Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Total fire bans in Qld, NSW, as temperatures soar https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/queensland/2023/10/30/fire-ban-queensland
Acapulco death toll rises to 43 after Hurricane Otis batters resort city https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/29/hurricane-otis-death-toll-mexico-coast-acapulco
M6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Vanuatu https://watchers.news/2023/10/29/m6-0-earthquake-hits-off-the-coast-of-vanuatu/
At Least Two Dead After Flooding In North Texas https://weather.com/news/weather/video/at-least-two-dead-after-flooding-in-north-texas
M5.6 earthquake in Jamaica’ Hope Bay leads to building collapse and emergency service strain https://watchers.news/2023/10/31/m5-6-earthquake-in-jamaica-hope-bay-leads-to-building-collapse-and-emergency-service-strain/
Tropical Storm “Pilar” producing heavy rain over portions of Central America https://watchers.news/2023/10/31/tropical-storm-pilar-producing-heavy-rain-over-portions-of-central-america/
State of emergency declared in El Salvador due to Tropical Storm “Pilar” https://watchers.news/2023/11/01/state-of-emergency-declared-in-el-salvador-due-to-tropical-storm-pilar/
Extreme weather disrupts life in northern Italy, causing flooding and blackouts https://watchers.news/2023/11/01/extreme-weather-disrupts-life-in-northern-italy-causing-flooding-and-blackouts/
Volcanic activity worldwide 2 Nov 2023: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/225199/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-2-Nov-2023-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Popocatepetl-Ibu-Dukono-Rey.html
Storm Ciaran whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power https://www.euronews.com/2023/11/02/storm-ciaran-12-million-french-homes-without-electricity-including-780000-in-bretagne
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
‘Silent killer’: more than half of heatwave deaths are in disadvantaged areas – now Australian councils are fighting back https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/oct/29/silent-killer-more-than-half-of-heatwave-deaths-are-in-disadvantaged-areas-now-australian-councils-are-fighting-back
Analysis: Africa’s extreme weather has killed at least 15,000 people in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-africas-extreme-weather-have-killed-at-least-15000-people-in-2023/
Extreme weather in a changing climate https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acfb23
Three ways Australia can cut global emissions – and become a green superpower https://reneweconomy.com.au/three-ways-australia-can-cut-global-emissions-and-become-a-green-superpower/
Global temperatures remain consistent with climate model projections https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/global-temperatures-remain-consistent
Recent acceleration in global ocean heat accumulation by mode and intermediate waters https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42468-z
Assessing the size and uncertainty of remaining carbon budgets https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01848-5
Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve – a new tool hopes to correct that https://theconversation.com/climate-adaptation-projects-sometimes-exacerbate-the-problems-they-try-to-solve-a-new-tool-hopes-to-correct-that-213969
Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought – report https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67242386
Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-outpacing-even-the-worst-case-scenarios-of-our-forecasting-models-216562
The US’s largest offshore wind farm just got the green light https://electrek.co/2023/10/31/us-largest-offshore-wind-farm-just-got-the-green-light/
A monster eddy current is spinning into existence off the coast of Sydney. Will it bring a new marine heatwave? https://theconversation.com/a-monster-eddy-current-is-spinning-into-existence-off-the-coast-of-sydney-will-it-bring-a-new-marine-heatwave-216625
The climate crisis has a price — and it’s $391 million a day https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/the-climate-crisis-has-a-price-and-its-391-million-a-day.html
‘People don’t need to die in the heat’: Charts show dire future summer forecasts https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/bushfires-climate-change-extreme-heat-el-nino-20231031-p5egb8.html
Storms or sea-level rise – what really causes beach erosion? https://theconversation.com/storms-or-sea-level-rise-what-really-causes-beach-erosion-209213
Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in Australia’s energy transition https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-03/michelle-grattan-chalmers-energy-policy-productivity-commission/103058036
How will I experience climate change? https://myclimatefuture.info/
Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated https://apnews.com/article/global-warming-climate-change-accelerating-worse-92facd6145ab9ab32281ff5d641517f0
Listen to a global mosaic of climate adaptation solutions https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/podcast/listen-global-mosaic-climate-adaptation-solutions
Extreme weather is landing more Australians in hospital – and heat is the biggest culprit https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-landing-more-australians-in-hospital-and-heat-is-the-biggest-culprit-216440
Disaster risk reduction
Who Pays? Cost-Sharing for Disaster Management in the US and Japan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372823090_Who_Pays_Cost-Sharing_for_Disaster_Management_in_the_US_and_Japan
Anticipating Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs): an impact-based forecasting framework for managing GLOF risks in Nepal https://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/search/publication/9133528
Traditional owners welcome scrapping of plan to raise Warragamba dam wall https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/29/traditional-owners-welcome-scrapping-of-plan-to-raise-warragamba-dam-wall
Unifying complexity science and machine learning https://comdig.unam.mx/2023/10/29/unifying-complexity-science-and-machine-learning/
Global Crisis Management Report https://www.globalcrisismgmtrpt.com/
New study may help forecasters better predict dangerous storms https://news.ucar.edu/132924/scientists-find-two-ways-hurricanes-rapidly-intensify
Enhancing post-seismic landslide susceptibility modeling in China through a time-variant approach: a spatio-temporal analysis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2023.2265907
Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years https://www.geomar.de/en/news/article/erklaerungen-fuer-den-grossen-knall
Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals https://datatopics.worldbank.org/sdgatlas
Global catastrophic risk from lower magnitude volcanic eruptions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25021-8
Subansiri: a significant landslide at a hydroelectric dam in India https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/subansiri-1
Artificial intelligence algorithms fail to account for a key limitation in weather prediction https://eos.org/research-spotlights/ai-meets-its-match-the-butterfly-effect
Data analysis for the Geosciences https://eos.org/editors-vox/foundations-in-data-analysis-for-undergraduate-stem-students
New flood modeling research aims to produce more accurate predictions https://www.ornl.gov/news/new-flood-modeling-research-aims-produce-more-accurate-predictions
Emergency management
Insurance bill for summer wildfires in Greece nears €50 mln https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1223528/insurance-bill-for-summer-wildfires-in-greece-nears-e50-mln/
Acapulco devastated by Hurricane Otis, ‘the most powerful ever’ https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/south-america-news/2023/10/29/hurricane-otis-acpulco-devastated
Cyclone Lola leaves trail of destruction in Northern Vanuatu, warning for cyclone season https://www.ifrc.org/press-release/cyclone-lola-leaves-trail-destruction-northern-vanuatu-warning-cyclone-season
Tropical cyclone OTIS-23 in Acapulco, Mexico https://rapidmapping.emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR703/reporting
White Island: Company found guilty over New Zealand volcano disaster https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67270033
Quick-thinking firefighters have saved a Queensland town from an encroaching blaze https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/11/01/wallangarra-saved-bushfire
Queensland’s fires are not easing at night. That’s a bad sign for the summer ahead https://theconversation.com/queenslands-fires-are-not-easing-at-night-thats-a-bad-sign-for-the-summer-ahead-216732
Europe’s firefighters seek reinforcements amid crisis https://www.gulf-times.com/article/671185/opinion/europes-firefighters-seek-reinforcements-amid-crisis
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Unveiling the Strengths and Biases of Media Influence on Disaster Response https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/abs/unveiling-the-strengths-and-biases-of-media-influence-on-disaster-response/EEFFB0A57E4BD10AF2D73177326F8738
NOAA uses artificial intelligence to translate forecasts, warnings into Spanish and Chinese https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-translate-forecasts-warnings-into-spanish-and-chinese
Training of Trainers to improve Geological Disasters Resilience in Malaysia https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2023/10/30/training-of-trainers-to-improve-geological-disasters-resilience-in-malaysia/
World Tsunami Awareness Day https://tsunamiday.undrr.org/
Tsunami in Lakes https://www.geonet.org.nz/news/1vmh5wzLBHS0m44XGcw7Qf
Disaster psychology
Conversations on grief and hope: a collaborative autoethnographic account exploring the lifeworlds of international youth engaged with climate action https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/journal-british-academy/11s3/conversations-on-grief-and-hope/
Sociology and disasters
Trapped in their homes: Women and girls comprise majority of earthquake casualties in Afghanistan https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2023/10/trapped-in-their-homes-women-and-girls-comprise-majority-of-earthquake-casualties-in-afghanistan
Social Resilience of Iranian Potato Farmers Against Climate Changes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11540-023-09649-1
Disaster Resilience News 