Please find a list of links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Over 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Bangladesh https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/over-15-million-children-risk-devastating-floods-hit-bangladesh-unicef
At least 9 killed as fast-moving severe thunderstorms hit the most populated part of Canada, leaving 1 000 km of damage https://watchers.news/2022/05/23/at-least-9-killed-as-fast-moving-severe-thunderstorms-hit-the-most-populated-part-of-canada-leaving-1-000-km-of-damage/
Severe hailstorm hits Bihar, claiming lives of at least 33 people https://watchers.news/2022/05/21/severe-hailstorm-hits-bihar-claiming-lives-of-at-least-33-people/
Residents of Durban and its surrounding areas are now assessing the damage to their houses and cars after a weekend of intense rainfall and floods https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/23/the-road-turned-into-a-river-durban-residents-assess-damage-after-flooding
Indonesia – Floods and Landslides Leave 4 Dead, Thousands Affected https://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-floods-landslides-may-2022
South Africa – Evacuations After More Flooding in KwaZulu-Natal https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floodi-kwazulu-natal-may-2022
Bangladesh – Millions Hit by Floods in North Easthttps://floodlist.com/asia/bangladesh-floods-sylhet-may-2022
Brazil – Rising Rivers Affect 300,000 in Amazonas State https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-amazonas-may-2022
Colombia – Floods and Landslides Affect 5,000 in Meta Department, Airport Flooded in Villavicencio https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-meta-may-2022
Black Fire Update https://nmfireinfo.com/2022/05/25/black-fire-update-may-25-2022/
Vietnam – Deadly Flash Floods and Landslides in Northern Provinces https://floodlist.com/asia/vietnam-floods-north-may-2022
Very strong M7.2 earthquake hits southern Peru https://watchers.news/2022/05/26/very-strong-m7-2-earthquake-hits-southern-peru/
Large tornadoes hit west Texas, U.S. https://watchers.news/2022/05/24/large-tornadoes-hit-west-texas-u-s/
NSW Far west town of Menindee about to flood, but some wish it had happened much sooner https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-26/menindee-bears-brunt-of-decision-to-water-flood-plains/101098790
Volcanic activity worldwide 25 May 2022: Fuego volcano, Dukono, Reventador, Sangay, Bezymianny https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/181582/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-May-2022-Fuego-volcano-Dukono-Reventador-Sangay-Bezymianny-Neva.html
Brazil – Homes Destroyed, Hundreds Displaced by Floods in Pernambuco, Alagoas and Paraíba https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-pernambuco-alagoas-paraiba-may-2022
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/hotspots/hotspots-h2o-as-water-systems-fail-in-pakistan-heat-wave-begets-a-health-crisis/
Climate Change made devastating early heat in India and Pakistan 30 times more likely https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-made-devastating-early-heat-in-india-and-pakistan-30-times-more-likely/
With climate change fueling wildfires, changes are needed to prevent worse scenarios https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2022/05/23/with-climate-change-fueling-wildfires-changes-are-needed-to-prevent-worse-scenarios/
Welcome to the Heat Action Platform https://onebillionresilient.org/heat-action-platform/
Australia election: Anthony Albanese signals climate policy change https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61539426
Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/23/sharp-cut-methane-climate-crisis-carbon-dioxide-global-heating
Homeowners face managed retreat as climate risks worsen https://www.raconteur.net/finance/insurance/climate-risks-homeowners-managed-retreat/
Australians voted for stronger action on climate change. Will they get it? https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/25/australia/australia-election-climate-analysis-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
‘It seems this heat will take our lives’: Pakistan city fearful after hitting 51C https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/25/it-seems-this-heat-will-take-our-lives-pakistan-city-fearful-jacobabad-after-hitting-51c
Climate Action Plans Tailored to Indian Cities https://eos.org/articles/climate-action-plans-tailored-to-indian-cities
Global warming may have worsened series of flood disasters, says Bureau of Meteorology https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-25/global-warming-bureau-meteorology-2022-floods-report/101097164
How plate tectonics, mountains and deep-sea sediments have maintained Earth’s ‘Goldilocks’ climate https://theconversation.com/how-plate-tectonics-mountains-and-deep-sea-sediments-have-maintained-earths-goldilocks-climate-183725
A List of the Climate Progress We’ve Made in 2022 https://carbonswitch.com/climate-progress-2022/
5 Things COP27 Must Achieve for Vulnerable Countries https://www.wri.org/insights/vulnerable-countries-un-climate-summit
Disaster risk reduction
Land Use Planning in Levee Protected Areas https://yourvoiceyourlaunceston.com.au/levee-protected-areas
Sediment Residence Times in Large Rivers Quantified Using a Cosmogenic Nuclides Based Transport Model and Implications for Buffering of Continental Erosion Signals https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JF006417
Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 31 Issue 1 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0965-3562/vol/31/iss/1
Explosive Tonga volcano ‘surprisingly intact’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61529290
Immense crater hole created in Tonga volcano https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61567521
Building the evidence for more effective disaster risk reduction https://ieg.worldbankgroup.org/blog/building-evidence-more-effective-disaster-risk-reduction
Fighting fire with fire: Controlled burns remain essential as US wildfires intensify https://phys.org/news/2022-05-essential-wildfires.html
New Earth Science data https://earthdata.nasa.gov/
More floods forecast for Australia’s east as La Niña weather pattern lingers https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/25/more-floods-forecast-for-australias-east-as-la-nina-weather-pattern-lingers
Emergency management
Hurricane outlook for Hawaiʻi is quieter than normal, but wildfire peak will come sooner https://mauinow.com/2022/05/18/hurricane-outlook-for-hawai%CA%BBi-is-quieter-than-normal-but-wildfire-peak-will-come-sooner/
VICSES embraces the future of road crash rescue https://www.ses.vic.gov.au/w/future-rcr
Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/25/viruses-that-were-on-hiatus-during-covid-are-back-and-behaving-in-unexpected-ways/
Special Climate Statement 76 – Extreme rainfall and flooding in south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs76.pdf
Warning signs ahead of monkeypox outbreak went unheeded, experts say https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/26/warning-signs-ahead-of-monkeypox-outbreak-went-unheeded-experts-say/
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Why teaching the IB helps address global issues https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/why-teaching-ib-helps-address-global-issues
The Hazardscape Game https://www.hazardscape.io/c/start-here/read-this-first
How to Survive Extreme Heat https://www.climatepsychiatry.org/heattoolkits
Psychology and disasters
What is geopsychiatry? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540261.2022.2031915
Mental Illness Too Often Wrongly Associated With Gun Violence https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2021.7.23
Climate Change and Mental Health https://medialibrary.climatecentral.org/resources/climate-change-and-mental-health
Sociology and disasters
Disability and disaster risk https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/disability-and-disaster-risk
Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience https://www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2022/05/living-together-connecting-housing-social-well-being-and-resilience/
Gender in DRR – Mainstreamed Into Invisibility https://www.grripp.net/post/gender-in-drr-mainstreamed-into-invisibility
Disaster Resilience News 