Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Severe floods and landslides hit Kefalonia, Greece https://watchers.news/2025/02/15/severe-floods-and-landslides-hit-kefalonia-greece/
Severe winter storm leaves 10 dead, triggers widespread flooding across Kentucky and southeastern U.S. https://watchers.news/2025/02/17/severe-winter-storm-leaves-10-dead-triggers-widespread-flooding-across-kentucky-and-southeastern-u-s/
Ex-tropical cyclone Zelia causes ‘significant’ damage to De Grey station as remote communities evacuated https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-15/tropical-cyclone-zelia-update-flood-marble-bar-dfes/104940154
Life-threatening flash floods hit Rives, Tennessee after levee collapse https://watchers.news/2025/02/17/life-threatening-flash-floods-hit-rives-tennessee-after-levee-collapse/
Greek earthquakes: New earthquake of 5 magnitude recorded between islands of Santorini, Amorgos https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/greek-earthquakes-new-earthquake-of-5-magnitude-recorded-between-islands-of-santorini-amorgos/3485032
More dry lightning in Tasmania is sparking bushfires – challenging fire fighters and land managers https://theconversation.com/more-dry-lightning-in-tasmania-is-sparking-bushfires-challenging-fire-fighters-and-land-managers-250063
Eight people rescued on Mount Etna as lava spectators cause traffic jams, Italy https://watchers.news/2025/02/19/eight-people-rescued-on-mount-etna-as-lava-spectators-cause-traffic-jams-italy/
Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Feb 2025: Semeru volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Marapi, Reventador, Lewotolo https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/265476/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Feb-2025-Semeru-volcano-Ibu-Dukono-Marapi-Reventador-Lewotolo-.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Deep ice quakes detected in Greenland’s largest ice stream https://watchers.news/2025/02/15/deep-ice-quakes-detected-in-greenlands-largest-ice-stream/
Millions in India Vulnerable to Glacial Lake Floods https://eos.org/articles/millions-in-india-vulnerable-to-glacial-lake-floods
Antarctica in 2025: Drivers of deep uncertainty in projected ice loss https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt9619
China’s Disastrous Summer Floods Linked to Unusually Warm Spring in Tibet https://e360.yale.edu/digest/2024-china-floods-climate
Climate extremes walking together: Evidence from recent compounding climate hazards after Remal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924007362
People in a Changing Climate: From Vulnerability to Action https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climatechange/publication/people-in-a-changing-climate-from-vulnerability-to-action
Trees Can Cool Cities, But Only with a Little Help https://eos.org/research-spotlights/trees-can-cool-cities-but-only-with-a-little-help
PolyU and international scientists utilise satellite positioning data to unveil ice sheet melt behaviour in Greenland, aiding in the assessment of sea-level rise https://www.polyu.edu.hk/media/media-releases/2025/0217_polyu-and-international-scientists-utilise-satellite-positioning-data/
Increasing heat and rainfall extremes now far outside the historical climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-021-00202-w
Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/melting-glaciers-cause-almost-2cm-of-sea-level-rise-this-century-study-reveals
Flood risk on the rise: Climate change causes more persistent heavy rainfall https://www.uni-graz.at/en/news/flood-risk-on-the-rise-climate-change-causes-more-persistent-heavy-rainfall/
Yes, Australia needs new homes – but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world https://theconversation.com/yes-australia-needs-new-homes-but-they-must-be-built-to-withstand-disasters-in-a-warmer-world-249702
The climate crisis is a cost-of-living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/the-climate-crisis-is-a-cost-of-living-issue-for-australia-my-generation-will-be-the-first-to-pay-for-it
Disaster risk reduction
Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides https://www.rit.edu/news/researchers-introduce-new-way-study-help-prevent-landslides
Tracking funding for life-saving early warning systems https://www.undrr.org/news/tracking-funding-life-saving-early-warning-systems
Twelve months of smart solutions to reduce disaster risks https://www.preventionweb.net/news/twelve-months-smart-solutions-reduce-disaster-risks
Bracing for a monster: Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on WA. Here’s what to expect https://theconversation.com/bracing-for-a-monster-tropical-cyclone-zelia-is-bearing-down-on-wa-heres-what-to-expect-249947
Strengthening redundancy for the early warning system in Hue City, Vietnam https://www.i-s-e-t.org/single-post/strengthening-redundancy-for-the-early-warning-system-in-thua-thien-hue-vietnam
Florida program to elevate houses seeks to stop insurance claims before they happen https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/state/2025/02/15/home-improvement-grants-promise-a-flood-of-federal-money-coming-faster/78244331007/
Extreme weather is our new reality. We must accept it and begin planning https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2025/feb/15/extreme-weather-new-reality-wildfires-floods-droughts
The earthquake that changed the course of history https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0ckfxtn/the-earthquake-that-changed-the-course-of-history
Council urged to drop flood defence project funding https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnwl070ero
Japanese and African Researchers Join Forces to Tackle Wildfire Threats https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/news/university_news/japanese_and_african_researchers_join_forces_to_tackle_wildfire_threats.html
Santorini ongoing earthquake swarm https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/santorini-ongoing-earthquake-swarm
How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters https://theconversation.com/how-to-protect-more-australian-homes-from-the-growing-risks-of-floods-fires-and-other-climate-disasters-249860
More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to retrofit them https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-australias-homes-were-built-before-fire-standards-came-in-here-are-5-ways-to-retrofit-them-249490
New report reveals skyrocketing economic losses from natural catastrophes: ‘The consequences are devastating’ https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/insured-losses-natural-catastrophes-2024/
A Massive Volcanic Catastrophe Could Hit the Pacific Northwest. Experts Are Sounding the Alarm https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a63433841/volcano-mudflow-lahar-pacific-northwest/
Accuracy and Precision of Earthquake Location Programs: Insights from a Synthetic Controlled Experiment https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220240354/650396/Accuracy-and-Precision-of-Earthquake-Location
Emergency Management
Atami landslides 2021 Japan: Landfill issues, elderly casualties, key lessons and challenges https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592124000556
Pikeville: mayor releases statement on flooding, curfew put into effect https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/pikeville-mayor-on-flooding-we-will-stand-together
How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-los-angeles-water-utilities-infrastructure-firefighting-4bd38dde946d0add1545691b00a2d57b
‘Disaster amnesia’: The Los Angeles wildfires revealed a deeper, more vicious cycle that has plagued California for decades https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/los-angeles-disaster-amnesia-wildfires-revealed-deeper-vicious-cycle-plagued-california/
The Adaptive Shift: Embracing Complexity in Disaster and Emergency Management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925001475
How Abolishing FEMA Could Create A Crisis For States And Cities https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2025/02/15/how-abolishing-fema-could-create-a-crisis-for-states-and-cities/
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Through the eyes of educators: codifying barriers and enablers for the uptake of geography education in Australian schools https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00049182.2024.2434294
Take flood action https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/take-flood-action
Our kids have questions about climate change. Now there are answers https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/02/17/climate-change-kids-tv-show
Running to Safety: How Gwadar’s Schoolchildren are Learning to Outsmart Tsunamis https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/running-safety-how-gwadars-schoolchildren-are-learning-outsmart-tsunamis
Disaster psychology
CEO Resilience in Family Firms in Times of Crisis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08944865251319954
Exploring psychological recovery and coping mechanisms: post-flood mental health and resilience of women in Punjab, Pakistan https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-025-00799-5
Sociology and disasters
Household resilience capital and community resilience: A comparative analysis of SHG and non-SHG households in rural India https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15575330.2025.2460110
The fires give a chance to reimagine our communities’ future https://www.fastcompany.com/91278569/recovery-urbanism-build-los-angeless-resilient-future
Resilience and recovery from an environmental disaster: the journey of child survivors of the Kiteezi landfill in Uganda https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2025.2466790
“We are in jail!”: seawalls and landscape justice in post-disaster Japan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01426397.2025.2465678
The Interplay of Perceived Social Capital, Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, and Micro Takaful in Sudan’s Post-Conflict Economic Rehabilitation https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/the-interplay-of-perceived-social-capital-financial-inclusion-financial-literacy-and-micro-takaful-in-sudans-post-conflict-economic-rehabilitation/
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