Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao leaves at least 32 dead, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/06/08/m7-8-earthquake-off-southern-mindanao-leaves-at-least-32-dead-philippines/
Tornado damages logistics warehouse in China’s Guangxi, injuring four https://watchers.news/2026/06/08/tornado-damages-logistics-warehouse-in-chinas-guangxi-injuring-four/
Floods and other natural disasters kill 301, injure 385 in Afghanistan over 10 weeks https://watchers.news/2026/06/09/floods-and-other-natural-disasters-kill-301-injure-385-in-afghanistan-over-10-weeks/
Flash flooding prompts emergency declarations and evacuations in western Manitoba, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/flash-flooding-prompts-emergency-declarations-and-evacuations-in-western-manitoba-canada/
Multiple tornadoes hit Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/multiple-tornadoes-hit-saskatchewan-and-manitoba-canada/
November Fire burns 227 ha (560 acres) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/november-fire-burns-227-ha-560-acres-at-marine-corps-base-camp-pendleton-california/
Severe thunderstorms damage more than 150 buildings in Slovenia before spreading into Croatia https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/severe-thunderstorms-damage-more-than-150-buildings-in-slovenia-before-spreading-into-croatia/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Oceanic heat sources exacerbate continental heatwaves https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(26)00117-X
‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/un-world-ocean-assessment-severe-stress-sea-level-rise-doubles-pollution-fishing-climate
China’s CO2 climbs 2% in early 2026 due to ‘wasted’ wind and solar https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-climbs-2-in-early-2026-due-to-wasted-wind-and-solar/
Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-hazards-sectors-governing-systemic-climate-risks/
School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning https://theconversation.com/school-in-a-hot-world-what-research-is-saying-about-childrens-health-and-learning-283300
Plateauing CO2 emissions have slowed atmospheric growth https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/plateauing-co2-emissions-have-slowed
How waves, ponds and green algae are accelerating sea ice melt in Antarctica https://theconversation.com/how-waves-ponds-and-green-algae-are-accelerating-sea-ice-melt-in-antarctica-280456
How many people does heat actually kill? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-many-people-does-heat-actually
Seeds of resistance: the Wayuu response to climate imbalance https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/seeds-of-resistance-the-wayuu-response-to-climate-imbalance/
Climate Bulletins https://climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bulletin
Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/record-winter-temperatures-in-antarctic-raise-fears-over-speed-of-climate-breakdown
Measuring the strength of El Niño – introducing Relative Niño indices https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2026/measuring-strength-el-nino
Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes https://theconversation.com/good-news-for-renewables-southern-australias-offshore-winds-will-stay-strong-even-as-the-climate-changes-276400
El Niño develops, NOAA estimates 63% chance of a very strong event in 2026–27 winter https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/el-nino-develops-noaa-estimates-63-chance-of-a-very-strong-event-in-2026-27-winter/
Slums are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and devising solutions https://www.preventionweb.net/news/slums-are-bearing-brunt-climate-crisis-and-devising-solutions
Between the tides: Climate change adaptation in Palau https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/between-tides-climate-change-adaptation-palau
Disaster risk reduction
Developing a rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at European scale https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092600230X
The next chapter in flood resilience: Open sourcing Google’s hydrology framework https://research.google/blog/the-next-chapter-in-flood-resilience-open-sourcing-googles-hydrology-framework/
A framework towards assessing climate change and disaster-related losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services (FRAME-ECO) https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/framework-towards-assessing-climate-change-and-disaster
Building finds its balance in groundbreaking earthquake test https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/06/03/building-finds-balance-groundbreaking-earthquake-test.html
How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test https://theconversation.com/how-can-we-make-buildings-more-resilient-before-and-after-earthquakes-we-put-one-solution-to-the-test-284651
World Risk Report 2025 – Focus: Floods https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/world-risk-report-2025-focus-floods
Knowing better, but still losing more: why disaster risk reduction breaks down https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/05/11/knowing-better-but-still-losing-more-why-disaster-risk-reduction-breaks-down/
Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events? https://theconversation.com/can-ai-help-coastal-cities-prepare-for-rising-seas-and-extreme-events-283726
Mapping coastal flood risk in China https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/mapping-coastal-flood-risk-china
Emergency Management
Building Meta-Dynamic Capabilities Through AI-HI Collaboration: Experimental Evidence from Multinational Organizations in Disaster Response Operations https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/16/6/273
Survivors sue Indonesian government over response to catastrophic Sumatra floods https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/survivors-sue-indonesian-government-over-response-to-catastrophic-sumatra-floods/
Flooding is rewriting the rules for this Pennsylvania farm https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/flooding-is-rewriting-the-rules-for-this-pennsylvania-farm/
What Is Impact-Based Early Warning and Why Does It Matter? https://unu.edu/ehs/article/what-impact-based-early-warning-and-why-does-it-matter
Canada’s aerial wildfire‑fighting plan is a start — but it is not yet a strategy https://theconversation.com/canadas-aerial-wildfire-fighting-plan-is-a-start-but-it-is-not-yet-a-strategy-282718
Buildings Must Be Constructed to Withstand Category Five Hurricanes in Revised Building Code https://jis.gov.jm/buildings-must-be-constructed-to-withstand-category-five-hurricanes-in-revised-building-code/
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Popular Myths About Climate Adaptation Journalists Should Know https://gijn.org/stories/10-climate-adaptation-myths-journalists/
Why science communication is essential for climate justice https://www.iwmi.org/news/why-science-communication-is-essential-for-climate-justice/
Check out the brand-new hurricane ‘cone of uncertainty’ graphics arriving this season https://www.preventionweb.net/news/check-out-brand-new-hurricane-cone-uncertainty-graphics-arriving-season
Japan weather alert names unified for flooding, heavy rain, landslides, storm surges https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260528/p2a/00m/0na/007000c
Disaster psychology
Dynamics of collectivistic language and emotional expression in China’s early pandemic: A social media analysis https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjop.70090
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
What drives coastal disaster resilience at the household level? deciphering coastal household-level economic, social, and infrastructure robustness (CHESIR) determinants https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-026-07800-9
Conceptualizing urban heat resilience through capacities and a multidimensional perspective: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479726011436
New Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report reveals nearly 80% of the world’s poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards https://www.preventionweb.net/news/new-global-multidimensional-poverty-index-report-reveals-nearly-80-worlds-poor-live-regions
Disaster Resilience News 