Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Earthquake reported at Sunbury near Melbourne, impact felt in city’s CBD https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-29/earthquake-in-melbourne-sunbury-felt-across-cbd/102404018
Algeria – 2 Dead After Flash Floods in 9 Provinces https://floodlist.com/africa/algeria-floods-may-2023
Nova Scotia officials declare emergency over rare and ‘very aggressive’ wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/29/nova-scotia-wildfires-state-of-emergency
Massive wildfire in Scottish Highlands has burned nearly six square miles of land https://news.sky.com/story/wildfire-in-scottish-highlands-has-burned-nearly-six-square-miles-of-land-12894488
Major tornado outbreak in Liaoning, China https://watchers.news/2023/06/01/major-tornado-outbreak-in-liaoning-china/
Major flooding hits Ankara amid extreme rainfall https://watchers.news/2023/06/01/major-flooding-hits-ankara-amid-extreme-rainfall/
Historic rain event triggers widespread flooding in Valle De Oro, Texas https://watchers.news/2023/06/01/historic-rain-event-triggers-widespread-flooding-in-valle-de-oro-texas/
Volcanic activity worldwide 1 Jun 2023: Santiaguito volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Villarrica https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/212636/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-1-Jun-2023-Santiaguito-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Villarrica.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Adaptation Gap Report https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report
Antarctic Sea Ice Is at Record Lows. Is It an Alarming Shift? https://www.wired.com/story/antarctic-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-is-it-an-alarming-shift/
Antarctic Ocean Circulation Has Slowed Dramatically, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/antarctica-southern-ocean-circulation-slowing-climate-change
Up to 70% of California beaches could disappear by end of the century https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/california-beaches-erosion-2100-study
Climate change risk, resilience, and adaptation among rural farmers in East Africa: A literature review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666660X23000245
New maps reveal places at risk from sea-level rise https://niwa.co.nz/news/new-maps-reveal-places-at-risk-from-sea-level-rise
With forecasts for a sweltering summer, L.A. vows to improve response to extreme heat https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-25/l-a-officials-vow-to-improve-city-response-to-extreme-heat
Chapter 1 – Evaluation of community response and resilience on climate change: a bibliometric analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443187070000011
Africa is getting hotter https://www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/stories/africa-is-getting-hotter.html
Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/climate-change-risk-to-price-stability-higher-average-temperatures-increase-inflation
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions of people from dangerously hot climate https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/limiting-global-warming-to-1-5degc-would-save-billions-of-people-from-dangerously-hot-climate
“This is nuts:” European power prices go negative as springtime renewables soar https://reneweconomy.com.au/this-is-nuts-european-power-prices-go-negative-as-springtime-renewables-soar/
Earth past its safe limits for humans, scientists say https://www.ft.com/content/b59f9fea-500c-43c0-9b70-f0f7e866fd0e
Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00826-1
‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study https://www.carbonbrief.org/safe-and-just-climate-boundary-has-already-been-breached-says-contested-study/
The sinking city: Alexandria’s race against climate change https://watersciencepolicy.com/article/the-sinking-city-alexandrias-race-against-climate-change–dd3efaca2db9
Divergent urbanization-induced impacts on global surface urban heat island trends since 1980s https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425723002018
Shanghai records its highest May temperature in more than 100 years https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/29/china/shanghai-record-temperature-may-intl/index.html
Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics https://theconversation.com/why-40-c-is-bearable-in-a-desert-but-lethal-in-the-tropics-206237
Disaster risk reduction
Evaluation of Station Timing Errors from Demeaned Arrival Time Delays https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0120220227/622855/Evaluation-of-Station-Timing-Errors-from-Demeaned
2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño https://theconversation.com/2023-hurricane-forecast-get-ready-for-a-busy-pacific-storm-season-quieter-atlantic-than-recent-years-thanks-to-el-nino-204526
Deciphering human influence on annual maximum flood extent at the global level https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/deciphering-human-influence-annual-maximum-flood-extent-global-level
Disaster Insurance Reimagined https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-insurance-reimagined-9780192865168
Extending global river gauge records using satellite observations https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acd407
I’m a seismologist and for my birthday, I got an earthquake https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-m-a-seismologist-and-for-my-birthday-i-got-an-earthquake-20230529-p5dbz5.html
Towards an Integrated Approach to Wildfire Risk Assessment: When, Where, What and How May the Landscapes Burn https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/5/215
‘Building back better’ is neoliberal post-disaster reconstruction https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/disa.12502
The Indigenous community fighting fire with fire https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-climate-indigenous-wildfires-prevention/
Against a backdrop of increasing hazards like floods and droughts in parts of the world and growing pressure on water resources, the World Meteorological Organization will strengthen implementation of its plan of action for hydrology https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/congress-strengthens-hydrology-action
How reproducible and reliable is geophysical research? https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/278
How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-atlantic-el-nino-climate-change-warm-dfe5ac53a4c2c1805f0e70e9e99009cf
Earthquakes can change the course of rivers – with devastating results. We may now be able to predict these threats https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-can-change-the-course-of-rivers-with-devastating-results-we-may-now-be-able-to-predict-these-threats-206172
Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains https://theconversation.com/melbourne-earthquake-2023-are-they-becoming-more-common-a-seismology-expert-explains-206589
‘Wilderness Urban Interface’ wildfires are on the rise across North America https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/wilderness-urban-interface-wildfires-are-on-the-rise-across-north-america/article
New Research Overlays Sociodemographic, Green Infrastructure And Stormwater Flood Risk Data To Assess Equitable Distribution Of Green Infrastructure https://www.pdx.edu/research/news/rain-floods-and-green-infrastructure-are-cities-mitigating-hazards-equitably
Price growth for homes in high flood risk zones up to 50% lower than those in unexposed areas https://www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2023/may/house-price-growth-flood-risk-areas-lower-by-half/
Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence can support Early Warnings for All https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/big-tech-and-artificial-intelligence-can-support-early-warnings-all
Emergency management
How a Medical Reserve Corps Unit Addresses the Needs of Vulnerable Populations During an Evacuation https://www.naccho.org/blog/articles/mrc-afn
Early warnings for all initiative https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Emergency-Telecommunications/Pages/Early-Warnings-for-All-Initiative.aspx
Anticipatory action helps flood-affected communities in Cameroon’s Far North https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1640172/
Uganda and Kenya Conclude Simulation Exercise on Managing Cross-Border Disaster Displacement https://disasterdisplacement.org/blog/2023/05/25/uganda-and-kenya-conclude-simulation-exercise-on-managing-cross-border-disaster-displacement/
Wildfire Peer Reviews https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/civil-protection/peer-review-programme_en
How satellites are being used in the battle against wildfires https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/how-satellites-are-being-used-in-the-battle-against-wildfires-1.6850901
Over 1 million people internally displaced in Somalia in record time https://www.unhcr.org/news/press-releases/over-1-million-people-internally-displaced-somalia-record-time
Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention, fighting: companies https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/national-business/technology-could-be-key-to-future-wildfire-prevention-fighting-companies-7069691
Portugal collaborates with Finland to reduce forest fire risks https://forest.fi/article/portugal-collaborates-with-finland-to-reduce-forest-fire-risks/
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Earthquakes in Australia https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/
Effects of Time Pressure, Reward, and Information Involvement on User Management of Fake News on a Social Media Platform https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00315125231179123
How ENSO leads to a cascade of global impacts https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/how-enso-leads-cascade-global-impacts
The Wildfire Module asks students to consider the question, “How will wildfire risks and impacts change over the next 100 years?” https://learn.concord.org/geo-wildfire
Psychology and disasters
Trolled in science: “Hundreds of hateful comments in a single day” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01399-x
Disaster Mental Health Risk Reduction: Appraising Disaster Mental Health Research as If Risk Mattered https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/11/5923
Trauma-Aware Education: Essential information and guidance for educators, education sites and education systems https://www.australianacademicpress.com.au/books/details/345/Trauma-Aware_Education_Essential_information_and_guidance_for_educators_education_sites_and_education_systems
Attitudes and beliefs towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination among rheumatology patients in a Los Angeles County safety net clinic https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371207443_Attitudes_and_beliefs_towards_COVID-19_and_COVID-19_vaccination_among_rheumatology_patients_in_a_Los_Angeles_County_safety_net_clinic
Risk-efficacy framework – a new perspective on threat and efficacy appraisal and the role of disparity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-04813-9
Sociology and disasters
Mapping a threat: Climate change’s deadly summer heat may deepen disparities in Chicago https://www.preventionweb.net/news/mapping-threat-climate-changes-deadly-summer-heat-may-deepen-disparities-chicago
The Potential and Roles of Ethnic Minorities in Disaster Risk Reduction: IDRiM2022 Conference Session Report on Muslim Communities in Japan https://www.idrimjournal.com/article/77523-the-potential-and-roles-of-ethnic-minorities-in-disaster-risk-reduction-idrim2022-conference-session-report-on-muslim-communities-in-japan
Behind Political Affiliation: How Moral Values, Identity Politics and Party Loyalty Have Affected COVID-19Vaccine Uptake https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2881329/v1
Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00919-4/fulltext
Constructing a social vulnerability index for flooding: insights from a municipality in Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/social-vulnerability-index-flooding/
Women’s and girls’ vulnerability to gender-based violence in the aftermath of disasters https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/women-girls-gender-based-violence-aftermath-disasters-haiti
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