Please find below a list of links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Heavy rain hits Sydney as largest floods since March 2021 surround city https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-03/weather-forecast-more-rain-sydney-hawkesbury-nsw-floods/101192228
At least six dead after chunk of glacier breaks loose on Italian mountain https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/03/at-last-six-dead-after-chunk-of-glacier-breaks-loose-on-italian-mountain
India – 14 Dead, Dozens Missing After Landslide in Manipur https://floodlist.com/asia/landslide-manipur-india-june-2022
Afghanistan – 19 Killed in Flash Floods in Eastern Provinces https://floodlist.com/asia/afghanistan-floods-eastern-provinces-june-2022
Typhoon “Chaba” spawns tornadoes, splits a ship in half, leaving 26 people missing, China https://watchers.news/2022/07/04/typhoon-chaba-spawns-tornadoes-splits-a-ship-in-half-leaving-26-people-missing-china/
Wildfire rages north of Athens, one town evacuated https://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-rages-north-athens-one-121841087.html
Another deluge continues Sydney’s record wet year https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/another-deluge-continues-sydneys-record-wet-year/670071
Brazil – Thousands Displaced by Floods in North East https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-july-2022-alagoas-pernambuco-riograndedonorte
Strong eruptive activity at Fuego volcano, large pyroclastic flows produced, Guatemala https://watchers.news/2022/07/05/strong-eruptive-activity-at-fuego-volcano-large-pyroclastic-flows-produced-guatemala/
Manipur landslide death toll rises to 47, 14 remain missing, India https://watchers.news/2022/07/05/manipur-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-47-14-remain-missing-india/
Pakistan – Fatalities Reported After Floods in Balochistan https://floodlist.com/asia/pakistan-floods-balochistan-july-2022
Malaysia – Deadly Flash Floods in Kedah https://floodlist.com/asia/malaysia-floods-kedah-july-2022
Ecuador – Homes Damaged, 3 Dead After Floods in Several Provinces https://floodlist.com/america/ecuador-floods-july-2022
India – Floods and Landslides Cause Fatalities in Himachal Pradesh https://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-himachal-pradesh-july-2022
NSW Mid North Coast rainfall records broken as flood damage assessed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-07/nsw-mid-north-coast-rainfall-records-broken-flood-damage/101214284
Volcanic activity worldwide 7 Jul 2022: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Reventador, Askja, Sangay https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/185581/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-7-Jul-2022-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Reventador-Askja-Sangay-Lewot.html
Oman – Deadly Flash Floods After Days of Heavy Rain https://floodlist.com/asia/oman-floods-july-2022
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
‘It’s hot’: UK interest in solar power heats up as energy bills soar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/03/uk-interest-in-solar-power-energy-bills-soar-boom
Bonn climate talks end with ‘almost empty pages’ https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/bonn-climate-talks-end-with-almost-empty-pages/
Why South Asia Is Among the Hardest Hit Regions by Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2022-06-30/why-south-asia-is-so-vulnerable-to-climate-change-related-disasters
Climate change: wildfire risk has grown nearly everywhere – but we can still influence where and how fires strike https://theconversation.com/climate-change-wildfire-risk-has-grown-nearly-everywhere-but-we-can-still-influence-where-and-how-fires-strike-185465
Los Angeles to launch ‘extreme heat campaign’ Friday, says city’s first heat officer https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-06-30/los-angeles-first-heat-officer-climate-change-saving-lives
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/04/spain-and-portugal-suffering-driest-climate-for-1200-years-research-shows
Sydney is flooded, again, as climate crisis becomes new normal for Australia’s most populous state https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/04/australia/sydney-floods-damage-evacuation-climate-australia-intl-hnk/index.html
Regional towns could be wiped out by move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival https://reneweconomy.com.au/regional-towns-could-be-wiped-out-by-move-to-net-zero-heres-their-best-chance-for-survival/
Italy blames climate change for glacier collapse, 7 dead https://news.yahoo.com/italy-blames-climate-change-glacier-103810806.html
Can Phoenix, the hottest city in America, survive climate change? https://news.yahoo.com/can-phoenix-the-hottest-city-in-america-survive-a-changing-climate-090020499.html
Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020RG000726
How U.S. Cities Are Preparing For More Life-Threatening Heatwaves https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/01/how-u-s-cities-are-preparing-for-more-life-threatening-heatwaves/
First-ever Global Chief Heat Officer announced at the World Urban Forum https://onebillionresilient.org/2022/06/29/global-chief-heat-officer-announced-at-world-urban-forum/
No more excuses: restoring nature is not a silver bullet for global warming, we must cut emissions outright https://theconversation.com/no-more-excuses-restoring-nature-is-not-a-silver-bullet-for-global-warming-we-must-cut-emissions-outright-186048
Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/05/global-heating-causes-methane-growth-four-times-faster-than-thought-study
Seville to name and classify heatwaves in effort to protect public https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/26/seville-name-classify-heatwaves-effort-to-protect-public
Spain, Portugal dryness ‘unprecedented’ in 1,200 years https://phys.org/news/2022-07-spain-portugal-dryness-unprecedented-years.html
Snow at one of world’s highest observatories melting earlier than ever before https://www.inkl.com/news/snow-at-world-s-highest-observatory-melting-earlier-than-ever-before/bLJwzrcoVjL
Blue carbon as a natural climate solution https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-021-00224-1
Everyday Adaptation: Theorizing climate change adaptation in daily life https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378022000930
Bangladesh’s catastrophic flooding: the climate crisis frontline https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/jul/06/bangladeshs-catastrophic-flooding-the-climate-crisis-frontline
Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking deluges https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-making-flooding-worse-3-reasons-the-world-is-seeing-more-record-breaking-deluges-185364
Unchecked emissions could double heat-related child mortality https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-environment/news/article/5116/unchecked-emissions-could-double-heat-related-child-mortality
‘Social glue’ of a city is a key to heat resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/blog/eleni-myrivili-social-glue-city-key-heat-resilience
More Frequent European Heat Waves Linked to Changes in Jet Stream https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/07/05/more-frequent-european-heat-waves-linked-to-changes-in-jet-stream/
How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize https://news.yahoo.com/hot-too-hot-human-body-145016339.html
Small-area assessment of temperature-related mortality risks in England and Wales: a case time series analysis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00138-3/fulltext
Existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate colonial inequalities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519622000924
Assessing the effectiveness of orchestrated climate action from five years of summits https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01405-6
Education’s Crucial Role in Community Climate Change Adaptation https://climateadaptationplatform.com/educations-crucial-role-in-community-climate-change-adaptation/
Disaster risk reduction
What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again https://theconversation.com/whats-causing-sydneys-monster-flood-crisis-and-3-ways-to-stop-it-from-happening-again-186285
Flood risk already affects 1.81 billion people. Climate change and unplanned urbanization could worsen exposure https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/flood-risk-already-affects-181-billion-people-climate-change-and-unplanned
Using Multidisciplinary Analysis to Develop Adaptation Options against Extreme Coastal Floods https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-022-00421-6
A simplified, cost-effective method for developing flood maps that reflects the uncertainty in flood predictions https://news.uga.edu/new-flood-maps-clarify-the-risk-homeowners-face/
Research reveals fire is pushing 88% of Australia’s threatened land mammals closer to extinction https://theconversation.com/research-reveals-fire-is-pushing-88-of-australias-threatened-land-mammals-closer-to-extinction-185965
Globally widespread and increasing violations of environmental flow envelopes https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/26/3315/2022/
Lessons from the 2018–2019 European droughts: a collective need for unifying drought risk management https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/2201/2022/
The Magazine of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network http://haznet.ca/haznet-magazine-2022-issue/
To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security https://theconversation.com/to-stop-risky-developments-in-floodplains-we-have-to-tackle-the-profit-motive-and-our-false-sense-of-security-184062
Australia’s fire season is drastically expanding https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/australias-fire-season-is-drastically-expanding
WHO/Europe reports on the contribution of urban planning and management to resilience and health protection https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/13-06-2022-who-europe-reports-on-the-contribution-of-urban-planning-and-management-to-resilience-and-health-protection
Human Fire Use and Management: A Global Database of Anthropogenic Fire Impacts for Modellinghttps://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/5/4/87
The challenges of dynamic vulnerability and how to assess it https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222009920
Climate expert says NSW government should buy Sydney homes left ‘uninhabitable’ by floods https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-05/nsw-hawkesbury-nepean-floods-instances-increase/101207164
Using real-time, hyper-local monitoring to assess potential flooding at specific bridges or roads https://gcn.com/data-analytics/2022/06/early-warning-system-pinpoints-flooded-roads-some-states/368765/
‘Patently ridiculous’: state government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s flood disaster https://theconversation.com/patently-ridiculous-state-government-failures-have-exacerbated-sydneys-flood-disaster-186304
Latest edition of Molino Stewart’s ‘Floodplain Manager’ newsletter https://www.molinostewart.com.au/editorial/floodplain-manager-june-2022/
The data synergy effects of time-series deep learning models in hydrology https://multisectordynamics.org/2022/07/05/the-data-synergy-effects-of-time-series-deep-learning-models-in-hydrology/
The post-fire stability index; a new approach to monitoring post-fire recovery by satellite imagery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034425722002656
Northern Australia’s fire management and mapping: How the integration of ‘old and new’ has led to successhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-08/fire-mapping-northern-australia-history-controlled-burning/101071214
Potential for seasonal flood forecasting in West Africa using climate indexes https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12833
The flooding in Yellowstone reveals forecast flaws as climate warms https://www.npr.org/2022/07/07/1110219977/yellowstone-flooding-reveals-forecast-flaws
Residential building flood damage: Insights on processes and implications for risk assessments https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12832
Rossby wave in jet stream triggers flooding rain, scientist says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-07/rossby-wave-jet-stream-triggers-floods/101192230
Flood forecasting methods for a semi-arid and semi-humid area in Northern China https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12831
The progression of flood risk in southern Alberta since the 2013 flood https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12811
Emergency management
COVID vaccine requirement to be scrapped for international arrivals https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/covid-vaccine-requirement-to-be-scrapped-for-international-arrivals-20220703-p5ayoj.html
UK health chiefs brace for ‘bumpy ride’ amid fears over Covid wave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/03/uk-health-chiefs-brace-for-bumpy-ride-amid-fears-over-covid-wave
‘Building back better’ in the Caribbean https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12538
Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave. Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5 https://theconversation.com/australia-is-heading-for-its-third-omicron-wave-heres-what-to-expect-from-ba-4-and-ba-5-185598
Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare? https://theconversation.com/flu-may-be-back-but-covid-is-far-from-over-how-do-they-compare-184551
Towards the “Perfect” Weather Warning https://community.wmo.int/news/hiweathernew-book-towards-perfect-weather-warning
Animal rescuers race to reach pets, livestock stranded in Sydney floods https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-06/rescuers-race-to-reach-pets-in-sydney-floods/101210938
Louisiana Sued Hurricane Katrina Survivors for Misusing Recovery Grants https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-katrina-lawsuits-recovery-grants
Did COVID vaccine mandates work? What the data say https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01827-4
COVID was the leading cause of death in Americans ages 45-54 in 2021 https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/07/covid-was-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-americans-aged-45-54-in-2021/
Covid-19 reinfections may increase the likelihood of new health problems https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/05/health/covid-reinfection-risk/index.html
How has COVID affected Australians’ health? New report shows where we’ve failed and done well https://theconversation.com/how-has-covid-affected-australians-health-new-report-shows-where-weve-failed-and-done-well-186461
BA.5, now dominant U.S. variant, may pose the biggest threat to immune protection yet https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/omicron-ba5-ba4-covid-symptoms-vaccines-rcna36894
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science https://theconversation.com/recognising-indigenous-knowledges-is-not-just-culturally-sound-its-good-science-184444
Meet the high school activists fighting climate change in Zimbabwe https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/stories/meet-high-school-activists-fighting-climate-change-zimbabwe_en
Game-based training in critical infrastructure protection and resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420922003284
Immersive virtual reality for science learning: Design, implementation, and evaluation https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03057267.2022.2082680#.YsKqMXHifOE.twitter
What are the impacts of extreme weather and climate events? https://www.csiro.au/en/research/environmental-impacts/climate-change/climate-change-qa/impacts
Mumbai turns to Twitter for help mapping India’s monsoon floods https://news.trust.org/item/20220704115158-2u7c9/
The potential of disaster digital archives in disaster education: The case of the Japan disasters digital archive (JDA) and its geo-location functions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420922003041
Psychology and disasters
‘We might not move back’: flood-affected residents ponder future after third flooding event in a year https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/we-might-not-move-back-flood-affected-residents-ponder-future-after-third-flooding-event-in-a-year-20220704-p5ayz2.html
‘Every time, we wonder if the bridge will go under’: for Hawkesbury residents flooding is now a part of life https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/05/every-time-we-wonder-if-the-bridge-will-go-under-for-hawkesbury-residents-flooding-is-now-a-part-of-life
Oregonians are united in concerns about wildfires, poll finds https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/04/poll-oregonians-united-in-concerns-about-wildfires/
Sociology and disasters
Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat https://urban.uw.edu/news/hundreds-of-homeless-die-in-extreme-heat/
What lessons can we learn from Covid-19 responses in African cities? https://www.african-cities.org/what-lessons-can-we-learn-from-covid-19-responses-in-african-cities/
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