Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
More than 2 000 buried in massive landslide, Papua New Guinea government reports https://watchers.news/2024/05/27/2-000-buried-massive-landslide-papua-new-guinea-may-2024/
Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Vanuatu https://watchers.news/2024/05/25/strong-and-shallow-m6-3-earthquake-hits-vanuatu-2/
Three dead in Armenia floods, Russian military to send help https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/one-dead-villages-cut-off-after-flooding-armenia-georgia-border-2024-05-26/
Heavy Rain Floods Streets in Puebla, Mexico https://uk.news.yahoo.com/heavy-rain-floods-streets-puebla-191058686.html
Tornado outbreak results in 18 deaths in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky https://watchers.news/2024/05/27/tornado-damage-fatalities-texas-arkansas-oklahoma-kentucky-may-2024/
Typhoon “Ewiniar” (Aghon) hits the Philippines, causing deaths and widespread damage https://watchers.news/2024/05/27/typhoon-ewiniar-aghon-philippines-landfall-damage-may-2024/
1.1 million evacuated, at least 12 killed as Tropical Cyclone “Remal” hits Bangladesh and India https://watchers.news/2024/05/27/cyclone-remal-landfall-india-bangladesh-may-2024/
Strong M6.6 earthquake hits Tonga https://watchers.news/2024/05/26/strong-m6-6-earthquake-hits-tonga/
Volcanic activity worldwide 29 May 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/243110/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-29-May-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Duk.html
More than 75 killed as Tropical Cyclone “Remal” strikes India and Bangladesh https://watchers.news/2024/05/29/more-than-75-killed-as-tropical-cyclone-remal-strikes-india-and-bangladesh/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Going glacier gone: How Venezuela lost its last glacier, why this matters https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/venezuela-glaciers-9337469/
Antarctic sea-ice thickness https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/
With Climate Change, Winter Storms Delivered 20 Percent More Rainfall to British Isles https://e360.yale.edu/digest/uk-ireland-winter-storms-rainfall-climate-change
Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/urban-planning-at-the-heart-of-increasingly-severe-east-african-flood-impacts-in-a-warming-world/
A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea https://theconversation.com/a-new-ruling-says-countries-including-nz-must-take-action-on-climate-change-under-the-law-of-the-sea-230420
Transformative innovation for better Climate Change Adaptation – case study: Attica and North Aegean Regions, Greece https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/transformative-innovation-better-climate-change-adaptation-case-study-attica-and-north
Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-can-be-deadly-for-older-adults-an-aging-global-population-and-rising-temperatures-mean-millions-are-at-risk-230486
Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere https://theconversation.com/heavy-water-how-melting-ice-sheets-and-pumped-groundwater-can-lower-local-sea-levels-and-boost-them-elsewhere-229503
2023 – Europe experienced an extraordinary year of extremes with record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and drought https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-esotc-2023-europe-experienced-extraordinary-year-extremes-record-breaking
We know the seas are rising – so why are Australian governments not planning for it? https://theconversation.com/we-know-the-seas-are-rising-so-why-are-australian-governments-not-planning-for-it-230944
Rich nations meet $100bn climate finance goal – two years late https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/05/29/rich-nations-meet-100bn-climate-finance-goal-two-years-late/
World has ‘moral responsibility’ to help small island states survive climate crisis – UN agency chief https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/27/world-has-moral-responsibility-to-help-small-island-states-survive-climate-crisis-un-agency-chief
Delhi-NCR registers national record-high temperature of 52.3 °C (126.1 °F) https://watchers.news/2024/05/29/delhi-ncr-registers-national-record-high-temperature-of-52-3-c-126-1-f/
Climate change added average of 26 days of extreme heat over last year https://www.ifrc.org/press-release/new-report-climate-change-added-average-26-days-extreme-heat-over-last-year-0
Researchers forecast concerning wildfire conditions in coming decades: ‘Even regions with a temperate climate will need to prepare’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/wildfire-risk-human-climate-change/
Majority of US voters support climate litigation against big oil, poll shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/28/poll-climate-change-lawsuit-oil-industry
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought https://grist.org/oceans/scientists-find-miles-of-seawater-beneath-doomsday-glacier/
Climate crisis threatens 41 million across Caribbean and Latin America: UN https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/climate-crisis-threatens-41-million-across-caribbean-and-latin-america-un
Disaster risk reduction
‘Kitty cat’ storms hitting US heartland are growing threat to home insurance https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/24/hail-storm-tornadoes-midwest-home-insurance
How can early warnings for cyclones be improved https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/natural-disasters/how-can-early-warnings-for-cyclones-be-improved-96300
Engineers deploy ‘sand motor’ communities from erosion — though it may be too late for some areas to protect shorefront https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sand-motor-west-africa-coastline-sand-netherlands/
Drivers, changes, and impacts of hydrological extremes in India: A review https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wat2.1742
Global catastrophic risk from lower magnitude volcanic eruptions https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/global-catastrophic-risk-lower-magnitude-volcanic-eruptions
Toward Tectonic‐Type and Global 1D Seismic Models of the Upper Mantle Constrained by Broadband Surface Waves https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0120230295/638328/Toward-Tectonic-Type-and-Global-1D-Seismic-Models
Uncertainty in Ground‐Motion‐to‐Intensity Conversions Significantly Affects Earthquake Early Warning Alert Regions https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/tsr/article/4/2/121/644138/Uncertainty-in-Ground-Motion-to-Intensity
Double‐Vergent Plate Boundary Faults and Triggered Coseismic Rupture of the 2022 Chihshang Doublet Earthquake Occurred in Eastern Taiwan https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230026/637651/Double-Vergent-Plate-Boundary-Faults-and-Triggered
Replanting trees can help prevent devastating landslides like the one in PNG – but it’s not a silver bullet https://theconversation.com/replanting-trees-can-help-prevent-devastating-landslides-like-the-one-in-png-but-its-not-a-silver-bullet-231055
What causes landslides? Can we predict them to save lives? https://theconversation.com/what-causes-landslides-can-we-predict-them-to-save-lives-230968
Why are flash floods so deadly in Afghanistan? https://stories.undp.org/why-are-flash-floods-so-deadly-in-afghanistan
Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows https://theconversation.com/tongas-volcanic-eruption-could-cause-unusual-weather-for-the-rest-of-the-decade-new-study-shows-231074
Emergency Management
Constant spring storms bring more than “tornado season” to much of the US https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/constant-spring-storms-bring-more-than-tornado-season-to-much-of-the-us/
Lessons learned from four recent Turkish earthquakes: Sivrice-Elazığ, Aegean Sea, and Dual Kahramanmaraş https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/lessons-learned-four-recent-turkish-earthquakes-sivrice-elazig-aegean-sea-and-dual
At least 23 killed in long-weekend swarm of severe weather https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/at-least-23-killed-in-long-weekend-swarm-of-severe-weather/
Waterborne disease outbreak after Brazil floods kills four https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq559gexxy5o
Texas Faces Massive Cleanup After Deadly Storms: What To Do in the Aftermath and How To File an Insurance Claim https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/texas-rebuild-after-storms-filing-insurance-claims/
Future robots to stay one step ahead of bushfires https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2024/March/Bushfire-robots
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Global Heat Action Day https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-heat-action-day
Disaster psychology
Human nature to downplay hurricanes is dangerous, emergency managers warn https://www.wusf.org/weather/2024-05-28/human-nature-downplay-hurricanes-dangerous-emergency-managers-warn
Sociology and disasters
Can Generative AI improve social science? https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2314021121
An analysis of the vulnerability of informal and formal households to disaster risks in the Rand West City region https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/analysis-vulnerability-informal-and-formal-households-disaster-risks-rand-west-city
Unprivileged groups are less served by green cooling services in major European urban areas https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-024-00077-x
Assessing Resilience through Social Networks: A Case Study of Flood Disaster Management in China https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924003455
Disaster Resilience News 