Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Flooding disrupts roads and access to communities across Vale do Ribeira after storms leave 3 dead in Greater São Paulo, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/09/16/flooding-disrupts-roads-and-access-to-communities-across-vale-do-ribeira-after-storms-leave-3-dead-in-greater-sao-paulo-brazil/
Major flood threat develops after up to 1 321 mm (52 inches) of rain in Vietnam https://watchers.news/2026/09/16/major-flood-threat-develops-after-up-to-1-321-mm-52-inches-of-rain-in-vietnam/
Severe flooding inundates 16 310 homes, landslide kills 3 in Vietnam https://watchers.news/2026/09/17/severe-flooding-inundates-16-310-homes-landslide-kills-3-in-vietnam/
Flash flooding kills 3 near Newcomb on Navajo Nation, New Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/09/17/flash-flooding-kills-3-near-newcomb-on-navajo-nation-new-mexico/
Flooding disrupts roads and access to communities across Vale do Ribeira after storms leave 3 dead in Greater São Paulo, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/09/16/flooding-disrupts-roads-and-access-to-communities-across-vale-do-ribeira-after-storms-leave-3-dead-in-greater-sao-paulo-brazil/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world – and we are far from ready for it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/rise-global-temperatures-super-el-nino
10 ways climate-change-altered hurricanes may come to bite us https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/10-ways-climate-change-altered-hurricanes-may-come-to-bite-us/
Heat impact assessment framework for measuring and managing extreme heat in India https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-impact-assessment-framework-measuring-and-managing
The planet under heat stress: impacts beyond people and assets https://www.preventionweb.net/news/planet-under-heat-stress-impacts-beyond-people-and-assets
Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/17/climate-crisis-likely-behind-deadly-nepal-tibet-floods
Climate campaigns use emotion to inspire action, but does it work? https://www.earth.com/climate/climate-campaigns-use-emotion-to-inspire-action-but-does-it-work/
Global ocean temperatures set new record as developing El Niño adds heat to decades of warming https://mynorthwest.com/pacific-northwest-weather/ocean-temperatures-el-nino/4276542
Revealed: England’s June 2026 heatwave sparked record demand for ambulances https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-englands-june-2026-heatwave-sparked-record-demand-for-ambulances
Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake, report finds https://www.reuters.com/3fec1b0a85a0/sustainability/cop/himalayas-approaching-tipping-point-millions-livelihoods-stake-report-2026-09-14/
Collective action for extreme heat resilience: Strengthening community resilience to extreme heat through partnerships in Greater Western Sydney and beyond (2023-2026) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/collective-action-extreme-heat-resilience-strengthening
Divergence between physical and emotional heat resilience in Chinese cities https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02732-8
Gender-differentiated and age-specific risks of heat stress in a warming world: Implications for equality and resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/gender-differentiated-and-age-specific-risks-heat-stress
Disaster risk reduction
Advancing ethical and relational disaster risk reduction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926004504
Deep structures beneath Central America match patterns of major earthquakes and volcanism https://watchers.news/epicenter/deep-structures-beneath-central-america-match-patterns-of-major-earthquakes-and-volcanism/
UN Global risk report 2026 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/un-global-risk-report-2026
Analysis finds most vulnerable properties face 3.6x greater risk of severe bushfire damage https://www.nearmap.com/au/newsroom/nearmap-analysis-reveals-where-bushfire-risk-hits-hardest
Emergency Management
NZ’s new emergency management law sets the rules. Trust and connection are key to it working https://theconversation.com/nzs-new-emergency-management-law-sets-the-rules-trust-and-connection-are-key-to-it-working-291644
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Harmful information in disasters: Risk communication for safer decisions (Guidance note) https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/harmful-information-disasters-risk-communication-safer
Disaster psychology
2026 National disaster preparedness consumer survey findings https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/2026-national-disaster-preparedness-consumer-survey-findings
Over half of adults worry about a disaster, but cost keeps them from preparing https://www.unitedway.org/news/over-half-of-adults-worry-about-a-disaster-but-cost-keeps-them-from-preparing
Sociology and disasters
Structural factors rather than reconstruction investment drive depopulation after Japan’s 2011 disasters https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03843-y
Disaster Resilience News 