Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Tropical Storm “Ophelia” makes landfall in North Carolina, causing major flash floods https://watchers.news/2023/09/24/tropical-storm-ophelia-makes-landfall-in-north-carolina-causing-major-flash-floods/
Three dead, over 1 300 require medical care as dust storms hit Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan https://watchers.news/2023/09/25/three-dead-over-1-300-require-medical-care-as-dust-storms-hit-irans-sistan-baluchistan/
Motorway between Sweden and Norway shut down after massive landslide https://watchers.news/2023/09/25/motorway-between-sweden-and-norway-shut-down-after-massive-landslide/
Three tornadoes wreak havoc in Northern Italy https://watchers.news/2023/09/25/three-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-in-northern-italy/
The 23 September 2023 landslide at Stenungsund in Sweden https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/stenungsund-landslide-1
Mexico’s Jalisco hit by deadly flash floods https://watchers.news/2023/09/26/mexicos-jalisco-hit-by-deadly-flash-floods/
El Naranjo River bursts, destroying homes and causing evacuations in Guatemala City https://watchers.news/2023/09/26/el-naranjo-river-bursts-destroying-homes-and-causing-evacuations-in-guatemala-city/
Storm Elias causes second wave of severe flooding in Central Greece https://watchers.news/2023/09/28/storm-elias-causes-second-wave-of-severe-flooding-in-central-greece/
M6.1 earthquake hits Vanuatu at intermediate depth https://watchers.news/2023/09/28/m6-1-earthquake-hits-vanuatu-at-intermediate-depth-2/
Flash flooding in Lismore after heavy rain https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8367006/heavy-rains-causes-flash-flooding-in-lismore/
Fears rise of volcanic eruption near Naples after strongest earthquake in 40 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/fears-rise-of-volcanic-eruption-near-naples-after-strongest-earthquake-in-40-years
Volcanic activity worldwide 28 Sep 2023: Stromboli volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/222061/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-28-Sep-2023-Stromboli-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukon.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Disasters Show U.S. Isn’t Ready for Climate Change https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-record-number-of-billion-dollar-disasters-show-u-s-isnt-ready-for-climate-change/
Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia demand in major new milestone https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-meets-all-of-south-australia-demand-in-major-new-milestone/
We need urban trees more than ever – here’s how to save them from extreme heat https://theconversation.com/we-need-urban-trees-more-than-ever-heres-how-to-save-them-from-extreme-heat-211414
Sherry Rehman: “It is high time Pakistan learns from its climate-induced challenges” https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/sherry-rehman-high-time-pakistan-learns-from-climate-challenges/
Understanding the recent increase in multiyear La Niñas https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01801-6
Exclude fossil fuel firms from Cop28 if they only want to obstruct, says ex-UN chief https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/21/un-cop28-fossil-fuel-firms-climate-action
Barbados’ Blueprint for Climate Resilience https://ifc.shorthandstories.com/barbados-blueprint-for-climate-resilience/index.html
Climate change is coming for America’s property market https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/21/climate-change-is-coming-for-americas-property-market
Was the freak ‘medicane’ storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa’s future? https://theconversation.com/was-the-freak-medicane-storm-that-devastated-libya-a-glimpse-of-north-africas-future-213680
Long-lasting La Niña events more common over past century https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/long-lasting-la-nina-more-common/
How do we raise trillions of dollars to fight the climate crisis? The answer is staring us in the face https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/25/we-need-trillions-of-dollars-to-fight-the-climate-crisis-this-is-my-plan-to-raise-it
Visualizing a summer of extremes in 7 charts https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizing-a-summer-of-extremes
American football season is getting hotter. Young players are dying https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/24/football-player-heat-deaths-athlete
‘Our Fragile Moment’ finds modern lessons in Earth’s history of climate https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fragile-moment-book-earth-history-climate
How scientists are grappling with the uncertain future of Antarctica’s melting ice https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01764-8.epdf
‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/crazy-off-the-charts-records-has-humanity-finally-broken-the-climate
Swiss glaciers get 10% smaller in two years https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66950328
Energy agency says 1.5C climate goal still within reach due to record growth in solar power and EVs https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/energy-agency-says-1-5c-climate-goal-still-within-reach-due-to-record-growth-in-solar-power-and-evs/52iz27690
Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-european-union-climate-change-policy-and-politics-9781789906974.html
Why Rain Is Getting Fiercer on a Warming Planet https://www.wired.com/story/why-rain-is-getting-fiercer-on-a-warming-planet/
Global warming is advancing the season for intense tropical cyclones https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02800-5
Temperatures to soar 8C above average as ‘heat bubble’ brings scorcher to Australia’s east coast this weekend https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/29/australia-east-coast-weekend-weather-heatwave-sydney-melbourne-brisbane
New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/september/nature-geoscience-extreme-heat.html
Disaster risk reduction
140,000 landslides: What scientists are learning from Gabrielle’s record damage https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/140000-landslides-what-scientists-are-learning-from-gabrielles-record-damage/RRQIT47CFRBVDBVHZVJRYMU52A/
Wildfire-prone California to consider new rules for property insurance pricing https://apnews.com/article/california-home-insurance-wildfire-risk-premiums-cf40911606e8e4d9c7c35ca57ca733e8
Human-centric measures for urban flood risk by shifting focus from places to people https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3338918/v1
Shifting social-ecological fire regimes explain increasing structure loss from Western wildfires https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/3/pgad005/7017542
Understanding compound events in a changing climate https://phys.org/news/2023-09-compound-events-climate.html
Nationwide drops over 10,500 N.C. homeowners policies, including some on the Outer Banks https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/09/27/nationwide-drops-over-10500-n-c-homeowners-policies-including-some-on-the-outer-banks/
Drought intensity–duration–frequency curves based on deficit in precipitation and streamflow for water resources management https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3427/2023/
Testing UAV-derived topography for hydraulic modelling in a tropical environment https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-020-03963-4
Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster-resource-center/wildland-fire/commission
Continuation of Events Detection with Global Long‐Period Seismic Data: An Analysis from 2010 to 2022 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230148/627619/Continuation-of-Events-Detection-with-Global-Long
What happens when an earthquake hits a building already damaged by coastal flooding? https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2023/09/earthquakes-salt-corrosion.html
Earthquake response: Key takeaways from our lessons learned discussion with the Turkish business community https://www.connectingbusiness.org/news-events/news/lessons-learned-workshop-turkiye-earthquakes
Using the power of Landsat and Digital Earth tools to understand coastlines in Australia and Africa https://www.ga.gov.au/news/Using-the-power-of-Landsat-and-Digital-Earth-tools-to-understand-coastlines-in-Australia-and-Africa
Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme https://www.unesco.org/en/ihp
Toward consistent change detection across irregular remote sensing time series observations https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70239954
What Is The Wettest Place On Earth? https://www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2016/10/31/what-is-the-wettest-place-on-earth
A multifault earthquake threat for the Seattle metropolitan region revealed by mass tree mortality https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh4973
Fire from volcanic activity could greatly increase area affected by eruption https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/fire-from-volcanic-activity/
No mountain high enough: Assessing geohazard risks using satellite technology in South Asia https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/no-mountain-high-enough-assessing-geohazard-risks-using-satellite-technology
The environmental dimensions of Libya’s flood disaster https://ceobs.org/the-environmental-dimensions-of-libyas-flood-disaster/#2
Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand triggered 140,000 landslides https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/cyclone-gabrielle-1
Emergency management
Storm Daniel’s extreme rainfall in Central Greece marked as a 1-in-200+ year event https://watchers.news/2023/09/21/storm-daniels-extreme-rainfall-in-central-greece-marked-as-a-1-in-200-year-event/
CDC recommends Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants, paving way for fall availability https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/22/rsv-vaccine-cdc-advisors-recommend-pfizer-maternal-shot-for-infants-.html
Governor Hochul Announces $7.4 Million in Federal Funding to Support Local Emergency Planning and Response Efforts https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-74-million-federal-funding-support-local-emergency-planning-and-0
The Next Era of Emergency Management with Dr. Samantha Montano https://10across.com/the-next-era-of-emergency-management-with-dr-samantha-montano/
Triple-Teaming Leominster’s Flood Recovery https://www.govtech.com/em/opinion-triple-teaming-leominsters-flood-recovery
The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them https://phys.org/news/2023-09-threat-wildfires-artificial-intelligence-solutions.html
Global Report on Internal Displacement (2023): Internal displacement and food security https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/global-report-internal-displacement-2023-internal-displacement-and-food-security
What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-flu-covid19-rsv-viruses-fall-8ffa6bf0c2c0da1a8842db524aad5006
Government shutdown poised to halt federal flood insurance program https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/government-shutdown-poised-halt-federal-flood-insurance-program-rcna117711
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Environmental Impacts of the 2022 Flood Disaster on the Richmond River Catchment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWeE8wm1EOU
Scottish Government would like your help to develop Scotland’s first Flood Resilience Strategy https://www.sniffer.org.uk/flood-resilience-strategy-for-scotland
Disaster psychology
Time for hard choices: A new global order for mental health https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00207640221112538
10 of the most widely believed myths in psychology https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/10-most-widely-believed-myths-psychology
Sociology and disasters
Politicization of COVID-19 and Conspiratorial Beliefs Among Emergency & Public Health Officials https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jhsem-2021-0072/html
Mapping the Multi-Vulnerabilities of Outdoor Places to Enhance the Resilience of Historic Urban Districts: The Case of the Apulian Region Exposed to Slow and Rapid-Onset Disasters https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/19/14248#
Disaster Resilience News 