Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Evacuations Ordered For Pine Gulch Fire, Now 7% Contained https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/08/09/evacuations-pine-gulch-grand-junction-smoke/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
India – Torrential Rains Trigger Deadly Landslide in Kerala http://floodlist.com/asia/india-kerala-floods-landslides-august-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – Floods and Landslides After 120mm of Rain in 9 Hours http://floodlist.com/america/trinidad-floods-august-2020
Greece – Deadly Flash Floods in Evia http://floodlist.com/europe/greece-floods-evia-august-2020
NSW south coast: Towns evacuated, flash flood warnings issued due to heavy rain https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/nsw-south-coast-towns-evacuated-flash-flood-warnings-issued-due-to-heavy-rain/news-story/a4057edc3ca3d5b093464f9a0f852d3e
Pakistan – Homes Destroyed, 8 Dead After Floods in Balochistan and Sindh Provinces http://floodlist.com/asia/pakistan-floodsbalochistan-sindh-august-2020
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupts twice in three days https://news.yahoo.com/indonesias-mount-sinabung-volcano-erupts-134602125.html
South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens, displace thousands https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/south-korea-floods-landslides-kill-dozens-displace-thousands-200809034627417.html
Nigeria – 4 Dead, 15,000 Displaced After Floods in North http://floodlist.com/africa/nigeria-floods-kaduna-katsina-sokoto-zamfra-august-2020
Panama – 11 Killed in Flash Floods http://floodlist.com/america/panama-floods-august-2020
Spain – Flash Floods in Andalusia After 46mm of Rain in 1 Hour http://floodlist.com/europe/spain-floods-andalusia-august-2020
Mexico – Deadly Landslides and Floods in Veracruz http://floodlist.com/america/mexico-floods-veracruz-august-2020
Volcanic activity worldwide 13 Aug 2020: Fuego volcano, Kerinci, Reventador, Sangay, Sinabung https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/108230/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Aug-2020-Fuego-volcano-Kerinci-Reventador-Sangay-Sinabung-Saban.html
3 months of rain in 20 minutes: Flood batters house, drowns the streets of Spain’s Seville https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/watch-3-months-rain-20-minutes-flood-batters-house-drowns-streets-spain-s-seville-1710517-2020-08-12
Europe – Storms Cause Flash Flooding and Landslides in UK, France and Italy http://floodlist.com/europe/europe-storms-august-uk-france-italy
South Sudan – Thousands Displaced by Floods as Rivers Overflow http://floodlist.com/africa/south-sudan-floods-august-2020
Mali – Over 1,100 Homes Destroyed by Floods http://floodlist.com/africa/mali-floods-update-august-2020
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Climate change and wildfires: Projecting future wildfire potential http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73058
Climate change: Frequency of extreme droughts across Europe predicted to rise http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73087
UK weather: 36.4C recorded on hottest August day for 17 years https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/07/uk-weather-being-outdoors-could-become-dangerous-during-heatwaves?CMP=share_btn_tw
Melting Antarctic Ice https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08n0mqb
Can TV affect our attitudes to climate change and carbon emissions? https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/can-tv-affect-our-attitudes-to-climate-change-and-carbon-emissions-20200803-p55hyv.html
Images show massive Antarctic change in just 9 days https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/02/25/antarctica-snow-caps-melting-heat-wave-sater-pkg-vpx.cnn
This giant climate hot spot is robbing the West of its water https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/climate-environment/climate-change-colorado-utah-hot-spot/
In tackling the global climate crisis, doom and optimism are both dangerous traps https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/06/global-climate-crisis-doom-optimism-emergency
Global death rate from rising temperatures projected to surpass the current death rate of all infectious diseases combined https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73018?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=PreventionSavesLives
‘Worst-case’ global warming scenario still best guide until 2050, study says https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/08/03/worst-case-global-warming-scenario-still-best-guide-2050-study-says/
From CMIP-3 to CMIP-6: Northern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking simulation in present and future climate https://journals.ametsoc.org/jcli/article/doi/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0862.1/353853/From-CMIP-3-to-CMIP-6-Northern-Hemisphere
Climate change and the preparedness of Canadian provinces and territories to limit flood risk http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73125
Re-balancing climate services to inform climate-resilient planning – A conceptual framework and illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73116
State of the Climate in 2019 https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/publications/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams/state-of-the-climate/
Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record as climate crisis accelerates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/hottest-decade-climate-crisis-2019?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Ethiopia’s response to climate change and gender http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73146
Milne Ice Shelf: Satellites capture Arctic ice split https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53737138
End of Arctic sea ice by 2035 possible, study finds https://climatenewsnetwork.net/end-of-arctic-sea-ice-by-2035-possible-study-finds/
Warming Greenland ice sheet passes point of no return https://phys.org/news/2020-08-greenland-ice-sheet.html
Disaster risk reduction
Nepal’s deadly landslides explained http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73062
Stanford researchers project regionwide commute disruption with Bay Area coastal flooding http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73060
Background Paper: Cultural burning practices in Australia http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73054
Background Paper: Land management – hazard reduction: a literature review http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73065
Biennial report on the Programme of Action for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73063
Natural disasters 2019: Now is the time to not give up https://emdat.be/publications
Urban planning capabilities for bushfire: Treatment categories and scenario testing http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73031
Invest more in predicting the future to be better prepared, say experts http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73083
Multi-hazard risk assessment at community level integrating local and scientific knowledge in the Hodh Chargui http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73052
Nature-based solutions for adapting to water-related climate risks http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73078
Warragamba Dam environment plan ‘not valid’, government agency finds https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/warragamba-dam-environment-plan-not-valid-government-agency-finds-20200808-p55jvm.html
‘$500 million on bugger all’: mayor queries dam benefit https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/500-million-on-bugger-all-mayor-queries-dam-benefit-20200728-p55g8e.html
Prescribed Burning in Australasia https://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/shop/product?ID=19417
Britain’s disappearing coastline: ‘Right now we abandon people’ https://www.ft.com/content/2f93cc1b-08ea-49d0-8c5a-dfd2ad3c2177
We must not wait for the next ammonium nitrate blast – solutions exist to improve safety http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73103
Museums and disaster risk reduction: building resilience in museums http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73110
Perception on the consequences and flood losses: a study applied in Pinhais, Paraná (Brazil) http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73092
Tsunami alert efficiency in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: The 2 May 2020 Earthquake (Mw6.6) and near-field tsunami south of Crete (Greece) http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73108
US hurricane experts predict ‘extremely active’ storm season https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/07/hurricane-experts-noaa-storm-season
Warragamba Dam raising slammed http://www.watercareer.com.au/news/dam-raising-slammed
Why China’s catastrophic floods will barely dent its economy http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73107
Perspectives on flood insurance demand outside the 100-year floodplain http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73114
The effects of the 2010-11 Queensland floods on individual income: a case study on the Brisbane River catchment area http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73127
The effects of the Black Saturday bushfires on individual income http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73128
Multivariate remotely sensed and in-situ data assimilation for enhancing community WRF-Hydro model forecasting https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0309170819311820
The Aftermath of Hurricane María on Puerto Rican Small-Scale Fisheries https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343276759_The_Aftermath_of_Hurricane_Maria_on_Puerto_Rican_Small-Scale_Fisheries
A human-driven decline in global burned area https://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6345/1356
Bristol engineers help make Nepal’s schools earthquake-resistant http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73140
Scoping the potential for earthquake early warning in Aotearoa New Zealand: A sectoral analysis of perceived benefits and challenges http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73148
Emergency management
Inclusive data on disaster displacement must include indigenous peoples http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73091
Tsunami warning and mitigation systems to protect coastal communities: tsunami early warning and mitigation system in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73082
Social media data and housing recovery following extreme natural hazards https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420920312905
How New Zealand got rid of coronavirus as it keeps spreading across the world https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-10/how-new-zealand-eliminated-coronavirus-spreading-globally/12540328
Whose views matter in post-disaster recovery? A case study of “build back better” in Tacloban City after Typhoon Haiyan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420920312887?dgcid=author
The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/coronavirus-will-never-go-away/614860/
The Channon community adapts bushfire-fighting skills to create COVID-19 response https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-11/the-channon-in-nsw-gets-ready-for-big-disasters/12529204
Google is creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered earthquake alert system https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/11/21362370/android-earthquake-detection-seismometer-epicenter-shakealert-google
Real-time lessons on COVID-19 and US hurricane response: What we’ve learned from Hanna and Isaias http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73112
Guidelines for tsunami response during COVID-19 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73121
Rebuilding resilient homeland: an NGO-led post-Lushan earthquake experimental reconstruction program https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343269537_Rebuilding_resilient_homeland_an_NGO-led_post-Lushan_earthquake_experimental_reconstruction_program
New Zealand suspects ‘some failure at the border’ after COVID-19 returns https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/new-zealand-suspects-some-failure-border-after-covid-19-returns
Wildfires: Australia needs national monitoring agency https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02306-4
Strengthening disaster management policy in Pacific Island countries: Policy reform for disaster preparedness http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73144
UNESCO rallies international community to safeguard Beirut’s cultural life and heritage https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-rallies-international-community-safeguard-beiruts-cultural-life-and-heritage
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Disaster memorial events for increasing awareness and preparedness: 150 years since the Arica tsunami in Aotearoa-New Zealand http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73032
Rocket’s Earthquake Safety Activity Book https://rocketrules.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Earthquake_Cont_English_072720.pdf
Developing post-alert messaging for ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States of America http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73099
Special Issue Call for Papers on Disaster, Infrastructure, and Participatory Knowledge https://www.citizenscience.org/2020/07/07/special-issue-disaster-infrastructure-and-participatory-knowledge/
Psychology and disasters
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services for Disaster Responders in Southeast Asia https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S2040-726220200000021008/full/html
Sociology and disasters
Measuring Community Disaster Resilience in the Conterminous Coastal United States https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/8/469
Impact of Cyclone Idai on the poorest in Malawi http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73124
The role of social capital on proactive and reactive resilience of organizations post-disaster https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340831521_The_role_of_social_capital_on_proactive_and_reactive_resilience_of_organizations_post-disaster
Disaster Resilience News 