Today in disaster resilience (4 August 2023)

Please find below a list of links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Typhoon “Doksuri” slams China with record rains after lashing Taiwan and leaving 41 dead in the Philippines https://watchers.news/2023/07/30/typhoon-doksuri-slams-china-with-record-rains-after-lashing-taiwan-and-leaving-41-dead-in-the-philippines/

Extreme rainfall in Telangana results in at least 23 fatalities, India https://watchers.news/2023/07/30/extreme-rainfall-in-telangana-results-in-at-least-23-fatalities-india/

At least 11 dead, 27 missing as remnants of Typhoon “Doksuri” drop record-breaking rain on Beijing, China https://watchers.news/2023/08/01/at-least-11-dead-27-missing-as-remnants-of-typhoon-doksuri-drop-record-breaking-rain-on-beijing-china/

Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous ‘fire whirls’ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/01/us/york-fire-california-nevada-fire-whirls/index.html

Iran announces nationwide shutdown due to soaring heat https://news.sky.com/story/iran-announces-nationwide-shutdown-due-to-soaring-heat-12931849

Historic rainfall in Hebei displaces 1.2 million people — more than a year’s worth in a couple of days, China https://watchers.news/2023/08/03/historic-rainfall-in-hebei-displaces-1-2-million-people-more-than-a-years-worth-in-a-couple-of-days-china/

July 2023 sets record as Tampa’s hottest month ever, Florida https://watchers.news/2023/08/03/july-2023-sets-record-as-tampas-hottest-month-ever-florida/

Major rock slope collapse in Bisisthal, Switzerland https://watchers.news/2023/08/03/major-rock-slope-collapse-in-bisisthal-switzerland/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Transitioning from Rhetoric to Action: Integrating Physical Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risk into Institutional Investing https://www.intactcentreclimateadaptation.ca/integrating-physical-climate-change-risk-into-institutional-investing/

Unseasonably warm winter weather sweeps eastern Australia as Sydney reaches 25C https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/30/unseasonably-warm-winter-weather-sweeps-eastern-australia-with-sydney-set-to-reach-24c-degrees

The baby boomer dream of tanning on the beach is fading as temperatures rise https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-30/record-heat-is-killing-summer-vacation-for-hotels-airlines-beaches

Climate Change – Forest Fires Feedback Loophttps://www.barrons.com/news/climate-change-forest-fires-feedback-loop-ae1afa9a

Sea Level Rise – Map Viewer https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/sea-level-rise-map-viewer

A 20-minute run in 40 C. What happens to the body in extreme heat https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/extreme-heat-affects-human-body-1.6918886

4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters https://theconversation.com/4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975

Heatwaves, wildfires and storms are affecting many regions of the world, especially the Mediterranean area https://www.climateforesight.eu/articles/a-summer-of-ice-and-fire/

As global temperatures rise, Central Asia needs to enhance disaster preparedness https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/global-temperatures-rise-central-asia-needs-enhance-disaster-preparedness

Sydney records hottest July as unseasonably warm weather set to persist across most of Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/australia-weather-august-warmth-heat-winds-tasmania

Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.47 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

Antarctica has a winter sea ice shortfall four times the size of Texas https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/antarctica-texas-sized-sea-ice-missing

July 2023 marks Japan’s highest recorded temperature, surpassing 1978’s record https://watchers.news/2023/08/01/july-2023-marks-japans-highest-recorded-temperature-surpassing-1978s-record/

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what’s going on? https://theconversation.com/antarctica-is-missing-a-chunk-of-sea-ice-bigger-than-greenland-whats-going-on-210665

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hot-extreme-summer-halfway-101867967

DSCIM-Coastal v1.1: an open-source modeling platform for global impacts of sea level rise https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/4331/2023/

Drones, Reaching New Heights in Nepal’s Fight Against Climate Change https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/07/26/drones-reaching-new-heights-in-nepals-fight-against-climate-change

Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it https://theconversation.com/greece-wildfires-how-climate-change-is-involved-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-210404#

Extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-in-north-america-europe-and-china-in-july-2023-made-much-more-likely-by-climate-change/

Chief heat officers want to help cities adapt to scorching heatwaves https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66272154

More than 80% of humanity exposed to climate change-attributed heat in July 2023: Reporthttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/more-than-80-of-humanity-exposed-to-climate-change-attributed-heat-in-july-2023-report-301891135.html

Climate Change Yielding Bigger Waves Along the California Coast, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-bigger-waves-california

Journalists can help explain climate’s role in extreme weather, even before all the data comes in https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/journalists-can-help-explain-climates-role-in-extreme-weather-even-before-all-the-data-comes-in/

Science shows the severe climate consequences of new fossil fuel extraction https://theconversation.com/science-shows-the-severe-climate-consequences-of-new-fossil-fuel-extraction-210846

Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy shows a warmer modern than medieval climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06176-4

Stay or go? Rising seas threaten to chase people from UK coasts https://www.context.news/climate-risks/stay-or-go-rising-seas-threaten-to-chase-people-from-uk-coasts

Winter heat wave in Chile offers ‘window’ to warmer world https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/winter-heat-wave-chile-offers-window-warmer-world-2023-08-03/

Disaster risk reduction

Premier flags potential ban on floodplain development https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/premier-flags-potential-ban-on-floodplain-development-20230730-p5dse9.html

Disaster Risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/component-risk/disaster-risk

A new, cutting-edge technology lets governments predict flash floods with 90% accuracy — here’s how it works https://news.yahoo.com/cutting-edge-technology-lets-governments-150000156.html

What controls the tail behaviour of flood series: Rainfall or runoff generation? https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-186/

Two new mudflow videos https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2023/07/31/mudflow-videos-1/

Numerical Simulation of Episodic Aseismic Slip Events as Incomplete Nucleation of Seismic Slip Due to Heterogeneous Stress Distribution https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0120230048/624386/Numerical-Simulation-of-Episodic-Aseismic-Slip

Initiative to protect Saudi Arabia’s forests from fires https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2347811/saudi-arabia

Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-hawaii-could-see-a-big-hurricane-season-but-most-homes-arent-ready/

New study shows how to distinguish between slow and fast earthquakes https://phys.org/news/2023-07-distinguish-fast-earthquakes.html

A Stanford analysis of planned relocations around the world reveals a blueprint for positive outcomes https://news.stanford.edu/press/view/47942

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2023/

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden unveils A-Z of serious risks facing the UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/deputy-prime-minister-oliver-dowden-unveils-a-z-of-serious-risks-facing-the-uk

Flood frequency analysis using mean daily flows vs. instantaneous peak flows https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-144/

Testing the Connection Between Hillslope Scale Runoff Fluctuations and Streamflow Hydrographs at the Outlet of Large River Basins https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-187/

At what scales does a river meander? Scale-specific sinuosity (S3) metric for quantifying stream meander size distribution https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X2300154X

Emergency management

Wildfires in the Mediterranean: monitoring the impact, helping the response https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/wildfires-mediterranean-monitoring-impact-helping-response-2023-07-28_en

Europe fires: The Canadair water bombers battling Mediterranean blazes https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66349785

What should I do if I’ve tested positive for COVID? What’s the etiquette for going out? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-25/covid-19-rules-how-long-contagious-masks-symptoms-going-to-work/102468730

Preparing for more severe fire seasons https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/long-read/preparing-more-severe-fire-seasons

As floods worsen, US mobile home parks get help – and recognition https://www.context.news/climate-risks/as-floods-worsen-us-mobile-home-parks-get-help-and-recognition

Dendias: The flight allowance of the pilots of the aerial firefighting vehicles is increasing – the MOU is signed immediately https://hellas.postsen.com/local/443132/Dendias-The-flight-allowance-of-the-pilots-of-the-aerial-firefighting-vehicles-is-increasing-%E2%80%93-the-MOU-is-signed-immediately.html

Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen https://au.news.yahoo.com/firefighting-ripe-tech-disruption-seasons-042906491.html

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Family Disaster Preparedness https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-3874-2_7

Cloud-based Earth Observation offers unique opportunities for education https://eos.org/editor-highlights/education-lies-beneath-the-clouds-of-earth-observation

Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66316462

Looting or Community Solidarity? Reconciling Distorted Post-Hurricane Media Coverage https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/looting-or-community-solidarity-reconciling-distorted-posthurricane-media-coverage

Check for flooding in England https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/

Disaster psychology

After the rain falls: A panel survey of disaster‐related attitudes and behaviors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420923003655

Coping with Emotional Distress During an Extreme Heatwave https://www.vibrant.org/coping-with-emotional-distress-during-an-extreme-heatwave/

Knowledge, perceptions, and behavioural responses to earthquake early warning in Aotearoa https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1229247/abstract

Sociology and disasters

Asian innovators are finding ways to keep elderly connected https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asian-innovators-are-finding-ways-to-keep-elderly-connected

Vulnerability of migrant women during disasters: a scoping review of the literature https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-023-01951-1

Millions of people, displaced from their home countries, take refuge in areas that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather https://eos.org/articles/displaced-from-home-and-sheltered-in-an-extreme-environment

Climate change contributes to violence against children – here’s how https://theconversation.com/climate-change-contributes-to-violence-against-children-heres-how-210027

Regional Agriculture and Social Capital after Massive Natural Disasters: The Case of Miyagi Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/15/11725