Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Watch and Act issued as out-of-control bushfire burns along Gippsland coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/bushfire-seacombe-central-gippsland-victoria/107174124
More than 1.9 million urged to evacuate as powerful typhoon batters Japan https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm3v47p3e390t
More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq62j13gnyrko
Death toll rises to 10 after deadly flash flood and landslides in Kerala, India https://watchers.news/2026/09/22/death-toll-rises-to-10-after-deadly-flash-flood-and-landslides-in-kerala-india/
Typhoon Dujuan leaves 12 dead and 3 missing, record rain, floods and landslides hit Japan https://watchers.news/2026/09/24/typhoon-dujuan-leaves-12-dead-and-3-missing-record-rain-floods-and-landslides-hit-japan/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-warming-in-the-himalaya-exacerbates-geohazard-cascades-beyond-adaptation-limits/
Europe was the ‘most unusually hot place on the planet’ this summer. Can renewables cool us down? https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/europe-was-the-most-unusually-hot-place-on-the-planet-this-summer-can-renewables-cool-us-d
Exxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-raises-2050-global-emissions-forecast-sees-slower-coal-decline-2026-09-17/
Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/andy-burnham-uk-must-fully-commit-to-reaching-net-zero-by-2050
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/planets-atmosphere-breaks-record-for-water-vapour-levels-increasing-risk-of-extreme-heat-and-rainfall
These East Coast Cities Will Lose The Most Land To Rising Seas By 2050 https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/east-coast-cities-lose-most-124850936.html
This Map Shows Where Warming Has Accelerated https://e360.yale.edu/digest/warming-acceleration-map
El Niño heat could cause 451 000 additional deaths worldwide by February 2027 as Pacific temperatures reach record levels https://watchers.news/2026/09/23/el-nino-heat-could-cause-451-000-additional-deaths-worldwide-by-february-2027-as-pacific-temperatures-reach-record-levels/
Climate change: Laws and policies must change to prevent future statelessness, says Australian and UN joint report https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/september/climate-change-laws-and-policies-must-change-to-prevent-future-statelessness,-says-australian-and-un-joint-report
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-sea-level-rise-poses-an-existential-threat-to-humans-heritage-and-nature
‘Super’ El Niño could cause 239,000 additional heat deaths by February 2027; India may see 15,800 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/super-el-ni%C3%B1o-could-cause-239000-additional-heat-deaths-by-february-2027-india-may-see-15800-report
Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/23/germany-commits-for-first-time-to-phasing-out-fossil-fuels-by-2045
In Hottest Summer on Record, 2 in 3 Americans Say Climate Change Is Increasing Heat-Related Illnesses https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/hottest-summer-record-2-3-americans-say-climate-change-increasing-heat-related-illnesses
Global emissions since the Paris agreement have intensified Europe’s recent heatwaves https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/global-emissions-paris-agreement-have-intensified-europes
Disaster risk reduction
Economic Evidence for Proactive Management of Extreme Weather Disaster Risks: A Global Systematic Review Across Strategies, Hazards, and Settings https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/14/10/201
Use of Prescribed Fire in Forest Management https://www.eforester.org/Main/Issues_and_Advocacy/Statements/Use-of-Prescribed-Fire-in-Forest-Management.aspx
Tornadoes Don’t Have to Be EF5 to Create Significant Insurance Risk https://www.disasteraware.com/news-event/tornadoes-dont-have-to-be-ef5
Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/planetary-health-check-2026-finds-mounting-pressures-across-earth2019s-life-support-systems
Local-scale wind forecasting for tropical cyclone early warnings https://reask.earth/resources/local-scale-wind-forecasting-tropical-cyclones
Bangladesh’s Early Warnings for All National Roadmap to scale up the country’s multi-hazard early warning system https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/digital-impact-unlocked/bangladeshs-early-warnings-for-all-national-roadmap-to-scale-up-the-countrys-multi-hazard-early-warning-system/
NASA Uses Machine Learning to Enhance Flash Flood Warnings https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/nasa-uses-machine-learning-to-enhance-flash-flood-warnings/
Nepal Cannot Stop the Floods. It Can Stop Them From Becoming Disasters https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/nepal-himalayas-glacier-floods-tourism-disasters-/
Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming https://grist.org/cities/juneau-forecasts-floods-mendenhall-glacier/
End of humanity? Blow‑by‑blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now https://theconversation.com/end-of-humanity-blow-by-blow-account-of-what-would-happen-if-the-yellowstone-supervolcano-erupted-now-288649
Emergency Management
Flood Resilience and Water Safety Management: Assessing Community Preparedness in Paju Village, Indonesia https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2026/59/e3sconf_esre2026_02002/e3sconf_esre2026_02002.html
Two killed in firefighting helicopter crash during Dome Fire response in California https://watchers.news/2026/09/21/two-killed-in-firefighting-helicopter-crash-during-dome-fire-response-in-california/
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster https://theconversation.com/nepal-could-show-the-world-how-to-recover-sustainably-from-a-major-disaster-291968
The Patagonia town where Nepal’s deadly glacier flood could be repeated – and what they’ve learned https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/22/the-patagonia-town-where-nepals-deadly-glacier-flood-could-be-repeated-and-what-theyve-learned
Learning from Europe’s recent flood disasters: Towards more resilient governance https://www.cmcc.it/article/learning-from-europes-recent-flood-disasters-towards-more-resilient-governance
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
Stop Disasters Game https://www.stopdisastersgame.org/game/
Kids can help after a disaster https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/kids-can-help-after-a-disaster/
Hurricane Helene changed one survivor’s approach to preparedness https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/hurricane-helene-changed-one-survivors-approach-to-preparedness/
Awareness, education and communication for compound natural hazards https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/awareness-education-and-communication-compound-natural
Disaster psychology
Intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa under climate change and socioeconomic scenarios https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378026001135
Driving through water is the biggest cause of death during floods – here’s how it can happen https://theconversation.com/driving-through-water-is-the-biggest-cause-of-death-during-floods-heres-how-it-can-happen-290669
An investigation into driver’s perceptions of road flooding and adherence to signage https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136984782600134
Over half of adults worry about a disaster, but cost keeps them from preparing https://www.preventionweb.net/news/over-half-adults-worry-about-disaster-cost-keeps-them-preparing
UK Public survey of risk perception, resilience and preparedness 2026: Headline findings https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/uk-public-survey-risk-perception-resilience-and-preparedness
Who do you trust in an emergency? We asked people in places hit by extreme weather https://theconversation.com/who-do-you-trust-in-an-emergency-we-asked-people-in-places-hit-by-extreme-weather-286574
Sociology and disasters
Building community resilience in a complex setting: opportunities for Papua New Guinea https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/building-community-resilience-complex-setting-opportunities
Flood exposure and vulnerability to poverty: evidence from rural India https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/flood-exposure-and-vulnerability-poverty-evidence-rural
Social Capital and Disaster Preparedness of Farmers in Severe Earthquake Areas: The Mediating Role of Risk Perception https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/abs/social-capital-and-disaster-preparedness-of-farmers-in-severe-earthquake-areas-the-mediating-role-of-risk-perception/F211614C466738B8CD1E0A236B084E88
How to Live in a World on Fire: Algorithmic Exploitation, Mutual Aid, and the Struggle for Resilient Futures https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3816944
