Please find below a list of links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Colombia declares rainfall disaster after highest rainfall in 40 years https://watchers.news/2022/11/05/colombia-declares-rainfall-disaster-after-highest-rainfall-in-40-years/
At least 1 dead as deadly tornadoes rip through Texas and Oklahoma https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/least-50-homes-destroyed-tornadoes-rip-texas-oklahoma-rcna55801
Second body found in central west NSW as large parts of the state experience near-record floods https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-06/dozens-rescued-as-flooding-in-forbes-nsw-nears-record-levels/101621032
Ethiopia – Over 180,000 Displaced by Floods in Gambella Region https://floodlist.com/africa/ethiopia-floods-gambella-october-2022
Forbes surveys damage from near-record flood as central west NSW towns brace for inundation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-07/nsw-flood-forbes-damage-central-west-brace-more-water/101621588
Venezuela – Floods and Landslides in Anzoategui Leave 7 Dead, Dozens Displaced https://floodlist.com/america/venezuela-floods-landslides-anzoategui-november-2022
Colombia – Hundreds of Homes Damaged After Floods and Landslides in Atlántico https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-landslides-atlantico-november-2022
Dominican Republic – Deadly Floods Hit Santo Domingo https://floodlist.com/america/dominican-republic-floods-november-2022
USA – 1 Dead, 2 Missing After Record Rain Triggers Floods in California https://floodlist.com/america/usa/floods-southern-california-november-2022
Hurricane Nicole hits Florida https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/hurricane-nicole-hits-florida/
Spring tracking to become the wettest on record for southeast Australia as wet weekend predicted https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-11/spring-tracking-to-become-the-wettest-on-record/101641378
Nicole forces 15 Daytona Beach Shores condo complexes to evacuate as storm threatens collapse https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/hurricane/2022/11/09/nicole-forces-12-daytona-beach-shores-condo-complexes-to-evacuate-as-storm-threatens-collapse/
Bahamas – Hurricane Nicole Triggers Coastal Flooding https://floodlist.com/america/bahamas-florida-hurricane-nicole-november-2022
Volcanic activity worldwide 10 Nov 2022: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Shiveluch, Sangay, Sakurajima https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/196490/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Nov-2022-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Shiveluch-Sangay-Sakurajima.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
A technologically advanced society is choosing to destroy itself. It’s both fascinating and horrifying to watch https://theconversation.com/a-technologically-advanced-society-is-choosing-to-destroy-itself-its-both-fascinating-and-horrifying-to-watch-192939
UN climate conference hoping to make promises reality — but expectations on COP27 are low https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-07/cop27-climate-change-conference-implementing-promises-made/101607018
New renewables record as UK wind generation blows past 20GW https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-renewables-record-as-uk-wind-generation-blows-past-20gw/
Iconic World Heritage glaciers to disappear by 2050, warns UNESCO https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130157
COP27 to discuss rich nations helping poor ones with climate-disaster damage and loss: ‘A reasonable sum is more than zero’ https://fortune.com/2022/11/06/cop27-agreement-discuss-rich-nations-funding-poor-ones-climate-disaster-damage-loss/
Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/temperatures-europe-increase-more-twice-global-average
As climate crisis intensifies, adapting to its fallout is key https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/climate-crisis-intensifies-adapting-its-fallout-key
COP27 aims for ambitious, equitable global climate action https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-cop27-local-impacts
State of the Global Climate in 2022 is produced on an annual basis, complementing the most recent long assessment cycle provided by the sixth IPCC Assessment Report https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/provisional-state-global-climate-2022
European Forest Fire report: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_6465
Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-00996-4
The Lower Humidity of Urban Areas Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress https://eos.org/editor-highlights/the-lower-humidity-of-urban-areas-moderates-outdoor-heat-stress%ef%bf%bc
Early Warnings for All Action Plan unveiled at COP27 https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/early-warnings-all-action-plan-unveiled-cop27
Asia corporates turn to wind and solar deals as fossil fuel prices surge https://reneweconomy.com.au/asia-corporates-turn-to-wind-and-solar-deals-as-fossil-fuel-prices-surge/
Don’t get fossil fooled: EVs really are better for the climate https://thedriven.io/2022/11/09/dont-get-fossil-fooled-evs-really-are-better-for-the-climate/
ClimateBench v1.0: A Benchmark for Data-Driven Climate Projections https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021MS002954
Austria Joins Germany, Denmark, and Other Rich Nations Pledging Millions for Climate Damages https://e360.yale.edu/digest/austria-loss-and-damage-climate-change
When will a 2-metre rise in sea level occur, and how might we adapt? https://protect-slr.eu/policy-briefs/
Arsht-Rock Announces the Cool Capital Stack: A $750 million Investment Pipeline to Protect the World from Extreme Heat https://onebillionresilient.org/2022/11/09/arsht-rock-announces-cool-capital-stack/
After decades putting the brakes on global action, does Australia deserve to host UN climate talks with Pacific nations? https://theconversation.com/after-decades-putting-the-brakes-on-global-action-does-australia-deserve-to-host-un-climate-talks-with-pacific-nations-194055
World faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/melting-arctic-sea-ice-summer-report
Australia’s record on energy efficiency has been woeful for decades, but that could be about to change https://theconversation.com/australias-record-on-energy-efficiency-has-been-woeful-for-decades-but-that-could-be-about-to-change-193706
How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/how-to-move-a-country-fiji-radical-plan-escape-rising-seas-climate-crisis
Disaster risk reduction
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption created the highest volcanic cloud ever recorded https://watchers.news/2022/11/06/hunga-tonga-hunga-ha%ca%bbapai-eruption-created-the-highest-volcanic-cloud-ever-recorded/
Deciphering human influence on annual maximum flood extent at the global level https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00598-0
A world with zero climate disasters needs early warnings for all https://www.undrr.org/news/world-zero-climate-disasters-needs-early-warnings-all
If an Ian slammed South Florida: Nine-foot coastal surge, flooding inland to Hialeah https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-11-05/if-ian-slammed-south-florida-nine-foot-coastal-surge-flooding-inland-to-hialeah
Open Earth Map https://open-earth-map.org/
Looking to the Sky for Better Tsunami Warnings https://eos.org/opinions/looking-to-the-sky-for-better-tsunami-warnings
Access NASA GES DISC Meteorological and Hydrological Data for Flood Analyses https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/webinars-and-tutorials/webinar-ges-disc-26-oct-2022
New Report Outlines A Major Initiative To Study Geologic Hazards Related To Subduction Zones https://carnegiescience.edu/news/new-report-outlines-major-initiative-study-geologic-hazards-related-subduction-zones
Journal of Disaster Studies is an open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal that publishes the work of disaster researchers around the world https://jds.pennpress.org/home/
Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Australia. What can we learn from the world’s devastating floods? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/global-floods-climate-change-extreme-weather-resilience-cop27/101601238
Localization of large intraplate earthquakes along faulted density-contrast boundaries: Insights from the 2017 Mw6.5 Botswana earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1464343X22003041
Floods can be a disaster for humans – but for nature, it’s boom time https://theconversation.com/floods-can-be-a-disaster-for-humans-but-for-nature-its-boom-time-192837
Tropical cyclones act as ‘massive heat pumps’ that fuel extreme heat https://news.arizona.edu/story/tropical-cyclones-act-massive-heat-pumps-fuel-extreme-heat
“Scrambling”: Logic of horizontal competition between local governments based on three cases of interprovincial disaster counterpart support https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2325426222000699
‘Rain bursts’ over Sydney have intensified 40% over last two decades, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/10/rain-bursts-over-sydney-have-intensified-40-over-last-two-decades-research-finds
Emergency management
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people ages 0-19 years in the United States https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.05.23.22275458v4
Organizations aiding E Texas, SE Oklahoma tornado victims https://www.cenlanow.com/national/organizations-aiding-e-texas-se-oklahoma-tornado-victims/
Walgett Aboriginal community faces homelessness amid as village told to evacuate https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-08/dharriwaa-elders-in-walgett-face-homelessness-due-to-flooding/101625456
Creating a Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfire/creating-wildland-firefighter-health-and-wellbeing-program-meet-commander-kj-green
Mosquito-borne disease worry as floods puts country on high alert for new viruses https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/flood-new-mosquitoes-japanese-encephalitis/101630316
U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction https://www.pdc.org/u-s-funds-major-expansion-of-philaware/
Flood-damaged NSW highways could be closed for months, as harvest trucks prepare to test fragile bitumen https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/nsw-flood-zone-damaged-highways-roads-closed-ahead-of-harvest/101639958
Over 27 million children at risk as devastating floods set records across the world https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/press-releases/over-27-million-children-risk-devastating-floods-set-records-across-world
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Mobilizing action to build resilience with gaming and social tech https://onebillionresilient.org/event/community-engagement-and-gaming-technologies/
In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/05/new-jersey-climate-change-education-schools/
The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221242092200632X
Women leaders in DRR share tsunami stories https://www.preventionweb.net/blog/women-leaders-drr-share-tsunami-stories
Water in the Earth System http://www.bom.gov.au/research/workshop/2022/index.shtml
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) are collaborative, community-driven frameworks that outline local priorities for wildfire risk mitigation https://fireadapted.org/cwpp-database/
Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-5646-1
Rolling the dice: Learning through games to make better decisions for resilience https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/rolling-dice-learning-through-games-make-better-decisions-resilience
Psychology and disasters
What caused the Halloween crowd crush in South Korea https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/seoul-crowd-crush-death-trap-itaewon-halloween-how-it-happened-3036291
Climate change’s impact on mental health is overlooked and misunderstood – here’s what can be done https://theconversation.com/climate-changes-impact-on-mental-health-is-overlooked-and-misunderstood-heres-what-can-be-done-194128
Sociology and disasters
Climate change, health, and discrimination: action towards racial justice https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02182-1/
Towards more inclusive disaster risk-management policies https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/towards-more-inclusive-disaster-risk-management-policies
From pity to fear: security as a mechanism for (re)production of vulnerability https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12568
Disaster Resilience News 