Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Himalayan region landslides kill 10, leaves 2,400 tourists stranded in northeastern India https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/14/india/india-sikkim-landslide-deaths-tourists-stranded-intl-hnk/index.html
California wildfire in Los Angeles county forces evacuation of 1,200 people as it burns through 4,400 acres of land https://news.sky.com/story/california-wildfire-in-los-angeles-county-forces-evacuation-of-1200-people-as-it-burns-through-4400-acres-of-land-13153882
Tropical Storm “Alberto” makes landfall in Tampico, Mexico, causing flooding and fatalities https://watchers.news/2024/06/20/tropical-storm-alberto-makes-landfall-in-tampico-mexico-causing-flooding-and-fatalities/
4 dead, over 120 injured after M4.9 earthquake hits northeastern Iran https://watchers.news/2024/06/19/4-dead-over-120-injured-after-m4-9-earthquake-hits-northeastern-iran/
Strong eruptions at Ibu volcano prompt lahar warning, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/06/19/strong-eruptions-at-ibu-volcano-prompt-lahar-warning-indonesia/
Tornado sweeps through Carlepont, Oise, damaging 44 buildings, France https://watchers.news/2024/06/19/tornado-carlepont-oise-france-damage-june-2024/
A landslide emergency at Longiarù in northern Italy https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/longiaru
Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/19/landslides-kill-at-least-15-displace-millions-in-bangladesh-and-india
Widespread floods in Bangladesh leave over 2 million people stranded https://watchers.news/2024/06/23/widespread-floods-in-bangladesh-leave-over-2-million-people-stranded/
Hundreds of thousands affected by floods in central China https://watchers.news/2024/06/23/hundreds-of-thousands-affected-by-floods-in-central-china/
Record rainfall causes devastating floods in Upper Midwest, 1 dead in South Dakota https://watchers.news/2024/06/24/record-rainfall-causes-devastating-floods-in-upper-midwest-1-dead-in-south-dakota/
Severe mudflows ravage southeastern Switzerland, leaving 1 dead and 2 missing https://watchers.news/2024/06/24/severe-mudflows-ravage-southeastern-switzerland-leaving-1-dead-and-2-missing/
At least 24 killed by flooding, landslides after days of heavy rains in Ivory Coast’s largest city https://apnews.com/article/ivory-coast-abidjan-rains-landslides-688c7979269cdf3df558fe5a645dff51
Volcanic activity worldwide 26 Jun 2024: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/245380/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-26-Jun-2024-Fuego-volcano-Karymsky-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Revent.html
Dozens stranded after avalanches hit Chile’s Maipo Province https://watchers.news/2024/06/26/dozens-stranded-after-avalanches-hit-chiles-maipo-province/
Stromboli volcano alert level raised to Orange, Italy https://watchers.news/2024/06/25/stromboli-volcano-alert-level-raised-to-orange-italy/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Life in a heat dome: The American West is figuring out how to keep cool https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240613-how-to-cool-down-urban-heat-islands-in-americas-heatwaves
Six Hajj pilgrims die from heatstroke in Mecca, as temperatures head for 118 degrees Fahrenheithttps://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/15/middleeast/hajj-pilgrims-die-heatstroke-intl-latam/index.html
Sea levels in Florida are rising fast. Tough decisions ahead https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/06/04/florida-sea-level-rise-climate-change-sunny-day-flooding-shore-acres-st-petersburg-septic-drainage/
New heat records have been set every day since March last year. Scientists are confused and concerned about the worrying data https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/daily-heat-records-keep-getting-broken-its-leaving-experts-baffled/x7h38zakp
Uncertain Pathways to a Future Safe Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF004297
Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate changehttps://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change/
Amid scorching heat, 900 people died this week in Saudi Arabia. Climate change has made the Hajj pilgrimage more risky https://theconversation.com/amid-scorching-heat-900-people-died-this-week-in-saudi-arabia-climate-change-has-made-the-hajj-pilgrimage-more-risky-232836
Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65274-z
Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change/
The U.S. is finally making serious efforts to adapt to climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/the-u-s-is-finally-making-serious-efforts-to-adapt-to-climate-change/
The Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024 is the second edition of the Peoples’ Climate Vote survey https://peoplesclimate.vote/download
Five things we learned from the UN’s climate mega-poll https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/20/five-things-we-learned-from-the-uns-climate-mega-poll/
Major power outage hits the Balkan region as an early summer heatwave overloads system https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-22/power-outage-hits-balkan-states-as-heat-overloads-system/104010922
Uncovering the drivers of a million-year-old glacial transition https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sas-earth-environmental-science-drivers-glacial-transition
Only 60% of Australians accept climate disruption is human-caused, global poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/climate-change-survey-human-caused-poll-australia
Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans’ lives by 2050, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/25/rising-sea-levels-flooding
Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/climate-crisis-driving-exponential-rise-in-most-extreme-wildfires
The U.S. is nowhere near ready for climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/the-u-s-is-nowhere-near-ready-for-climate-change/
New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/new-tipping-point-discovered-beneath-the-antarctic-ice-sheet/
Art can change the world, but can it save us from climate extinction? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jun/24/art-can-change-the-world-but-can-it-save-us-from-climate-extinction
A sea ice monitoring project is a climate adaptation tool for Utqiaġvik whalers https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/20/a-sea-ice-monitoring-project-is-a-climate-adaptation-tool-for-utqiagvik-whalers/
From beaches to morgues, illustrating a heat-wave story is riddled with challenges https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/how-do-you-picture-a-heat-wave/
New Analysis Reveals CO2’s Greater Impact on Global Temperature Than Previously Thought https://dailygalaxy.com/2024/06/new-analysis-co2-impact-global-temperature/
Climate change is driving an insurance crisis: Policymakers and regulators must act https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/06/23/climate-change-insurance-florida-citizens-flooding-hurricanes-wildfires-disasters-reinsurance/
Geological archives predict our climate future https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/des-archives-geologiques-predisent-notre-avenir-climatique
Lawyers could charge big oil with homicide after 2023 Arizona heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/26/arizona-heatwave-big-oil-lawsuit
Communicating the links between climate change and heat waves with the Climate Shift Index https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/communicating-the-links-between-climate-change-and-heat-waves-with-the-climate-shift-index/
Deaths mount as Pakistan swelters in heatwave https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn05rz3w4x1o
Disaster risk reduction
Metamorphic testing of machine learning and conceptual hydrologic models https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/2505/2024/
This part of the US is at highest risk for a devastating tsunami https://edition.cnn.com/washington-earthquake-tsunami-violent-earth/index.html
Swiss Re says industry failed to estimate impact of extreme weather https://www.ft.com/content/48b3e54a-771a-4a12-a412-527c34311ca9
Expecting the Unexpected Could Help Us Prepare for Climate Extremes https://eos.org/research-spotlights/expecting-the-unexpected-could-help-us-prepare-for-climate-extremes
Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at night https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/23/science/mount-rainier-volcanic-eruption-lahar-scn/index.html
Scientists analyse record storm surges to help predict future flooding https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2024/06/coastal-flooding.page
Advances in dam breach assessment https://awschool.com.au/training/dam-breach-assessment/
How quickly does groundwater recharge? The answer is found deep underground https://theconversation.com/how-quickly-does-groundwater-recharge-the-answer-is-found-deep-underground-230943
Hyper-resolution flood hazard mapping at the national scale https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/2071/2024/
The Use of Remote Sensing Technology for Forest Fire https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fire/special_issues/9LLK8T42A7
World Risk Poll 2024 report: Resilience in a changing world https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/world-risk-poll-2024-report-resilience-changing-world
How wildfire defines the world https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/06/earth-history-wildfire-gaia/678736/
A ‘te ao Māori’ disaster risk reduction framework https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12622
Emergency Management
Wildfire Smoke Killed More Than 50,000 Californians Over a Decade https://e360.yale.edu/digest/wildfire-smoke-deaths-california
Wildfire Peer Review Report for Greece https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/news/ucpm-wildfire-peer-review-report-handed-over-greek-authorities
Lessons from disaster governance: Port of Beirut explosion reform recovery and reconstruction framework https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/lessons-disaster-governance-port-beirut-explosion-reform-recovery-and-reconstruction
Australians have had to move more than 240,000 times in recent years due to worsening disasters, with the hardest hit communities experiencing extreme weather events at least 25 times https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/calamity-hotspots-climate-disasters-force-aussies-move-quarter-million-times/
Florida Braces for Coming Hurricane Season With Tech Tools https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/florida-braces-for-coming-hurricane-season-with-tech-tools
Live updates: Rapidan Dam in imminent failure condition https://www.fox9.com/weather/rapidan-dam-imminent-failure-condition-minnesota
Crew arrested after yacht fireworks spark Greece blaze https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722p1ljlk9o
‘Multiple disasters all in one day’: New Mexico’s brutal week of fire and flood https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/22/new-mexico-wildfires-floods-disaster
Best States for Disaster Preparedness https://smilehub.org/blog/best-states-for-disaster-preparedness/128
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/23/how-does-heat-kill/
FEMA Employees Share Pet Preparedness Tips https://www.fema.gov/blog/fema-employees-share-pet-preparedness-tips
Disaster psychology
Practices Supporting Community Recovery and Healing from Climate-Related Disasters: A Systematic Review https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/795
Nearly half the global population feels unable to protect themselves from disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/news/nearly-half-global-population-feels-unable-protect-themselves-disasters
To live with floods or not: Intersectionality of drivers of urban households’ adaptation and relocation intentions https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.13015
Leadership and discursive mobilizing of collective action in the Jonestown mass killing https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjso.12772
Effects of vicarious experiences of nature, environmental beliefs, and attitudes on adolescents’ environmental behavior https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504622.2023.2202368
Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01951-1
Sociology and disasters
Building Resilient Communities Through Social Capital in Cities: Reflections From City of Harare, Zimbabwe https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/348115
Population Activity Recovery: Milestones Unfolding, Temporal Interdependencies, and Relationship with Physical and Social Vulnerability https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381652780_Population_Activity_Recovery_Milestones_Unfolding_Temporal_Interdependencies_and_Relationship_with_Physical_and_Social_Vulnerability
(Re)envisioning inclusive futures: Applying narrative foresight to deconstruct the problem of urban flooding in the slums of Bengaluru, India https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.12786
Disaster Resilience News 