Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Wildfires blaze near Athens; flames engulf homes, cars https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1242819/wildfires-blaze-near-athens-flames-engulf-homes-cars/
Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/30/dead-after-storms-lash-france-switzerland
Eye of extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane “Beryl” moves over Carriacou Island, Grenada https://watchers.news/2024/07/01/hurricane-beryl-eye-carriacou-grenada/
China’s Pingjiang hit by worst floods in 70 years https://watchers.news/2024/07/02/chinas-pingjiang-hit-by-worst-floods-in-70-years/
Severe floods and landslides ravage northeastern India https://watchers.news/2024/07/02/severe-floods-and-landslides-ravage-northeastern-india/
Homes flattened, apocalyptic scenes and at least four dead as St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada try to recover https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/03/caribbean-hurricane-beryl-storm
Intense hailstorms wreak havoc across Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro https://watchers.news/2024/07/03/intense-hailstorms-wreak-havoc-across-croatia-slovenia-and-montenegro/
Brazil’s Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years https://www.dw.com/en/brazils-amazon-sees-worst-6-months-of-wildfires-in-20-years/a-69533902
Carriacou Island flattened in 30 minutes as Category 4 Hurricane “Beryl’ makes direct hit, Grenada https://watchers.news/2024/07/03/carriacou-island-flattened-in-30-minutes-as-category-4-hurricane-beryl-makes-direct-hit-grenada/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Explainable El Niño predictability from climate mode interactions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07534-6
Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-increasing-stress-on-thousands-of-aging-dams-across-the-us-209568
California braces for record-breaking heat wave with temperatures over 43 °C (110 °F) https://watchers.news/2024/07/01/california-braces-for-record-breaking-heat-wave-with-temperatures-over-43-c-110-f/
The Race to Save Glacial Ice Records Before They Melt Away https://e360.yale.edu/features/glacier-melt-ice-cores-artifacts-meteorites
Climate change impact assessment on the hydrological response of the Tawa basin for sustainable water management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352801X24001723
Climate change to shift tropical rains northward https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/06/25/climate-change-shift-tropical-rains-northward
Preventing heat-related deaths: The urgent need for a global early warning system for heat https://journals.plos.org/climate/article
Creation of local renewable zones is the game changer Australia’s energy transition needs https://reneweconomy.com.au/creation-of-local-renewable-zones-is-the-game-changer-australias-energy-transition-needs/
How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-cool-down-fast-in-summer-heat/
Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn’t be possible without climate change https://www.salon.com/2024/07/02/record-breaking-category-5-hurricane-beryl-wouldnt-be-possible-without-climate-change/
Australian bushfires could be more intense and extensive than current predictions, study suggests https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-06-19/australian-bushfires-could-be-more-intense-climate-change/103975266
Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move – we need a national conversation about relocation now https://theconversation.com/rising-risks-of-climate-disasters-mean-some-communities-will-need-to-move-we-need-a-national-conversation-about-relocation-now-232703
Extreme heatwaves highlight climate injustice while western countries fail to act – here’s how governments can help https://theconversation.com/extreme-heatwaves-highlight-climate-injustice-while-western-countries-fail-to-act-heres-how-governments-can-help-233356
A new federal rule could offer protection from extreme heat to millions of workers https://www.npr.org/2024/07/02/nx-s1-5026745/extreme-heat-protections-for-workers-osha
Disaster risk reduction
The impact of long-term changes in ocean waves and storm surge on coastal shoreline change: a case study of Bass Strait and south-east Australia https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/2175/2024/
Faster alerts for California megaquakes: Early-warning system gets major upgrade https://phys.org/news/2024-06-faster-california-megaquakes-early-major.html
How China is adapting to increasingly frequent flooding https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-china-is-adapting-to-increasingly-frequent-flooding/
Greece announced the investment into four thermal satellites and a wildfire system with the thermal intelligence provider OroraTech https://ororatech.com/greece-first-country-to-build-a-national-wildfire-system-using-ororatech-technology/
How physics-based forecasts can be corrected by machine learning https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2024/how-physics-based-forecasts-can-be-corrected-machine-learning
suiETAS: Developing and Testing ETAS‐Based Earthquake Forecasting Models for Switzerland https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0120240007/644286/suiETAS-Developing-and-Testing-ETAS-Based
Hurricane Beryl, early and powerful: A precursor of what may come during 2024 hurricane season https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/hurricane-beryl-early-and-powerful-a-precursor-of-what-may-come-during-2024-hurricane-season/
Large language models reveal big disparities in current wildfire research https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01341-7
Global insights from local actions: a case study on enhancing flood disaster management efficiency in China’s Greater Bay Area https://iwaponline.com/wst/article/doi/10.2166/wst.2024.216/103110/Global-insights-from-local-actions-a-case-study-on
2024 fatal landslides at the half way point – an update as of 30 June https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/2024-fatal-landslides-june-update
How to Protect Coastal Infrastructure at Risk from Sea Level Rise https://blog.ucsusa.org/rachel-cleetus/how-to-protect-coastal-infrastructure-at-risk-from-sea-level-rise/
Emergency Management
Untangling the relationship between power outage and population activity recovery in disasters https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772741624000255
Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI https://theconversation.com/disability-community-has-long-wrestled-with-helpful-technologies-lessons-for-everyone-in-dealing-with-ai-227979
‘Almost whole island homeless’ in Hurricane Beryl’s wake https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c724x1rjlpno
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Morality in the anthropocene: The perversion of compassion and punishment in the online world https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/6/pgae193/7689237
Community engagement in anticipatory action: Snapshot of experiences and good practices from focus countries https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/community-engagement-anticipatory-action-snapshot-experiences-and-good-practices-focus
Vignette series highlights community-led disaster responses https://www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/news/2024/07/02/vignette-series-highlights-community-led-disaster-responses.html
Just 15 centimetres of water can float a car – but we are failing to educate drivers about the dangers of floodwaters https://theconversation.com/just-15-centimetres-of-water-can-float-a-car-but-we-are-failing-to-educate-drivers-about-the-dangers-of-floodwaters-233116
Disaster psychology
Investigating the influence of residents’ attitudes, perceptions of risk, and subjective norms on their willingness to engage in flood prevention efforts in Freetown, Sierra Leone https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277241152400034X
Sociology and disasters
Does drought exposure erode trust in the political system in Sub-Saharan Africa? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-024-03768-5
The effects of social capital and family income on farmers’ participation in rural public goods provision https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0743016724001360
How social capital operated in Turkey following the earthquakes of February 6, 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14683849.2024.2363883
Understanding and building indigenous peoples resilience to climate shocks https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/understanding-and-building-indigenous-peoples-resilience-climate-shocks
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