Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Record rain triggers severe flooding across Mérida and parts of Yucatán, Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/05/30/record-rain-triggers-severe-flooding-across-merida-and-parts-of-yucatan-mexico/
Kīlauea sets lava-fountaining record with episode 48, Hawaii https://watchers.news/2026/06/02/kilauea-sets-lava-fountaining-record-with-episode-48-hawaii/
Rain and hail cause flooding in parts of Cuajimalpa after one-hour rainfall exceeds 75 mm (3 inches), Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/06/02/rain-and-hail-cause-flooding-in-parts-of-cuajimalpa-after-one-hour-rainfall-exceeds-75-mm-3-inches-mexico/
Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi leaves 23 injured, 60 000 without power after landfall in Wakayama, Japan https://watchers.news/2026/06/03/severe-tropical-storm-jangmi-leaves-23-injured-60-000-without-power-after-landfall-in-wakayama-japan/
11 miners die after a landslide in Vatomadry, Madagascar https://watchers.news/2026/06/04/11-miners-die-after-a-landslide-in-vatomadry-madagascar/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
New report suggests more global temperature records ahead https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/new-report-suggests-more-global-temperature-records-ahead
Arctic ocean passes ‘irreversible’ chemical tipping point https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/arctic-ocean-passes-irreversible-chemical-tipping-point/
Lake sediment heatwaves under global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01986-3
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/
Too hot, too humid: Why the sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerous https://www.abc.net.au/asia/why-the-sustained-heatwave-in-india-and-pakistan-is-so-dangerous/106743960
Anthropogenic climate change accelerates the onset of global flood timing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73839-x
WMO: Prepare for El Niño https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-prepare-el-nino
Variable contributions of vertical land motion to sea-level change inferred at tide gauges https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-02005-1
Prepare for El Niño, UN warns – it could be the strongest in decades https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-54f4e985-a7fb-48b2-8246-f3be0d699402
Hailstorms could grow more dangerous and damaging with climate change https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hailstorms-dangerous-climate.html
Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe https://theconversation.com/climate-change-how-fires-and-floods-are-creating-uninsurable-areas-across-europe-283181
How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/how-methane-policy-will-make-or-break-the-climate-crisis-281920
New ways to remove CO2 from atmosphere must grow much faster, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/new-ways-remove-co2-from-atmosphere-carbon-dioxide-removal
Climate change may shift hailstorms towards Earth’s poles – new study https://theconversation.com/climate-change-may-shift-hailstorms-towards-earths-poles-new-study-284292
Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea https://eu-space.europa.eu/components/earth-observation-copernicus/image-of-the-day/ongoing-marine-heatwave-atlantic-ocean-and-mediterranean-sea
More UK heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecast https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/clypk7j0qqdo
Extreme heatwaves have become a major threat to Australia’s food supply, and not just in summer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-04/extreme-heatwaves-threatening-crops-food-supply-australia/106745486
Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2026/05/28/americans-are-increasingly-pessimistic-about-avoiding-the-worst-effects-of-climate-change/
Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right type https://theconversation.com/trees-and-greenery-can-cool-cities-by-as-much-as-18-c-but-only-if-theyre-the-right-type-283071
Spain records deadliest May for heat-related deaths since monitoring began in 2015 https://watchers.news/2026/06/04/spain-records-deadliest-may-for-heat-related-deaths-since-monitoring-began-in-2015/
Shaping a cooler Bangkok: Tackling urban heat for a more livable city https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/shaping-cooler-bangkok-tackling-urban-heat-more-livable-city
Disaster risk reduction
Enhance infrastructure resilience https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/enhance-infrastructure-resilience
2025 Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) online reference https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-glossary/hips
When resilience is built for everyone, growth and stability follow https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/05/when-resilience-built-for-everyone-growth-and-stability-follow/
Integrating Flood Risk Management Is Key to Building Resilient Social Infrastructure https://news.fundsforngos.org/2026/05/27/integrating-flood-risk-management-is-key-to-building-resilient-social-infrastructure/
Fatalities from landslides in earthquakes https://www.preventionweb.net/news/fatalities-landslides-earthquakes
Disaster risk in Brazil: trends, challenges and policy insights https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08195-6
Cities are making it rain more – but not as much as scientists thought https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/cities-are-making-it-rain-more-but-not-as-much-as-scientists-thought
When the Waters Rise: How the City of N’Djamena, Chad, Prepared for Floods and Averted Disaster https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2026/05/26/when-the-waters-rise-how-the-city-of-n-djamena-chad-prepared-for-floods-and-averted-disaster
Compound weather and climate events in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00797-9
Natural Hazards Cost the World 90 Million Jobs Every Year https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/sustainablecities/unlocking-90-million-jobs-by-managing-disaster-risk-and-natural
Size of modern megafire not unprecedented and a cumulative fire deficit persists https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00482-8
Emergency Management
Wildfires caused record losses in 2025 despite having the second-lowest burn area since 2002 https://watchers.news/2026/06/01/wildfires-caused-record-losses-in-2025-despite-having-the-second-lowest-burn-area-since-2002/
Why Africa – and the world – remain dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic https://theconversation.com/why-africa-and-the-world-remain-dangerously-unprepared-for-the-next-pandemic-283787
Cà Mau resorts to technology to prevent forest fires https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ca-mau-resorts-technology-prevent-forest-fires
Check out the brand-new hurricane ‘cone of uncertainty’ graphics arriving this season https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/check-out-the-brand-new-hurricane-cone-of-uncertainty-graphics-arriving-this-season/
Lessons learned from Ida: Philadelphia must brace for next big storm, Penn researchers say https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-flooding-hurricane-ida-lessons-climate/
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Infrastructure and Climate Resilience e-learning course https://www.preventionweb.net/resource/training-course/infrastructure-and-climate-resilience-e-learning-course
Debris flow disaster information representation and perception based on knowledge graphs and virtual geographic environments https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-53102-5
Virtual reality for flood risk communication: Making rare events tangible https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/virtual-reality-flood-risk-communication-making-rare-events-tangible
The Flood Knowledge Gap Between Communities and Institutions https://www.unda.co.uk/news/flood-knowledge-gap-communities-institutions/
Disaster psychology
AI-Enabled Mental-Health Interventions for Climate-Related Distress: A Call for Coordinated EU Policy Action https://unu.edu/publication/ai-enabled-mental-health-interventions-climate-related-distress-call-coordinated-eu
Leaving Home: She left after the fire; a Chilean community’s struggle to stay https://dialogue.earth/en/forests/she-left-after-the-fire-a-chilean-communitys-struggle-to-stay/
Sociology and disasters
Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/wildfires-devastating-richer-areas-but-fewer-hectares-burned-globally-study
Heatwaves: older people less likely to follow safety advice https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-older-people-less-likely-to-follow-safety-advice-283931
‘Learned a lot from my father and our ancestors’ Tongan resident explains the importance and relevance of traditional knowledge alongside modern technology https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacific-prepared/pacific-prepared/106714810
Krakatau and the Architecture of Vulnerability: Colonial Governance, Risk Perception, and Disaster Impact https://www.hstoday.us/pracademics_affairs/pracademic_affairs_7th_edition/krakatau-and-the-architecture-of-vulnerability-colonial-governance-risk-perception-and-disaster-impact/
Beyond the evacuation zone: Agricultural passes and the wildfire crisis in California https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592125000927
Disaster Resilience News 