Please find below links to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Intensity of Cyclone Ana surprises many in Fiji https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/435540/intensity-of-cyclone-ana-surprises-many-in-fiji
Thousands left homeless by storms, floods in Syria’s Idlib https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/thousands-left-homeless-by-storms-floods-in-syrias-idlib/
Papua New Guinea – Deadly Landslide in Morobe Province http://floodlist.com/asia/papua-new-guinea-landslide-morobe-january-2021
Fiji – Tropical Cyclone Ana Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Missing http://floodlist.com/australia/fiji-tropical-cyclone-ana-january-2021
Burundi – Floods in Bujumbura Province Force Thousands From Their Homes http://floodlist.com/africa/burundi-floods-bujumbura-january-2021
Chile – Floods and Landslides After Record Rainfall http://floodlist.com/america/chile-floods-storm-january-2021
At least 85 homes lost in Perth bushfires https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/wooroloo-bushfire-emergency-in-perth-hills-enters-second-day/13111784
Greece – Firefighter Dies in Flash Floods in Evroshttp://floodlist.com/asia/greece-floods-evros-february-2021
France – Evacuations as Rivers Rise in North and South West http://floodlist.com/europe/france-floods-february-2021
Paraguay – Severe Floods Hit Central and Southern Areas http://floodlist.com/america/paraguay-severe-floods-hit-central-and-southern-areas
Indonesia – 25,000 Affected by Floods in East and Central Javahttp://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-flash-east-central-java-february-2021
Volcanic activity worldwide 4 Feb 2021: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Dukono, Reventador, Raung https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/120982/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-4-Feb-2021-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Dukono-Reventador-Raung-San.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
The Guardian view on climate progress: the need for speed https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/31/the-guardian-view-on-climate-progress-the-need-for-speed
As Biden hits the accelerator on climate action, Australia remains stuck in policy paralysis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-31/biden-hits-accelerator-climate-action-australia-policy-paralysis/13103574
Climate change may change rainfall patterns in south India, intensify floods: Study https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/climate-change-may-change-rainfall-patterns-in-south-india-intensify-floods-study-101611040966201.htmlAustralia’s grid is reshaping itself around the surge in clean energy https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-grid-is-reshaping-itself-around-the-surge-in-clean-energy/
If the Science is Clear, Why Do We Need More Climate Research? https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2021/01/26/climate-research-solutions/
America needs a climate adaptation strategy https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/535200-america-needs-a-climate-adaptation-strategy#.YBcA1-am5qs.twitter
NUS researchers develop new urban planning GIS tool to improve urban climate resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75785
Climate Risk in Africa https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030611590
Heat killed a record number of people in Arizona last year, ‘a staggering increase’ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2021/01/31/heat-killed-record-number-people-arizona-last-year/4294654001/
World Losing Ice 57 Percent Faster Than In the 1990s, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/world-losing-ice-57-percent-faster-than-in-the-1990s-study-finds
Australia needs to stop thinking that setting a target of zero emissions by 2050 is good enough https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2021/feb/02/australia-needs-to-stop-thinking-that-setting-a-target-of-zero-emissions-by-2050-is-good-enough
Living with water project explores coastal adaptation plans to address rising sea levels https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75817
Sea level rise could be worse than feared, warn researchers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/02/sea-level-rise-could-be-worse-than-feared-warn-researchers
As climate warms, summer monsoons to produce less streamflow https://www.dri.edu/as-climate-warms-summer-monsoons-to-produce-less-streamflow/
Florida Unveils New Statewide Sea Rise Mapping Tool https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-01-19/florida-unveils-new-statewide-sea-rise-mapping-tool
U.S. Cities Are Underestimating Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-cities-are-underestimating-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Adults should listen to children to understand the severity of the climate crisis https://fortune.com/2021/01/24/climate-change-crisis-carbon-neutrality-children/
Why Learning Is Essential for Climate Adaptation Monitoring and Evaluation https://www.napglobalnetwork.org/2020/12/why-learning-is-essential-for-climate-adaptation-me/
Updated yardstick begs question: What’s ‘normal’ in a changing climate? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/02/updated-yardstick-begs-question-whats-normal-in-a-changing-climate/
EU climate change plans will ripple through foreign policy, researchers say https://news.trust.org/item/20210203162038-oae5k/
Simultaneous drought and heat wave events are becoming more common https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75853
Risk of extreme droughts likely to increase in Scotland https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75851
Community based flood early warning systems: Improving climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75878
For a City Staring Down the Barrel of a Climate-Driven Flood, A New Study Could be the Smoking Gun https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04022021/for-a-city-staring-down-the-barrel-of-a-climate-driven-flood-a-new-study-could-be-the-smoking-gun/
Increasing risk of floods as glaciers recede in Central Andes, South America https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75897
Disaster risk reduction
Scientists identify flank instability at a volcano with history of collapse https://geologyscience.info/scientists-identify-flank-instability-at-a-volcano-with-history-of-collapse/
Everbridge unveils next-generation front-end alerting interface for industry-leading global public warning platform https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75788
Indigenous rangers in WA north priced out of bushfire prevention by insurance price jump https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-01/indigenous-rangers-kimberley-bushfire-management/13090088
Homeowners who put in flood defences may pay less for insurance https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/01/homeowners-who-put-in-flood-defences-may-pay-less-for-insurance
The age of the “megafire” https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-WILDFIRES/EXTREMES/qzjvqmmravx/
UAE-India pact to help with forecast and early warnings on cyclones, tsunamis, sand storms https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75813
Indonesia and ASEAN usher in a new era of disaster readiness, response, and risk reduction https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75811
Hurricanes and typhoons moving 30km closer to coasts every decade https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75810
Urbanization impacts on flood risks based on urban growth data and coupled flood models https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-020-04480-0
Exposure to natural hazard events unassociated with policy change for improved disaster risk reduction https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20435-2
Assessment of trends in hydrological extremes using regional magnification factors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309170821000075?dgcid=author
Flooding risk rises as UK’s wetlands lost https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/feb/02/weatherwatch-flooding-risk-rises-as-uk-wetlands-lost
Resilience of SMEs https://www.undrr.org/publication/resilience-smes
Link between three typhoons that affected the Korean Peninsula in the summer of 2020 and wildfires in the western United States https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75842
Here’s why effective disaster management needs responsible AI https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75837
Latest edition of Molino Stewart’s Floodplain Manager newsletter https://www.molinostewart.com.au/editorial/floodplain-manager-january-2021/
Storms, tornadoes and explosions: Bushfires are getting stranger. How? https://www.smh.com.au/national/storms-tornadoes-and-explosions-bushfires-are-getting-stranger-how-20201214-p56n5j.html
2020 FM Global Resilience Index https://www.fmglobal.com/research-and-resources/tools-and-resources/resilienceindex
Canadian hail storm catastrophe marked as one of most severe in North America https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/catastrophe/canadian-catastrophe-marked-as-one-of-most-severe-in-north-america-245442.aspx#.YBreclC9RpQ.twitter
Resilient Shores: Vietnam’s Coastal Development Between Opportunity and Disaster Risk https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/vietnam/brief/vietnam-resilient-shores
Allianz Risk Barometer 2021: Covid-19 trio tops global business risks https://www.agcs.allianz.com/news-and-insights/news/allianz-risk-barometer-2021.html
Towards a multidimensional vulnerability index: Discussion paper https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75877
I lived through Hurricane Katrina and helped design the rebuild – floods will always come, but we can build better to prepare https://theconversation.com/i-lived-through-hurricane-katrina-and-helped-design-the-rebuild-floods-will-always-come-but-we-can-build-better-to-prepare-153452
Disaster risk reduction in India: Status report 2020 https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75756
Status of Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific 2020 https://www.undrr.org/publication/status-science-and-technology-disaster-risk-reduction-asia-pacific-2020
Overshadowed by COVID: the deadly extreme weather of 2020 https://theconversation.com/overshadowed-by-covid-the-deadly-extreme-weather-of-2020-151237
Scientists Are Looking Beyond Antibiotics to Stop the Drug-Resistant Bacteria Crisis https://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-looking-beyond-antibiotics-to-stop-the-d-1846184160
Anticipating the flood: Taking early actions at the Lower Limpopo in Mozambique https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75904
Emergency management
Navigating the complexities around a COVID vaccine in Africa https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2021/01/25/navigating-the-complexities-around-a-covid-vaccine-in-africa/?preview_id=1386109
Cyclone Eloise shatters Mozambique’s progress to recover from 2019 storms https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75784
Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75778
Canada to quarantine travelers, suspend flights south https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/source-canada-quarantine-travelers-hotels-75564671
What do new variants of the coronavirus mean for us? https://www.theage.com.au/national/what-do-new-variants-of-the-coronavirus-mean-for-us-20210126-p56wuo.html
The Complex Decisions Around Rebuilding After A Wildfire https://www.npr.org/2021/01/27/961097205/the-complex-decisions-around-rebuilding-after-a-wildfire
How to enhance community recovery after disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75834
Blue Mountains did not receive a cent from $177m NSW bushfire disaster fund https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/04/blue-mountains-did-not-receive-a-cent-from-177m-nsw-bushfire-disaster-fund
Eloise Floods Mozambique https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147866/eloise-floods-mozambique?src=eoa-iotd
The seven countries with better coronavirus responses than Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-30/seven-countries-with-better-coronavirus-response-than-australia/13102988
Disaster education, communications and engagement
After years of tough lessons, spanish-speaking communities rise to get wildfire information fast and in their language https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/75783
Flood risk communication – final project report https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75786
Representation of disasters in school textbooks for children with intellectual disabilities in Iran: A qualitative content analysis https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75779
#SimulateThis Using role playing to help students gain experience for real-life crisis scenarios they may encounter in the future https://www.colorado.edu/cmcinow/2020/10/22/simulatethis
Demystifying learning https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-34/february-2021/demystifying-learning
‘Bring Your Own Brigade’: Film Review | Sundance 2021 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bring-your-own-brigade-film-review-sundance-2021
Help Callum 360 video tells the true story of a young boy whose house was flooded, using his own words and seeing through his own eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpOOcQV1fw
New book: Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/children-and-young-peoples-participation-in-disaster-risk-reduction
Early warnings of COVID-19 outbreaks across Europe from social media https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81333-1
Engaging with care: Incorporating ethics and compassion into disaster research https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/engaging-with-care-incorporating-ethics-and-compassion-into-disaster-research
Psychology and disasters
Cooperative and competitive behaviour among passengers during the costa concordia disaster https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753520304525
About the Disaster Mental Health Hub https://www.phoenixaustralia.org/disaster-hub/about/
Migration not seen as solution by those in flood zone https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/02/migration-not-seen-solution-those-flood-zones
Survey finds low public trust in local officials, higher trust in first responders https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/communications/articles/survey-finds-low-public-trust-in-local-officials-higher-trust-in-first-responders-SRemSz85ri7Wo13X/
Sociology and disasters
The COVID-19 pandemic is shining an unforgiving light on the world’s most vulnerable and marginal people https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/71618
White people receiving coronavirus vaccine at higher rates than Black, Latino Americans https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/535992-white-people-receiving-coronavirus-vaccine-at-higher-rates-than-black
You can’t talk about disaster risk reduction without talking about inequality https://theconversation.com/you-cant-talk-about-disaster-risk-reduction-without-talking-about-inequality-153189
Checklist for gender equality and social inclusion in disaster/emergency preparedness in the COVID-19 context https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/75820
Social capital in community response after Cyclone Winston: Case study of three different communities in Fiji https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349035180_Social_capital_in_community_response_after_Cyclone_Winston_Case_study_of_three_different_communities_in_Fiji
Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters https://theconversation.com/underinsurance-is-entrenching-poverty-as-the-vulnerable-are-hit-hardest-by-disasters-152083
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