Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
At least 12 dead, 36 injured as Tropical Storm Penha (Basyang) hits the Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/02/09/at-least-12-dead-36-injured-as-tropical-storm-penha-basyang-hits-the-philippines/
Heavy rainfall from Storm Marta leads to flash floods, four fatalities in northern Morocco https://watchers.news/2026/02/09/heavy-rainfall-from-storm-marta-leads-to-flash-floods-four-fatalities-in-northern-morocco/
Fatalities, evacuations, and agricultural losses mount as Storm Marta strikes Portugal and Spain https://watchers.news/2026/02/09/fatalities-evacuations-and-agricultural-losses-mount-as-storm-marta-strikes-portugal-and-spain/
Tropical Cyclone Mitchell causes thousands of power outages in Western Australia https://watchers.news/2026/02/10/tropical-cyclone-mitchell-causes-thousands-of-power-outages-in-western-australia/
Slow-moving landslide damages hundreds of homes in Padasari, Central Java, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2026/02/10/slow-moving-landslide-damages-hundreds-of-homes-in-padasari-central-java-indonesia/
Floods leave 44 dead and 72 000 families affected across 16 departments, Colombia https://watchers.news/2026/02/11/floods-leave-44-dead-and-72-000-families-affected-across-16-departments-colombia/
Flash floods kill 3 and damage 1 999 shelters across 21 displacement sites in northwest Syria https://watchers.news/2026/02/11/flash-floods-kill-3-and-damage-1-999-shelters-across-21-displacement-sites-in-northwest-syria/
New York City confirms 18 deaths during prolonged Arctic cold https://watchers.news/2026/02/11/new-york-city-confirms-18-deaths-during-prolonged-arctic-cold/
At least 31 dead as Tropical Cyclone Gezani ravages 80% of Toamasina, Madagascar https://watchers.news/2026/02/11/at-least-31-dead-as-tropical-cyclone-gezani-ravages-80-of-toamasina-madagascar/
At least 11 dead as avalanches strike multiple Alpine sites in Italy and France https://watchers.news/2026/02/12/at-least-11-dead-as-avalanches-strike-multiple-alpine-sites-in-italy-and-france/
Severe thunderstorms kill 10 in Minas Gerais, injure 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/02/12/severe-thunderstorms-kill-10-in-minas-gerais-injure-2-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/
Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Feb 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Pacaya, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Soputan https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/294585/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Feb-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Pacaya-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Soputan.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/08/global-weather-el-nino-pacific-ocean-high-temperatures-2027
Australia urged to release “terrifying” climate security analysis after UK report flags ecosystem collapse by 2030 https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-urged-to-release-terrifying-climate-security-analysis-after-uk-report-flags-ecosystem-collapse-by-2030/
Scientists explain why methane spiked in the early 2020s https://phys.org/news/2026-02-scientists-methane-spiked-early-2020s.html
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514697-weakening-ice-shelf-has-caused-crucial-antarctic-glacier-to-accelerate/
How technology is helping communities across the globe adapt to climate change https://www.unep.org/technical-highlight/how-technology-helping-communities-across-globe-adapt-climate-change
A new and better way to keep tabs on El Niño and La Niña https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/a-new-and-better-way-to-keep-tabs-on-el-nino-and-la-nina/
In graphs: How extreme heat will affect urban health https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/in-graphs-how-extreme-heat-will-affect-urban-health/
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514697-weakening-ice-shelf-has-caused-crucial-antarctic-glacier-to-accelerate/
Overheated and underprepared: Europeans’ experience of living with climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/overheated-and-underprepared-europeans-experience-living
Can neighbourhood interventions strengthen collective climate action? https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000571
China’s emissions policies are helping climate change but also creating a new problem https://phys.org/news/2026-02-china-emissions-policies-climate-problem.html
Why 1.5°C failed and setting a new limit would make things worse https://www.newscientist.com/article/2515030-why-1-5c-failed-and-setting-a-new-limit-would-make-things-worse/
The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590332225003914
Scientists See Growing Risk of ‘Hothouse Earth’ as Warming Gains Pace https://e360.yale.edu/digest/hothouse-earth-study
Melting glaciers as symbols of tourism paradoxes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02544-2
This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514985-this-states-power-prices-are-plummeting-as-it-nears-100-renewables/
Pitches in peril: a landmark climate report ahead of the 2026 World Cup https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/pitches-peril-landmark-climate-report-ahead-2026-world-cup
Multi-year La Niña–El Niño transition influenced Earth’s extreme energy uptake in 2022–2023 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01921-6
Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/29239/chapter/1
Disaster risk reduction
Can risk be managed without measuring it? https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/can-risk-be-managed-without-measuring-it-0
Using artificial intelligence to fast-track achieving the Sendai targets https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/using-artificial-intelligence-fast-track-achieving-sendai-targets
In Australia’s Channel Country Water Brings Life https://www.pew.org/en/trust/archive/winter-2026/in-australias-channel-country-water-brings-life
Why probability is the key to future weather forecasts https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2026/why-probability-is-the-key-to-future-weather-forecasts
Germany: The economic case for investing in disaster preparedness and resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/germany-economic-case-investing-disaster-preparedness-and
New computer simulations reveal the Earth system in unprecedented detail https://news.ucar.edu/133056/new-computer-simulations-reveal-earth-system-unprecedented-detail
Earthquake Impact Analysis Dashboard https://f2f9ac06-35e1-4a44-b87b-8132e0e55b94.plotly.app/
Why do disasters still happen, despite early warnings? Because systems are built to wait for certainty https://theconversation.com/why-do-disasters-still-happen-despite-early-warnings-because-systems-are-built-to-wait-for-certainty-275021
Saving lives and livelihoods with early warning https://crews-initiative.org/
River Thames Scheme delays raise questions over flood defence delivery https://www.unda.co.uk/news/river-thames-scheme-delays-raise-questions-over-flood-defence-delivery/
SaferPlaces provides incredible insights for flood risk anticipation in any city, worldwide https://wekeo.copernicus.eu/use-cases/safer-places
Landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard. Why does it still tolerate the risk? https://theconversation.com/landslides-are-nzs-deadliest-natural-hazard-why-does-it-still-tolerate-the-risk-275206
Potential glacier contributions to the 2024 La Bérarde flood https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2026/egusphere-2026-466/
Understanding the hazard potential of the Seattle fault zone: It’s ‘pretty close to home’ https://phys.org/news/2026-02-hazard-potential-seattle-fault-zone.html
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-98115-9
Strengthening early warning services in Chad https://wmo.int/media/news/strengthening-early-warning-services-chad
What decades of data reveal about climate disaster deaths https://news.uchicago.edu/story/what-decades-data-reveal-about-climate-disaster-deaths
Extreme precipitation changes in relation to urbanization https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00173-z
Reflections on reducing wildfire disaster risks https://www.undrr.org/news/reflections-reducing-wildfire-disaster-risks
Emergency Management
Scientists at Johns Hopkins and the University of Florida simulate and predict human behavior during wildfire evacuation https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/05/artificial-intelligence-wildfire-evacuation-nsf/
Real-Time Flood Intelligence for Australian Councils https://ww2.floodmapp.com/webinar-preparing-for-the-wet-season
Rebuilding after a disaster is a long road. Lismore’s businesses offer hope for others https://theconversation.com/rebuilding-after-a-disaster-is-a-long-road-lismores-businesses-offer-hope-for-others-271935
EU Launches 300-Member Rapid Wildfire Response Force https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/10/eu-launches-300-member-rapid-wildfire-response-force/
Environmental health hazards and wildland firefighting: a qualitative analysis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00449-9
Don’t quit your day job. Part-time firefighters in rural Norway https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092600066X
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Could Crowdsourcing Hold the Key to Early Wildfire Detection? https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2025/01/could-crowdsourcing-hold-the-key-to-early-wildfire-detection/
Disaster psychology
People Heal in Different Ways and at Different Paces https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202602/people-heal-in-different-ways-and-at-different-paces
Sociology and disasters
Introduction to Making Vulnerability Work https://polarjournal.org/2026/02/04/introduction-to-making-vulnerability-work/
Mozambique floods: why the most vulnerable keep paying the highest price https://theconversation.com/mozambique-floods-why-the-most-vulnerable-keep-paying-the-highest-price-274759
Tradition, values, and religion in a center-periphery explanation of disaster governance https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23276665.2026.2619894
Respiratory Problems And Quality Of Life Among Individuals Living İn Containers Following The 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8315853/v1
Comparative analysis of Community-Based wildfire management: A systematic review of Australian approaches and implications for California https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-025-07955-0
A pandemic in the fragmented city: Social infrastructure and COVID-19 in Jakarta https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291126000380
Building Local Resilience Potential on a Day-to-Day Basis: The Influence of Stakeholder Dynamics and Contextual Factors https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-5973.70122
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