Please find below links to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…
Recent emergencies/disaster
Massive flash floods hit Atacama desert, Chile https://watchers.news/2019/02/08/massive-flooding-hits-atacama-desert-peru/
Deadly floods hit Fadhlan valley, Saudi Arabia https://watchers.news/2019/02/10/deadly-floods-hit-fadhlan-valley-saudi-arabia/
Flooding, landslides kill at least eight in Peru and Chile https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/flooding-landslides-kill-peru-chile-190209085435131.html
New Zealand wildfire: Thousands of people evacuated near Nelson https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47187604
Dam bursts in West Java, causing deadly floods, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2019/02/11/dam-bursts-in-west-java-causing-deadly-floods-indonesia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Hailstorm destroys 150 homes, injures 40 people in 60 seconds, India https://watchers.news/2019/02/10/hailstorm-destroys-150-homes-injures-40-people-in-60-seconds-india/
Floods continue to hit towns in southwest Iran https://english.mojahedin.org/i/floods-continue-hit-towns-southwest-iran-021019
The 2019 Tasmanian Fires so far: what has burned and where? https://firecentre.org.au/the-2019-tasmanian-fires-so-far-what-has-burned-and-where/
Major winter storm wallops central, eastern Canada https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-weather/major-winter-storm-wallops-central-eastern-canada-idUSKCN1Q12DP?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Historic winter storm impacts Hawaii with massive waves, coastal flooding and rare snow https://watchers.news/2019/02/11/historic-winter-storm-impacts-hawaii-with-massive-waves-coastal-flooding-and-rare-snow/
Up to 500,000 drought-stressed cattle killed in Queensland floods https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/11/up-to-500000-drought-stressed-cattle-killed-in-queensland-floods
Peru – Thousands Affected by Flooding and Landslides in Five Regions http://floodlist.com/america/peru-flooding-landslides-5-regions-february-2019
Ecuador – Floods Affect Hundreds in Manabí Province http://floodlist.com/america/ecuador-manabi-province-floods-february-2019
Volcanic activity worldwide 14 Feb 2019: Etna volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Shiveluch, Karangetang https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/75167/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-14-Feb-2019-Etna-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Shiveluch-Karangetang.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Coal miners derided climate action ‘sideshow’. Now it’s the main event https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/coal-miners-derided-climate-action-sideshow-now-it-s-the-main-event-20190208-p50wmc.html
Lonely, unfit and hooked on air-conditioning – is this the summer of the future? https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/lonely-unfit-and-hooked-on-air-conditioning-is-this-the-summer-of-the-future-20190208-p50whm.html
Hurricanes are strengthening faster in the Atlantic, and climate change is a big reason why, scientists say https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/02/07/hurricanes-are-strengthening-faster-atlantic-climate-change-is-big-reason-why-scientists-say/?utm_term=.d884f8282c9d
Recent increases in tropical cyclone intensification rates https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08471-z
Floods, fire and drought: Australia, a country in the grip of extreme weather bingo https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/10/floods-fire-and-drought-australia-a-country-in-the-grip-of-extreme-weather-bingo?CMP=edit_2221
Ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica predicted to bring more frequent extreme weather https://theconversation.com/ice-melt-in-greenland-and-antarctica-predicted-to-bring-more-frequent-extreme-weather-111082?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton
Rising seas: to keep humans safe, let nature shape the coast https://theconversation.com/rising-seas-to-keep-humans-safe-let-nature-shape-the-coast-107837
Melting Himalayan glaciers: a big drop in a bucket that’s already full https://theconversation.com/melting-himalayan-glaciers-a-big-drop-in-a-bucket-thats-already-full-111345?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton
Why Climate Change Messaging Must Evolve Beyond Noting Record-Breaking Temperatures https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/02/08/so-what-its-warmer-climate-change-messaging-must-evolve-now/#5a3d9c796437
In the Himalayas, women are left behind in the changing climate https://earthjournalism.net/stories/in-the-himalayas-women-are-left-behind-in-the-changing-climate
Arctic sea ice loss in the past linked to abrupt climate events https://phys.org/news/2019-02-arctic-sea-ice-loss-linked.html
World can get on the 1.5 C path for about a quarter of the cost of current fossil fuel subsidies https://catholicclimatemovement.global/world-can-get-on-the-1-5-c-path-for-about-a-quarter-of-the-cost-of-current-fossil-fuel-subsidies/
Coastal catastrophe looms larger as sea level forecasts creep upwards https://www.newscientist.com/article/2192981-coastal-catastrophe-looms-larger-as-sea-level-forecasts-creep-upwards/#.XGCO2asAJbo.twitter
Ten years ago, climate adaptation research was gaining steam. Today, it’s gutted https://theconversation.com/ten-years-ago-climate-adaptation-research-was-gaining-steam-today-its-gutted-111180
Six in ten Americans are now either “Alarmed” or “Concerned” about global warming. From 2013 to 2018, the proportion of “Alarmed” more than doubled http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-are-increasingly-alarmed-about-global-warming/
Slowing climate change could reverse drying in the subtropics https://theconversation.com/slowing-climate-change-could-reverse-drying-in-the-subtropics-111526?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton
Climate change is poised to deliver more Black Saturdays in decades to come https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-poised-to-deliver-more-black-saturdays-in-decades-to-come-111064
Heading south: Warming to change how US cities feel in 2080 https://apnews.com/490bdd76a4114b178065b8a0e55d0ec7
Meet the scientist leading a tidal wave of climate change communication https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/meet-scientist-leading-tidal-wave-climate-change-communication
How Phoenix Is Working to Beat Urban Heat https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-phoenix-is-working-to-beat-urban-heat/?utm_campaign=RebelMouse&share_id=4392184&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=Daily+Climate
Research and insights from the Global Commission on Adaptation https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/research
World Bank Group Announces $50 billion over Five Years for Climate Adaptation and Resilience http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/01/15/world-bank-group-announces-50-billion-over-five-years-for-climate-adaptation-and-resilience?cid=CCG_TT_climatechange_EN_EXT
Australia’s bushfire survivors demand government action on climate change https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-s-bushfire-survivors-demand-government-action-on-climate-change
The glaciers blanketing the high mountains of central Asia are smaller than we thought https://earther.gizmodo.com/earths-third-pole-contains-less-ice-than-we-thought-1832563571?IR=T
Disaster risk reduction
Indonesia`s Disaster Risk Reduction Model Named Best Practice https://en.tempo.co/read/1174086/indonesias-disaster-risk-reduction-model-named-best-practice
No disaster is natural https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/jason-von-meding-djair-sergio-de-freitas-junior-and-ma-ra-irigaray/no-disaster-is-nat
Quake that battered ancient Rome is traced to its lair https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00480-8?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=NGMT_2_JAL_reshigh
Quantifying Flood Vulnerability Reduction via Private Precaution https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018EF000994
Immediate steps for North Carolina policymakers to reduce flood risks and build resilience http://blogs.edf.org/growingreturns/2019/02/11/north-carolina-hurricane-flood-policy/
Hurricane Maria: a first analysis of landsliding in Puerto Rico https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2019/02/11/hurricane-maria/
Mississippi sues federal government over river flooding https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mississippi-sues-federal-government-over-river-flooding/ar-BBTs25O?ocid=spartandhp
An earthquake lasted 50 days, but no one felt it. Here’s why https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/02/earthquake-lasted-50-days-no-one-felt-it-heres-why/
Community partnerships between agencies and citizens are critical for identifying and implementing place-based solutions to reducing wildfire vulnerability https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/2/1/9
Pacific Gas & Electric vows to improve wildfire prevention https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pacific-gas-electric-vows-improve-wildfire-prevention-60899010
We are not doing nearly enough to prevent the impacts of bushfire https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-are-not-doing-nearly-enough-to-prevent-the-impacts-of-bushfire-20190211-p50x0f.html
Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism, 2019 https://www.tfah.org/report-details/ready-or-not-protecting-the-publics-health-from-diseases-disasters-and-bioterrorism-2019/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Paid&utm_campaign=2019_ReadyOrNot&utm_content=Fire
Unprecedented Risks, Unprecedented Foresight: A “Responsibility to Prepare” Strategy for the United States in 2020 https://climateandsecurity.org/2019/02/12/unprecedented-risks-unprecedented-foresight-a-responsibility-to-prepare-strategy-for-the-united-states-in-2020/
The worst natural disaster risks facing New Zealand https://www.noted.co.nz/planet/new-zealand-natural-disaster-risks/?fbclid=IwAR2749YoDD3hknfwR0f_qiem0s_8ovGqaDoG6Z4GKQkdYZc6oAhDFwxWwww
Townsville floods demonstrate need for better disaster planning https://www.policyforum.net/townsville-floods-demonstrate-need-for-better-disaster-planning/
How Flood and Fire Alter Landscape, Seen Through the Discerning Eye of Ground-based LIDAR https://www.unavco.org/science/snapshots/environmental-hydrogeodesy/2019/rengers.html
Latest edition of Floodplain Manager newsletter https://molinostewart.com.au/editorial/floodplain-manager-december-2018-january-2019/
Mt Taranaki’s explosive history has just been re-written. This is why it matters https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12203530
2D Modeling and Matrix Riprap Save Millions on Transportation Flood Recovery Projects https://www.ayresassociates.com/2d-modeling-and-matrix-riprap-save-millions-on-transportation-flood-recovery-projects/
Resilient Chicago Strategy Release http://100resilientcities.org/strategies/chicago/
The idea of an early warning system for the Pacific Northwest’s version of the “Big One” is gaining traction https://earther.gizmodo.com/inside-the-plan-to-prepare-the-pacific-northwest-for-a-1832591821?IR=T
Emergency Management
Townsville flood inquiry announced https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/08/townsville-flood-queensland-announces-inquiry-as-up-to-300000-cattle-die?CMP=share_btn_tw
‘Now Is The Real Crisis’: Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1123340
North Queensland flood victims need banks and insurers to be ‘good corporate citizens’, Deputy Premier says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-10/queensland-floods-banks-urged-to-be-good-corporate-citizens/10796944
New York City’s Sandy Rebuilding Program Was Plagued From the Start, Study Says https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-sandy-rebuilding-program-was-plagued-from-the-start-study-says-11549933200
NGOs push to expel Brazil miner Vale from U.N. pact over dam disaster https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-ngo/ngos-push-to-expel-brazil-miner-vale-from-u-n-pact-over-dam-disaster-idUSKCN1Q12F3?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
State begins Townsville flood review http://www.watercareer.com.au/news/state-begins-flood-review
Technology Used in Disaster Relief Saving More Lives Every Year https://interestingengineering.com/technology-used-in-disaster-relief-saving-more-lives-every-year
2019 Tasmanian Fires: Impacts and Management Lessons https://firecentre.org.au/2019-tasmanian-fires-impacts-and-management-lessons/
What is the Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment (CAUSE)? https://www.nisconsortium.org/partner-highlights/736-2/
What happens when the next big California wildfire hits? https://www.chicoer.com/2019/02/11/what-happens-when-the-next-big-wildfire-hits/
Two years after flood, displaced await delivery of government’s promises http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2019-02-13/two-years-after-flood-displaced-await-delivery-of-governments-promises.html
‘We’re not insured’: Townsville flood leaves policyholders stranded https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/14/were-not-insured-townsville-flood-leaves-policyholders-stranded
Resignation of FEMA Administrator Brock Long https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2019/02/13/resignation-fema-administrator-brock-long
IBM program is funding and connecting innovative ways to deliver aid after natural disasters https://www.fastcompany.com/90306086/ibm-is-putting-up-25-million-to-help-disaster-response-startups-scale
Disaster education, communications and engagement
There’s no such thing as a ‘natural’ disaster… https://www.nonaturaldisasters.com/
The New Ecology of Tornado Warning Information: A Natural Experiment Assessing Threat Intensity and Citizen‐to‐Citizen Information Sharing https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331037538_The_New_Ecology_of_Tornado_Warning_Information_A_Natural_Experiment_Assessing_Threat_Intensity_and_Citizen-to-Citizen_Information_Sharing
Giving life to numbers: Communicating risk through art http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/giving-life-numbers-communicating-risk-through-art
Communicating about heatwaves: Risk perception, message fatigue, and threat normalisation https://adelaide.figshare.com/articles/Communicating_about_heatwaves_Risk_perception_message_fatigue_and_threat_normalisation/7618403
Effective Education for Disaster Risk Reduction – Learning Matters http://www.edu4drr.org/
Use of social media platforms by fire and rescue teams across the UK https://www.prweek.com/article/1525534/exclusive-uk-fire-rescue-services-best-using-social-media?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn
5 things I didn’t know about flooding before I worked for the Environment Agency https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/19/5-things-i-didnt-know-about-flooding-before-i-worked-for-the-environment-agency/
GIS People’s app used to aid in Queensland floods https://www.crn.com.au/news/gis-peoples-app-used-to-aid-in-queensland-floods-519257
Disaster psychology
How Participation in Collective Action Changes Relationships, Behaviours, and Beliefs https://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/903
Sociology and Disasters
Social capital and disasters: How does social capital shape post-disaster conditions in the Philippines? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330727013_Social_capital_and_disasters_How_does_social_capital_shape_post-disaster_conditions_in_the_Philippines
Poor, elderly and too frail to escape: Paradise fire killed the most vulnerable residents https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-camp-fire-seniors-mobile-home-deaths-20190209-htmlstory.html
Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster: Rehabilitation, Resilience and Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330973391_Urban_Poverty_in_the_Wake_of_Environmental_Disaster_Rehabilitation_Resilience_and_Typhoon_Haiyan_Yolanda
Nowhere to go in New Bern: Climate catastrophe spurs migrants in US South https://www.dailyclimate.org/nowhere-to-go-in-new-bern-climate-catastrophe-spurs-migrants-in-us-south-2626611396.html
Disaster Resilience News 