Please find below links to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…
Recent emergencies/disaster
90,000 Sonoma County residents evacuated ahead of Kincade fire https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10223201-181/kincade-fire-grows-to-more
2 Million Californians Without Power And 180,000 Ordered To Evacuate Amid Wildfires https://www.npr.org/2019/10/27/773844324/2-million-californians-without-power-and-180-000-ordered-to-evacuate-amid-wildfi
UK weather: ‘Horrendous’ conditions as heavy downpours cause flooding and travel disruption https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/travel-disruption-and-football-matches-cancelled-as-heavy-rain-hits-uk-a4271531.html
Deadly rains to hit Rwenzori, Kigezi areas https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1509314/deadly-rains-hit-rwenzori-kigezi?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Nigeria – Floods Hit Lagos, Situation Worsens in Niger and Adamawa States http://floodlist.com/africa/nigeria-floods-lago-niger-adamawa-october-2019
Japan – 10 Dead After More Floods and Landslides Hit Eastern Areas http://floodlist.com/asia/japan-fukushima-chiba-october-2019
Ethiopia – 120,000 Displaced After Floods in 4 Regions http://floodlist.com/africa/ethiopia-october-2019
France – Major Flooding in South After 120mm of Rain in 3 Hours http://floodlist.com/europe/france-south-flood-herault-october-2019
Bushfires continue to rage in NSW and Queensland https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/bushfires-continue-to-rage-in-nsw-and-queensland/news-story/92fab9b645eeaf9984d99faac1887b51
Indonesia and Malaysia – Thousands of Homes Damaged in Floods http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-sumatra-malaysia-floods-october-2019
Tanzania – More Deadly Floods Hit Tanga Region http://floodlist.com/africa/tanzania-floods-tanga-region-october-2019
Peru – Deadly Landslide in Junín Region http://floodlist.com/america/peru-landslide-chanchamayo-junin-region-october-2019
Kincade Fire: 80,000 homes under threat as crews race against next windstorm https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Kincade-Fire-won-t-let-up-rages-south-14567209.php#photo-18509933
Kyarr intensifies, becomes the first Super Cyclone in Arabian Sea in 12 years https://www.livemint.com/news/india/kyarr-intensifies-becomes-the-first-super-cyclone-in-arabian-sea-in-12-years-11572168570934.html
Two dead in Baja California wildfires https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/26/americas/baja-california-wildfire-trnd/index.html
7 dead, 11 injured as floods sweep through Saudi Arabia https://watchers.news/2019/10/28/7-dead-11-injured-as-floods-sweep-through-saudi-arabia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Flash floods hit more than 60 spots in Penang https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/10/27/flash-floods-hit-more-than-60-spots-in-penang/1804340
A landslide killed at least 34 people in Cameroon https://reliefweb.int/report/cameroon/floods-cameroon-claim-13-render-hundreds-homeless
At least 44 killed, major traffic disruption as severe floods hit Tanzania https://watchers.news/2019/10/29/at-least-44-killed-major-traffic-disruption-as-severe-floods-hit-tanzania/
5 killed, 2 missing, 394 injured after M6.6 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines https://watchers.news/2019/10/30/m6-6-earthquake-damage-casualties-mindanao-philippines/
Over 15 people feared dead after boat capsizes as flooding in Somalia forces 182,000 people from their homes https://somalitopnews.com/2019/10/30/over-15-people-feared-dead-after-boat-capsizes-as-flooding-in-somalia-forces-182000-people-from-their-homes/
Cyclone Kyarr: Emirati towns set for relief as storm heads for southern Oman https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/cyclone-kyarr-emirati-towns-set-for-relief-as-storm-heads-for-southern-oman-1.930837
UAE and Oman – Evacuations After Cyclone Kyarr Brings Coastal Floods http://floodlist.com/asia/cyclone-kyarr-uae-oman-october-2019
Ghana – Floods Hit Accra and Ashanti Region http://floodlist.com/africa/ghana-floods-accra-ashanti-region-october-2019
Kenya – 100,000 Affected by Floods Says UN http://floodlist.com/africa/kenya-floods-october-2019
Volcanic activity worldwide 31 Oct 2019: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/90754/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-31-Oct-2019-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Popocatepetl-Dukono-Reventa.html
UK – Days of Rain Cause Rivers to Overflow in England and Wales http://floodlist.com/europe/united-kingdom/floods-england-wales-october-2019
200,000 forced to evacuate, fatalities feared as massive floods hit Beledweyne, Somalia https://watchers.news/2019/10/31/somalia-flood-october-2019/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Incessant heavy downpour wreaks havoc in El Salvador https://watchers.news/2019/10/30/incessant-heavy-downpour-wreaks-havoc-el-salvador/
Floods reported in numerous areas across Iran https://english.mojahedin.org/i/iranian-regime-rains-tehran-ahvaz-saveh-isfahan-natanz-20191030
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
To fight climate change, science must be mobilised like it was in World War II https://theconversation.com/to-fight-climate-change-science-must-be-mobilised-like-it-was-in-world-war-ii-125258?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton
Oceans are rising around the world, causing dangerous flooding. Why is this happening, and what can we do to stem the tide? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/
Emissions flat-line as ‘carrot’s not working and there’s no stick’ https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/emissions-flat-line-as-carrot-s-not-working-and-there-s-no-stick-20191027-p534mr.html
Venezuelan scientists look for hope in last remaining glacier https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0927/Venezuelan-scientists-look-for-hope-in-last-remaining-glacier?icid=rss
Seeing Red Across the North Pacific Ocean https://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/seeing-red-across-north-pacific-ocean
Nearly four in ten Americans say they have personally experienced the effects of global warming https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-april-2019/5/
Warming Will Cost Rich and Poor Countries Alike https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/warming-will-cost-rich-and-poor-countries-alike/
Flooding and extreme heat are coming to nearly every city (especially their vulnerable populations). But a new report finds that few cities are ready for what’s coming https://www.fastcompany.com/90422482/85-of-cities-are-feeling-climate-change-but-nearly-half-arent-dealing-with-it
Waterworld? Floating Cities Turn Hollywood Sci-fi Into Reality As Sea Levels Rise https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/10/23/waterworld-floating-cities-turn-hollywood-sci-fi-into-reality-as-sea-levels-rise/
Belize: Social Resilience in an Age of Climate Change, Disasters http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/belize-social-resilience-in-an-age-of-climate-change-disasters/
Greenland ice cap melt measured by satellites — and it’s enough to cover Tasmania in almost 5m of water https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/melting-greenland-glaciers-weighed-by-australian-scientists/11630970
Queensland must rapidly ditch coal-fired power to meet Australia’s emission targets, report finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/queensland-urged-to-abandon-coal-and-expand-renewables-rollout-/11650966
Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/29/climate/coastal-cities-underwater.html
Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people – study https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/rising-sea-levels-pose-threat-to-homes-of-300m-people-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet
New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12808-z
Climate change and Californian wildfires https://www.newsweek.com/climate-change-california-fuel-fire-1468431
Sediment accumulation, elevation change, and the vulnerability of tidal marshes in the Delaware Estuary and Barnegat Bay to accelerated sea level rise https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/821827v1
Antarctic sea ice is key to triggering ice ages, study finds https://phys.org/news/2019-10-antarctic-sea-ice-key-triggering.html
How Do We Measure Climate Risk? https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/how-do-we-measure-climate-risk
The last advancing Juneau Icefield glacier begins its retreat https://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/last-advancing-juneau-icefield-glacier-begins-its-retreat
Two-million-year-old snapshots of atmospheric gases from Antarctic ice https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1692-3
World’s oldest ice core could solve mystery of ‘flipped’ ice age cycles https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/world-s-oldest-ice-core-could-solve-mystery-flipped-ice-age-cycles
Reducing Risk And Vulnerability To Climate Change In Colombia https://soundcloud.com/adaptationfund/reducing-risk-and-1
Sea level rise map and coastal flooding tool https://coastal.climatecentral.org/map/5/82.025/20.8395/?theme=sea_level_rise&map_type=coastal_dem_comparison&elevation_model=coastal_dem&forecast_year=2050&pathway=rcp45&percentile=p50&return_level=return_level_1&slr_model=kopp_2014
The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-drought-is-complex-but-the-message-on-climate-change-is-clear-125941?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton
Six biggest coalminers in Australia produce more emissions than entire economy https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/01/six-biggest-coalminers-in-australia-produce-more-emissions-than-entire-economy?CMP=share_btn_tw
Sydney and Melbourne will likely be exposed to more intense hail storms, tropical cyclones will track further south and bushfire risks will increase in most of Australia as the climate warms https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/hail-cyclones-and-fire-extreme-weather-risks-on-the-rise-20191031-p536aw.html
Climate crisis affects how majority will vote in UK election – poll https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/30/climate-crisis-affects-how-majority-will-vote-in-uk-election-poll?CMP=share_btn_
“This will only get worse in the future”: Experts see direct line between California wildfires and climate change https://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-will-only-get-worse-in-the-future-experts-find-direct-line-between-california-wildfires-and-climate-change/
Climate crisis – here’s what the experts recommend we do https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-heres-what-the-experts-recommend-we-do-123238
Disaster risk reduction
The Power of Trees: Fighting Floodwaters https://medialibrary.climatecentral.org/resources/the-power-of-trees-fighting-floodwaters
Community business resilience: adaptation practice of micro- and small enterprises around the Pearl River Estuary https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336828460_Community_business_resilience_adaptation_practice_of_micro-_and_small_enterprises_around_the_Pearl_River_Estuary
Surrey County Council’s cabinet is set to agree £270m of funding for long term flood risk management work https://www.insidermedia.com/news/south-east/council-set-to-270m-of-funding-for
In Texas, Home Sellers Must Now Disclose More About The Risk Of Flooding https://www.npr.org/2019/10/27/772996585/in-texas-home-sellers-must-now-disclose-more-about-the-risk-of-flooding
These N.J. properties flood over and over again, costing taxpayers like you millions https://www.nj.com/data/2018/07/these_nj_properties_flood_over_and_over_again_costing_taxpayers_like_you_millions.html
Should Californians Be Rebuilding Homes in a Fire Zone? https://www.kqed.org/science/1932387/should-californians-be-rebuilding-homes-in-a-fire-zone
Japanese government to discuss new flood prevention steps in wake of disasters https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/27/national/japan-discuss-new-flood-prevention-steps-wake-disasters/#.XbdhTeYzbIU
Deadly typhoon forces Japan to face its vulnerability to increasingly powerful storms https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/deadly-typhoon-forces-japan-face-its-vulnerability-increasingly-powerful-storms
The city of Newcastle announced it has a “network of sensors spread across the city” to help it manage risks including flooding https://www.iothub.com.au/news/city-of-newcastle-completes-enviro-sensor-network-532831
The False Comfort of Higher Seawalls https://newrepublic.com/article/155519/false-comfort-higher-seawalls
Latest edition of Earthquake Spectra https://earthquakespectra.org/toc/eqsa/35/3
Geoscientists invented a machine learning tool to sift through satellite data https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-scientists-are-using-machine-learning-to-study-the-planet/
Go with the flow? Reservations about river morphology models https://www.uu.nl/en/news/go-with-the-flow-reservations-about-river-morphology-models
Evidence from measuring community flood resilience in Asia https://reliefweb.int/report/world/evidence-measuring-community-flood-resilience-asia
Contrasting seasonality of storm rainfall and flood runoff in the UK and some implications for rainfall-runoff methods of flood estimation https://iwaponline.com/hr/article/50/5/1309/69442/Contrasting-seasonality-of-storm-rainfall-and
Environment Agency say £7m river defences worked as ‘other sources’ cause flood https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/17998809.environment-agency-say-7m-river-defences-worked-other-sources-cause-flood/
Future shifts in extreme flow regimes in Alpine regions https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/23/4471/2019/
Resilient Construction: Building Structures That Withstand Nature’s Fury https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2019/10/30/resilient-construction-building-structures-that-withstand-natures-fury/#38d49d1d1b31
Mumbai, Kolkata may get flooded by 2050, says new research https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-study-corrects-nasa-s-flawed-model-hastens-flooding-of-mumbai-and-kolkata-to-2050/story-En4pkIYekXUKObwW2nvpbP.html
Houston’s pocket prairies: Natural solutions to unnatural flooding https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/1001/Houston-s-pocket-prairies-Natural-solutions-to-unnatural-flooding
Worrying new flooding map shows the areas of North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and Wirral at risk https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/climate-change-puts-more-people-17162112
Multi-scale synthesis of historical fire regimes along the south-central US prairie–forest border https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-019-0043-y
Florida doesn’t require home sellers to reveal flooding history https://www.restorationlaw.com/florida-doesnt-require-home-sellers-to-reveal-flooding-history/
Uncertainty quantification of flood damage estimation for urban drainage risk management https://iwaponline.com/wst/article/80/3/478/69627/Uncertainty-quantification-of-flood-damage
A dynamic river network method for the prediction of floods using a parsimonious rainfall-runoff model https://iwaponline.com/hr/article/doi/10.2166/nh.2019.003/69546/A-dynamic-river-network-method-for-the-prediction
Emergency management
Using drone to find missing 6-year old
https://www.dpreview.com/news/1907862357/photographer-uses-drone-with-thermal-camera-to-find-missing-6-year-old-boy
Pursuing innovation and partnerships for emergency response to disasters in Peru https://www.unv.org/our-stories/pursuing-innovation-and-partnerships-emergency-response-disasters-peru
In flooded Lagos community, canoe replaces Uber and children are on forced holiday https://www.thecable.ng/inside-lagos-community-where-canoe-has-replaced-uber-and-many-children-are-on-forced-holiday
Almost one million people affected by floods in South Sudan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/million-people-affected-floods-south-sudan-191025180736910.html
Better alerts can save lives in an emergency. Google Crisis Response is using AI to help https://about.google/stories/soundingthealarm/
490,000 children affected by devastating floods in South Sudan https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/490000-children-affected-devastating-floods-south-sudan
10 European startups tackling natural disasters and other emergencies https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/10/10-european-startups-tackling-natural-disasters-and-other-emergencies/
B.C. to overhaul emergency management regime as fire and flood risk grows https://globalnews.ca/news/6093640/bc-overhaul-emergency-management-flood-fire/
In California, Air Tanker Pilots Help Keep Wildfires At Bay https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774456972/in-california-air-tanker-pilots-help-keep-wildfires-at-bay?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=environment
Koalas in their hundreds feared dead in bushfires south of Port Macquarie https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/important-koala-habitat-destroyed-in-out-of-control-bushfire/11653076
Improving the Disaster Recovery of Low-Income Families https://www.urban.org/debates/improving-disaster-recovery-low-income-families
One week on, death toll rises to 4 from Spain flash flooding http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/one-week-on-death-toll-rises-to-4-from-spain-flash-flooding/article/560766
Latest (October) edition of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2019/
Drones tested in Japan nuclear disaster drill for first time near Ikata plant in Ehime https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/30/national/drones-nuclear-drill-ikata-ehime/#.XbtNSuYzbIW
Grenfell firefighters who deserve our respect and understanding https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/30/grenfell-firefighters-who-deserve-our-respect-and-understanding
Inside The New Tech Helping LA Firefighters Decide Who And When To Evacuate https://laist.com/2019/10/29/lafd-brush-fires-firefighting-technology-firis-wifire.php
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Rapid collaborative knowledge building via Twitter after significant geohazard events https://www.geosci-commun-discuss.net/gc-2019-23/
Psychology and Disasters
First responders struggle with PTSD caused by the emergencies, deaths, tragedies they face every day https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/first-responders-struggle-with-ptsd-caused-by-the-emergencies-deaths-tragedies-they-face-every-day/2019/10/25/9c4c9a0e-d4b8-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html
Sociology and disasters
Importance of libraries as social infrastructure https://lithub.com/libraries-are-even-more-important-to-contemporary-community-than-we-thought/
A SNA-based Methodology for Measuring the Community Resilience from the Perspective of Social Capitals: Take Nanjing, China as an Example https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221067071931488X#fig0020
Post-disaster recovery and sociocultural change: Rethinking social capital development for the new social fabric https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420919306120#fig1
Mobile phone data reveals the importance of pre-disaster inter-city social ties for recovery after Hurricane Maria https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336913311_Mobile_phone_data_reveals_the_importance_of_pre-disaster_inter-city_social_ties_for_recovery_after_Hurricane_Maria
Disaster Resilience News 