Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
8 dead in Michigan and Oklahoma as over 25 tornadoes hit central United States https://watchers.news/2026/03/08/8-dead-in-michigan-and-oklahoma-as-over-25-tornadoes-hit-central-united-states/
Union City tornado becomes the earliest EF-3 on record for Michigan https://watchers.news/2026/03/09/union-city-tornado-becomes-the-earliest-ef-3-on-record-for-michigan/
Central Queensland communities on alert as major flood warning issued for Burnett River https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/major-flood-warning-bundaberg-qld-bom-river-levels/106433430
Food supply lines open as Katherine and Daly River under emergency flood warning https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/nt-katherine-flood-food-supply-daly-river-emergency-warning/106431152
Severe flooding kills 42 across Kenya as heavy rains trigger flash floods in Nairobi https://watchers.news/2026/03/09/severe-flooding-kills-42-across-kenya-as-heavy-rains-trigger-flash-floods-in-nairobi/
Heavy rain triggers floods, landslides and wind damage across parts of Java, leaving 7 dead and 4 missing, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2026/03/10/heavy-rain-triggers-floods-landslides-and-wind-damage-across-parts-of-java-leaving-7-dead-and-4-missing-indonesia/
Severe flooding hits Northern Territory and Queensland as rivers reach major levels, Australia https://watchers.news/2026/03/10/severe-flooding-hits-northern-territory-and-queensland-as-rivers-reach-major-levels-australia/
Kīlauea eruption sends ash plume to 9 km (30 000 feet), disrupts flights near Hilo, Hawaii https://watchers.news/2026/03/11/kilauea-eruption-sends-ash-plume-to-9-km-30-000-feet-disrupts-flights-near-hilo-hawaii/
Heavy rain causes flooding and stream overflows across São Paulo, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/03/10/heavy-rain-causes-flooding-and-stream-overflows-across-sao-paulo-brazil/
Two fatalities reported as heavy rainfall and river flooding impact Wide Bay–Burnett region, Australia https://watchers.news/2026/03/12/two-fatalities-heavy-rainfall-river-flooding-wide-bay-burnett-region-australia-march-2026/
Landslides kill at least 52 people in Gamo Zone, Ethiopia https://watchers.news/2026/03/12/ethiopia-deadly-landslides-gamo-zone-march-2026/
Second deadly landslide in six weeks devastates Rubaya coltan mines in eastern DR Congo https://watchers.news/2026/03/12/rubaya-coltan-mine-dr-congo-landslide-march-2026/
Severe storms leave at least five dead in Indiana after tornado hits Lake Village and floodwaters sweep vehicles away https://watchers.news/2026/03/11/indiana-severe-storms-tornado-lake-village-flooding-deaths-march-2026/
Powerful Kona low prompts emergency proclamations as Hawaii faces multi-day flood and severe storm threat https://watchers.news/2026/03/11/powerful-kona-low-hawaii-march-2026/
Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Mar 2026: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Tangkubanparahu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/297367/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Mar-2026-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Soputan-Tangkubanparahu-Sem.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Snail trails and uncertainty: Australia’s emissions are not falling fast enough https://reneweconomy.com.au/snail-trails-and-uncertainty-australias-emissions-are-not-falling-fast-enough/
Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/planting-trees-in-the-sea-could-act-as-a-huge-carbon-sink-and-save-millions-of-dollars-in-storm-damage-every-year-what-is-stopping-us-from-doing-it
Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518362-earth-is-now-heating-up-twice-as-fast-as-in-previous-decades/
A deadly climate change effect is even worse than feared, study finds https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/08/sea-level-rise-study/89002601007/
Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/
New Mapping Tool Can Help South Carolina Prepare for Sea-Level Rise https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/10/new-mapping-tool-can-help-south-carolina-prepare-for-sea-level-rise
Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds
New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ future demand – without importing gas https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-modelling-shows-renewable-electricity-can-meet-nz-future-demand-without-importing-gas/
UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-2-4-in-2025-as-coal-hits-400-year-low/
Corporate Climate Adaptation https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/corporate-climate-adaptation/04DEE0F1346E1FC2BBCC11711C5A7765
The invisible threat: why indoor heat can be more dangerous than outside temperatures https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/invisible-threat-why-indoor-heat-can-be-more-dangerous
Climate Models With High Resolution in the Ocean Can Better Represent European Heat Waves https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/communication/news/climate-models-with-high-resolution-in-the-ocean-can-better-represent-european-heat-waves
El Niño could be here soon, bringing wild weather and a hotter climate https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/weather/el-nino-wild-weather-global-heat-record
Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes https://www.carbonbrief.org/heatwaves-driving-recent-surge-in-compound-drought-and-heat-extremes/
A Warmer Climate Means Bigger Hail https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/warming-intensifies-hail-thunderstorms/
‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/10/extreme-heat-study-global-warming-physical-activity
Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis
US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year’s record low https://phys.org/news/2026-03-arctic-winter-sea-ice-year.html
Global Warming Is Accelerating. So Is Denialism of It https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/climate-change/2026-03-11/ty-article/global-warming-is-accelerating-so-is-denialism-of-it/0000019c-d869-d3d8-afdf-f97b5a2c0000
Extraordinary and prolonged March heatwave to break records and decimate mountain snowpack across U.S. Southwest, including much of California https://weatherwest.com/archives/43745
Disaster risk reduction
Bridging Science and Community: Exploring Pathways to Develop Community-Based Lightning Early Warning Systems in Bangladesh https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bridging-science-and-community-exploring-pathways-develop-community-based-lightning-early-warning-systems-bangladesh
World Disasters Report 2026 https://www.ifrc.org/document/world-disasters-report-2026
Inside the launch of FireSat, a system to find wildfires earlier https://www.preventionweb.net/news/inside-launch-firesat-system-find-wildfires-earlier
Global fatal landslides in 2025 https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/global-fatal-landslides-in-2025
Water and Disasters https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/water-and-disasters
U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters in 2025 https://www.climatecentral.org/report/us-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate-disasters-2025
Substantial increases in the likelihood of extreme fire weather events for fire-prone ecosystems in Australia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/substantial-increases-likelihood-extreme-fire-weather-events
Population exposure predicts flood losses in Sweden https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00194-8
UN endorses Global Framework to strengthen disaster-related statistics https://www.undrr.org/news/un-endorses-global-framework-strengthen-disaster-related-statistics
Collaborative community-based early warning systems – Solutions Brief https://zcralliance.org/resources/item/collaborative-community-based-early-warning-systems-solutions-brief/
Seismic resilience: Experience and lessons learned from Japan https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seismic-resilience-experience-and-lessons-learned-japan
New study identifies warning signs for extreme flash flooding https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/01/warningsignsforextremeflashflooding/
Modeling of Wildfire Digital Twin: Research Progress in Detection, Simulation, and Prediction Techniques https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/11/412
Managed retreat in Europe more widespread than previously thought https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/managed-retreat-in-europe-more-widespread-than-previously-thought
A predictive model to assess liability in earthquake disasters https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-025-00028-0
Tsunami risk in the Mediterranean: why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan https://theconversation.com/tsunami-risk-in-the-mediterranean-why-nice-should-prepare-an-evacuation-plan-277683
Emergency Management
Conducting simulation exercises https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/approaches-practices/conducting-simulation-exercises
From forecast to early action: new Guidelines for Simulation Exercises on Early Warning Systems https://www.cimafoundation.org/en/news/from-forecast-to-early-action-new-guidelines-for-simulation-exercises-on-early-warning-systems/
Over USD 29 million mobilised to support Madagascar https://www.arc.int/news/over-usd-29-million-mobilised-support-madagascar
Strengthening Finnish Wildfire Preparedness and Response Through Lessons from Sweden’s 2018 Fires https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/8/325
After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue? https://theconversation.com/after-a-summer-of-weather-disasters-will-kiwis-make-climate-an-election-issue-277078
Building a whole-of-government fire governance: the Portuguese Integrated Rural Fire Management System https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/case-studies/building-a-whole-of-government-fire-governance-the-portuguese-integrated-rural-fire-management-system
‘Life is a Miracle,’ but learning from disasters isn’t: Lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami https://theconversation.com/life-is-a-miracle-but-learning-from-disasters-isnt-lessons-from-japans-2011-earthquake-and-tsunami-276985
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Educating for the future: A teacher’s journey to hands-on climate change education https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/educating-future-teachers-journey-hands-climate-change-education
Rahat: Educational booklet https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/rahat-educational-booklet
F Words for Warning Reactions https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/warning-research-centre/2026/03/09/f-words-for-warning-reactions/
Disaster psychology
15 years after the Tohoku quake, the road home remains uncertain for many https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/society/reconstruction-fukushima-earthquake-anniversary/
Sociology and disasters
A comprehensive framework for empowering women in Disaster Risk Governance in Sri Lanka https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/comprehensive-framework-empowering-women-disaster-risk
Guts, Grit and God? Spiritual Capital and Entrepreneurial Resilience in a Turbulent Environment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cjas.70049
Global environments of ageing: towards co-designing climate resilience environments and communities for ageing well https://www.sei.org/publications/co-designing-climate-resilient-environments-and-communities/
Building Disaster Resilient Communities Through Women’s Leadership https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/building-disaster-resilient-communities-through-womens-leadership-621785/
Working with Indigenous Knowledge holders to advance equitable and inclusive nature and climate initiatives https://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/nature-based-solutions/working-with-indigenous-knowledge-holders-to-advance-equitable-and-inclusive-nature-and-climate-initiatives/
The lingering shadow: Understanding the long-term impact of natural disasters on social trust https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1570677X2600016X
Disaster Resilience News 