Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
At least 21 dead after landslide in Wapenamanda, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea https://watchers.news/2025/10/31/at-least-21-dead-after-landslide-in-wapenamanda-enga-province-papua-new-guinea/
Over 50 people dead or missing after massive landslide in Marakwet East, Kenya https://watchers.news/2025/11/02/over-50-people-dead-or-missing-after-massive-landslide-in-marakwet-east-kenya/
Strong M6.3 earthquake in Afghanistan leaves over 20 dead and 300 injured https://watchers.news/2025/11/03/strong-m6-3-earthquake-in-afghanistan-leaves-over-20-dead-and-300-injured/
Tornado damages over 112 houses in Malang Regency, East Java https://watchers.news/2025/11/03/tornado-damages-over-112-houses-in-malang-regency-east-java/
Deadly tornado destroys 80 percent of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil https://watchers.news/2025/11/08/deadly-tornado-destroys-80-percent-of-rio-bonito-do-iguacu-parana-brazil/
Tropical Storm Fung Wong intensifies, landfall forecast over Luzon, Philippines https://watchers.news/2025/11/07/tropical-storm-fung-wong-intensifies-landfall-forecast-over-luzon-philippines/
Typhoon Kalmaegi triggers worst flash flood in Cebu’s history, leaves 241 dead or missing across the Philippines https://watchers.news/2025/11/06/typhoon-kalmaegi-triggers-worst-flash-flood-in-cebus-history-leaves-241-dead-or-missing-across-the-philippines/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
How climate change fuelled Hurricane Melissa – and why it is only going to get worse: ‘This is our new normal’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/climate-change-hurricane-melissa-b2856168.html
Climate literacy in crisis: Why understanding climate science matters now more than ever https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/29/climate-literacy-in-crisis-why-understanding-climate-science-matters-more-than-ever/
Exploring Legal Tools for Glacier Protection: Who Speaks for Glaciers? https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/27/exploring-legal-tools-for-glacier-protection-who-speaks-for-glaciers/
From knowing to doing: closing the climate adaptation gap https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/knowing-doing-closing-climate-adaptation-gap
Warming Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely https://e360.yale.edu/digest/hurricane-melissa-attribution-study
NewClimate Institute experts will be present in Belém throughout COP30 https://newclimate.org/news/newclimate-institute-at-cop30
The most conservative thing we can do about climate change? Adapt https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/29/climate-change-adaptation-conservative-miami-resilience-king-tide-sea-level-rise-infrastructure/
North American ice sheets drove the final surge in sea-level rise at the end of the last deglaciation https://watchers.news/epicenter/north-american-ice-sheets-drove-the-final-surge-in-sea-level-rise-at-the-end-of-the-last-deglaciation/
Seasonal variations of tropical cyclone genesis and landfall patterns impacting Southeast Asia in a warmer climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02566-w
Climate change increasingly contributing to home insurance premium hikes, IAG warns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-04/climate-change-plays-role-in-growing-home-insurance-iag-warns/105964560
Modern sea-level rise breaks 4,000-year stability in southeastern China https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09600-z
In Decade Since Paris Agreement, Climate Outlook Has Improved Dramatically https://e360.yale.edu/digest/paris-agreement-2025-emissions-outlook
Heatwaves in Northern and Central Europe becoming more intense and unpredictable https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/about-cen/news/06-news-2025/2025-10-30-heatwaves-becoming-more-intense-and-unpredictable.html
Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/10/overlooked-melting-in-east-antarctica-could-skew-sea-level-rise-projections
How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dgp1p3p1o
Disaster risk reduction
Which areas of Barcelona are potentially flooded by the Besòs and Llobregat? https://beteve.cat/medi-ambient/zones-barcelona-potencialment-inundables-besos-llobregat/
Nature-Based Solutions to Extreme Wildfires https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fire/special_issues/Y54K6N96DM
AI-powered flood prediction model https://buildindigital.com/ai-powered-flood-prediction-model/
Turning Smartphones into Earthquake Sensors https://www.gfz.de/en/press/news/details/smartphones-als-erdbebensensoren
Fire Detection and Public Safety, 2nd Edition https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fire/special_issues/UBT1VU2628
Emergency Management
Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti’s capital https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93672/doctors-without-borders-closes-haiti
How Predisaster Planning Helped Rural West Virginia Overcome Barriers to Long-Term Flood Recovery https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-2521
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Stop Disasters Game – Tsunamis https://www.stopdisastersgame.org/game/?scenario=tsunami&dificulty=easy=en
Germany considers adding war, disaster to school curriculum https://uk.news.yahoo.com/german-schools-train-students-war-085800875.html
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025 https://www.un.org/en/observances/tsunami-awareness-day
Disaster psychology
Understanding community attitudes and responses to tsunami mitigation infrastructure and DRR methods in Kesennuma, Japan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925006946
Sociology and disasters
Power of Place: How Place Satisfaction Impacts Disaster Recovery in Communities Facing Environmental Disruptions https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-2421 Gender inequality https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/sendai-framework-action/gender
Disaster Resilience News 