Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
At least 9 dead, 11 missing after extreme rainfall hits Chongqing, southwestern China https://watchers.news/2026/05/25/at-least-9-dead-11-missing-after-extreme-rainfall-hits-chongqing-southwestern-china/
At least 28 dead and 10 injured as deadly floods sweep across Afghanistan https://watchers.news/2026/05/24/at-least-28-dead-and-10-injured-as-deadly-floods-sweep-across-afghanistan/
Firefighter dies while battling wildfire in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia https://watchers.news/2026/05/24/firefighter-dies-while-battling-wildfire-in-annapolis-county-nova-scotia/
Woman killed after SUV swept away by flash flood in Petal, Mississippi https://watchers.news/2026/05/26/woman-killed-after-suv-swept-away-by-flash-flood-in-petal-mississippi/
Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Apr 2026: Fuego volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300224/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Apr-2026-Fuego-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon-Sang.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Climate Change Is Quietly Choking Rivers Across the Planet https://scitechdaily.com/climate-change-is-quietly-choking-rivers-across-the-planet/
UK records hottest spring day on record as temperatures reach 34.8°C (94.6°F) https://watchers.news/2026/05/25/uk-records-hottest-spring-day-on-record-as-temperatures-reach-34-8c-94-6f/
Meltwater flowing off Antarctic ice shelves changes the ocean in ways that drive even faster melting https://www.earth.com/news/meltwater-flowing-off-antarctic-ice-shelves-changes-the-ocean-in-ways-that-drive-even-faster-melting/
Women’s Well-Being and Everyday Adaptation to Heat https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.70055
On the death of RCP8.5 https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/on-the-death-of-rcp85
Seven deaths linked to record-breaking May heat in France https://watchers.news/2026/05/26/seven-deaths-linked-to-record-breaking-may-heat-in-france/
At least 11 dead as Europe bakes in unprecedented heatwave https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/europe-swelters-through-record-breaking-may-heatwave/106725240
New ICT toolkit for integrated climate change assessment developed by EU-funded NEVERMORE project https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/news-archive/new-ict-toolkit-for-integrated-climate-change-assessment-developed-by-eu-funded-nevermore-project
New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-coal-plants-hit-10-year-global-high-in-2025-but-power-output-still-fell/
Recent record temperatures ‘rose 10 times faster than expected in stable climate’ https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/27/recent-record-temperatures-rose-ten-times-faster-than-expected-in-stable-climate/
Hailstorms are predicted to hit harder with climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01639-w
Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from it https://theconversation.com/africa-has-been-managing-climate-volatility-for-decades-what-the-rest-of-the-world-can-learn-from-it-283625
Early El Niño signals seen in June forecasts for the United States and Canada https://watchers.news/2026/05/28/early-el-nino-signals-seen-in-june-forecasts-for-the-united-states-and-canada/
Paris enters unprecedented May heat streak as France experiences record-breaking temperatures https://watchers.news/2026/05/28/paris-enters-unprecedented-may-heat-streak-as-france-experiences-record-breaking-temperatures/
Extreme Heat Portal https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/extreme-heat
Global heat records could be broken again soon, WMO says https://www.eenews.net/articles/global-heat-records-could-be-broken-again-soon-wmo-says/
Disaster risk reduction
Why New York City is spending millions on ‘bluebelts’ https://www.preventionweb.net/news/why-new-york-city-spending-millions-bluebelts
Swiss glacier shows instability near disaster‑hit Blatten https://www.europesays.com/ch/69113/
Toward enhanced coastal flooding forecasting using deterministic and probabilistic models https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08201-x
Size isn’t everything – volcanic eruptions may cause more global disruption than previously thought https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/size-isnt-everything-volcanic-eruptions-may-cause-more-global-disruption-than-previously-thought/
What flood protection is worth in the Alps https://wmo.int/resources/meteoworld/meteoworld-april-2026/what-flood-protection-worth-alps
Precipitation extremes in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00794-y
Floods with compounding hazards increased almost threefold in 30 years https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/floods-compounding-hazards-increased-almost-threefold-30-years-2026-05-20_en
Natech https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/tl0309
Disaster risk in Brazil: trends, challenges and policy insights https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08195-6
A novel dynamic disaster risk assessment of Urban Built Environments: An application to flood and earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000841
Intensive and extensive risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/intensive-extensive-risk
Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way https://theconversation.com/backlash-is-often-swift-when-authorities-try-to-plan-retreat-from-the-coast-theres-a-better-way-275790
Emergency Management
Towards multimodal geospatial reasoning: a foundation model approach for disaster detection from social media, news, and weather data https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08191-w
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Bridging warning and adaptation addressing risk communication strategies for short-term natural hazard warnings and long-term risk adaptation – A scoping review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726000013
Seeing the hazard: Effects of visual communication in flood warning messages https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seeing-hazard-effects-visual-communication-flood-warning
Disaster psychology
Preparing for disaster: preparedness in a flood and cyclone prone community
Sociology and disasters
The wider the gap between rich and poor the higher the flood mortality https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/wider-gap-between-rich-and-poor-higher-flood-mortality
The increasing risk of heatwaves to vulnerable populations in eastern Australia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/increasing-risk-heatwaves-vulnerable-populations-eastern
Creative economy, social capital, and economic diversification: pathways to climate adaptation readiness https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-026-02878-9
Extreme flood events as a neglected natural hazard for marginalized Roma communities of Slovakia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-flood-events-neglected-natural-hazard-marginalized
Summers Are Getting Hotter and Deadlier, Especially for Older Americans https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/extreme-heat-danger-older-adults/
Disaster Resilience News 