Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Catastrophic floods in Italy force thousands of people to leave their homes https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/18/catastrophic-floods-in-italy-force-thousands-of-people-to-evacuate.html
More than 450 fatalities in Myanmar after Tropical Cyclone “Mocha” makes landfall https://watchers.news/2023/05/18/tropical-cyclone-mocha-myanmar-damage-fatalities-may-2023/
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Flooding Rivers Damage Homes and Impact Livelihoods https://floodlist.com/europe/bosnia-herzegovina-floods-may-2023
Somalia – Flooding Displaces Thousands, Prompts Urgent Humanitarian Response https://floodlist.com/africa/somalia-floods-may-2023
Mexican volcano spews smoke into starry sky https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-65671578
Intense eruption at Popocatepetl, ash to 10 km (32 000 feet) a.s.l., Mexico https://watchers.news/2023/05/22/intense-eruption-at-popocatepetl-ash-to-10-km-32-000-feet-a-s-l-mexico/
Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia https://apnews.com/article/canada-alberta-british-columbia-wildfires-3a988b45616aed324d265f25d164c299
Mawar closes in on category 5 strength while nearing Guam https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/mawar-closes-in-on-category-5-strength-while-nearing-guam/
Millions in Mexico warned to prepare for evacuation as Popocatépetl volcano spews ash https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/americas/mexico-volcano-popocatepetl-latam-intl/index.html
Category 5 Super Typhoon Mawar rapidly intensifies to 175 mph winds https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/category-5-super-typhoon-mawar-rapidly-intensifies-to-175-mph-winds/
Volcanic activity worldwide 25 May 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Reventador, Sangay https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/212210/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-May-2023-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Reventador-Sangay-Sakurajim.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO2 https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/17/2987/2020/
Transport produces a large and rising share of Australia’s harmful carbon pollution (19 percent) https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/shifting-gear-the-path-to-cleaner-transport/
The nine hours in which Spain made the 100% renewable dream a reality https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-05-19/the-nine-hours-in-which-spain-made-the-100-renewable-dream-a-reality.html
Redefining “Glacial Pace” https://eos.org/features/redefining-glacial-pace
In Years After El Niño, Global Economy Loses Trillions https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2023/05/years-after-el-nino-global-economy-loses-trillions
Global Ocean Heat and Salt Content: Seasonal, Yearly, and Pentadal Fields https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/global-ocean-heat-content/
A multimodel analysis of post-Glasgow climate targets and feasibility challenges https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01661-0
Can coal-hungry Botswana ramp up solar to meet renewables target? https://www.context.news/net-zero/can-coal-hungry-botswana-ramp-up-solar-to-meet-renewables-target
Study finds 2 billion people will struggle to survive in a warming world – and these parts of Australia are most vulnerable https://theconversation.com/study-finds-2-billion-people-will-struggle-to-survive-in-a-warming-world-and-these-parts-of-australia-are-most-vulnerable-205927
Quantifying the human cost of global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01132-6
Transport Minister Michael Wood: ‘Real possibility’ some NZ roads will be abandoned https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/transport-minister-michael-wood-real-possiblity-some-roads-will-be-abandoned/ZGXBCY734VCZVCTWP6JYWBUOQQ/
What Bangladesh can teach the world about climate disaster preparation https://www.context.news/climate-risks/opinion/what-bangladesh-can-teach-us-about-climate-disaster-preparation
More nations plan for ‘health disasters’ fuelled by climate change https://www.context.news/climate-risks/more-nations-plan-for-health-disasters-fuelled-by-climate-change
Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/22/global-heating-human-climate-niche
Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather: WMO https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/natural-disasters/nearly-150-000-indians-have-died-in-the-past-51-years-because-of-extreme-weather-wmo-89495
Minimizing the risk of rising sea levels https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/news/131-setback-zones-sea-level-rise
Were Italy’s floods caused by climate change? Experts analyse what happened as 36,000 left homeless https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/05/22/were-italys-floods-caused-by-climate-change-experts-analyse-what-happened-as-36000-left-ho
World Meteorological Congress approves Global Greenhouse Gas Watch https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/world-meteorological-congress-approves-global-greenhouse-gas-watch
Adapting to the impacts of extreme heat in Bangladesh’s labour force https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/adapting-to-the-impacts-of-extreme-heat-in-bangladeshs-labour-force/
‘Gobsmacking’: Antarctic sea ice shrinks https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/-gobsmacking-antarctic-sea-ice-shrinks/102384896
World organisations, world events and world objects: how science, politics, and the mass media co-produce climate futures https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2023.2215409
The CoralHydro2k database: a global, actively curated compilation of coral δ18O and Sr ∕ Ca proxy records of tropical ocean hydrology and temperature for the Common Era https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/2081/2023/
How Blackouts during Heat Waves Amplify Mortality and Morbidity Risk https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c09588
Accelerating Climate Action Will Help Honduras Achieve Inclusive and Resilient Growth https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/05/18/acelerar-la-accion-climatica-ayudara-honduras-a-lograr-un-crecimiento-inclusivo-y-resiliente
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/limiting-global-warming-to-1-5c-would-save-billions-from-dangerously-hot-climate/
Strategic city planning can help reduce urban heat island effect https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/strategic-city-planning-can-help-reduce-urban-heat-island-effect/
Recent reduced abyssal overturning and ventilation in the Australian Antarctic Basin https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01667-8
Origin, importance, and predictive limits of internal climate variability https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5295/accf30
Forcing and impact of the Northern Hemisphere continental snow cover in 1979–2014 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/2157/2023/
Sweltering heat wave hits Sri Lanka; climate change will likely bring more https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/sweltering-heat-wave-hits-sri-lanka-climate-change-will-likely-bring-more/
Burning Hot: 50 Years of Fire Weather Across the United States https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/fire-weather-2023
Disaster risk reduction
FEMA Announces Additional $160M to Build Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/climate-security/fema-announces-additional-160m-to-build-climate-and-disaster-resilience-nationwide/
Key Recommendations on Wildfire Prevention in the Mediterranean https://efi.int/publications-bank/key-recommendations-wildfire-prevention-mediterranean
A review of Earth Artificial Intelligence https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0098300422000036
Threatening 22 million people, Mexico’s Popocatepetl is a very closely watched volcano https://apnews.com/article/mexico-volcano-popocatepetl-scientists-baad6e912809ffa4d9586015209e0d2d
How AI is making weather forecasts more accurate https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/05/18/ai-weather-predictions/
Hazard definition and classification review https://www.undrr.org/publication/hazard-definition-and-classification-review-technical-report
A continent-wide detailed geological map dataset of Antarctica https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02152-9
The NZ regions most at risk of tsunamis https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-the-new-zealand-regions-most-at-risk-of-tsunami-threat/WXB5YCIWMZD75L7DXICSQK7RPE/
‘Painting with fire’: how northern Australia developed one of the world’s best bushfire management programs https://theconversation.com/painting-with-fire-how-northern-australia-developed-one-of-the-worlds-best-bushfire-management-programs-205113
Economic costs of weather-related disasters soars but early warnings save lives https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/economic-costs-of-weather-related-disasters-soars-early-warnings-save-lives
Using AI, researchers have created a new tsunami warning system https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/25/new-tsunami-warning-system-uses-artificial-intelligence-ai/11715026002/
Cluster Analysis of Slope Hazard Seismic Recordings Based Upon Unsupervised Deep Embedded Clustering https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230011/622504/Cluster-Analysis-of-Slope-Hazard-Seismic
Years ago Italy created a task force entrusted with preventing flooding. Why didn’t it work? https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/22/years-ago-italy-created-a-task-force-entrusted-with-preventing-flooding-why-didnt-it-work
Tonga volcano eruption created ‘super plasma bubble’ in atmosphere, disrupting precise GPS https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-05-25/tonga-volcano-eruption-super-plasma-bubble-gps-atmosphere/102377782
Unpublished list reveals 3,400 San Francisco buildings may be at severe earthquake risk https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/san-francisco-concrete-building-list-sf-risk-earthquake-retrofit-cost-rcna84497
“Beyond Adaptation”: Coming to Terms with Loss & Damage https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/beyond-adaptation-coming-to-terms-with-loss-damage/
Application of MEMS Data to Fast Inversion of Rupture Process: Tests with Recordings from the IRREEW Network https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220220369/623067/Application-of-MEMS-Data-to-Fast-Inversion-ofredirectedFrom=fulltext
Emergency management
Elite smokejumpers serve as a first line of wildfire response https://lailluminator.com/2023/05/20/boises-elite-smokejumpers-serve-as-a-first-line-of-wildfire-response/
Public Submissions – Independent Review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding https://nema.gov.au/about-us/governance-and-reporting/reviews/Independent-Review-Disaster-Funding-Public-Submissions
As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity https://grist.org/extreme-weather/boots-on-the-ground-fema-oath-keepers-natural-disaster/
Eruption of Tonga underwater volcano found to disrupt satellite signals halfway around the world https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2023/05/20230523-01.html
Bases take part in RoC multi-national firefighting exercise https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/05/25/bases-take-part-in-roc-multi-national-firefighting-exercise/
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Pyrosketchology is an approach for building awareness of the fire environment through observations, sketching and nature journaling practices https://www.pyrosketchology.com/
Challenges, Strategies, and Impacts of Doing Citizen Science with Marginalised and Indigenous Communities: Reflections from Project Coordinators https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.514/
US Fire and Smoke Map https://fire.airnow.gov/
Helping more people stay safe with flood forecasting https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/flood-hub-ai-flood-forecasting-more-countries/
Social media-based urban disaster recovery and resilience analysis of the Henan deluge https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-023-06010-0#Bib1
Continental US Hurricane Strikes Poster https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/US_Hurricane_Strikes/Continental_US_Hurricane_Strikes_1950-2022_Poster.pdf
Psychology and disasters
Mental Health and Trauma https://disasterphilanthropy.org/resources/mental-health/
Why Some People Expect Catastrophes in Everyday Situations https://theswaddle.com/why-some-people-expect-catastrophes-in-everyday-situations/
Sociology and disasters
Uneven paths: Soft Policy’s benefits to recovery in Louisiana Parishes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362790569_Uneven_paths_Soft_Policy’s_benefits_to_recovery_in_Louisiana_Parishes_after_Hurricanes_Katrina_and_Rita
Secession by flooding: How rain is dividing up our good country Uganda https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/oped/comment/how-rain-is-dividing-up-our-good-country-4241456
As world’s poor face ‘compounding crises’, what could curb risks? https://www.context.news/climate-risks/as-worlds-poor-face-compounding-crises-what-could-curb-risks
Children in East Asia and the Pacific face the greatest exposure to multiple climate disasters https://www.unicef.org/eap/press-releases/children-eap-hardest-hit-climate-crisis
Household Flood Severity and Migration Extent in Central Java: Analysis of the Indonesian Family Life Survey https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/9/5706
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