Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently:
Recent emergencies/disasters
Storm collapses church tent in Moneta, Virginia, killing one and injuring 22 https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/storm-collapses-church-tent-in-moneta-virginia-killing-one-and-injuring-22/
Seven tornadoes confirmed across Illinois and Indiana, including two EF3s https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/seven-tornadoes-confirmed-across-illinois-and-indiana-including-two-ef3s/
15 rescued as storms bring flooding and lightning fire to Cherokee County, Oklahoma https://watchers.news/2026/06/16/15-rescued-as-storms-bring-flooding-and-lightning-fire-to-cherokee-county-oklahoma/
Tropical Storm Arthur forms off the coast of Texas, flooding claims life of a 15-year-old boy https://watchers.news/2026/06/17/tropical-storm-arthur-forms-off-the-coast-of-texas-flooding-claims-life-of-a-15-year-old-boy/
Emergency declared as Kalamoir Park wildfire forces evacuation of 357 households in West Kelowna, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/17/emergency-declared-as-kalamoir-park-wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-357-households-in-west-kelowna-canada/
1 injured as tornadoes rip through central Illinois, emergency declaration issued in Charleston https://watchers.news/2026/06/18/1-injured-as-tornadoes-rip-through-central-illinois-emergency-declaration-issued-in-charleston/
2 dead and 1 missing after 12-year-old rescued from rising waters at Lake Springfield, Missouri https://watchers.news/2026/06/18/2-dead-and-1-missing-after-12-year-old-rescued-from-rising-waters-at-lake-springfield-missouri/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-seeing-stronger-storms-so-why-are-droughts-getting-worse-282571
Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time https://abcnews.com/US/solar-generates-energy-coal-us-1st-time-report/story
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/antarcticas-west-coast-missing-an-area-of-sea-ice-the-size-of-france-as-temperatures-peak-20c-above-average
Approaches, challenges and applications of climate change impact attribution https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00798-8
Heat in cities: Impacts of heatwaves and measures to mitigate risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-cities-impacts-heatwaves-and-measures-mitigate-risk
The 2026 World Cup could be the hottest yet https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/the-2026-world-cup-could-be-the-hottest-yet/
Climate Change in the Indian Mind, Winter 2025/2026 https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-indian-mind-winter-2026/
Why migration is ‘not a failure of adaptation’ in a warming world https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-why-migration-is-not-a-failure-of-adaptation-in-a-warming-world/
El Niño: what it means for Australia’s climate https://www.bom.gov.au/news-and-media/el-nino-what-it-means-for-australias-climate
Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02659-0
Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/info/research-news/entry-112811.html
Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/17/rising-temperatures-may-increase-flood-risk-through-river-whiplash-study-finds
Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says
Understanding Heatwaves: Beyond Extreme Temperatures https://heathealth.info/news/understanding-heatwaves-beyond-extreme-temperatures/
Atlantic and Pacific may follow different rules on long-term warming, analysis shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-atlantic-pacific-term-analysis.html
West Antarctica Is Missing Way Too Much Ice https://www.wired.com/story/west-antarctica-is-missing-way-too-much-ice/
State of the Climate in Asia 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-asia-2025
Disaster risk reduction
Anticipating wildfires: New AI-enhanced risk intelligence https://www.pdc.org/wildfire-weather-warning-ai/
Stress along Southern California faults reaches highest level in 1 000 years https://watchers.news/epicenter/stress-along-southern-california-faults-reaches-highest-level-in-1-000-years/
Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/philippines-earthquake-raised-seabed-costal-uplift-coral-exposed
Reflections on reducing wildfire disaster risks https://www.undrr.org/news/reflections-reducing-wildfire-disaster-risks
Whitepaper – 18 myths about public warning systems — debunked https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/whitepaper-18-myths-about-public-warning-systems-debunked
Dong Thap implements soft, “nature-friendly” solutions to respond to landslides https://www.vietnam.vn/en/dong-thap-trien-khai-cac-giai-phap-mem-thuan-thien-de-ung-pho-voi-sat-lo
Insurance cover growing in line with increasing catastrophe risk: Swiss Re https://www.preventionweb.net/news/insurance-cover-growing-line-increasing-catastrophe-risk-swiss-re
M7.8 earthquake raised parts of the seabed by up to 2 m (6.6 feet) in the southern Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/06/16/m7-8-earthquake-raised-parts-of-the-seabed-by-up-to-2-m-6-6-feet-in-the-southern-philippines/
Deterministic and probabilistic risk modelling https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probabilistic-risk
Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-can-be-destructive-for-distant-cities-built-on-top-of-basins-now-we-know-why-284731
ClimWeb shortlisted for United Nations 2.0 Innovation Award https://wmo.int/media/news/climweb-shortlisted-united-nations-20-innovation-award
Hurricane rainfall and landslide risk on the rise in Southern California https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/hurricane-rainfall-and-landslide-risk-rise-southern-california
Japan government approves plan to more than halve Tokyo area quake deaths https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260612_08/
The Netherlands vs the sea: The race to hold back rising waters https://edition.cnn.com/climate/netherlands-vs-the-sea-hold-back-rising-waters-c2e-spc
The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 https://www.unicef.org/reports/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026
Emergency Management
Are Fire Refuges the Answer When Evacuation Isn’t Possible? https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/are-fire-refuges-the-answer-when-evacuation-isnt-possible
Japan revises its preparations for a megaquake hitting Tokyo area https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-tokyo-megaquake-preparation-b2994615.html
Knowing what the weather will do: A guide for practitioners on impact-based early warning https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/knowing-what-weather-will-do-guide-practitioners-impact
As Wildfires Increase in the West, So Does Suppression Spending https://eos.org/research-spotlights/as-wildfires-increase-in-the-west-so-does-suppression-spending
What drives urban pandemic control performance in China? A configurational analysis of the resource-performance paradox https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1849206/full#F1
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Automatic sentiment analysis of citizen comments: the case of the Albania earthquake https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/automatic-sentiment-analysis-citizen-comments-case-albania
Disaster psychology
Mental health integration guide: a tool for insurers https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/mental-health-integration-guide-tool-insurers
Reimagining resilience for systemic risks: Enhancing community preparedness through counterfactual thinking of past disaster impacts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726001146
Sociology and disasters
The Climate Paradox of Poverty: Two Decades of Evidence from the Ganges Delta https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-026-03858-0
Climate, Care, and Community Health: Co-Designing Disaster Resilience Networks in Shreveport, Louisiana https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926002463
Social capital and community resilience: A conversation with Daniel Aldrich https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-06-16/social-capital-and-community-resilience-a-conversation-with-daniel-aldrich/
When floods come, India’s elderly pay the heaviest price https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/when-floods-come-indias-elderly-pay-the-heaviest-price
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