Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Tornado hits Ottawa, damaging over 125 homes, Canada https://watchers.news/2023/07/14/tornado-hits-ottawa-damaging-over-125-homes-canada/
South Korea – Over 30 Dead, Many Missing After Floods and Landslides in 4 Provinces https://floodlist.com/asia/south-korea-floods-july-2023
USA – 3 Dead, Several Feared Missing in Pennsylvania Flash Floods https://floodlist.com/america/usa/pennsylvania-floods-july-2023
India – Thousands Evacuate Floods in Delhi After Yamuna River Reaches Record High https://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-delhi-july-2023
Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle to control wildfire on La Palma in the Canary Islands https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/la-palma-wildfire-thousands-evacuated-canary-islands/102608938
Large-scale rescue operation recovers 7 bodies after flooding traps cars in South Korea tunnel https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/15/asia/south-korea-floods-gungpyeong-traffic-tunnel-intl-hnk/index.html
Multiple landslides triggered by intense rainfall in South Korea https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2023/07/17/south-korea-1/
Europe heatwaves: Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66237960
What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, July 17 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-july-17/
Typhoon “Talim” makes landfall in China, weakens to tropical storm before hitting Vietnam https://watchers.news/2023/07/18/typhoon-talim-makes-landfall-in-china-weakens-to-tropical-storm-before-hitting-vietnam/
Tropical Storm Calvin drenches Hawai’I https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/tropical-storm-calvin-drenches-hawaii/
Strong M6.5 earthquake hits near the coast of El Salvador https://watchers.news/2023/07/19/strong-m6-5-earthquake-hits-near-the-coast-of-el-salvador/
Strong M6.6 earthquake hits Neuquen, Argentina at intermediate depth https://watchers.news/2023/07/17/strong-m6-6-earthquake-hits-neuquen-argentina-at-intermediate-depth/
Heavy rain floods Nanjing city center, Jiangsu, China https://watchers.news/multimedia_gallery/heavy-rain-floods-nanjing-city-center-jiangsu-china/
Colombia – Houses Destroyed, Multiple Fatalities After Heavy Rain Causes Landslides in Cundinamarca https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-landslide-cundinamarca-july-2023
Simultaneous heatwaves hit northern hemisphere in summer of extremes https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/simultaneous-heatwaves-hit-northern-hemisphere-summer-of-extremes
Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Jul 2023: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Krakatau https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/216403/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Jul-2023-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Krakatau-Semeru.html
India – 12 Killed in Landslide After Heavy Rain in Maharashtra https://floodlist.com/asia/india-maharashtra-floods-landslide-july-2023
USA – State of Emergency After Record Rain Triggers Severe Floods in Western Kentucky https://floodlist.com/america/usa/record-rain-floods-kentucky-july-2023
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Paying the price: Let market forces end the fossil fuel era https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4097446-paying-the-price-let-market-forces-end-the-fossil-fuel-era/
Past eight years confirmed to be the eight warmest on record https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/past-eight-years-confirmed-be-eight-warmest-record
Brutal heat wave peaks Sunday in Southwest, but no cool down in sight https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/brutal-heat-wave-peaks-southwest-records-set
Record heat meets record wildfires in Canada, and scientists say this is the new realityhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/canada-record-heat-meets-record-wildfires-new-reality-say-scientists.html
Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z
World experiences hottest week ever recorded and more is forecast to come https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/red-alert-the-worlds-hottest-week-ever-and-more-is-to-forecast-to-come
Warnings over fire risk as Italy prepares for second heatwave https://news.sky.com/video/warnings-over-fire-risk-over-second-heatwave-hits-italy-12921802
‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/we-are-not-prepared-disasters-spread-as-climate-change-strikes-00106439
Weather forecast accuracy is crucial in a heat wave – 1 degree can mean the difference between life and death https://theconversation.com/weather-forecast-accuracy-is-crucial-in-a-heat-wave-1-degree-can-mean-the-difference-between-life-and-death-208740
Climate Threat: Rising Sea Levels and Stronger Storms Highlight the Need for Coastal Resilience https://blogs.adb.org/blog/climate-threat-rising-sea-levels-and-stronger-storms-highlight-need-coastal-resilience
Extreme heat grips three continents as wildfires rage https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/16/extreme-heat-grips-three-continents-as-wildfires-rage
Climate change plan will leave UK unprepared, advisors warn https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66148239
What this summer’s weather reveals about climate change https://www.axios.com/2023/07/17/heat-waves-extreme-weather-globe-climate
Last Month Was the Hottest June Ever https://e360.yale.edu/digest/june-2023-hottest-ever-recorded
The scorching summer of 2023 reaches ‘mind-blowing’ high temperatures https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/the-scorching-summer-of-2023-reaches-mind-blowing-high-temperatures/
Emissions savings from equitable energy demand reduction https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-023-01283-y
VIDEO: Global heat records exceed climate expert predictions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/global-heat-records-exceed-climate-expert/102607824
European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame? https://theconversation.com/european-heatwave-whats-causing-it-and-is-climate-change-to-blame-209653
What do the ‘supercharged’ northern hemisphere heatwaves mean for the Australian summer? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/19/what-do-the-supercharged-northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-mean-for-the-australian-summer
Eight excellent books on sea level rise risk for U.S. cities https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/eight-excellent-books-on-sea-level-rise-risk-for-u-s-cities/
Earth, Wind, and Fire: The Transatlantic Partners Must Confront Climate Insecurity to Reinforce Global Stability https://www.policycenter.ma/publications/earth-wind-and-fire-transatlantic-partners-must-confront-climate-insecurity-reinforce
July 2023 El Niño update: learning the steps https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/july-2023-el-ni%C3%B1o-update-learning-steps
“Truly world leading:” Australia heads to 100 pct renewables and new heartbeat for grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/truly-world-leading-australia-heads-to-100-pct-renewables-and-new-heartbeat-for-grid/
European heatwave July 2023 https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2023/european-heatwave-july-2023
Heat of 2023 compared to previous years https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning
Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat https://e360.yale.edu/features/paris-heat-waves-climate-change
Family Trees Clarify Relationships Among Climate Models https://eos.org/research-spotlights/family-trees-clarify-relationships-among-climate-models
Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat and is dangerously unprepared – new research https://theconversation.com/northern-europe-faces-biggest-relative-increase-in-uncomfortable-heat-and-is-dangerously-unprepared-new-research-209745
Brazilian coast is warmer and is having more frequent extreme temperature events, study shows https://phys.org/news/2023-07-brazilian-coast-warmer-frequent-extreme.html
Heatwaves show importance of health early warnings and action plans https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/heatwaves-show-importance-of-health-early-warnings-and-action-plans
‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/ex-meteorologist-names-us-heatwaves-after-oil-gas-firms
The European heatwave of July 2023 in a longer-term context https://climate.copernicus.eu/european-heatwave-july-2023-longer-term-context
Climate change is gendered https://givingcompass.org/partners/disaster-relief-recovery/climate-change-is-gendered-our-responses-must-be-too
As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body? https://theconversation.com/as-heat-records-fall-how-hot-is-too-hot-for-the-human-body-210088
Disaster risk reduction
Outback floodwaters bring new life https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/qld-channel-country-in-flood-desert-oasis/102554672
Disasters like the California landslide are foreseeable; the warnings are all around us https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/16/opinion-disasters-like-the-california-tfp/
Science Diplomacy for improving Natural Disaster Management https://tema-project.eu/articles/science-diplomacy-improving-natural-disaster-management
A community-driven flood resilience information platform for Nicaragua https://iiasa.ac.at/blog/jun-2023/community-driven-flood-resilience-information-platform-for-nicaragua
Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbors https://theconversation.com/living-near-the-fire-500-million-people-worldwide-have-active-volcanoes-as-neighbors-206977
Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-change-increasing-stress-thousands-aging-dams-across-us
Early Warnings for All https://public.wmo.int/en/earlywarningsforall
We need a province-wide action plan to restore landscape resilience to wildfire https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/doug-donaldson-we-need-a-province-wide-action-plan-to-restore-landscape-resilience-to-wildfire
EU wildfire risk map points several areas in Türkiye ‘extremely risky’ https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eu-wildfire-risk-map-points-several-areas-in-turkiye-extremely-risky-184746
AI-based meteorological model serves accurate global weather forecasts https://english.news.cn/20230716/435b6347c1d44280bc9363fdaf5a44ab/c.html
Using Landsat time series and bi-temporal GEDI to compare spectral and structural vegetation responses after fire https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843223002273
Latest edition of the International Journal of Wildland Fire https://www.publish.csiro.au/wf
‘Zombie fires’ are occurring more frequently in boreal forests, but their impacts remain uncertain https://theconversation.com/zombie-fires-are-occurring-more-frequently-in-boreal-forests-but-their-impacts-remain-uncertain-198459
New generation science transforming earthquake monitoring and tsunami forecasting https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/new-generation-science-transforming-earthquake-monitoring-and-tsunami-forecasting/
Emergency management
Colombian City Pioneers Path to “Early Warnings for All” https://eos.org/articles/colombian-city-pioneers-path-to-early-warnings-for-all
Protecting communities from disasters https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4tvm
The year of wildfire smoke: Why the U.S. faces a brutal season https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/year-wildfire-smoke-us-faces-brutal-season-rcna92453
After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-flood-anniversary-ebd91932d0452d47c3b0c4bd2a656f38
Disaster education, communications and engagement
Social response and Disaster management: Insights from twitter data Assimilation on Hurricane Ian https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092300345X
A podcast by Resilience First and Resilience Rising https://resiliencefirst.org/our-work/leading-resilience-podcast
Disaster psychology
Why Progressives Should Become ‘Preppers’ https://progressive.org/latest/why-progressives-should-become-preppers-doerr-20230713/
Vaccine-hesitant people misperceive the social norm of vaccination https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/5/pgad132/7123643
Hope, optimism, and self-efficacy predicting mental health and illness in a community sample exposed to Hurricane Harvey https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.23075
Sociology and disasters
Block-level vulnerability assessment reveals disproportionate impacts of natural hazards across the conterminous United Stateshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39853-z
Researchers reveal rising compound risk inequality to aging and extreme heat wave exposure in global cities https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveal-compound-inequality-aging-extreme.html
As a summer heat wave pummels the US, an expert warns about the dangers of humidity – particularly for toddlers, young athletes and older adults https://theconversation.com/as-a-summer-heat-wave-pummels-the-us-an-expert-warns-about-the-dangers-of-humidity-particularly-for-toddlers-young-athletes-and-older-adults-209207
Natural hazard vulnerability shows disproportionate risk https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/995965
Endurance or decline of emergent groups following a flood disaster: Implications for community resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420919309744
Snowed in? An analysis of social and transportation networks in the 2015 Boston Snowmageddon https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.2680
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