Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Nor’easter exits after days of heavy rain and coastal flooding across U.S. Northeast https://watchers.news/2026/09/29/noreaster-exits-after-days-of-heavy-rain-and-coastal-flooding-across-u-s-northeast/
Floods kill at least 16 in Thailand and Myanmar, nearly 2.5 million affected https://watchers.news/2026/09/28/floods-kill-at-least-16-in-thailand-and-myanmar-nearly-2-5-million-affected/
27 killed across Nepal due to incessant rainfall since September 24 https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/several-killed-across-nepal-due-to-incessant-rainfall-since-sep-24/article71523612.ece/amp/
Floods and landslides kill at least 32 in Nepal, Himlung avalanche toll reaches 11 https://watchers.news/2026/10/01/floods-and-landslides-kill-at-least-32-in-nepal-himlung-avalanche-toll-reaches-11/
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Unequal evidence and impacts, limits to adaptation: Extreme weather in 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/unequal-evidence-and-impacts-limits-adaptation-extreme
Tragedy stopped Mawson exploring this remote Antarctic region. We must get there to study its melting ice https://theconversation.com/tragedy-stopped-mawson-exploring-this-remote-antarctic-region-we-must-get-there-to-study-its-melting-ice-291165
Consumers put squeeze on coal as Australian households install record amounts of solar and batteries https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-households-installed-record-amount-of-rooftop-solar-and-home-batteries-in-first-half-of-2026/
As El Niño strengthens across the Pacific, Australian farmers could face fierce frosts https://theconversation.com/as-el-nino-strengthens-across-the-pacific-australian-farmers-could-face-fierce-frosts-292367
What it means for global warming to exceed 1.5°C https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/what-it-means-for-global-warming-to-exceed-15c/
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/22/high-mileage-used-electric-cars-reliable-petrol-ev-mot
Climate disasters are getting worse – risks escalate when authoritarian regimes keep neighbours in the dark https://theconversation.com/climate-disasters-are-getting-worse-risks-escalate-when-authoritarian-regimes-keep-neighbours-in-the-dark-291857
Climate overshoot will leave lasting impacts even after global temperatures fall https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/artsci/2026/09/24/research-climate-overshoot-will-leave-lasting-impacts-even-after-global-temperatures-fall.html
For the First Time in a Century, the Atlantic May See No Hurricanes https://e360.yale.edu/digest/2026-zero-hurricanes
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/30/antarctic-winter-sea-ice-falls-to-third-lowest-level-on-record-as-scientists-warn-of-now-problem
China expects strongest super El Nino event on record this year https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/china-expects-strongest-super-el-nino-event-record-this-year-2026-09-29/
Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29092026/record-breaking-el-nino-grows-in-pacific/
Committed Antarctic Ice Sheet mass loss by the end of the twenty-first century https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-02102-1
Climate change mitigation: reducing emissions https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/climate-change-mitigation-reducing-emissions
Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-glacier-melt-glamos-e847da14ad64ce6a3f188c05636e4b73
Disaster risk reduction
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-/
Atmospheric moisture, soil moisture, and topography predict windows for prescribed burning https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00540-1
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/27/high-court-floodplains-development-safety-test-north-somerset-yatton
Why AI has trouble predicting the fury of hurricane intensity https://theconversation.com/why-ai-has-trouble-predicting-the-fury-of-hurricane-intensity-287281
UT San Antonio researcher builds self-powered, smart warning system to catch local floods https://news.utsa.edu/2026/09/ut-san-antonio-researcher-builds-self-powered-smart-warning-system-to-catch-local-floods/
Can Antarctic Radar Improve Southern Hemisphere Weather Forecasts? https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/press_release/20260928/
Future projections of burned area in Europe highlight the importance of human action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/future-projections-burned-area-europe-highlight-importance
Strengthening earthquake crisis management in France through international post-earthquake lessons https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/strengthening-earthquake-crisis-management-france-through
Emergency Management
How reconstructed houses become homes: place attachment in post-disaster housing reconstruction in Ngibikan, Bantul, Indonesia https://www.emerald.com/ijdrbe/article-abstract/doi/10.1108/IJDRBE-09-2025-0120/1399032/How-reconstructed-houses-become-homes-place
Thailand’s government approves emergency funding after deadly floods that impacted millions https://apnews.com/article/thailand-bangkok-floods-airport-disruption-dddbc71065105886b1fdadba8683bd23
Nepal floods among ‘most challenging’ disasters: WFP https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260917-nepal-floods-among-most-challenging-disasters-wfp
Beyond incident command: Strategic coordination for disaster consequence management https://wmpllc.org/ojs/index.php/jem/article/view/4119
Disaster Education Communications and Engagement
“Resilience Starts at Home” is the theme for the 2026 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), observed on 13 October https://iddrr.undrr.org/
Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/partners-and-stakeholders/stakeholder-engagement-mechanism
Climate action competence and engagement across different forms of climate actions https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2026.2729674
Flood Return Periods & Annual Probability Explained https://www.unda.co.uk/news/flood-return-periods-annual-probability-explained/
How to communicate and educate more effectively on natural risk issues to improve disaster risk management through serious games https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/how-communicate-and-educate-more-effectively-natural-risk
Disaster psychology
Socioeconomic status and community resilience: A multilevel analysis from Suzhou, China https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901126001814
Sociology and disasters
Electoral Resilience in the Face of Disaster: The Impact of Hurricane Helene on the 2024 Election in North Carolina https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/state-politics-and-policy-quarterly/article/abs/electoral-resilience-in-the-face-of-disaster-the-impact-of-hurricane-helene-on-the-2024-election-in-north-carolina/012E58BEDA6E4D61AA0CD4B101E66455
Predictive Preparedness and Recurrent Shock Reduction in Somalia: The Roles of Adaptive Governance and Institutional Fragmentation https://www.dovepress.com/predictive-preparedness-and-recurrent-shock-reduction-in-somalia-the-r-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RMHP
Age differences in perceived individual and community recovery after tornadoes: implications for community-centered recovery policy in an aging society https://academic.oup.com/ppar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ppar/prag022/8847161
Natural disasters and the two dimensions of redistributive demands: evidence from a major earthquake https://academic.oup.com/ser/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ser/mwag046/8845653
Extreme heat is a slow-onset and unequal urban disaster https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-heat-slow-onset-and-unequal-urban-disaster
Resolving the fire governance paradox in an increasingly fire-prone world https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/resolving-fire-governance-paradox-increasingly-fire-prone
