-turning-up-the-pressure-for-climate-action/

Climate‑related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives https://theconversation.com/climate-related-silent-adaptation-coping-strategies-are-going-beyond-official-directives-288137

Rising seas are inundating US coastal wetlands, putting many on track to become open water https://phys.org/news/2026-07-seas-inundating-coastal-wetlands-track.html

‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question https://theconversation.com/was-this-heatwave-caused-by-climate-change-were-asking-the-wrong-question-288637

Strong El Niño expected to intensify https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/strong-el-nino-expected-intensify

Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-asia-korea-japan-lions-8ad08f68ed6da7ff30d346323816e1b9

Climate Change Made Canada’s Ferocious Fire Weather Twice as Likely, Attribution Study Finds https://www.theenergymix.com/climate-change-made-canadas-ferocious-fire-weather-twice-as-likely-attribution-study-finds/

Disaster risk reduction

A Framework for Avoiding Polar Disasters https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/framework-avoiding-polar-disasters/

‘The fire has such power’: why the wildfires gripping France and Spain are off the charts https://theconversation.com/the-fire-has-such-power-why-the-wildfires-gripping-france-and-spain-are-off-the-charts-288507

Improving flood detection with large-scale dashboard camera data https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/improving-flood-detection-large-scale-dashboard-camera-data

Real-Time Data Enhances Flood Forecasting Accuracy in Japan https://climateadaptationplatform.com/real-time-data-enhances-flood-forecasting-accuracy-in-japan/

Landslide Exposure in the United States https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/landslide-exposure-in-the-united-states-1

Likelihood of wildfires in Southern Europe has doubled since the 80s, study shows https://phys.org/news/2026-07-likelihood-wildfires-southern-europe-80s.html

Research uncovers hidden patterns in hurricane storm surge https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/07/eng-cee-storm-surge.html

China expands geological disaster risk management https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/04/WS6a716024a310986e2b468e78.html

Smarter Flood Planning Could Protect Millions as Cities Face Rising Climate Risk https://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/research/15627.html

Predicting hurricane rapid intensification further in advance https://news.ucar.edu/133083/predicting-hurricane-rapid-intensification-further-advance

Flood mapping tool helps South Texas communities better understand flooding risks https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/flood-mapping-tool-helps-south-texas-communities-better-understand-flooding-risks/

In Seconds, Fiber Optic Cables Detect Earthquake Size https://now.humboldt.edu/news/seconds-fiber-optic-cables-detect-earthquake-size

Emergency Management

Two killed after firefighting helicopters collide near Psatha, Greece https://watchers.news/2026/08/03/two-killed-after-firefighting-helicopters-collide-near-psatha-greece/

Canada’s government needs a better role in disaster preparedness https://theconversation.com/canadas-government-needs-a-better-role-in-disaster-preparedness-285455

Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic https://theconversation.com/why-the-spokane-wildfires-became-so-catastrophic-288895

What another Texas flood revealed about the state’s warning system https://grist.org/extreme-weather/what-another-texas-flood-revealed-about-the-states-warning-system/

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Communicating with diverse populations before, during and after Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) events: systematic literature review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-28680-8

When disaster strikes, communities already know what works. So why don’t we listen better? https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/07/when-disaster-strikes-communities-already-know-what-works-so-why-dont-we-listen-better

Study reveals how realistic volcanic eruptions are on the silver screen https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/july/study-reveals-how-realistic-volcanic-eruptions-are-on-the-silver-screen.html

Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection https://theconversation.com/wildfires-why-media-coverage-doesnt-always-make-the-climate-connection-288409

Skills-Based Disaster Literacy Framework to Improve Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery https://ihelis.com/index.php/ihelis/article/view/105/65

Disaster psychology

3 years after Maui wildfires: Employment, housing improve while mental health remains a concern, report finds https://mauinow.com/2026/07/28/3-years-after-maui-wildfires-employment-housing-improve-while-mental-health-remains-a-concern-report-finds/

Protecting mental health from extreme heat: Recommendations for policy and action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/protecting-mental-health-extreme-heat-recommendations-policy

Sociology and disasters

Gendered perceptions of resilience: Understanding of communities’ responses to disasters https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926003675

How heatwaves make life harder for homeless people https://theconversation.com/how-heatwaves-make-life-harder-for-homeless-people-288307

When disaster strikes, who gets help? The case for smarter social protection https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/when-disaster-strikes–who-gets-help–the-case-for-smarter-socia

A machine learning framework for assessing systemic societal vulnerability to coastal flooding https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/machine-learning-framework-assessing-systemic-societal

Beyond Contact: Social Cohesion and Municipal Legitimacy in Times of Crisis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00953997261470398

Racialized economic concentration predicts storm-related injuries and deaths in the United States, 2005–2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-76111-4

How Does Social Vulnerability Evolve After a Tropical Cyclone? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-does-social-vulnerability-evolve-after-a-tropical-cyclone

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

At least 25 killed as heavy monsoon rain triggers floods and landslides, India https://watchers.news/2026/07/20/at-least-25-killed-as-heavy-monsoon-rain-triggers-floods-and-landslides-india/

Six dead, 21 injured after M5.5 earthquake hits central Peru https://watchers.news/2026/07/20/six-dead-21-injured-after-m5-5-earthquake-hits-central-peru/

Flash flood kills 5 family members near Bicknell, Utah https://watchers.news/2026/07/20/flash-flood-kills-5-family-members-near-bicknell-utah/

At least 5 killed as flash floods and landslides devastate Lai Châu and Lào Cai in northern Vietnam https://watchers.news/2026/07/18/at-least-5-killed-as-flash-floods-and-landslides-devastate-lai-chau-and-lao-cai-in-northern-vietnam/

8 dead, 34 missing after landslide buries more than 10 buildings in Chongqing, China https://watchers.news/2026/07/18/8-dead-34-missing-after-landslide-buries-more-than-10-buildings-in-chongqing-china/

Spain’s largest wildfire of the year burns for a fifth day as new heatwave looms https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/spains-largest-wildfire-of-the-year-burns-for-a-fifth-day-as-new-heatwave-looms

Widespread flooding kills 10, damages more than 23 000 homes in Chile https://watchers.news/2026/07/21/widespread-flooding-kills-10-damages-more-than-23-000-homes-in-chile/

Deadly monsoonal flooding claims 7 lives in Nogales and Tucson, Arizona https://watchers.news/2026/07/21/deadly-monsoonal-flooding-claims-7-lives-in-nogales-and-tucson-arizona/

Spain battles latest in series of major wildfires near Madrid https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/spain-battles-latest-in-series-of-major-wildfires-near-madrid

Assam flood toll rises to 31; over 5.6 lakh people marooned across 16 districts https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-flood-toll-rises-to-31-over-5-6-lakh-people-marooned-across-16-districts-101784682118582.html

Desperate search for survivors after flash floods ‘like an earthquake’ kill 23 people in Afghanistan https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-floods-nuristan-deaths-b3019198.html

Monsoon floods in Pakistan leave 47 dead as active flood alerts trigger evacuations https://watchers.news/2026/07/22/monsoon-floods-in-pakistan-leave-47-dead-as-active-flood-alerts-trigger-evacuations/

Thousands flee wildfires in France as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/people-evacuated-intense-wildfire-saumos-france

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record‑breaking low‑ice winters https://theconversation.com/arctic-sea-ice-decline-seemed-to-be-slowing-until-two-record-breaking-low-ice-winters-287637

Fires, floods and record heat: This is the summer of compounding disasters https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/20/climate/climate-compounding-disasters-summer

UN’s Guterres says climate risk must be core priority for finance ministers https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/uns-guterres-says-climate-risk-must-be-core-priority-finance-ministers-2026-06-24/

Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot, sleepless nights https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/07/19/climate-change/sleep-deprivation-summer-heat/

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/australian-ski-resorts-smash-july-climate-records-with-temperatures-12c-above-average

Attribution of extreme weather and climate events and their impacts (2026) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/attribution-extreme-weather-and-climate-events-and-their

Emergence of new heat stress hotspots over West Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/emergence-new-heat-stress-hotspots-over-west-africa

Global study reveals how heat stress is intensifying worldwide https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-study-reveals-how-heat-stress-intensifying-worldwide

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/most-coverage-june-heatwave-did-not-mention-climate-crisis

Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580307-cloudy-skies-have-slowed-global-warming-but-that-may-be-changing/

People want action on climate change adaptation and mitigation to improve lives https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/people-want-action-on-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation-to-improve-lives

France records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/france-recorded-more-than-5700-excess-deaths-during-june-heatwave

Climate impacts and public support for government action in Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/climate-impacts-and-public-support-government-action-africa

Disaster risk reduction

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-smoke-sick-dying-asthma-heartattack-climate-65b51f04cd29648d952a7e41160841d3

Comprehensive analysis of disaster events and their impacts with emphasis on water-induced disasters in Nepal https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/comprehensive-analysis-disaster-events-and-their-impacts

Moving towards transilience: Rethinking the role of flood early warning systems in a changing world https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00751-9

Spain wildfires: with 13 dead, we need to start measuring fire damage in lives – not just hectares https://theconversation.com/spain-wildfires-with-13-dead-we-need-to-start-measuring-fire-damage-in-lives-not-just-hectares-287639

Can Humanity Regain Control Over Fire? https://www.wri.org/insights/can-humanity-regain-control-over-fire

How often will 100-year floods occur in future? https://www.slf.ch/en/news/how-often-will-100-year-floods-occur-in-future/

Building dams to protect Lismore from flooding would cost billions. Could nature do it better? https://theconversation.com/building-dams-to-protect-lismore-from-flooding-would-cost-billions-could-nature-do-it-better-287370

Intercity connectivity enhances urban mobility resilience to extreme rainfall https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/intercity-connectivity-enhances-urban-mobility-resilience

Learning from disaster: evaluating Pakistan’s first national adaptation plan for flood risk management https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/learning-disaster-evaluating-pakistans-first-national

Emergency Management

How Aerial Robotics Supported Venezuela After the 2026 Earthquakes https://www.commercialuavnews.com/drones-venezuela-earthquake-disaster-response

Operationalizing the Fire Warning: distinguishing structural constraints from training-sensitive perceptions https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/operationalizing-fire-warning-distinguishing-structural

After-Event Review (AER): Methodological guidance on conducting after-event reviews of Early Warning Systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/after-event-review-aer-methodological-guidance-conducting

Every phone in Australia will get the same text on Monday. That’s if it works https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/every-phone-in-australia-will-get-the-same-text-on-monday-that-s-if-it-works-20260720-p60gxx.html

AusAlert will deliver emergency warnings to all – but they must actually be accessible https://theconversation.com/ausalert-will-deliver-emergency-warnings-to-all-but-they-must-actually-be-accessible-285589

Resilience in Emergency Management https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003559672/resilience-emergency-management-gail-rowntree-beverley-griffiths

Inclusive early warning early action: checklist and implementation guide https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/inclusive-early-warning-early-action-checklist-and-0

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Mapping stories through multiple disasters: Secondary qualitative analysis of a cartographic storytelling resource https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926003468

Disaster psychology

Designing better climate research starts with understanding human emotions https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-climate-human-emotions.html

In Appalachia, Severe Floods Linked to Spikes in Opioid Deaths https://e360.yale.edu/digest/appalachia-floods-opioid-deaths

Sociology and disasters

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them https://theconversation.com/older-adults-are-at-risk-in-heat-waves-but-its-not-just-age-how-public-systems-and-policies-are-failing-them-286915

Indigenous knowledge and community disaster resilience to cyclones: Evidence from the South-Central coastal region of Bangladesh https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/indigenous-knowledge-and-community-disaster-resilience

First Nations women, cultural fire knowledge, wellbeing and memory https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/research/research-projects/first-nations-women-cultural-fire-knowledge-wellbeing-and-memory

Early Warnings for All will fail without local power https://www.gndr.org/early-warnings-for-all-will-fail-without-local-power/

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Colorado Wildfires Continue to Burn, Grow to 190K Acres https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/colorado-wildfires-continue-to-burn-grow-to-190k-acres

China evacuates over 1 million as Typhoon Bavi brings winds and rain to Taiwan and Japan’s islands https://www.castanet.net/news/World/624258/China-evacuates-over-1-million-as-Typhoon-Bavi-brings-winds-and-rain-to-Taiwan-and-Japan-s-islands

Woman found dead, hundreds rescued as historic floods hit Missouri https://watchers.news/2026/07/12/woman-found-dead-hundreds-rescued-as-historic-floods-hit-missouri/

Floods in Bangladesh kill 44, leave over a million stranded https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-bangladesh-kill-44-leave-over-million-stranded-2026-07-11/

15 dead, thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi continues its deadly path https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/07/10/15-dead-thousands-evacuated-as-typhoon-bavi-continues-its-deadly-path_6755337_4.html

Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/france-fires-wildfires-fointaineblue-forest-paris

Heavy rain collapses roof and kills 11 people in northwest Pakistan https://apnews.com/article/south-asia-pakistan-rainstorm-deaths-d7bb3d04fc1ca5f6f7a3b510b2924c9c

Large Guadalupe River flood wave prompts Flash Flood Emergency after confirmed EF1 tornado in San Antonio, Texas https://watchers.news/2026/07/16/ef1-tornado-confirmed-in-northwest-san-antonio-life-threatening-flash-flood-threat-continues-across-texas/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change: overview and principles https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781035358823/chapter1.xml

El Niño strengthens, 81% chance of becoming one of the strongest on record by late 2026 https://watchers.news/2026/07/10/el-nino-strengthens-81-chance-of-becoming-one-of-the-strongest-on-record-by-late-2026/

New study reveals the world’s cities most at risk from extreme heat https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07-06-new-study-reveals-the-worlds-cities-most-at-risk-from-extreme-heat

How 65 Major U.S. Cities Are Responding to Urban Heat https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/urban-heat-solutions

Climate change has caused one-fifth of Pine Island glacier retreat https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-climate-change-has-caused-one-fifth-of-pine-island-glacier-retreat/

The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/11/the-13-biggest-myths-about-heatwaves-and-how-to-bust-them

Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate https://www.carbonbrief.org/eight-facts-about-air-conditioning-amid-an-overheated-global-debate/

Extreme weather resilience: why it matters and how we’re building it https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-weather-resilience-why-it-matters-and-how-were

Sea-level rise projections tailored for spatial adaptation planning in the U.S. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-06669-7

Mobility transition for Berlin, cooling strategies for Tirana: new study identifies suitable climate actions for European cities https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/transport-transition-for-berlin-heat-protection-for-tirana-new-study-identifies-suitable-climate-measures-for-european-cities

Europe’s heat wave set records for all-time highs https://thebulletin.org/2026/07/europes-heat-wave-set-records-for-all-time-highs/

Heat Resilience Framework: A Methodological Approach to Assessing a City’s Preparedness for Heatwaves https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/14/7/149

More than a billion children are now facing at least three overlapping climate hazards https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/understanding-childrens-climate-risks

Understanding the global landscape of heat early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-global-landscape-heat-early-warning-systems

‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02154-8

Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst‑case scenarios https://theconversation.com/why-climate-scientists-need-to-talk-more-about-the-very-worst-case-scenarios-286902

Emergence of new heat stress hotspots over West Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/emergence-new-heat-stress-hotspots-over-west-africa

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/uk-climate-extreme-weather-2025-hottest-year-on-record

As extreme heat pummels the Tour de France, can cycling keep riders safe? https://theconversation.com/as-extreme-heat-pummels-the-tour-de-france-can-cycling-keep-riders-safe-287479

After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain’s weather even more extreme? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c992e8g10nmo

Disaster risk reduction

Tsunami https://www.undrr.org/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/mh0705

AI can predict disaster, but it can’t save you https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/ai-can-predict-disaster-but-it-cant-save-you/

How to Prevent Disasters: A Cup of Tea with Professor Ilan Kelman https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/how-to-prevent-disasters-ilan-kelman/

All of the biggest U.S. cities are sinking https://www.preventionweb.net/news/all-biggest-us-cities-are-sinking

From Fire to Resilience: Rethinking How Algeria Manages Its Forests https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2026/06/17/from-fire-to-resilience-rethinking-how-algeria-manages-its-forests

Türkiye-Syria earthquakes 2023 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/turkiye-syria-earthquakes-2023

A volcano in the Philippines erupted two weeks ago. Here’s why scientists are still watching it closely https://theconversation.com/a-volcano-in-the-philippines-erupted-two-weeks-ago-heres-why-scientists-are-still-watching-it-closely-287481

Deadly ‘fire thunderstorms’ are forming across the US. And cities may be powerless to stop them https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/deadly-fire-thunderstorms-firestorms

Report outlines potential to predict coastal cliff collapses https://www.preventionweb.net/news/report-outlines-potential-predict-coastal-cliff-collapses

Hawaiian mantle plume has been getting hotter for 47 million years https://watchers.news/epicenter/hawaiian-mantle-plume-has-been-getting-hotter-for-47-million-years/

Leveraging AI to enhance multi-hazard early warning systems https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/leveraging-ai-enhance-multi-hazard-early-warning-systems

How Tides and River Water Combine to Amplify Floods https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-tides-and-river-water-combine-to-amplify-floods

Emergency Management

Malta: Rapid emergency response and readiness assessment https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/malta-rapid-emergency-response-and-readiness-assessment

Earthquakes in Venezuela expose a severely under‑resourced and unprepared healthcare system https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-in-venezuela-expose-a-severely-under-resourced-and-unprepared-healthcare-system-287003

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Playing for the planet: Gamified learning and global health education https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/playing-for-the-planet-gamified-learning-and-global-health-education/211441/

‘Preparing for the future starts with having the tools to imagine (and draw) it’ https://www.climatecentre.org/17408/blog-preparing-for-the-future-starts-with-having-the-tools-to-imagine-and-draw-it/

Quality in multilingual crisis communication: a reception-oriented perspective https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/quality-multilingual-crisis-communication-reception-oriented

The perils of risk communication in a context of uncertainty: The long dispute over contamination after the Grenfell Tower fire https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/perils-risk-communication-context-uncertainty-long-dispute

Web-messaging-based dissemination of urban rainfall and flood information: a Telegram bot framework https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/web-messaging-based-dissemination-urban-rainfall-and-flood

From simulation to resilience: using the Stop Disasters game and local data to teach disaster risk reduction https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/simulation-resilience-using-stop-disasters-game-and-local-data-teach-disaster

Preparedness through play: helping children understand disaster risks https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/news/preparedness-through-play-helping-children-understand-disaster-risks

Disaster psychology

Heat exposure and hospital admissions for mental health disorders in a changing climate https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-exposure-and-hospital-admissions-mental-health

Memory sources shape flood risk perception and agricultural decision among farmers in a drought-oriented irrigation district https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/memory-sources-shape-flood-risk-perception-and-agricultural

A dynamic multilevel behavioural framework for emergency preparedness https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/dynamic-multilevel-behavioural-framework-emergency

Sociology and disasters

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them https://theconversation.com/older-adults-are-at-risk-in-heat-waves-but-its-not-just-age-how-public-systems-and-policies-are-failing-them-286915

Harnessing indigenous and traditional knowledge for climate resilience in Fiji: policy insights https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/harnessing-indigenous-and-traditional-knowledge-climate

Why heatwaves hit women harder https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyp1knzzxo

Beyond Common Ground: How Everyday Places Solve Big Social Challenges https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520429761

Harnessing indigenous and traditional knowledge for climate resilience in Fiji: policy insights https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/harnessing-indigenous-and-traditional-knowledge-climate

Addressing social vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/addressing-social-vulnerabilities-exacerbated-climate-change

Characterizing Community Formation in Response to Extreme Weather Events Through Human Mobility Networks: A Case Study of Winter Storm Uri https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00748-4

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Thirty-three people are rescued but up to 50,000 still missing after twin Venezuela earthquakes https://www.independent.ie/world-news/thirty-three-people-are-rescued-but-up-to-50000-still-missing-after-twin-venezuela-earthquakes/a/157947288.html

Around 1 000 excess deaths linked to record-breaking heatwave in France https://watchers.news/2026/06/28/around-1-000-excess-deaths-linked-to-record-breaking-heatwave-in-france/

Floods claim 4 lives in Madison and Jackson counties, statewide emergency declared for Kentucky https://watchers.news/2026/06/28/floods-claim-4-lives-in-madison-and-jackson-counties-statewide-emergency-declared-for-kentucky/

Floods kill 3 in Taiwan and Japan as Mekkhala and Higos fuel heavy rain and landslides https://watchers.news/2026/06/27/floods-kill-3-in-taiwan-and-japan-as-mekkhala-and-higos-fuel-heavy-rain-and-landslides/

3 firefighters killed in burnover as Snyder Fire burns more than 11 330 ha (28 000 acres) along Utah-Colorado border https://watchers.news/2026/06/28/3-firefighters-killed-in-burnover-as-snyder-fire-burns-more-than-11-330-ha-28-000-acres-along-utah-colorado-border/

At least 12 killed, 500 rescued as heavy rainfall hits Greater Accra, Ghana https://watchers.news/2026/06/30/at-least-12-killed-500-rescued-as-heavy-rainfall-hits-greater-accra-ghana/

Out-of-control wildfires force evacuations in Wrigley and Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/30/out-of-control-wildfires-force-evacuations-in-wrigley-and-fort-simpson-northwest-territories-canada/

Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as miraculous rescues offer hope https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/29/world/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-hnk

Aspen Acres Fire destroys 155 structures, three Colorado wildfires burn over 25 000 ha (62 000 acres) https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/aspen-acres-fire-destroys-155-structures-three-colorado-wildfires-burn-over-25-000-ha-62-000-acres/

One dead after heavy rainfall floods Puebla metropolitan area, Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/06/30/one-dead-after-heavy-rainfall-floods-puebla-metropolitan-area-mexico/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Cities and countries warming fast, new climate stripes show https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2026/University-News/Cities-and-countries-warming-fast-new-climate-stripes-show

Councils call for national climate compensation fund – and they want the polluters to pay https://reneweconomy.com.au/councils-call-for-national-climate-compensation-fund-and-they-want-the-polluters-to-pay/

Scientists say the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse with very little additional warming and the four metres of sea level rise that would follow cannot be stopped once it begins https://spacedaily.com/n-scientists-say-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-could-collapse-with-very-little-additional-warming-and-the-four-metres-of-sea-level-rise-that-would-follow-cannot-be-stopped-once-it-begins/

Record-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/21/record-breaking-extreme-heat-wave-humidity-uk-met-office-warning

Italy’s Cinque Terre coastline could be hit by 13-metre waves by 2150 as sea levels rise https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/15/italys-cinque-terre-coastline-could-be-hit-by-13-metre-waves-by-2150-as-sea-levels-rise

Louisiana’s Managed Retreat — Model for Coastal Climate Adaptation Worldwide? https://climateadaptationplatform.com/louisianas-managed-retreat-model-coastal-climate-adaptation-worldwide/

Extreme heat and rainfall, glacier loss and record ocean heat impact Asia in 2025 https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/extreme-heat-and-rainfall-glacier-loss-and-record-ocean-heat-impact-asia-2025

6 Ways This Year’s “Super El Niño” Could Affect Climate, Humans, and Marine Creatures https://eos.org/research-and-developments/6-ways-this-years-super-el-nino-could-affect-climate-humans-and-marine-creatures

Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe

Climate change looks different to different people https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-change-looks-different-different-people

Poland sets new all-time national temperature record with 40.5°C (104.9°F) in Słubice https://watchers.news/2026/06/29/poland-sets-new-all-time-national-temperature-record-with-40-5c-104-9f-in-slubice/

Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? https://theconversation.com/could-this-be-australias-warmest-winter-ever-285947

UK rivers face rising risk of climate ‘whiplash’ https://tyndall.ac.uk/news/uk-rivers-face-rising-risk-of-climate-whiplash/

Counting the cost of heat: the case for urgent solutions for cities https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/counting-cost-heat-case-urgent-solutions-cities

Strengthening local government action on urban heat in Sri Lankan cities: UHI-City resilience scorecard & comprehensive guidance note https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/policy-brief-strengthening-local-government-action-urban

From urban heat islands to resilient cities: A conceptual framework for resilient and sustainable urban environments https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/urban-heat-islands-resilient-cities-conceptual-framework

Making Delhi Heat-Resilient: A roadmap with the focus on vulnerable groups https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/making-delhi-heat-resilient-roadmap-focus-vulnerable-groups

Where heat does not come in waves: a framework for understanding and managing chronic heat https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/where-heat-does-not-come-waves-framework-understanding-and

Heat stress exposure climbed from 16% to 22% worldwide over 50 years, study shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-stress-exposure-climbed-worldwide-years.html

Europe is battling a record‑breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe? https://theconversation.com/europe-is-battling-a-record-breaking-heatwave-whats-making-it-so-severe-286019

Widening polarization in Americans’ perception of the health harms of climate change (2014–2024) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5309/ae65cd

How climate change influences extreme weather https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-climate-change-influences-extreme

‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming https://www.newscientist.com/article/2530049-forgotten-pollutants-cause-15-per-cent-of-global-warming/

Summer’s new normal is a hazard that’s testing Europe’s climate resilience https://theconversation.com/summers-new-normal-is-a-hazard-thats-testing-europes-climate-resilience-286092

Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster https://theconversation.com/climate-warnings-need-to-be-told-in-tangible-ways-to-prevent-disaster-285735

Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-can-leave-homes-dangerously-hot-even-for-young-healthy-adults-272025

Slovakia sets all-time temperature record as heat wave brings record June nights https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/slovakia-sets-all-time-temperature-record-as-heat-wave-brings-record-june-nights/

Czech Republic records hottest day on record with 41.9°C (107.4°F) https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/czech-republic-records-hottest-day-on-record-with-41-9c-107-4f/

The UK is forecast to reach 45°C by 2056 https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/06/1976heatwave/

Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-rcna352514

When Metrics Miss the Point: Why Climate Adaptation Metrics Must Reflect Plural Worldviews https://toda.org/global-outlooks/when-metrics-miss-the-point-why-climate-adaptation-metrics-must-reflect-plural-worldviews/

Unbearable Heat for Hundreds of Millions https://eos.org/editor-highlights/unbearable-heat-for-hundreds-of-millions

 Disaster risk reduction

2025 Kamchatka earthquake rupture matched the 1952 great earthquake, study finds https://watchers.news/epicenter/2025-kamchatka-earthquake-rupture-matched-the-1952-great-earthquake-study-finds/

Deep learning completes US flood hazard maps revealing millions exposed to previously unrecognized risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/deep-learning-completes-us-flood-hazard-maps-revealing

Seismic capacity survey and earthquake risk assessment of self-built buildings in rural areas of Shanghai Municipality https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seismic-capacity-survey-and-earthquake-risk-assessment-self

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-increase-wildfire-risk-a-new-study-explains-how-much-and-its-not-a-small-number-285128

High-severity fires burn 30 times more acreage than 40 years ago, researchers find https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/high-severity-fires-burn-30-times-more-area-than-40-years-ago-researchers-find

Hidden seismicity patterns before large earthquakes uncovered https://www.gfz.de/en/press/news/details/verborgene-seismizitaetsmuster-vor-grossen-erdbeben-aufgedeckt

Belize Shows Why Investing in Early Warnings Pays Off https://wmo.int/media/project-update/belize-shows-why-investing-early-warnings-pays

When multiple hazards interact and the data doesn’t: The multi-hazard modelling problem nobody wants to talk about https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/06/15/when-multiple-hazards-interact-and-the-data-doesnt-the-multi-hazard-modelling-problem-nobody-wants-to-talk-about/

Expanding the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction to include animals https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/expanding-sendai-framework-disaster-risk-reduction-include

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains https://theconversation.com/venezuelas-deadly-earthquakes-happened-on-a-fault-similar-to-the-san-andreas-and-the-risks-arent-over-yet-a-geophysicist-explains-286236

Was Venezuela struck by an earthquake ‘doublet’? Here’s what we know so far https://theconversation.com/was-venezuela-struck-by-an-earthquake-doublet-heres-what-we-know-so-far-286136

Strategic roadmap for localising early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/strategic-roadmap-localising-early-warning-systems

‘This was something new’: what people in Greenland told us about learning to live with wildfires https://theconversation.com/this-was-something-new-what-people-in-greenland-told-us-about-learning-to-live-with-wildfires-286219

Emergency Management

Why only a few wildfires become extreme https://news.ucar.edu/133075/why-only-few-wildfires-become-extreme

Blaze blowback: 7 surprising spillovers from wildfire https://www.preventionweb.net/news/blaze-blowback-7-surprising-spillovers-wildfire

Venezuelan earthquakes rescuers save infant and two boys alive from rubble https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/venezuela-earthquakes-infant-and-two-boys-saved-from-rubble/106853808

Public encouraged to ‘cool off in culture’ as second heatwave of the year hits and health alerts issued https://www.preventionweb.net/news/public-encouraged-cool-culture-second-heatwave-year-hits-and-health-alerts-issued

Understanding the global landscape of heat early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-global-landscape-heat-early-warning-systems

A Citation Analysis and Bibliometric Graph of Human Evacuation Research https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/4/161

Exposures of Western Australian Wildland Firefighters: Insights from Real-Time Monitoring https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/3/98

How hazards turn into disasters: Perspectives of emergency responders https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/how-hazards-turn-disasters-perspectives-emergency-responders

Cyprus launches national public warning system, powered by GCC and Intersec https://www.preventionweb.net/news/cyprus-launches-national-public-warning-system-powered-gcc-and-intersec

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid ‘emergency fatigue https://theconversation.com/as-communities-face-more-frequent-hazard-warnings-we-need-better-systems-to-avoid-emergency-fatigue-284940

Yale’s new extreme weather dashboard could help older adults understand climate health risks https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-06-29/yales-new-extreme-weather-dashboard-could-help-older-adults-understand-climate-health-risks

Disaster psychology

Greenness and Climate Resilience: Buffering Extreme Weather-Related Depression in Older Adults in China https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670726005172

The surprising hurdle holding back climate action https://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/publications/alone-together-the-hidden-consensus-on-climate-change

Mental Health Impacts of “Climate Crisis” Messaging https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202606/mental-health-and-climate-crisis-messaging

Experiential accounts of life in flood-prone areas: Basis for a community-centered flood resilience program https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/experiential-accounts-life-flood-prone-areas-basis-community

Sociology and disasters

Enhancing women’s resilience to climate-change shocks through Self-Help Groups (SHG) initiative in Somalia https://www.acted.org/en/enhancing-womens-resilience-to-climate-change-shocks-through-self-help-groups-shg-initiative-in-somalia/

Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It’s time we listen to them https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-harming-remote-first-nations-communities-its-time-we-listen-to-them-282975

Flood risk and social deprivation https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/flood-risk-and-social-deprivation

Three ways climate action can be more inclusive for 1.3 billion disabled people https://theconversation.com/three-ways-climate-action-can-be-more-inclusive-for-1-3-billion-disabled-people-285639

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Storm collapses church tent in Moneta, Virginia, killing one and injuring 22 https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/storm-collapses-church-tent-in-moneta-virginia-killing-one-and-injuring-22/

Seven tornadoes confirmed across Illinois and Indiana, including two EF3s https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/seven-tornadoes-confirmed-across-illinois-and-indiana-including-two-ef3s/

15 rescued as storms bring flooding and lightning fire to Cherokee County, Oklahoma https://watchers.news/2026/06/16/15-rescued-as-storms-bring-flooding-and-lightning-fire-to-cherokee-county-oklahoma/

Tropical Storm Arthur forms off the coast of Texas, flooding claims life of a 15-year-old boy https://watchers.news/2026/06/17/tropical-storm-arthur-forms-off-the-coast-of-texas-flooding-claims-life-of-a-15-year-old-boy/

Emergency declared as Kalamoir Park wildfire forces evacuation of 357 households in West Kelowna, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/17/emergency-declared-as-kalamoir-park-wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-357-households-in-west-kelowna-canada/

1 injured as tornadoes rip through central Illinois, emergency declaration issued in Charleston https://watchers.news/2026/06/18/1-injured-as-tornadoes-rip-through-central-illinois-emergency-declaration-issued-in-charleston/

2 dead and 1 missing after 12-year-old rescued from rising waters at Lake Springfield, Missouri https://watchers.news/2026/06/18/2-dead-and-1-missing-after-12-year-old-rescued-from-rising-waters-at-lake-springfield-missouri/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-seeing-stronger-storms-so-why-are-droughts-getting-worse-282571

Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time https://abcnews.com/US/solar-generates-energy-coal-us-1st-time-report/story

Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/antarcticas-west-coast-missing-an-area-of-sea-ice-the-size-of-france-as-temperatures-peak-20c-above-average

Approaches, challenges and applications of climate change impact attribution https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00798-8

Heat in cities: Impacts of heatwaves and measures to mitigate risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-cities-impacts-heatwaves-and-measures-mitigate-risk

The 2026 World Cup could be the hottest yet https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/the-2026-world-cup-could-be-the-hottest-yet/

Climate Change in the Indian Mind, Winter 2025/2026 https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-indian-mind-winter-2026/

Why migration is ‘not a failure of adaptation’ in a warming world https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-why-migration-is-not-a-failure-of-adaptation-in-a-warming-world/

El Niño: what it means for Australia’s climate https://www.bom.gov.au/news-and-media/el-nino-what-it-means-for-australias-climate

Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02659-0

Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/info/research-news/entry-112811.html

Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/17/rising-temperatures-may-increase-flood-risk-through-river-whiplash-study-finds

Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says

Understanding Heatwaves: Beyond Extreme Temperatures https://heathealth.info/news/understanding-heatwaves-beyond-extreme-temperatures/

Atlantic and Pacific may follow different rules on long-term warming, analysis shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-atlantic-pacific-term-analysis.html

West Antarctica Is Missing Way Too Much Ice https://www.wired.com/story/west-antarctica-is-missing-way-too-much-ice/

State of the Climate in Asia 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-asia-2025

Disaster risk reduction

Anticipating wildfires: New AI-enhanced risk intelligence https://www.pdc.org/wildfire-weather-warning-ai/

Stress along Southern California faults reaches highest level in 1 000 years https://watchers.news/epicenter/stress-along-southern-california-faults-reaches-highest-level-in-1-000-years/

Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/philippines-earthquake-raised-seabed-costal-uplift-coral-exposed

Reflections on reducing wildfire disaster risks https://www.undrr.org/news/reflections-reducing-wildfire-disaster-risks

Whitepaper – 18 myths about public warning systems — debunked https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/whitepaper-18-myths-about-public-warning-systems-debunked

Dong Thap implements soft, “nature-friendly” solutions to respond to landslides https://www.vietnam.vn/en/dong-thap-trien-khai-cac-giai-phap-mem-thuan-thien-de-ung-pho-voi-sat-lo

Insurance cover growing in line with increasing catastrophe risk: Swiss Re https://www.preventionweb.net/news/insurance-cover-growing-line-increasing-catastrophe-risk-swiss-re

M7.8 earthquake raised parts of the seabed by up to 2 m (6.6 feet) in the southern Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/06/16/m7-8-earthquake-raised-parts-of-the-seabed-by-up-to-2-m-6-6-feet-in-the-southern-philippines/

Deterministic and probabilistic risk modelling https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probabilistic-risk

Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-can-be-destructive-for-distant-cities-built-on-top-of-basins-now-we-know-why-284731

ClimWeb shortlisted for United Nations 2.0 Innovation Award https://wmo.int/media/news/climweb-shortlisted-united-nations-20-innovation-award

Hurricane rainfall and landslide risk on the rise in Southern California https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/hurricane-rainfall-and-landslide-risk-rise-southern-california

Japan government approves plan to more than halve Tokyo area quake deaths https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260612_08/

The Netherlands vs the sea: The race to hold back rising waters https://edition.cnn.com/climate/netherlands-vs-the-sea-hold-back-rising-waters-c2e-spc

The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 https://www.unicef.org/reports/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026

Emergency Management

Are Fire Refuges the Answer When Evacuation Isn’t Possible? https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/are-fire-refuges-the-answer-when-evacuation-isnt-possible

Japan revises its preparations for a megaquake hitting Tokyo area https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-tokyo-megaquake-preparation-b2994615.html

Knowing what the weather will do: A guide for practitioners on impact-based early warning https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/knowing-what-weather-will-do-guide-practitioners-impact

As Wildfires Increase in the West, So Does Suppression Spending https://eos.org/research-spotlights/as-wildfires-increase-in-the-west-so-does-suppression-spending

What drives urban pandemic control performance in China? A configurational analysis of the resource-performance paradox https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1849206/full#F1

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Automatic sentiment analysis of citizen comments: the case of the Albania earthquake https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/automatic-sentiment-analysis-citizen-comments-case-albania

Disaster psychology

Mental health integration guide: a tool for insurers https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/mental-health-integration-guide-tool-insurers

Reimagining resilience for systemic risks: Enhancing community preparedness through counterfactual thinking of past disaster impacts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726001146

Sociology and disasters

The Climate Paradox of Poverty: Two Decades of Evidence from the Ganges Delta https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-026-03858-0

Climate, Care, and Community Health: Co-Designing Disaster Resilience Networks in Shreveport, Louisiana https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926002463

Social capital and community resilience: A conversation with Daniel Aldrich https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-06-16/social-capital-and-community-resilience-a-conversation-with-daniel-aldrich/

When floods come, India’s elderly pay the heaviest price https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/when-floods-come-indias-elderly-pay-the-heaviest-price

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao leaves at least 32 dead, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/06/08/m7-8-earthquake-off-southern-mindanao-leaves-at-least-32-dead-philippines/

Tornado damages logistics warehouse in China’s Guangxi, injuring four https://watchers.news/2026/06/08/tornado-damages-logistics-warehouse-in-chinas-guangxi-injuring-four/

Floods and other natural disasters kill 301, injure 385 in Afghanistan over 10 weeks https://watchers.news/2026/06/09/floods-and-other-natural-disasters-kill-301-injure-385-in-afghanistan-over-10-weeks/

Flash flooding prompts emergency declarations and evacuations in western Manitoba, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/flash-flooding-prompts-emergency-declarations-and-evacuations-in-western-manitoba-canada/

Multiple tornadoes hit Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/multiple-tornadoes-hit-saskatchewan-and-manitoba-canada/

November Fire burns 227 ha (560 acres) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/november-fire-burns-227-ha-560-acres-at-marine-corps-base-camp-pendleton-california/

Severe thunderstorms damage more than 150 buildings in Slovenia before spreading into Croatia https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/severe-thunderstorms-damage-more-than-150-buildings-in-slovenia-before-spreading-into-croatia/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Oceanic heat sources exacerbate continental heatwaves https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(26)00117-X

‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/un-world-ocean-assessment-severe-stress-sea-level-rise-doubles-pollution-fishing-climate

China’s CO2 climbs 2% in early 2026 due to ‘wasted’ wind and solar https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-climbs-2-in-early-2026-due-to-wasted-wind-and-solar/

Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-hazards-sectors-governing-systemic-climate-risks/

School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning https://theconversation.com/school-in-a-hot-world-what-research-is-saying-about-childrens-health-and-learning-283300

Plateauing CO2 emissions have slowed atmospheric growth https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/plateauing-co2-emissions-have-slowed

How waves, ponds and green algae are accelerating sea ice melt in Antarctica https://theconversation.com/how-waves-ponds-and-green-algae-are-accelerating-sea-ice-melt-in-antarctica-280456

How many people does heat actually kill? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-many-people-does-heat-actually

Seeds of resistance: the Wayuu response to climate imbalance https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/seeds-of-resistance-the-wayuu-response-to-climate-imbalance/

Climate Bulletins https://climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bulletin

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/record-winter-temperatures-in-antarctic-raise-fears-over-speed-of-climate-breakdown

Measuring the strength of El Niño – introducing Relative Niño indices https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2026/measuring-strength-el-nino

Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes https://theconversation.com/good-news-for-renewables-southern-australias-offshore-winds-will-stay-strong-even-as-the-climate-changes-276400

El Niño develops, NOAA estimates 63% chance of a very strong event in 2026–27 winter https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/el-nino-develops-noaa-estimates-63-chance-of-a-very-strong-event-in-2026-27-winter/

Slums are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and devising solutions https://www.preventionweb.net/news/slums-are-bearing-brunt-climate-crisis-and-devising-solutions

Between the tides: Climate change adaptation in Palau https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/between-tides-climate-change-adaptation-palau

Disaster risk reduction

Developing a rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at European scale https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092600230X

The next chapter in flood resilience: Open sourcing Google’s hydrology framework https://research.google/blog/the-next-chapter-in-flood-resilience-open-sourcing-googles-hydrology-framework/

A framework towards assessing climate change and disaster-related losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services (FRAME-ECO) https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/framework-towards-assessing-climate-change-and-disaster

Building finds its balance in groundbreaking earthquake test https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/06/03/building-finds-balance-groundbreaking-earthquake-test.html

How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test https://theconversation.com/how-can-we-make-buildings-more-resilient-before-and-after-earthquakes-we-put-one-solution-to-the-test-284651

World Risk Report 2025 – Focus: Floods https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/world-risk-report-2025-focus-floods

Knowing better, but still losing more: why disaster risk reduction breaks down https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/05/11/knowing-better-but-still-losing-more-why-disaster-risk-reduction-breaks-down/

Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events? https://theconversation.com/can-ai-help-coastal-cities-prepare-for-rising-seas-and-extreme-events-283726

Mapping coastal flood risk in China https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/mapping-coastal-flood-risk-china

Emergency Management

Building Meta-Dynamic Capabilities Through AI-HI Collaboration: Experimental Evidence from Multinational Organizations in Disaster Response Operations https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/16/6/273

Survivors sue Indonesian government over response to catastrophic Sumatra floods https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/survivors-sue-indonesian-government-over-response-to-catastrophic-sumatra-floods/

Flooding is rewriting the rules for this Pennsylvania farm https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/flooding-is-rewriting-the-rules-for-this-pennsylvania-farm/

What Is Impact-Based Early Warning and Why Does It Matter? https://unu.edu/ehs/article/what-impact-based-early-warning-and-why-does-it-matter

Canada’s aerial wildfire‑fighting plan is a start — but it is not yet a strategy https://theconversation.com/canadas-aerial-wildfire-fighting-plan-is-a-start-but-it-is-not-yet-a-strategy-282718

Buildings Must Be Constructed to Withstand Category Five Hurricanes in Revised Building Code https://jis.gov.jm/buildings-must-be-constructed-to-withstand-category-five-hurricanes-in-revised-building-code/

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Popular Myths About Climate Adaptation Journalists Should Know https://gijn.org/stories/10-climate-adaptation-myths-journalists/

Why science communication is essential for climate justice https://www.iwmi.org/news/why-science-communication-is-essential-for-climate-justice/

Check out the brand-new hurricane ‘cone of uncertainty’ graphics arriving this season https://www.preventionweb.net/news/check-out-brand-new-hurricane-cone-uncertainty-graphics-arriving-season

Japan weather alert names unified for flooding, heavy rain, landslides, storm surges https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260528/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

Disaster psychology

Dynamics of collectivistic language and emotional expression in China’s early pandemic: A social media analysis https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjop.70090

Leaving Home: She left after the fire; a Chilean community’s struggle to stay https://dialogue.earth/en/forests/she-left-after-the-fire-a-chilean-communitys-struggle-to-stay/

Sociology and disasters

What drives coastal disaster resilience at the household level? deciphering coastal household-level economic, social, and infrastructure robustness (CHESIR) determinants https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-026-07800-9

Conceptualizing urban heat resilience through capacities and a multidimensional perspective: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479726011436

New Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report reveals nearly 80% of the world’s poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards https://www.preventionweb.net/news/new-global-multidimensional-poverty-index-report-reveals-nearly-80-worlds-poor-live-regions