Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently …
Recent emergencies/disasters
Heavy rainfall leaves 6 dead, thousands displaced in Pernambuco, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/05/03/heavy-rainfall-leaves-6-dead-thousands-displaced-pernambuco-brazil/
Flash floods leave 1 dead in San Antonio, Texas https://watchers.news/2026/05/02/flash-floods-leave-1-dead-in-san-antonio-texas/
Floods and landslides leave 18 dead, over 60 missing across Kenya https://watchers.news/2026/05/04/floods-landslides-leave-18-dead-60-missing-kenya-may-2026/
Ashfall from Mayon volcano forces evacuation of more than 300 families in Albay, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/05/04/ashfall-mayon-volcano-forces-evacuation-more-than-300-families-albay-philippines/
Nighttimetornadoes injure 17 and damage hundreds of homes in Mississippi https://watchers.news/2026/05/07/nighttime-tornadoes-injure-17-damage-hundreds-homes-mississippi/
Multiple injuries reported after tornado hits Las Flores District, Buenos Aires, Argentina https://watchers.news/2026/05/07/multiple-injuries-tornado-hits-las-flores-district-buenos-aires-argentina/
More than 300 mm (11.8 inches) of rain triggers flooding, evacuations, and dam overflow in South Africa https://watchers.news/2026/05/07/more-than-300-mm-11-8-inches-rain-triggers-flooding-evacuations-dam-overflow-south-africa/
Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Apr 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300289/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Apr-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
An unprecedented Antarctic heat wave hit in the dead of winter—what it signals for the decades ahead https://phys.org/news/2026-04-unprecedented-antarctic-dead-winter-decades.html
European State of the Climate 2025: record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, while glaciers shrink and snow cover declines https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/european-state-of-climate-2025-record-heatwaves-from-mediterranean-arctic-while-glaciers-shrink-and
Global Temperature Dashboard https://dashboard.theclimatebrink.com/#global
A new U.N. report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/the-world-is-getting-too-hot-to-feed-itself/
No More Dark Side of the Grid: The fossil fuel empire loses ground to renewables and storage https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-more-dark-side-of-the-grid-the-fossil-fuel-empire-loses-ground-to-renewables-and-storage/
2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525229-2026-will-be-the-hottest-year-on-record-leading-scientist-predicts/
Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what scientists expect https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-the-recent-acceleration-in-global-warming-is-what-scientists-expect/
Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260504023852.htm
‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis
Cities are rehearsing for deadly heat. Will it help when disaster comes? https://grist.org/cities/cities-are-rehearsing-for-deadly-heat-will-it-help-when-disaster-comes/
Disaster risk reduction
Can Forests Withstand and Recover from Wildfires? https://www.wri.org/insights/forests-wildfire-recovery
Physics-based models outperform AI weather forecasts of record-breaking extremes https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec1433
Land subsidence on Java Island and its contributions to relative sea level change https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec0172
Comparing Accuracy of Wildfire Spread Prediction Models under Different Data Deficiency Conditions https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/4/141
Global status of multi-hazard early warning systems https://www.undrr.org/reports/global-status-mhews-2023
A GeoAI-Driven and Decision-Oriented Methodology for Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Development https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00715-z
The road to timely, relevant and consistent flood warnings: a City of Gold Coast case study https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-april-2026-the-road-to-timely-relevant-and-consistent-flood-warnings-a-city-of-gold-coast-case-study/
Alaska megatsunami ranks second highest ever recorded https://watchers.news/epicenter/alaska-megatsunami-ranks-second-highest-ever-recorded/
Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread https://www.preventionweb.net/news/dangerous-heavy-rains-are-getting-more-likely-and-widespread
Louisiana’s Shrinking Coast Offers a Narrowing Window for Managed Retreat https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/louisianas-shrinking-coast-offers-narrowing-window-managed-retreat
Emergency Management
FEMA to award $1.1B for flood mitigation https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/84239-fema-to-award-1-1b-for-flood-mitigation/
Hellenic Fire System satellites launched for Greece https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Hellenic_Fire_System_satellites_launched_for_Greece
Want to Predict Wildfire Severity? Look to the State of Vegetation https://eos.org/research-spotlights/want-to-predict-wildfire-severity-look-to-the-state-of-vegetation
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 3-9, 2026 https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep
Detouring: A theory of fun in disaster preparedness https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14634996261437976
‘Risks’ and ‘Communication’ a conceptual discussion from a complex transdisciplinary perspective https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/en/article/view/5061
Disaster psychology
Climate disasters don’t just destroy homes, they change lives forever. We spoke with cyclone survivors in Zimbabwe https://theconversation.com/climate-disasters-dont-just-destroy-homes-they-change-lives-forever-we-spoke-with-cyclone-survivors-in-zimbabwe-281244
Sociology and disasters
2025 Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice https://gca.org/reports/2025-stories-of-resilience-lessons-from-local-adaptation-practice/
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