Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Death toll from Japanese quake jumps to 161 as snow hinders relief efforts https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/9/death-toll-from-japanese-quake-jumps-to-161-as-snow-hinders-relief-efforts
Powerful East Coast storm leaves 5 fatalities, nearly 1 million power outages, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/01/10/powerful-east-coast-storm-leaves-5-fatalities-nearly-1-million-power-outages-u-s/
Victorian floods move to Shepparton as recovery efforts get underway in Rochester, Yea, Seymour https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/victoria-floods-rochester-shepparton-weather-emergency/103299948
Strongest earthquake since 1991 and glacial outburst flood at Grímsvötn volcano, Iceland https://watchers.news/2024/01/11/strongest-earthquake-since-1991-and-glacial-outburst-flood-at-grimsvotn-volcano-iceland/
Volcanic activity worldwide 9 Jan 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Semeru https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/231028/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-9-Jan-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Merapi-Semeru-I.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Climate change likely to drive more floods in some parts of the U.S., fewer in others https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/01/08/climate-change-likely-drive-more-floods-some-parts-u-s-fewer-others
The climate papers most featured in the media in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-climate-papers-most-featured-in-the-media-in-2023/
2023 was the hottest year on record — by a long shot https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2023-hottest-year-on-record-1.7077959
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world https://theconversation.com/how-2023s-record-heat-worsened-droughts-floods-and-bushfires-around-the-world-220836
Adaption solutions for improved climate change resilience https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/adaption-solutions-for-improved-climate-change-resilience/171980/
Traditional construction knowledge of the Blue City (Jodhpur): Paving way for a cooler future https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/traditional-construction-knowledge-blue-city-jodhpur-paving-way-cooler-future
Nigeria Prioritizes Climate Action to Mitigate Natural Disasters https://www.ipsnews.net/2024/01/nigeria-prioritizes-climate-action-mitigate-natural-disasters/
World’s renewable energy capacity grew at record pace in 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/worlds-renewable-energy-capacity-grew-at-record-pace-in-2023
Wind power turbine fleet output grows 25 pct in Germany over five years https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-power-turbine-fleet-output-grows-25-pct-in-germany-over-five-years/
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/ocean-warming-temperatures-2023-extreme-weather-data
Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse https://apnews.com/article/snow-melt-climate-change-snowpack-ski-aef30ad98817df71913bad660f97fb40
Disaster risk reduction
Mysterious seismic swarm foreshadowed monster Japan earthquake https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-seismic-swarm-foreshadowed-monster-japan-earthquake
Dynamic bivariate hazard forecasting of hurricanes for improved disaster preparedness https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01198-2.epdf
Record thunderstorm losses and deadly earthquakes: the natural disasters of 2023 https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2024/natural-disaster-figures-2023.html
2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record https://theconversation.com/2023s-billion-dollar-disasters-list-shattered-the-us-record-with-28-big-weather-and-climate-disasters-amid-earths-hottest-year-on-record-220634
Hurricane waves hitting Americas grow 20% per decade: study https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Hurricane-waves-hitting-Americas-grow-20-per-cent-per-decade
Wildfire Risk Maps Haven’t Kept Up with Wildfire Risks https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildfire-risk-maps-havent-kept-up-with-wildfire-risks/
Analyzing the extreme drought in eastern China in 2022 and its future risk https://phys.org/news/2024-01-extreme-drought-eastern-china-future.html
Scientists develop AI model to predict earthquakes in Arabian Peninsula https://phys.org/news/2024-01-scientists-ai-earthquakes-arabian-peninsula.html
Japan quake stressed nuclear plant beyond design limit: panel https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/01/79c47d437001-japan-quake-stressed-nuclear-plant-beyond-design-limit-panel.html
‘The wildlife that has come is phenomenal’: the UK farmers holding off floods the natural way https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/uk-farmers-holding-off-floods-the-natural-way
Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper https://coast.noaa.gov/floodexposure/#-17578201,2436428,12z/eyJzIjowfQ==
Extreme UK flood levels are happening much more often than they used to, analysis shows https://theconversation.com/extreme-uk-flood-levels-are-happening-much-more-often-than-they-used-to-analysis-shows-220788
Emergency Management
Residents of Wajima are dealing with the aftermath of Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/japan-new-years-day-earthquake-aftermath-wajima/103297792
Florida State Guard activated as destructive tornadoes strike panhandle region https://watchers.news/2024/01/09/florida-state-guard-activated-as-destructive-tornadoes-strike-panhandle-region/
Disaster assistance payments cover only a fraction of Gold Coast residents’ storm damage costs https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/cost-of-living-adjustment-to-disaster-assistance-payments/103296644
Tropical Cyclone Jasper December 2023 https://www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies/disasters/money-finance/eligibility-apply/tc-jasper-december-2023
SERVIR Amazon Fire Tracking Tool Revamped Ahead of El Niño https://www.climatelinks.org/blog/servir-amazon-fire-tracking-tool-revamped-ahead-el-nino
Pooling Data Could Help Anticipate Megafloods in Europe https://eos.org/articles/pooling-data-could-help-anticipate-megafloods-in-europe
Japan’s latest earthquake could’ve been much worse, a Northeastern expert says, but the country spends money to ‘keep people safe’ https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/01/02/japans-earthquake-drills/
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Stress testing Chile’s critical infrastructure resilience with a multi-sectoral approach https://www.preventionweb.net/news/stress-testing-chiles-critical-infrastructure-resilience-multi-sectoral-approach
Australia urged to name heatwaves to combat dangers of extreme temperatures https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/12/australia-name-heatwaves-like-cyclones-hurricanes-temperatures-summer-weather
FEMA Mobile Products https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products
Disaster psychology
Discussing trust and resilience: The need for a healthy dose of distrust https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rhc3.1228
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023 https://ecoamerica.org/mental-health-and-our-changing-climate-children-and-youth-report/
Sociology and disasters
Societal determinants of flood-induced displacement https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2206188120
Methodological approach for mapping the flood physical vulnerability index with geographical open-source data: an example in a small-middle city (Ponferrada, Spain) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-023-06370-7
Stress testing adaptive social protection systems in the Sahel https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/stress-testing-adaptive-social-protection-systems-sahel
Prolonged impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident on health and society https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/prolonged-impact-of-the-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-accident-on-health-and-society/171684/
Flood exposure and pregnancy loss in 33 developing countries https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44508-0
High urban flood risk and no shelter access disproportionally impacts vulnerable communities in the USA https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01165-x In coastal communities, sea level rise may leave some isolated https://news.osu.edu/in-coastal-communities-sea-level-rise-may-leave-some-isolated/
Disaster Resilience News 