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
Disaster Resilience News 