Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Coastal communities weigh costs and potential retreat as erosion batters SA’s Limestone Coast https://watchers.news/2026/02/21/heavy-rains-cause-deadly-landslides-in-davao-region-philippines/
East West rail corridor cut by flooding amid heavy rain in northern SA https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/east-west-rail-corridor-cut-by-flooding-and-downpours/106373490
Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert https://theconversation.com/severe-flooding-in-central-australia-how-a-vast-humid-air-mass-could-soak-the-desert-276618
Heavy rains cause deadly landslides in Davao Region, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/02/21/heavy-rains-cause-deadly-landslides-in-davao-region-philippines/
Arequipa flooding emergency deepens with 17 fatalities confirmed after rescue helicopter crash, Peru https://watchers.news/2026/02/23/arequipa-flooding-emergency-deepens-with-17-fatalities-confirmed-after-rescue-helicopter-crash-peru/
Heavy rain triggers flash flooding and travel disruption across multiple states in Australia https://watchers.news/2026/02/25/heavy-rain-triggers-flash-flooding-and-travel-disruption-across-multiple-states-in-australia/
At least 30 dead and 39 missing after extreme rainfall causes severe flooding and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/02/25/minas-gerais-brazil-rainfall-floods-landslides-fatalities-damage-february-2026/
Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Feb 2026: Stromboli volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Tangkuban https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/295952/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-Feb-2026-Stromboli-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Soputan-Tangkuban.html
Another storm strikes Juiz de Fora as death toll climbs to 49 in Minas Gerais, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/02/26/another-storm-strikes-juiz-de-fora-as-death-toll-climbs-to-49-in-minas-gerais-brazil/
Grass fire injures five, forces evacuations and Interstate 25 closure in Thornton, Colorado https://watchers.news/2026/02/26/grass-fire-injures-five-forces-evacuations-and-interstate-25-closure-in-thornton-colorado/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
EU ill-prepared for worsening climate change, advisers say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-ill-prepared-worsening-climate-change-advisers-say-2026-02-16/
Mapped: The impacts of carbon-offset projects around the world https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/carbon-offsets-2023/mapped.html
Sustainable Switch: World warming at an accelerated rate https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-switch-world-warming-an-accelerated-rate-2026-02-19/
The City of Sydney partnered with Western Sydney University to conduct the most detailed analysis of urban microclimates ever undertaken in the city https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcuser/a-model-for-urban-resilience
Heat stress and urban resilience: alternative cooling strategies to combat extreme heat in the urban environment https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-stress-and-urban-resilience-alternative-cooling
More intense and equal compound heatwaves driven by urbanization https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-026-00363-8
Strengthening resilience to extreme heat – an Adelaide case study https://preparecenter.org/resource/strengthening-resilience-to-extreme-heat-adelaide/
Understanding extreme heat and entry points for action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-extreme-heat-and-entry-points-action
Cascading downstream impacts of water cycle changes in mountain regions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02552-2
Vulnerable knowledge: responding to the uncertainties of climate change-related disaster https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.70032
Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-made-fire-weather-in-chile-and-argentina-three-times-more-likely/
Economists Still Agree on Climate Change https://www.theregreview.org/2026/02/23/howard-mcgartland-economists-still-agree-on-climate-change/
Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan-275562
Renewables Top 25% of U.S. Power as Coal’s Grip Collapses https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Renewables-Top-25-of-US-Power-as-Coals-Grip-Collapses.html
Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-warming-to-2c-is-crucial-to-protect-pristine-antarctic-peninsula/
Climate adaptation and resilience: The opportunity awaiting South-East Asia https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/climate-adaptation-and-resilience-southeast-asia/
This waterlogged corner of England was once only habitable during summer. Climate change could make it so again https://theconversation.com/this-waterlogged-corner-of-england-was-once-only-habitable-during-summer-climate-change-could-make-it-so-again-275995
Ghana’s cities are getting hotter: they need more trees to keep them cool https://theconversation.com/ghanas-cities-are-getting-hotter-they-need-more-trees-to-keep-them-cool-276217
Disaster risk reduction
New study values the benefits of mangroves for reducing property damages in recent hurricanes https://www.preventionweb.net/news/new-study-values-benefits-mangroves-reducing-property-damages-recent-hurricanes
Handbook for livable and resilient cities: Integrating hazard and risk information into urban planning https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/handbook-livable-and-resilient-cities-integrating-hazard-and
Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems https://theconversation.com/satellite-imaging-is-now-vital-for-disaster-management-but-there-are-dangerous-gaps-in-our-systems-276274
Remote volcano is waking up after being dormant for 700,000 years https://www.earth.com/news/remote-vocano-taftan-iran-wakes-up-after-700000-year-dormancy/
Turkish scientist develops early warning system for weather risks https://www.preventionweb.net/news/turkish-scientist-develops-early-warning-system-weather-risks
AI model delivers detailed 15-day Mediterranean Sea predictions in seconds https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ai-model-delivers-detailed-15-day-mediterranean-sea-predictions-seconds
New Research: How Wildfires Can Be Leveraged to Increase Forest Resilience https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/ca-wildfire-forest-resilience/
Global trends in scaling nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474706526000355
Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present https://theconversation.com/delving-into-deep-time-what-nzs-ancient-past-reveals-about-its-present-270447
Assessing Forest Road Network Suitability in Relation to the Spatial Occurrence of Wildfires in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/6/175
Integrating Physical-Based Models and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry to Retrieve Fire Severity by Ecosystem Strata from Very High Resolution UAV Imagery https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/9/304
When moderate storms become disasters: operationalising the co-production of flood hazard in Iraq https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/when-moderate-storms-become-disasters-operationalising-co
Quantifying the added value of impact-based warnings for flash flood monitoring using innovative multi-source impact data https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000701
Forecasting tephra fall building impacts and losses at Awu volcano, Sangihe Island (Indonesia) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/forecasting-tephra-fall-building-impacts-and-losses-awu
How the UK is keeping flood insurance affordable – until 2039 https://theconversation.com/how-the-uk-is-keeping-flood-insurance-affordable-until-2039-275463
AI supercharges satellite data for proactive disaster risk management in the Philippines https://govinsider.asia/intl-en/article/ai-supercharges-satellite-data-for-proactive-disaster-risk-management-in-the-philippines
CT scans help uncover Waikato’s earthquake activity on hidden faults https://www.waikato.ac.nz/int/news-events/news/ct-scans-help-uncover-waikatos-earthquake-activity-on-hidden-faults/
How investing in resilience prepared Jamaica for Hurricane Melissa https://www.preventionweb.net/news/how-investing-resilience-prepared-jamaica-hurricane-melissa
Tsunamis from the Sky https://eos.org/editors-vox/tsunamis-from-the-sky
Integrating Real-Time Meteorological Conditions into a Novel Fire Spread Model for Grasslands https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/5/154
Effectiveness of firebreaks: a review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00451-1
Same hills, different rules: why urban and rural landslides should not be considered together? https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/02/20/same-hills-different-rules-why-urban-and-rural-landslides-should-not-be-considered-together/
Comprehensive framework for the assessment of multi-level pluvial flood risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/comprehensive-framework-assessment-multi-level-pluvial-flood
Funding resilience: India’s pathway lies in data and technology https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/funding-resilience-indias-pathway-lies-data-and-technology
Fostering Post-Fire Research Towards a More Balanced Wildfire Science Agenda to Navigate Global Environmental Change https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/2/51
Multisectoral Flood Resilience Framework for Pakistan: Insights from the Floods 2010 and 2022 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-12225-4_16
Research on the Exposure Risk Analysis of Wildfires with a Spatiotemporal Knowledge Graph https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/4/131
Urban Expansion and Protection Gaps amid Evolving Flood Exposure https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/592c58c4-6e07-4733-92be-491abbcf7357
Emergency Management
Coastal communities weigh costs and potential retreat as erosion batters SA’s Limestone Coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/beach-communities-battling-coastal-erosion-costs-south-australia/106349638
WorkSafe launches investigation into fatal Mauao landslide as 42 landslides remain under assessment, New Zealand https://watchers.news/2026/02/21/worksafe-launches-investigation-into-fatal-mauao-landslide-as-42-landslides-remain-under-assessment-new-zealand/
Rising simultaneous wildfire risk compromises international firefighting efforts https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/rising-simultaneous-wildfire-risk-compromises-international-firefighting-efforts
Early Warning System Network Expanded and Integrated into Local Operations in Tarlac City https://www.adpc.net/ver25/adpc-news.asp
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/
Resilience Storytelling: Child-Centered Climate Education https://www.learningplanetinstitute.org/en/events/resilience-storytelling-child-centered-climate-education-thematic-workshop-eurip/
How to prepare before floods: An illustrated learning book for children and communities https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/how-prepare-floods-illustrated-learning-book-children-and
Participatory planning for disaster preparedness and response: a guide to implementing community engagement processes https://www.cimafoundation.org/en/news/participatory-planning-for-disaster-preparedness-and-response-a-guide-to-implementing-community-engagement-processes/
Disaster psychology
Rural Australians need mental preparation as much as sandbags ahead of disasters https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/rural-australians-need-mental-preparation-as-much-as-sandbags-ahead-of-disasters
Analyzing Disaster Preparedness at Personal and Community Level: Senior Citizens in Bangladesh https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJEES/article/view/87589
Why mental health is core to disaster risk reduction https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/why-mental-health-core-disaster-risk-reduction
‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why https://theconversation.com/dont-leave-late-is-the-best-advice-for-fires-or-floods-these-terrifying-videos-show-why-274983
Driving behaviour during flood and bushfire emergency evacuations: Insights from observational and self-reported data https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925007290
Sociology and disasters
The role of social infrastructure in community-based disaster resilience: A case study of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000452
Why disabled people are particularly vulnerable during power outages https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/why-disabled-people-are-particularly-vulnerable-during-power-outages/
Healthcare Capabilities in Disasters and Spatial-social Inequalities: A Case Study of Nijhum Dwip (Island) of Bangladesh https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJEES/article/view/87590
Urban mobility network centrality predicts social resilience https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18546
The role of social workers in building resilience after climate change–related disasters in Zimbabwe https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding
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