Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Major incident still in place after Storm Claudia causes severe flooding https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gw5xxej04o
Atmospheric river slams California with deadly flash flooding, vicious surf from days of record rain https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/atmospheric-river-rain-california-flood-evacuation-warnings
Tornado strikes Albufeira leaving 1 dead and more than 20 injured, Portugal https://watchers.news/2025/11/15/tornado-strikes-albufeira-leaving-1-dead-and-more-than-20-injured-portugal/
At least 6 dead, 5-year-old missing as powerful atmospheric river pounds California https://watchers.news/2025/11/16/at-least-6-dead-5-year-old-missing-as-powerful-atmospheric-river-pounds-california/
Tornado strikes Albufeira leaving 1 dead and more than 20 injured, Portugal https://watchers.news/2025/11/15/tornado-strikes-albufeira-leaving-1-dead-and-more-than-20-injured-portugal/
At least 8 dead in Vietnam after 1 100 mm (43 inches) of rain since November 15 https://watchers.news/2025/11/19/at-least-8-dead-in-vietnam-after-1-100-mm-43-inches-of-rain-since-november-15/
Two dead, widespread damage reported after heavy rainfall hits Brazzano di Cormons, Italy https://watchers.news/2025/11/18/two-dead-widespread-damage-reported-after-heavy-rainfall-hits-brazzano-di-cormons-italy/
Major eruption at Semeru volcano produces large pyroclastic flow, ash to 16.5 km (54 000 feet) a.s.l., Indonesia https://watchers.news/2025/11/19/major-eruption-semeru-volcano-pyroclastic-flow-ashfall-november-2025/
Volcanic activity worldwide 30 Sep 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Karymsky, Popocatépetl, Soputa https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/282215/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-30-Sep-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Karymsky-Popocatepetl-Soputa.html
NT prepares for Tropical Cyclone Fina as it tracks towards coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/tropical-cyclone-fina-natural-disaster-preparing-north-australia/106025350
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
COP30: Accelerating action and unlocking resilience https://www.undrr.org/climate-action-and-disaster-risk-reduction/undrr-cop30#undrr-events-at-cop30
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/15/170000-a-minute-why-saudi-arabia-is-the-biggest-blocker-of-climate-action
Climate change: essential reads https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/climate-change-essential-reads
COP30: African youth push for climate justice https://www.dw.com/en/cop30-african-youth-push-for-climate-justice/a-74698981
China: Heatwave 2023 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/china-heatwave-2023
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
Statement from Scientists at the Planetary Science Pavilion, about the current state of COP negotiations https://planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/14/statement-from-scientists-at-the-planetary-science-pavilion-about-the-current-state-of-cop-negotiations/
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals, 20% more than previously thought https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/01/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals-20-more-than-previously-thought/
An Eye on Methane 2025: From Measurement to Momentum https://www.unep.org/resources/eye-methane-2025-measurement-momentum
The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-carbon-emissions-continue-to-rise-but-35-countries-show-progress-in-cutting-carbon-267980
‘We left pieces of our life behind’: Indigenous group flees drowning island https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lg9pedz1o
COP30: Accelerating action and unlocking resilience https://www.undrr.org/climate-action-and-disaster-risk-reduction/undrr-cop30#undrr-events-at-cop30
Campaigners Urge Countries to Seize ‘Momentum’ at COP30 and Deliver Roadmap for Green Transition https://www.commondreams.org/news/cop30-belem
Weather behind past heat waves could return far deadlier https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/weather-behind-past-heat-waves-could-return-far-deadlier
The three big reasons why Mozambique is not adapting to climate change and what needs to be done https://theconversation.com/the-three-big-reasons-why-mozambique-is-not-adapting-to-climate-change-and-what-needs-to-be-done-269616
Disaster risk reduction
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/16/uk-flood-water-wales-cornwall-rescue
Country risk and governance profiles https://www.preventionweb.net/continents-countries/risk-profiles
Houses Collapsing Into the Sea? It’s Not as Baffling as It Looks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/magazine/collapsing-houses-north-carolina-videos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U8.LCYZ.i4KDOqMq5zV7&smid=tw-share
Thousands of power poles wrapped in protective mesh ahead of ‘what could be a dangerous bushfire summer’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/power-poles-wrapped-fire-resistant-mesh-bushfires/106015438
Hydrology Experts from the Nile Basin and Greater Horn of Africa Unite to Advance Monitoring Capacity https://wmo.int/media/project-update/hydrology-experts-from-nile-basin-and-greater-horn-of-africa-unite-advance-monitoring-capacity
From storm to strength: Odisha’s “zero casualty” model for community-centered disaster resilience https://www.unescap.org/blog/storm-strength-odishas-zero-casualty-model-community-centered-disaster-resilience#
Global Infrastructure Resilience report 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/global-infrastructure-resilience-report-2025
Emergency Management
Hurricane Melissa 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/hurricane-melissa-2025
Working Equids in Disasters: Local Concerns and Inspirations https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-00313-3_4
Power and planning: a critical discourse analysis of tribal and non-tribal Oregon wildfire protection plans https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00404-0
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Painting hope: How Eswatini’s students cultivate drought resilience through art https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/water/painting-hope–how-eswatini-s-students-cultivate-drought-resilie
COPE Heatwaves course https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/cope-heatwaves-course
COPE Floods course https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/cope-floods-course
Disaster psychology
Impact of Natural Disasters on Mental Health: Evidence and Implications https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11430943/
Sociology and disasters
Human mobility under disasters: a systematic review and framework for equitable and resilient mobility governance https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/human-mobility-under-disasters-systematic-review-and
Disaster Resilience News 