Please find below a list of links to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Three dead after rare Mediterranean storm batters Greece https://news.trust.org/item/20200920092038-efnll/
Tropical Storm Beta, Forecast to Move Inland Monday, Churns in the Gulf https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/tropical-storm-beta.html
Myanmar – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Mandalay Region http://floodlist.com/asia/myanmar-floods-landslides-mandalay-region-september-2020
Mexico – Deadly Floods in Oaxaca http://floodlist.com/america/mexico-floods-oaxaca-september-2020
France – 2 Missing After Torrential Rain Triggers Floods in Southhttp://floodlist.com/europe/france-floods-gard-september-2020
India – Floods in Karnataka After 450mm of Rain in 24 Hours http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-karnataka-september-2020
South East Asia – Tropical Storm Noul Causes Wind Damage and Floods in Vietnam, Laos and Thailandhttp://floodlist.com/asia/tropical-storm-noul-vietnam-laos-thailand-september-2020
Strombolian activity at Mount Etna, Italy https://watchers.news/2020/09/21/strombolian-activity-at-mount-etna-italy/
Major eruption at Sangay volcano, ash to 12 km (40 000 feet) a.s.l., Ecuadorhttps://watchers.news/2020/09/20/sangay-eruption-ecuador-september-20-2020/
Flood Kills 30, Submerges Communities In Niger State https://leadership.ng/2020/09/21/flood-kills-30-submerges-communities-in-niger-state/
Tropical Storm Beta takes aim at Texas, Louisiana as Gulf Coast sees storm surge, flooding https://www.foxnews.com/us/tropical-storm-beta-texas-louisiana-landfall-gulf-coast-storm-surge-flooding-storm-hurricane-season
Man dies in floodwaters after Broken Hill cops month of rain in 15 minutes https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/man-dies-in-floodwaters-after-broken-hill-cops-month-of-rain-in-15-minutes/news-story/90afba0496e169059d97606702a6b992
Cambodia – Rain From Tropical Storm Noul Triggers Floods in 5 Provinces http://floodlist.com/asia/cambodia-storm-noul-floods-september-2020
Indonesia- Floods in West Java and Jakarta http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-floods-west-java-jakarta-september-2020
Nigeria – Widespread Flooding in Kogi State After Niger River Overflows http://floodlist.com/africa/nigeria-floods-kogi-september-2020
‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000 https://www.9news.com.au/world/coronavirus-us-death-toll-hits-200000-american-pandemic-timeline-covid19/db8d74ce-2fba-49cb-9d83-14724cfb27f7
Record Flooding in Sudan https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147288/record-flooding-in-sudan
Bangladesh faces twin crises as coronavirus deals new blow to flood-battered nation https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/14/bangladesh-faces-twin-crises-as-coronavirus-deals-new-blow-to-flood-battered-nation.html
Houston faces flash flooding risk as Beta stalls inland https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/houston-faces-flash-flooding-risk-beta-stalls-inland-n1240697
Cambodia – Rain From Tropical Storm Noul Triggers Floods in 5 Provinces http://floodlist.com/asia/cambodia-storm-noul-floods-september-2020
Ethiopia – 144,000 Displaced by Awash River Flooding in Afar Region http://floodlist.com/africa/ethiopia-floods-afar-september-2020
India – Floods in Karnataka After 450mm of Rain in 24 Hours http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-karnataka-september-2020
Volcanic activity worldwide 24 Sep 2020: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Reventador, Sangay, Lopevi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/110442/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-24-Sep-2020-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Reventador-Sangay-Lopevi-C.html
At least 126 people killed in floods and landslides in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal https://watchers.news/2020/09/24/gandaki-pradesh-nepal-flood-landslides-2020/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
New Australian guidelines launched to ensure consistent climate change risks assessments and disclosure https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73691
UK: Building climate resilience knowledge from the ground up https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73685
USA: Climate change is dumping record amounts of rain. We’re not equipped to handle it https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73697
Climate predictions for Ireland by 2050 come with unprecedented detail https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73681
Hurricane Sally’s fierce rain shows how climate change raises storm risks https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73665
Reporting on floods through a climate lens https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73659
Slow-moving storms that deluge coasts may be latest hazard of climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73670
The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it https://theconversation.com/the-morrison-government-wants-to-suck-co-out-of-the-atmosphere-here-are-7-ways-to-do-it-144941
Prince Charles calls for ‘swift’ action on climate changehttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54229229
Want to Save Lives? Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes https://www.wired.com/story/want-to-save-lives-name-heat-waves-like-hurricanes/
The tipping points at the heart of the climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/19/the-tipping-points-at-the-heart-of-the-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Arctic sea-ice shrinks to near record low extent https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54211760
The climate crisis will sweep away my country if the world doesn’t keep its promises https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/the-climate-crisis-will-sweep-away-my-country-if-the-world-doesnt-keep-its-promises?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
World’s richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/worlds-richest-1-cause-double-co2-emissions-of-poorest-50-says-oxfam
As wildfires, flooding, and hurricanes grow more frequent, climate migration begins https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/09/as-wildfires-flooding-and-hurricanes-grow-more-frequent-climate-migration-begins/
Africa Is Experiencing Some of the Worst Climate Disasters, But the World Watches California Burn https://www.theroot.com/africa-is-experiencing-some-of-the-worst-climate-disast-1845133225
World’s most powerful turbine to anchor largest offshore wind farm https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-most-powerful-turbine-to-anchor-largest-offshore-wind-farm-49512/
Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea level by 2.5 metres – even if Paris climate goals are met, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/23/melting-antarctic-ice-will-raise-sea-level-by-25-metres-even-if-paris-climate-goals-are-met-study-finds
UNDP, Timor-Leste launch GCF-backed project to protect rural communities against climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73748
Iraq launches National Adaptation Plan process for climate change resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73741
Arctic sea ice minimum is 2nd lowest on record https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73739
Climate Scientists Take Their Closest Look Yet at the Warming Impact of Aviation Emissions https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17092020/aviation-emissions-climate-change-greenhouse-gas
Stability Check on Antarctica Reveals High Risk for Long-Term Sea Level Rise https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/stability-check-antarctica-reveals-high-risk-long-term-sea-level-rise
‘They’re suffering now’: Americans scramble to adapt to daily reality of climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/23/california-climate-crisis-wildfires-smoke-heat-health
Future climate response to Antarctic Ice Sheet melt caused by anthropogenic warming https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/39/eaaz1169
The science connecting wildfires to climate change https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/climate-change-increases-risk-fires-western-us/
Disaster risk reduction
Atlantic hurricane in 2020: Are we in store for another record-breaking year? https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73688
Searching for surprise catastrophes: the Beirut explosion https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73696
Human activities promote disease-spreading mosquitoes; more study needed for prevention https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73664
Nepal: why are landslides so deadly? https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73630
The economic case for a national flood standard https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-The-economic-case-for-a-national-flood-15575860.php
To Prevent California Wildfires, We Need to Have Some Uncomfortable Conversations https://www.kqed.org/science/1969652/inconvenient-truths-about-california-and-wildfire
The effect of surge on riverine flood hazard and impact in deltas globally https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8ca6
New recommendations for a proactive flood policy in India https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73707
Steps Sudan must take to prevent future flood destruction https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73686
Extreme rainfall events have more than doubled in Himalayas https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73722
New tools to help “predict” forest fires https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73721
California Wildfires: Can Insurance Markets Handle the Risk? https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA635-1.html
How Science and Technology Keep Up with Earth’s Shifting Surface https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/reveal-earths-changing-surface/
After Storms, They Built Higher. They Dread Doing It Again https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/hurricane-laura-storm-beta.html
Our new model shows Australia can expect 11 tropical cyclones this season https://theconversation.com/our-new-model-shows-australia-can-expect-11-tropical-cyclones-this-season-146318
Tapping into the ground to counter floods and droughts https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73738
Emergency management
How to build back better after the COVID-19 crisis? A practical approach applied to Fiji https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73684
Puerto Rico sees more pain and little progress three years after Hurricane Maria https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-sees-more-pain-little-progress-three-years-after-n1240513
UN: 730,000 people seriously affected by Sudan floods https://thenationpress.net/en/news-67127.html
Τhe disaster and health nexus amid the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges of protecting at-risk communities https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73706
Only two homes rebuilt one year on from Binna Burra Beechmont fire as community remains on edge https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-08/binna-burra-fire-first-anniversary-gold-coast-hinterland/12635926
Early actions will support Ecuadorian families to face volcanic ash fall https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73724
An evaluation of availability and adequacy of multi-hazard early warning systems in Asian countries: a baseline study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420920302582
The Worst Forest Fires You’re Hearing Nothing About https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/worst-forest-fires-you-re-hearing-nothing-about
Orange County fire watchers go virtual due to pandemic https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2020-09-24/fire-watch
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Most wildfire coverage on American TV news fails to mention link to climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/11/american-tv-news-california-oregon-fires-climate-crisis?CMP=share_btn_tw
The Earthquake That Brought Enlightenment https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-earthquake-that-brought-enlightenment/
Interactive network of digital wildfire vigilantes https://www.inverse.com/science/alertwildfire-camera-network-wild-fires
Emergency warning messages: do colours and icons improve community readiness to act? https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/81
Emergency warning messages: how do community members comprehend them? https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/79
Emergency warning messages: encouraging readiness to act https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/80
Psychology and disasters
Humor and risk: an exploration of case studies https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/73675
Wildfire-weary Californians, ‘tired of this being normal,’ consider uprooting their lives https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/19/us/california-fires-climate-change-migration/index.html
FEMA has conducted the National Household Survey (NHS) to assess the development of a culture of personal disaster preparedness and resilience in the American public https://community.fema.gov/story/2020-NHS-Data-Digest-Summary-Results
The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-resilience/202009/the-psychological-impact-covid-19
Sociology and disasters
Laura: The Latest Climate Disaster for Low-Income Americans https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rob-moore/laura-latest-climate-disaster-low-income-americans
How natural hazards impact the social environment for vulnerable groups: an empirical investigation in Japan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344282545_How_natural_hazards_impact_the_social_environment_for_vulnerable_groups_an_empirical_investigation_in_Japan
First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/first-came-hurricane-then-came-campaign-terror
Fostering peri-urban resilience: Gender-responsive approaches in northern India https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73742
Disaster Resilience News 