Recent emergencies/disasters
More Myanmar quake survivors pulled from rubble https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9x22gd8zo
Town waiting for answers after 10 of its men go missing in Bangkok tower collapse https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/of-all-the-high-rises-why-this-one-questions-over-quake-collapse-as-rescuers-fight-against-clock-and-sweltering-heat-in-bangkok-20250330-p5lnmo.html
Extreme rainfall, severe floods claim 3 lives in Hidalgo County, South Texas https://watchers.news/2025/03/29/extreme-rainfall-severe-floods-claim-3-lives-in-hidalgo-county-south-texas/
N.C. Wildfires Continue to Grow, Fueled by Aftermath of Helene https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/n-c-wildfires-continue-to-grow-fueled-by-aftermath-of-helene
Heavy flood submerges houses in Bosnia’s Prijedor https://www.yahoo.com/news/heavy-flood-submerges-houses-bosnias-172135707.html
South Korea wildfires ‘largest on record’: disaster chief https://phys.org/news/2025-03-south-korea-wildfires-largest-disaster.html
Two dead in Indiana as severe storms sweep through Central U.S. https://watchers.news/2025/03/31/two-dead-in-indiana-as-severe-storms-sweep-through-central-u-s/
Strong M7.1 earthquake hits Tonga, potential tsunami threat https://watchers.news/2025/03/30/m7-1-earthquake-tonga-march-30-2025/
Volcanic eruption reported near Grindavík, Iceland https://watchers.news/2025/04/01/volcanic-eruption-reported-near-grindavik-iceland/
22 dead in Ecuador floods, water crisis continues due to Esmeraldas oil spill https://watchers.news/2025/04/01/22-dead-in-ecuador-floods-water-crisis-continues-due-to-esmeraldas-oil-spill/
Severe storms claim 7 lives across Midwest, leave nearly 1.2 million people without power https://watchers.news/2025/04/01/severe-storms-claim-7-lives-across-midwest-leave-nearly-1-2-million-people-without-power/
Five students injured after possible tornado tears through Dothan school, Alabama https://watchers.news/2025/04/01/five-students-injured-after-possible-tornado-tears-through-dothan-school-alabama/
Flooding in San Andre, Brazil https://www.floodmap.net/?gi=3449701
100,000 livestock swept away in Australia floods https://gulfnews.com/world/oceania/100000-livestock-swept-away-in-australia-floods-1.500079427
At least three killed in Tennessee during tornado outbreak https://watchers.news/2025/04/03/at-least-three-killed-in-tennessee-during-tornado-outbreak/
Volcanic activity worldwide 2 Apr 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/268375/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-2-Apr-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Marapi-Svartsengi.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
China, France issue joint statement on climate change https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/china-france-issue-joint-statement-on-climate-change-4d2768c1-67d0-4e2c-9d77-22d8f4aed91f
The Growing Inequality Among Countries And The Worsening Climate Crisis https://www.eurasiareview.com/29032025-the-growing-inequality-among-countries-and-the-worsening-climate-crisis-oped/
France falling short of climate targets as emissions dip slows https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250328-france-falling-short-of-climate-targets-as-emissions-dip-slows
Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is smallest in 47-year record https://www.carbonbrief.org/arctic-sea-ice-winter-peak-in-2025-is-smallest-in-47-year-record/
Preserving Africa’s glaciers is protecting our future https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/preserving-africas-glaciers-is-protecting-our-future/
Understanding the health impacts of the climate crisis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2514664525000190
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/01/average-person-will-be-40-poorer-if-world-warms-by-4c-new-research-shows
Global warming is ‘exposing’ new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink https://www.carbonbrief.org/global-warming-is-exposing-new-coastlines-and-islands-as-arctic-glaciers-shrink/
Higher precipitation in East Asia and western United States expected with future Southern Ocean warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01669-5
Why our climate future depends on Antarctica https://www.astronomy.com/science/why-our-climate-future-depends-on-antarctica/
US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/02/us-banks-climate-goals-fail-air-conditioning
Helsinki shutters last coal plant, as it turns to heat batteries and pumps https://reneweconomy.com.au/helsinki-shutters-its-last-coal-plant-as-turns-to-heat-batteries-and-pumps/
New study validates lower limits of human heat tolerance https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/news-all/new-study-validates-lower-limits-human-heat-tolerance
An early but interesting end to the 2024-25 polar vortex season https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/polar-vortex/early-interesting-end-2024-25-polar-vortex-season
‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/australia-records-hottest-12-months-and-warmest-march-weather-on-record
Disaster risk reduction
Why was Myanmar earthquake so deadly? Scientists explain https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/why-was-myanmar-earthquake-so-deadly-scientists-explain-101743329855168.html
LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-31/la-fire-victims-in-altadena-are-working-to-rebuild-collectively
Mantle flow and olivine fabric transition in the Myanmar continental subduction zone https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/52/4/225/632700/Mantle-flow-and-olivine-fabric-transition-in-the
What Myanmar’s Earthquake Teaches Kashmir https://kashmirobserver.net/2025/03/30/the-tectonic-link/
1 in 8 Californians live in the most dangerous wildfire zones https://www.preventionweb.net/news/1-8-californians-live-most-dangerous-wildfire-zones
2025 Myanmar earthquake displacement maps https://zenodo.org/records/15123647
Victorian farmers’ last ditch effort to halt increase to emergency services tax https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/victorian-farmers-angry-at-government-changes-fire-services-levy/105126550
Emergency Management
Disaster experiences of spontaneous volunteers: An evaluation on fires in the Mediterranean Region https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390108115_Disaster_experiences_of_spontaneous_volunteers_An_evaluation_on_fires_in_the_Mediterranean_Region
‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/29/myanmar-volunteers-dig-earthquake-victims
Homeowners devastated after learning Rebuild Florida didn’t provide flood insurance https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/10-investigates/rebuild/rebuild-florida-no-flood-insurance-hurricane-irma/67-25cb9cda-a914-4cc4-83ee-f66a8564a0ca
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
U.S. Absence Felt In Myanmar Quake Response https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2025/04/01/us-absence-felt-in-myanmar-quake-response/
Experts raise alarms about eliminating FEMA https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/5224364-experts-raise-alarms-about-eliminating-fema/
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Promoting Integrity in the Face of Disruption: A Case for Expanding Communication Theory https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10776990251326540
VR App Aims to Motivate Coastal Evacuation During Storms https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/vr-app-aims-to-motivate-coastal-evacuation-during-storms
Risk communication in flood-prone communities: memories, informal practices and public action in Brazil https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/risk-communication-flood-prone-communities-memories-informal-practices-and-public
How weather warnings make their way from the source of the information right down to Pacific communities who need them the most https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacific-prepared/pacific-prepared/105085186
Helping 100,000 kids get disaster ready https://www.redcross.org.au/stories/2025/pillowcase-workshops-mark-10-years/
Key takeaways from the serious games workshops for PARATUS Stakeholders
Digging up local history to update the culture of disaster preparedness https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20250326-66199/
Disaster psychology
Evacuation patterns and socioeconomic stratification in the context of wildfires https://epjdatascience.springeropen.com/articles/10.1140/epjds/s13688-025-00540-2
Reducing risk-taking in disasters: Practical solutions for safer choices https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/reducing-risk-taking-disasters-practical-solutions-safer-choices
Sociology and disasters
Stronger together? Redefining social cohesion role in building disaster-resilient communities https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13669877.2025.2466538
Analyzing Common Social and Physical Features of Flash-Flood Vulnerability in Urban Areas https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420925002614
Seeds of resilience: How social capital cultivates community strength in environmental crisis management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479725009132
Mobility disruption and recovery in southwest Florida’s elderly-dense communities during Hurricane Ian https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361920925000586
Insights for Bringing Americans Together Across Difference https://moreincommonus.com/publication/the-connection-opportunity/
Disaster Resilience News 