Please find links below to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news today…
Current emergencies/disasters
Tropical Storm Bonnie – Memorial Day Storm http://adjustersinternational.com/news/tropical-storm-bonnie/
At least 6 dead, 2 missing after floods in Texas, Kansas http://www.kswo.com/story/32090525/5-dead-at-least-2-missing-after-floods-in-texas-kansas
2 more bodies found in Texas after torrential rain, floods http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9f2ffda3ce8a402db5721ad815391145/texas-braces-possibly-more-rain-after-flooding-kills-1
Disaster risk reduction
Predicting the spread of Zika virus https://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/34506/
Welcome to the Pyrocene http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/05/the_fort_mcmurray_fire_climate_change_and_our_fossil_fuel_powered_society.html
Patterns and Limitations of Urban Human Mobility Resilience under the Influence of Multiple Types of Natural Disaster http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147299
Why do people still live next to an active volcano? https://theconversation.com/why-do-people-still-live-next-to-an-active-volcano-59947
In Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, problems extend beyond terrain http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local/in-texas-flash-flood-alley-problems-extend-beyond-/nrWYd/
Emergency management
B.C. wildfires, some suspected arson, burn firefighting budget fast http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-wild-fire-budget-spring-fires-fort-mcmurray-1.3605619
Flood recovery in Cumbria six months after Desmond unleashed his wrath http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2016/05/26/flood-recovery-cumbria-six-months-desmond-unleashed-wrath/
The App That’s Creating an Earthquake Early-warning Network http://now.howstuffworks.com/2016/05/25/myshake-app-earthquake-warning-system?rss=true&utm_campaign=sf&hsw=twitter&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Ecuador President Raises Taxes After Devastating Earthquake http://thepublicslate.com/2016/05/ecuador-president-raises-taxes-after-devastating-earthquake/
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Elderly and Disaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q47yzouXK8&feature=youtu.be
Social Media and Emergencies
Two-thirds of Facebook users (66%) get news on the site, nearly six-in-ten Twitter users (59%) get news on Twitter http://www.journalism.org/2016/05/26/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-2016/
Facebook is rolling out new feature that’ll show you the collective responses to a Live video on a graph http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/facebook-announces-new-response-graph-live-content
Psychology and disasters
Farmers facing tough times six months after disaster http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-28/pinery-bushfire3a-six-months-on/7455218
Disaster Resilience News 