Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
At least 49 dead, over 700 000 affected as floods continue across Bolivia https://watchers.news/2025/03/25/at-least-49-dead-over-700-000-affected-as-floods-continue-across-bolivia/
Intense thunderstorms hit Odisha, India, leaving 2 dead, 67 injured and over 600 homes damaged https://watchers.news/2025/03/24/intense-thunderstorms-hit-odisha-india-leaving-2-dead-67-injured-and-over-600-homes-damaged/
Wildfires in South Korea kill dozens of people and force thousands to flee their homes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/wildfires-in-south-korea-force-thousands-to-flee-their-homes/105098660
Furthest town from sea drenched after record rain https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/weather/2025/03/26/central-queensland-floods-rain
Volcanic activity worldwide 26 Mar 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/267852/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-26-Mar-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Re.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Amplified global heating risk due to climate and carbon cycle feedbacks https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/amplified-global-heating-risk-due-to-climate-and-carbon-cycle-feedbacks
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/12/812/7808595
Guardian updates style: Climate change now ‘climate emergency, crisis or breakdown’ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/444327-guardian-updates-style-climate-change-now-climate-emergency-crisis/
Climate change making heart disease worse among Australians https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-making-heart-disease-worse-among-australians/a-72021656
Interplay between climate and carbon cycle feedbacks could substantially enhance future warming https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adb6be
Beijing records earliest 30°C (86°F) day in 66 years https://watchers.news/2025/03/24/beijing-records-earliest-30c-86f-day-in-66-years/
“Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish completely by 2100” https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/03/switzerlands-glacier-could-vanish-completely-by-2100.html
Climate-related heatwaves pushed up energy sector emissions in 2024, despite record wind and solar https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-related-heatwaves-pushed-up-energy-sector-emissions-in-2024-despite-record-wind-and-solar/
Christians worldwide urged to take legal action on climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/24/christians-legal-action-climate-crisis-handbook-protect-planet
A Primer On Sea Level Rise https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/a-primer-on-sea-level-rise/
Video: Climate Spiral (1880-2022) https://science.nasa.gov/resource/video-climate-spiral-1880-2022/
Why aren’t we discussing the world’s hottest topic? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/mar/22/why-arent-we-discussing-the-worlds-hottest-topic
Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/tackling-climate-crisis-will-increase-economic-growth-oecd-research-finds
Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent https://apnews.com/article/atmospheric-river-downpours-california-climate-change-9e8f5608b7bed13a89ce00c7ee354dc1
The silent toll of extreme heat on child growth in Bangladesh https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyinsouthasia/the-silent-toll-of-extreme-heat-on-child-growth-in-bangladesh
Australia: Long-range forecast overview http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/outlooks/#/overview/summary
92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/
Earth losing freshwater and may have hit irreversible tipping point due to climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-03-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272
UK greenhouse gases fall again – as renewable electricity hits 50% for the first time https://news.sky.com/story/uk-greenhouse-gases-fall-again-as-renewable-electricity-hits-50-for-the-first-time-13336741
Do we finally understand what caused record heat in 2023 and 2024? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2471676-do-we-finally-understand-what-caused-record-heat-in-2023-and-2024/
Extreme heat, hospital crowding, and the hidden health costs of climate change https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/extreme-heat-hospital-crowding-and-hidden-health-costs-climate-change
World Bank and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Highlight Ways to Strengthen Resilience amid Rising Heat Crisis https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/03/26/world-bank-and-bangkok-metropolitan-administration-highlight-ways-to-strengthen-resilience-amid-rising-heat-crisis
Climate change is reshaping the Kyrgyz Republic, finds new UNEP Atlas https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/climate-change-reshaping-kyrgyz-republic-finds-new-unep-atlas
Wildfires across Japan and South Korea fueled by climate change https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/japan-march-2025
Disaster risk reduction
Integrating Lessons and Shaping Future Pathways in Disaster and Risk Management in South Asia https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-77189-7_16
All hazards are multihazards, few of them are natural https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-025-00071-w
With NOAA Cuts, a Proud Legacy and Vital Science Are at Risk https://e360.yale.edu/features/adam-sobel-noaa-opinion
World Met Day ‘an important reminder’ of the need to invest in early warning https://www.climatecentre.org/15197/world-met-day-an-important-reminder-of-the-need-to-invest-in-early-warning/
A Colorado couple invested in wildfire protection for their home. It paid off https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/a-colorado-couple-invested-in-wildfire-protection-for-their-home-it-paid-off/
EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-preparedness-union-strategy-prevent-and-react-emerging-threats-and-crises-2025-03-26_en
Major disaster in the US declared every four days in 2024, IIED analysis shows https://www.iied.org/major-disaster-us-declared-every-four-days-2024-iied-analysis-shows
Fostering community resilience: A lifeline for the Central African Republic https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/fostering-community-resilience-a-lifeline-for-the-central-african-republic
Emergency Management
COVID-19 impacts on emergency responder resilience in Bergen and London https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12683
Why empirical data are important in wildfire management https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/news/why-empirical-data-are-important-wildfire-management
Three ways President Trump can improve FEMA’s disaster response https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2025/03/25/three-ways-president-trump-can-improve-femas-disaster-response-column/
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Combatting Disinformation – How Do We Create Resilient Societies? Literature Review and Analytical Framework https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41125-025-00105-4
The Pyropolis wildfire management serious game: development of an integrated fire management strategy in Cyprus https://eufarmbook.eu/en/contributions/671b4843bbe71983a0215404
Citizen science seismometers could revolutionise earthquake monitoring, new research shows https://www.naturalhazards.govt.nz/news/citizen-science-seismometers-could-revolutionise-earthquake-monitoring-new-research-shows/
Disaster psychology
Strengthening your emotional well-being ahead of a flood https://www.apa.org/topics/disasters-response/flood-preparation
Sociology and disasters
State, Market, or Community? Exploring Public Perceptions of Disaster Management Strategies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592125000423
How robust social infrastructure can save lives today — and tomorrow https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/how-robust-social-infrastructure-can-save-lives-today-and-tomorrow-ec0e0dda9584
Collective actions and crisis adaptation of a rural tourism community https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09669582.2025.2480848
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