Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Rapidly spreading wildfire in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, Israel, contained after evacuations https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/rapidly-spreading-wildfire-jerusalem-ein-kerem-israel-contained-after-evacuations/
Two fatalities reported in Mississippi and Georgia as storms cause 150 000 power outages across southern U.S. https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/mississippi-georgia-storms-two-dead-150000-power-outages-southern-united-states/
Tornado hits Salvador Escalante in Mexico, damages 14 homes and a school https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/tornado-salvador-escalante-mexico-damages-14-homes-school/
Tornado damages over 50 structures in De Soto, Missouri https://watchers.news/2025/06/08/tornado-damage-50-structures-de-soto-missouri/
EF-1 tornado strikes Van Buren, Arkansas, causing damage and one injury https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/ef-1-tornado-van-buren-arkansas-damage-injury/
South Australian drought sets low-rainfall records in farming areas https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-10/south-australia-drought-sets-low-rainfall-records-farming-areas/105376286
San Antonio experiencing ‘the second-worst drought in its recorded history,’ EAA official says https://www.ksat.com/weather/2025/06/10/san-antonio-experiencing-the-second-worst-drought-in-its-recorded-history-eaa-official-says/
Severe flooding hits Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines https://watchers.news/2025/06/10/severe-flooding-cagayan-de-oro-city-philippines/
At least 49 people dead after strong cold front and floods in Eastern Cape, South Africa https://watchers.news/2025/06/11/deadly-floods-cold-front-eastern-cape-south-africa/
Ranch Fire explodes to over 1 700 ha (4 200 acres), forces evacuations in San Bernardino County, California https://watchers.news/2025/06/11/ranch-fire-explodes-to-over-1-700-ha-4-200-acres-forces-evacuations-in-san-bernardino-county-california/
Volcanic activity worldwide 10 Jun 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/273253/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Jun-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Semeru-Shiveluch-Ibu-Dukono.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02366-2
May brought storms and heavy rain from the South to the Northeast; spring in the US was the second warmest on record https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202505
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/carbon-dioxide-levels-in-the-atmosphere-break-new-records-in-human-history/
“I can’t compromise the quality of my life I’m sorry”: Privileged individuals in the United Kingdom show little willingness to change high-carbon lifestyles https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629625001951
Assimilating summer sea ice thickness enhances predictions of Arctic sea ice and surrounding atmosphere within two months https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-01050-8
The oceans are increasingly gasping for breath https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-oceans-are-increasingly-gasping-for-breath/
Australia’s latest emissions data reveal we still have a giant fossil fuel problem https://theconversation.com/australias-latest-emissions-data-reveal-we-still-have-a-giant-fossil-fuel-problem-257907
From Work to Transportation, Extreme Heat Is Reshaping Urban Life https://www.wri.org/insights/extreme-heat-reshaping-urban-life
With one in four homes at risk of flooding, the UK faces one of its greatest climate change challenges https://www.floodre.co.uk/spending-review-response-2025/
Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/
May 2025 was the second warmest May on record, with a monthly global average of 1.33 ± 0.11°C (2.39 ± 0.19 °F) above the 1850-1900 average https://berkeleyearth.org/may-2025-temperature-update/
The world needs bold, equitable climate action at the 2025 G7 summit https://phys.org/news/2025-06-world-bold-equitable-climate-action.html
Greenland ice melted 17 times faster amid May heatwave, say scientists https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1320096-greenland-ice-melted-17-times-faster-amid-may-heatwave-say-scientists
Residents endure brutal conditions as record-breaking temperatures soar to 125 degrees: ‘Extremely vulnerable’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/residents-endure-brutal-conditions-record-103020710.html
Climate futures: What’s ahead for our world beyond 1.5°C of warming? https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/climate-futures-whats-ahead-for-our-world-beyond-1-5c-of-warming/
The Impact of CO2 and Climate State on Whether Dansgaard–Oeschger Type Oscillations Occur in Climate Models https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL110068
Climate change could cost Italy over 5% of GDP in 2050, budget watchdog says https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/climate-change-could-cost-italy-over-5-gdp-2050-budget-watchdog-says-2025-06-11/
Increasingly hot summers mean sizzling playgrounds and other dangers for kids https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/how-climate-change-affects-kids-hot-playground-safety/6296426/
Disaster risk reduction
Swiss glacier collapse exposes growing risk to mountain regions https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/swiss-glacier-collapse-exposes-growing-risk-to-mountain-regions/
Indian Scientists Make Weather History https://www.rediff.com/news/interview/indian-scientists-make-weather-history/20250609.htm
GAR 2025 Leverages Resilience to Break the Cycle of Shocks, Losses, and Debt https://sdg.iisd.org/news/gar-2025-leverages-resilience-to-break-the-cycle-of-shocks-losses-and-debt/
Montana County Outpacing Most of U.S. for Wildfire Risk https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/montana-county-outpacing-most-of-u-s-for-wildfire-risk
The Goldilocks Conditions for Wildfires https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-goldilocks-conditions-for-wildfires
We design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods — we need to do the same for wildfires https://theconversation.com/we-design-cities-and-buildings-for-earthquakes-and-floods-we-need-to-do-the-same-for-wildfires-257297
The Geneva Call for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Co-Chairs’ Summary of the Global Platform https://www.preventionweb.net/news/geneva-call-disaster-risk-reduction-co-chairs-summary-global-platform
Local and regional success stories of investing in disaster resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/local-and-regional-success-stories-investing-disaster-resilience
Increases in the world’s most extreme wildfire events probably driven by fire size and simultaneity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02742-3
North American forests have burned more often in the past, but the impacts are now greater https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/north-american-forests-have-burned-more-often-in-the-past-but-the-impacts-are-now-greater/
Lumkani developed a low-cost, heat-based detector designed specifically for fire prevention in shack environments https://borgenproject.org/lumkani/
National disaster risk assessment: A guide for national practitioners https://www.undrr.org/publication/national-disaster-risk-assessment-guide-national-practitioners
Impact of extreme fires on biodiversity sparks rethink on fire management https://phys.org/news/2025-05-impact-extreme-biodiversity-rethink.html
Pyrohealth synchrony: integrating wildland fire into One Health to benefit plants, animals, ecosystems, and people https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf068/8159891
Emergency Management
Enhancing finance for people-centred early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/enhancing-finance-people-centred-early-warning-systems
Last Call at the Disaster Department https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/fema-states-disasters/683103/
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (3 – 9 June 2025) https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-3-9-june-2025
King’s Birthday honour for veteran Toodyay fire volunteer Ian MacGregor https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-10/ian-macgregor-kings-birthday-honours-toodyay/105377710
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Global Platform elevates risk communication as essential for disaster risk reduction https://globalplatform.undrr.org/news/global-platform-elevates-risk-communication-essential-disaster-risk-reduction
Radio Resilience in Antigua and Barbuda: A Lifeline for Small Island Developing States Amid Disasters and Climate Change https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/radio-resilience-antigua-and-barbuda-lifeline-small-island-developing-states-amid-disasters-and
Exploring the Role of Education in Shaping Disaster Preparedness: Phenomenological Lens https://www.ijisrt.com/exploring-the-role-of-education-in-shaping-disaster-preparedness-phenomenological-lens
Disaster psychology
From crisis to community: engaging students in post-pandemic classrooms https://wonkhe.com/blogs/from-crisis-to-community-engaging-students-in-post-pandemic-classrooms/
Sociology and disasters
Understanding Polycrisis: Definitions, Applications, and Responses https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm
Extraordinary friendship between self-confessed plant geeks after gardens destroyed by bushfire https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/wa-victoria-bushfire-kingsley-dixon-phil-vaughan-garden/105188282
LAC women take the lead in shaping a gender-responsive, resilient future https://www.preventionweb.net/news/lac-women-take-lead-shaping-gender-responsive-resilient-future
Disaster Resilience News 