Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Lava crosses Grindavíkurvegur road near Grindavik, Iceland https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/lava-crosses-grindavikurvegur-road-near-grindavik-iceland/
Sydney battered by heavy rain, leading to flash floods and rescues, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/sydney-battered-by-heavy-rain-leading-to-flash-floods-and-rescues-australia/
Massive landslide causes ‘catastrophic road failure’ on Teton Pass, Wyoming https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/massive-landslide-causes-catastrophic-road-failure-on-teton-pass-wyoming/
Flash floods in Albuquerque arroyos result in one fatality, New Mexico https://watchers.news/2024/06/11/albuquerque-arroyos-flash-flood-june-2024/
Sarasota hit by record-breaking 1-hour rainfall, all of South Florida under Flood Watch https://watchers.news/2024/06/12/sarasota-hit-by-record-breaking-1-hour-rainfall-all-of-south-florida-under-flood-watch/
Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Jun 2024: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/244316/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Jun-2024-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Marapi-.html
Widespread floods in South Florida, authorities urge citizens to refrain from travel https://watchers.news/2024/06/13/widespread-floods-in-south-florida-authorities-urge-citizens-to-refrain-from-travel/
Severe floods and landslides claim 3 lives in northern Vietnam https://watchers.news/2024/06/13/severe-floods-and-landslides-claim-3-lives-in-northern-vietnam/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Intensification and Poleward Shift of Compound Wind and Precipitation Extremes in a Warmer Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL110135
May 2024 marks 12 months of record-breaking global temperatures https://climate.copernicus.eu/may-2024-marks-12-months-record-breaking-global-temperatures
Wind and solar projects show signs of rebound, as battery storage charges on with record quarter https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-projects-show-signs-of-rebound-as-battery-storage-charges-on-with-record-quarter/
Global Warming Will Increase Earthquake Hazards through Rising Sea Levels and Cascading Effects https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220240100/644474/Global-Warming-Will-Increase-Earthquake-Hazards
Millions in southwestern U.S. under Excessive Heat Warning https://watchers.news/2024/06/10/millions-in-southwestern-u-s-under-excessive-heat-warning/
A Giant Ancient River System Revealed Beneath Antarctica’s Ice https://www.iflscience.com/a-giant-ancient-river-system-revealed-beneath-antarcticas-ice-74558
As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062024/pakistan-heat-wave-emergency/
During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever
A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential https://theconversation.com/a-renewable-energy-transition-that-doesnt-harm-nature-its-not-just-possible-its-essential-229605
More money is being poured into solar than all other energy technologies combined https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-money-is-being-poured-into-solar-than-all-other-energy-technologies-combined/
Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’ https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/10/heat-wave-heart-attacks-climate-change/
Global temperature is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level temporarily in next 5 years https://wmo.int/media/news/global-temperature-likely-exceed-15degc-above-pre-industrial-level-temporarily-next-5-years
The Critical Role of Housing in Climate Adaptation https://climateadaptationplatform.com/the-critical-role-of-housing-in-climate-adaptation/
Four things you should know: Climate change & Small Island Developing States—by the numbers https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechange/four-things-you-should-know–climate-change—small-island-devel
Debunking eight common myths about climate change https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/debunking-eight-common-myths-about-climate-change
Urbanization exacerbates continental- to regional-scale warming https://www.cell.com/one-earth/abstract/S2590-3322(24)00248-3
Egypt sets hottest June day in African history; historic heatwave hits Cyprus https://watchers.news/2024/06/11/egypt-sets-hottest-june-day-in-african-history-historic-heatwave-hits-cyprus/
The spring temperatures in Russia and Norway break records https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/06/spring-temperatures-russia-and-norway-break-records
Why London, New York and Shanghai should be worried about Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/antarctica-doomsday-thwaites-glacier-climate-change/
Climate change and disorders of the nervous system https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(24)00087-5/abstract
Disaster risk reduction
Predicting Deep-Seated Landslide Displacements in Mountains through the Integration of Convolutional Neural Networks and Age of Exploration-Inspired Optimizer https://nhess.copernicus.org/preprints/nhess-2024-86/
Historic floods, tenfold increase in wildfires and now a potential extreme drought make triple suffering for Brazil https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/historic-floods-tenfold-increase-in-wildfires-and-now-a-potential-extreme-drought-make-triple-suffering-for-brazil/
Up in Smoke: Bushfire challenges in northern Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2024-06-09/up-in-smoke:-bushfire-challenges-in-northern/103957002
A section of critical highway collapsed in Wyoming. Could it happen anywhere? https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/06/10/wyoming-teton-pass-collapse/
Study: Southern California is most disaster-prone region in U.S. https://www.ocregister.com/2024/06/09/study-southern-california-is-most-disaster-prone-region-in-u-s/
Once used as trash dumps, Sri Lanka’s wetlands are remade as flood-buffering parks https://thebulletin.org/2024/06/once-used-as-trash-dumps-sri-lankas-wetlands-are-remade-as-flood-buffering-parks/
Fire and floods: The risky Perth suburbs facing falling property values https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/fire-and-floods-the-risky-perth-suburbs-facing-falling-property-values-20240605-p5jjfs.html
Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer https://theconversation.com/of-ice-and-fire-what-sea-salt-in-antarctic-snowfall-reveals-about-bushfires-worse-than-the-black-summer-230982
Experts say thousands of home owners face property value loss due to new flood modelling. In Melbourne, the process has begun https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-13/kensington-banks-melbourne-water-flood-mapping-value-loss-fears/103960736
Airplanes won’t solve Europe’s wildfire problem. Nature might https://www.context.news/climate-risks/spend-on-nature-or-risk-spiralling-wildfire-costs-in-europe
Emergency Management
From Hawaii to B.C., wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms https://www.thefreepress.ca/national-news/from-hawaii-to-bc-wildfires-underscore-resiliency-challenges-for-telecoms-7377490
Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey and EY: ‘Disaster capitalism’ takes the lead in rebuilding efforts in Rio Grande do Sul https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2024/06/04/alvarez-marsal-mckinsey-and-ey-disaster-capitalism-takes-the-lead-in-rebuilding-efforts-in-rio-grande-do-sul
Greece sends aid to raging Cyprus wildfire https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1241201/greece-sends-aid-to-raging-cyprus-wildfire/
Increasing April-May rainfall, El Niño and high vulnerability behind deadly flooding in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasing-april-may-rainfall-el-nino-and-high-vulnerability-behind-deadly-flooding-in-afghanistan-pakistan-and-iran/
‘The future is dark’: Brazilian businesses shattered by floods https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/longform/2024/6/11/the-future-is-dark-inside-the-brazilian-businesses-shattered-by-floods
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Popular Wildfire App Highlights the Radio Encryption Dilemma https://www.govtech.com/biz/data/popular-wildfire-app-highlights-the-radio-encryption-dilemma
How a ‘Citizen Map’ Is Helping Brazil Prepare for Next Big Flood https://e360.yale.edu/features/southern-brazil-floods-citizen-map
Disaster psychology
Environmental factors in tsunami evacuation simulation: topography, traffic jam, human behaviour https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/environmental-factors-tsunami-evacuation-simulation-topography-traffic-jam-human
Sociology and disasters
The social life of climate projects https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/socf.12995
Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives https://theconversation.com/records-of-pompeiis-survivors-have-been-found-and-archaeologists-are-starting-to-understand-how-they-rebuilt-their-lives-230641
The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts https://www.nber.org/papers/w32548
Intersecting realities: Four approaches to making locally-led adaptation more inclusive https://www.preventionweb.net/news/intersecting-realities-four-approaches-making-locally-led-adaptation-more-inclusive
Empty pantries: The death of survival myths among typhoon Haiyan survivors in resettlement sites during COVID-19 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092400222X
Disaster Resilience News 