Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Floods claim one life in Lawton as severe storms sweep through Oklahoma https://watchers.news/2025/04/27/floods-claim-one-life-in-lawton-as-severe-storms-sweep-through-oklahoma/
Record rainfall triggers flash floods in Omaha as severe thunderstorms hit Nebraska https://watchers.news/2025/04/25/record-rainfall-flash-floods-omaha-april-2025/
Severe drought in Africa persists and is expected to worsen https://www.preventionweb.net/news/severe-drought-africa-persists-and-expected-worsen
Landslide claims 4 lives and leaves 13 injured in Oran, Algeria https://watchers.news/2025/04/28/landslide-oran-algeria-april-2025/
Train derailed near Ashby as 10 tornadoes strike Nebraska https://watchers.news/2025/04/28/train-derailed-ashby-tornado-nebraska-april-2025/
Bulusan volcano erupts, triggers pyroclastic flow and ashfall in Sorsogon Province, Philippines https://watchers.news/2025/04/28/bulusan-volcano-erupts-triggers-pyroclastic-flow-and-ashfall-in-sorsogon-province-philippines/
Volcanic activity worldwide 1 May 2025: Karymsky volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Poas https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/270523/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-1-May-2025-Karymsky-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Poas-Bul.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Pacific island states urge rich countries to expedite plans to cut emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/26/pacific-island-states-urge-rich-countries-to-expedite-plans-to-cut-emissions
Meanwhile, in China, 60 GW of new solar capacity added in first quarter of 2025 https://reneweconomy.com.au/meanwhile-in-china-60-gw-of-new-solar-capacity-added-in-first-quarter-of-2025/
Sustainable climate policies can benefit both environment and social justice, researchers say https://phys.org/news/2025-04-sustainable-climate-policies-benefit-environment.html
Experts uncover chilling new signs of collapse in iconic gulf waters: ‘It may be high early in the season and then decline’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/shrinking-ice-coverage-gulf-st-lawrence-sea/
Earth Is Approaching Dangerous, Irreversible Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn https://weather.com/news/climate/news/2025-04-26-climate-tipping-points-revealed-global-warming-study
2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation https://www.un-glaciers.org/en
Kuwait records world’s highest temperature of 49°C https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-records-worlds-highest-temperature-of-49c-1.500108425
Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to kidney disease in agriculture workers, new study shows https://theconversation.com/hotter-and-drier-climate-in-colorados-san-luis-valley-contributes-to-kidney-disease-in-agriculture-workers-new-study-shows-248402
Rather than short-term fixes, communities need flexible plans to prepare for a range of likely climate impacts https://theconversation.com/rather-than-short-term-fixes-communities-need-flexible-plans-to-prepare-for-a-range-of-likely-climate-impacts-254698
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-upper-atmosphere-cooling
Mediterranean cities build a united front against the climate crisis https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/mediterranean-cities-build-a-united-front-against-the-climate-crisis
“We are on a dangerous trajectory:” Global policy settings to trigger multiple climate tipping points https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-are-on-a-dangerous-trajectory-global-policy-settings-to-trigger-multiple-climate-tipping-points/
The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1
12 climate actions to make an impact https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/12-climate-actions-make-impact/
Namibia’s Youth Take the Lead in Fight Against Climate Change https://www.namibian.com.na/namibias-youth-take-the-lead-in-fight-against-climate-change/
‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/29/global-heating-union-glacier-tipping-point
Solar Power Surges Around The World https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/26/solar-power-surges-around-the-world/
OpenCLIM (Open CLimate Impacts Modelling framework) https://tyndall.ac.uk/projects/openclim/#Local-climate-risks
We need to get serious about heat because it’s killing us https://thefifthestate.com.au/urbanism/climate-change-news/we-need-to-get-serious-about-heat-because-its-killing-us/
Climate wars are approaching — and they will redefine global conflict https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-coming-climate-wars-how-water-scarcity-and-mass-migration-will-redefine-global-conflict-opinion
India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/india-and-pakistan-already-sweltering-in-new-normal-heatwave-conditions
Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/solar-panels-fitted-all-new-build-homes-england-by-2027
Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-make-cities-more-resilient-to-climate-change-252853
Disaster risk reduction
Realising EW4All: Innovation and technology in support of risk-informed climate resilience policy and action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/realising-ew4all-innovation-and-technology-support-risk-informed-climate-resilience
ERA5–Drought: Global drought indices based on ECMWF reanalysis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04896-y
Researchers solve 200-year-old volcanic mystery https://phys.org/news/2025-01-year-volcanic-mystery.html
Fiber-Sensing Technology Can Provide Early Warning for Volcanic Eruptions https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/fiber-sensing-technology-can-provide-early-warning-for-volcanic-eruptions
New breakthrough in coastal flood forecasting https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/new-breakthrough-in-coastal-flood-forecasting
Machine learning wildfire susceptibility mapping for Germany https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/machine-learning-wildfire-susceptibility-mapping-germany
5 lessons in resilience to aid Myanmar’s earthquake recovery https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/5-lessons-in-resilience-to-aid-myanmar-earthquake-recovery/
10th Anniversary of the 2015 M7.8 Nepal earthquake: Explore new prediction technologies https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/10th-anniversary-of-the-2015-m7-8-nepal-earthquake-explore-new-prediction-technologies/190410/
The ocean can look deceptively calm – until it isn’t. Here’s what ‘hazardous surf’ really means https://theconversation.com/the-ocean-can-look-deceptively-calm-until-it-isnt-heres-what-hazardous-surf-really-means-255011
Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Using Steel Mesh Revetments: Field Application and Preliminary Physical Experiments https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-024-03621-x
Role of long-term geological processes in shaping flood-prone areas https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/role-long-term-geological-processes-shaping-flood-prone-areas
Emergency Management
Tropical Storm Helene After Action Review https://www.ncdps.gov/tropical-storm-helene-after-action-review
Resilient Communities: Navigating Public Health Challenges in Developing Nations https://www.eurekaselect.com/chapter/24767
Investigation reveals Californians are forced into FAIR plan despite living in low-risk areas for wildfires https://www.yahoo.com/news/investigation-reveals-californians-forced-fair-115500264.html
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects https://apnews.com/article/fema-bric-grants-climate-resilience-cbbead8d418e1ff4e53d95f482de3522
Palisades emergency drills underway to prepare for radioactive disasters https://wwmt.com/news/local/first-responders-04-29-2025
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Pacific Prepared Podcast: ‘We’re better prepared’ lessons learned and put into action in Tonga after the earthquake and tsunami in 2022 https://www.preventionweb.net/news/pacific-prepared-podcast-were-better-prepared-lessons-learned-and-put-action-tonga-after
As wildfires intensify, residents of fire country must act fast https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/as-wildfires-intensify-residents-of-fire-country-must-act-fast/
Hell and High Water: Are we ready for the floods? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bhxm
Towards Participatory River Governance Through Citizen Science https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/9/1358
Disaster psychology
Geopolitical factors and mental health https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020764018808548
On Mental Health: Earth Day reflections – climate change and our mental health https://www.prpeak.com/local-news/on-mental-health-earth-day-reflections-climate-change-and-our-mental-health-10563378
Sociology and disasters
Active aging and disaster risk reduction: Examining the contributions of older adults in community disaster risk management https://www.ijirss.com/index.php/ijirss/article/view/6474
Surface urban heat island effects intensify more rapidly in lower income countries https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-025-00198-9
Shared hazards, unequal outcomes: income-driven inequities in disaster risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/shared-hazards-unequal-outcomes-income-driven-inequities-disaster-risk
Disaster Resilience News 