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Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Heavy rains from Hurricane “Tammy” to impact Windward and Leeward Islands https://watchers.news/2023/10/21/heavy-rains-from-hurricane-tammy-to-impact-windward-and-leeward-islands-today-extend-to-virgin-islands-and-puerto-rico-by-sunday/

Tropical Cyclone “Tej” to rapidly intensify as it heads toward the Yemen – Oman border region https://watchers.news/2023/10/21/tropical-cyclone-tej-to-rapidly-intensify-as-it-heads-toward-the-yemen-oman-border-region/

Emergency warnings issued for fast-moving fires in southern Queensland https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-23/emergency-warnings-issued-for-southern-qld-bushfires/103010840

Tropical Cyclone “Lola” intensifies as it approaches Vanuatu, poses threat to southern New Caledonia https://watchers.news/2023/10/23/tropical-cyclone-lola-intensifies-as-it-approaches-vanuatu-poses-threat-to-southern-new-caledonia/

UK – Over 1,000 Homes Damaged, Hundreds Evacuated as Storm Babet Triggers Major Floods https://floodlist.com/europe/floods-england-scotland-storm-babet-october-2023

Tropical Cyclone “Hamoon” makes landfall in Bangladesh https://watchers.news/2023/10/24/tropical-cyclone-hamoon-makes-landfall-in-bangladesh/

Red Alert in Vanuatu, Lola becomes southern hemisphere’s earliest Category 5 tropical cyclone on record https://watchers.news/2023/10/24/red-alert-in-vanuatu-lola-becomes-southern-hemispheres-earliest-category-5-tropical-cyclone-on-record/

Extremely dangerous Category 5 Hurricane “Otis” makes unexpected landfall near Acapulco, Mexico https://watchers.news/2023/10/25/extremely-dangerous-category-5-hurricane-otis-makes-unexpected-landfall-near-acapulco-mexico/

Storm Bernard impacts Morocco, adds to Spain’s abnormal weather patterns after record rainfall from Storm Aline https://watchers.news/2023/10/25/storm-bernard-impacts-morocco-adds-to-spains-abnormal-weather-patterns-after-record-rainfall-from-storm-aline/

Yemen – Thousands Displaced by Floods After Cyclone Tej Dumps 400mm of Rain https://floodlist.com/asia/yemen-floods-cyclone-tej-october-2023

Central Australian fires burn across twice the size of Tasmania https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/central-australian-fires-burn-across-twice-the-size-of-tasmania-/103028462

Dozens killed by ‘disastrous’ Hurricane Otis in Mexico https://thewest.com.au/news/weather/dozens-killed-by-disastrous-hurricane-otis-in-mexico-c-12341330

Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Oct 2023: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/224419/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-Oct-2023-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-R.html

Crews, residents battle to contain Qld fires after lives and homes lost https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/crews-residents-battle-to-contain-qld-fires-after-lives-and-homes-lost-20231026-p5effd.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Surging renewable energy sees record supply to Australia’s electricity grid https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/23/surging-renewable-energy-sees-record-supply-to-australias-electricity-grid

Renewables are on the rise in the United States https://environmentamerica.org/articles/renewables-are-on-the-rise-in-the-united-states/

Climate scientist rings alarm bells on the state of our planet — and the political obstacles preventing action https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2023/10/21/a-dangerous-path

Half of the world is past a peak in fossil power https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/half-of-the-world-has-passed-peak-fossil-power/

Urgent action needed to address climate change threats to coastal areas https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/urgent-action-needed-to-address-climate-change-threats-to-coastal-areas

Could the UK’s tides help wean us off fossil fuels? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67170625

World Rapidly Approaching Peak Fossil Fuels, Analysts Say https://e360.yale.edu/digest/peak-fossil-fuels-peak-emissions

Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01818-x

State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-global-temperatures-throughout-mid-2023-shatter-records/

Championing nature and Indigenous wisdom: Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week sets the stage for COP28 https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/lac-sets-the-stage-for-cop28/

Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/18/drought-amazon-capital-climate-manaus-forest-fires-air-quality-rivers

Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01818-x

A locally time-invariant metric for climate model ensemble predictions of extreme risk https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-data-science/article/locally-timeinvariant-metric-for-climate-model-ensemble-predictions-of-extreme-risk/F26C359A109C3A738DC50AA08E8CFEBA

Climate catastrophe in Sikkim Himalaya: Twin track resilience strategy https://www.unescap.org/blog/climate-catastrophe-sikkim-himalayas-twin-track-resilience-strategy

Clean energy is officially ‘unstoppable’ now https://www.theverge.com/23930058/forecast-clean-renewable-unstoppable-international-energy-agency

The 2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biad080/7319571

Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/24/earth-vital-signs-human-history-scientists-sustainable-future

Valleys in Antarctica haven’t seen sunlight for over 14 million years, but that may change https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2023/10/25/antarctica-retreat

Beyond The Hockey Stick: What We’re Missing When We Talk About Climate Change https://time.com/6328017/climate-change-hockey-stick/

An ancient river landscape preserved beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42152-2

Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis https://theconversation.com/himalayan-communities-are-under-siege-from-landslides-and-climate-change-is-worsening-the-crisis-215202

Heatwaves, droughts, other extreme weather events increasingly influencing adaptation policies https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/heatwaves-droughts-other-extreme

Global energy-related CO2 emissions could peak as soon as this year – and by 2025 at the latest https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-global-co2-emissions-could-peak-as-soon-as-2023-iea-data-reveals/

How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-the-greenland-ice-sheet-fared-in-2023/

Hallucinatory world: Governments blind as multiple catastrophes besiege human civilisation https://johnmenadue.com/hallucinatory-world-governments-blind-as-multiple-catastrophes-besiege-human-civilisation/

What Does ‘Unavoidable’ West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Mean for the Bay Area? https://www.kqed.org/science/1984927/what-does-unavoidable-west-antarctic-ice-shelf-melt-mean-for-the-bay-area

Cyclones – earlier, stronger, lingering longer https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climate/explainer-cyclones-earlier-stronger-lingering-longer/

Disaster risk reduction

Hydrological model-based streamflow reconstruction for Indian sub-continental river basins, 1951–2021https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02618-w

Uncertainty Estimation and Probabilistic Prediction in Hydrology https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/51638/uncertainty-estimation-and-probabilistic-prediction-in-hydrology

Value of process understanding in the era of machine learning: A case for recession flow prediction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169423012921

How multiple anthropic pressures may lead to unplanned channel patterns: Insights from the evolutionary trajectory of the Po River (Italy) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816223006896

Water crises show need to link management of underground and surface waters in international basins, urge countries and UN https://unece.org/media/news/384423

Mass Movement Hazard and Exposure in the Himalaya https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2022EF003253

Whatever the weather, Vanuatu’s met service observers equipped to gather good data https://www.sprep.org/news/whatever-the-weather-vanuatus-met-service-observers-equipped-to-gather-good-data

Flood warnings for Africa advance with EU expertise https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/flood-warnings-africa-advance-eu-expertise

Atlantic hurricanes now twice as likely to strengthen from weak to major intensity in 24 hours, researchers suggest https://phys.org/news/2023-10-atlantic-hurricanes-weak-major-intensity.html

The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable https://theconversation.com/the-dams-are-full-for-now-but-sydney-will-need-new-water-supplies-as-rainfall-becomes-less-reliable-214071

As the climate changes, once lower-risk houses are projected to be exposed to increasing bushfire threat https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-23/house-bushfire-resilience-star-rating-app-launched-prepare/102914534

Cloud-Optimized Geospatial Formats Guide https://guide.cloudnativegeo.org/

Finding Argoland: how a lost continent resurfaced https://www.uu.nl/en/news/finding-argoland-how-a-lost-continent-resurfaced

Deciphering Permanent Uplift Along the Pacific Coast of South America Through Signal Analysis of Various Tectonic Processes https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023TC007815

Fire Technology: Volume 59, issue 6, November 2023 https://link.springer.com/journal/10694/volumes-and-issues/59-6

Rhine flood stories: Spatio-temporal analysis of historic and projected flood genesis in the Rhine River basin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.14918

New model tackles immature faults and their widespread fractures https://temblor.net/temblor/new-model-immature-faults-fractures-15619/

The New Zealand Paleoseismic Site Database, Version 1.0 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230150/628270/The-New-Zealand-Paleoseismic-Site-Database-Version

How to avoid dam collapse devastation and flooding https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/How-to-avoid-dam-collapse-devastation-and-flooding

Towards Interpretable LSTM-based Modelling of Hydrological Systems https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-252/

Recent seismic activity in Australia https://www.ga.gov.au/news/seismic-activity-in-australia

Technical note: Seamless extraction and analysis of river networks in R https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3733/2023/

Opportunities and limitations of the ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis plugin for hydrological analyses https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hyp.15015

Advances and gaps in the science and practice of impact-based forecasting of droughts https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wat2.1698

Emergency management

PAHO supports countries in the Americas to prepare health systems ahead of hurricane season https://www.paho.org/en/news/9-6-2023-paho-supports-countries-americas-prepare-health-systems-ahead-hurricane-season

Firefighters having to hunt for fire hydrants during emergencies due to obstructed access https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-22/residents-urged-not-to-block-fire-hydrants-face-fine/102993950

Scotland’s agricultural sector heavily impacted by Storm Babet https://watchers.news/2023/10/23/scotlands-agricultural-sector-heavily-impacted-by-storm-babet/

A web-based analytical framework for the detection and visualization space-time clusters of COVID-19 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15230406.2023.2264749

Norway launches Wildland Fires Initiative as part of Arctic Council chairship https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2023/10/norway-launches-wildland-fires-initiative-part-arctic-council-chairship

Storm Babet caused dangerous floods as the ‘dry side’ of Scotland isn’t used to such torrential rain https://www.preventionweb.net/news/storm-babet-caused-dangerous-floods-dry-side-scotland-isnt-used-such-torrential-rain

Sutlej River floods in Pakistan worsened by catalogue of issues https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/sutlej-river-floods-in-pakistan-worsened-by-catalogue-of-issues/

Greece’s climate challenges call for more European collaboration https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/greeces-climate-challenges-call-for-more-european-collaboration

Long road ahead for Afghan earthquake survivors, especially women https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2023/10/23/afghanistan-earthquake-survivors-women-long-road-ahead

International Exercise Builds Resilience for Emergency Preparedness https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/international-exercise-builds-resilience-for-emergency-preparedness

As storms batter the Dominican Republic, its people are better prepared https://www.wfp.org/stories/storms-batter-dominican-republic-its-people-are-better-prepared

Input-Process-Output of decision-making framework during bushfire https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2023-input-process-output-of-decision-making-framework-during-bushfire/

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Flooding Mapping Tour for school students https://programs.greenlearning.ca/course/flooding-mapping-tour

For Fijian students, annual tsunami drills are just another part of their school life https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacific-prepared/fiji-tsunami-drill/102998036

Community monitoring of the environment is rapidly increasing https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/study-praises-community-led-environmental-monitoring-efforts-and-calls-for-state-level-funding-and-protections

Learning histories, participatory methods and creative engagement for climate resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305748823000877

Rhine flood stories: Spatio-temporal analysis of historic and projected flood genesis in the Rhine River basin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.14918

Method involving citizen participation found effective to address risks of environmental disaster https://phys.org/news/2023-10-method-involving-citizen-effective-environmental.html

Disaster psychology

Strategies to improve quality and usefulness of mental health outcomes in humanitarian settings https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00273-0/fulltext

The beauty and wonder of the natural world is what keeps these scientists fighting to protect it https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-24/odyssey-climate-scientists-suppress-truth-or-risk-funds-careers/102968970

Residents unprepared for wildland fires, face barriers in implementing prevention measures: York U study https://www.yorku.ca/news/2023/10/23/residents-unprepared-for-wildfires-due-to-many-individual-and-social-factors/

Geopsychiatry and social psychiatry https://academic.oup.com/book/43957/chapter-abstract/369594815

Global Call to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness and COVID-19 Worldwide https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00332747.2022.2113317

Sociology and disasters

Career barriers and motivations for women and men in disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific https://www.undrr.org/publication/career-barriers-and-motivations-women-and-men-disaster-risk-reduction-asia-pacific

The importance of accounting for equity in disaster risk models https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01039-2

More than 113 million displacements of children will occur in the next three decades, estimated the UNICEF report https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-child-displacement-extreme-weather-87e933b1ee0d81f9345daa801f311ea6

Social science to advance wildfire adaptation in the southwestern United States: a review and future research directions https://www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF23102

The role of citizenship in geosciences https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2023/10/11/the-role-of-citizenship-in-geosciences-2/

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Series of powerful earthquakes, including twin M6.3s, hit western Afghanistan in quick succession – more than 2 000 killed and 9 000 injured https://watchers.news/2023/10/07/afghanistan-earthquakes-october-7-2023/

Twin M6.7 earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea https://watchers.news/2023/10/07/twin-m6-7-earthquakes-hit-papua-new-guinea/

Gopalganj tornado leaves 25 shops, temples damaged, Bangladesh https://watchers.news/2023/10/06/gopalganj-tornado-leaves-25-shops-temples-damaged-india/

Major flooding in Scotland as motorists airlifted to safety after landslides https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-risk-to-life-and-dozens-of-flood-warnings-as-heavy-rain-continues-in-scotland-12979841

Tsunami waves up to 60 cm (2 feet) hit Japan’s Izu Islands following shallow M5.0 earthquake https://watchers.news/2023/10/09/tsunami-waves-up-to-60-cm-2-feet-hit-japans-izu-islands-following-shallow-m5-0-earthquake/

Dam burst triggers fatal landslide in Yaounde, killing at least 30, Cameroon https://watchers.news/2023/10/09/dam-burst-triggers-fatal-landslide-in-yaounde-killing-at-least-30-cameroon/

Tropical Storm “Max” hits Guerrero; Lidia to intensify into hurricane before Mexico landfall https://watchers.news/2023/10/09/tropical-storm-max-hits-guerrero-lidia-to-intensify-into-hurricane-before-mexico-landfall/

M6.0 earthquake hits Jujuy, Argentina at intermediate depth https://watchers.news/2023/10/10/m6-0-earthquake-hits-jujuy-argentina-at-intermediate-depth/

Wildfires prompt evacuations in Argentina’s Cordoba Province amid heat wave https://watchers.news/2023/10/11/wildfires-prompt-evacuations-in-argentinas-cordoba-province-amid-heat-wave/

Western Afghanistan hit by third M6.3 earthquake since October 7 https://watchers.news/2023/10/11/western-afghanistan-hit-by-third-m6-3-earthquake-since-october-7/

Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane “Lidia” makes landfall in west-central Mexico https://watchers.news/2023/10/11/extremely-dangerous-category-4-hurricane-lidia-makes-landfall-in-west-central-mexico/

Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Oct 2023: Stromboli volcano, Fuego, Klyuchevskoy, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/223106/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Oct-2023-Stromboli-volcano-Fuego-Klyuchevskoy-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono.html

Myanmar – 15,000 Evacuate Floods in Bago, Mon and Yangon https://floodlist.com/asia/myanmar-floods-bago-mon-yangon-october-2023

Brazil – Rains and Floods Wreak Havoc in Santa Catarina as Emergency Declarations Escalate https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-santa-catarina-october-2023

Powerful eruptions, significant gas and ash emissions at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu https://watchers.news/2023/10/12/powerful-eruptions-significant-gas-and-ash-emissions-at-yasur-volcano-vanuatu/

Two long-track tornadoes strike Tampa Bay, Florida https://watchers.news/2023/10/12/two-long-track-tornadoes-strike-tampa-bay-florida/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Scientists Examine Dangerous Global Warming ‘Accelerators’ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17022023/climate-feedback-loop-accelerators/

Dubai Civil Defence Programme Maps Impact Of Fires On Climate Change https://menafn.com/1107208475/Dubai-Civil-Defence-Programme-Maps-Impact-Of-Fires-On-Climate-Change

Impact of 2050 tree shading strategies on building cooling demands https://journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10.5334/bc.353

Revising the Bureau’s ENSO Alert System: Adapting Indices in a Changing Climate http://www.bom.gov.au/research/publications/researchreports/BRR-083.pdf

Influence of urban extent discrepancy on the estimation of surface urban heat island intensity: A global-scale assessment in 892 cities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652623031906

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/09/climate-crisis-cost-extreme-weather-damage-study

Misogyny, authoritarianism, and climate change https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/asap.12347

Rebalance attention from global target setting toward national climate politics and policy https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk7428

Study finds that US 143 billion per year of the costs of extreme events is attributable to climatic change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41888-1

Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2108146119

Bureau of Meteorology says more heatwaves and fewer cyclones forecast for Queensland during severe weather season https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-09/queensland-severe-weather-forecast-bureau-of-meteorology/102952726

The U.S. just had its 7th-warmest September on record https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-just-had-its-7th-warmest-september-on-record

Recent Increase in a Recurrent Pan-Atlantic Wave Pattern Driving Concurrent Wintertime Extremes https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/104/9/BAMS-D-21-0295.1.xml

Positive IOD keeps getting stronger https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/positive-iod-keeps-getting-stronger/1554561

Greatly enhanced risk to humans as a consequence of empirically determined lower moist heat stress tolerance https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2305427120#

Impact of 2050 tree shading strategies on building cooling demands https://journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10.5334/bc.353

Climate target overshoot could lead to centuries-long global fish habitat loss: study https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-10-11/climate-overshoot-loss-fish-habitat-irreversible-warming/102940790

Sectoral water use responses to droughts and heatwaves: analyses from local to global scales for 1990–2019 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acf82e

Why Australia urgently needs a climate plan and a Net Zero National Cabinet Committee to implement it https://theconversation.com/why-australia-urgently-needs-a-climate-plan-and-a-net-zero-national-cabinet-committee-to-implement-it-213866

Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/climate-driven-extreme-heat-may-make-parts-earth-too-hot-humans/

Climate hazards aren’t restricted by borders – African countries have taken a big step to address this https://theconversation.com/climate-hazards-arent-restricted-by-borders-african-countries-have-taken-a-big-step-to-address-this-213779

Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world https://theconversation.com/glacial-lake-outburst-floods-in-alaska-and-the-himalayas-show-evolving-hazards-in-a-warming-world-214829

Globally, September 2023 was the warmest September — and the largest monthly anomaly of any month — since records began in 1850 https://berkeleyearth.org/september-2023-temperature-update/

El Niño active; positive Indian Ocean Dipole strengthens http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/11/stockholm-ban-petrol-and-diesel-cars-city-centre-2025-swedish-capital-pollution

Quantifying Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Human Deaths to Guide Energy Policy https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/16/6074

Observational and model evidence together support wide-spread exposure to noncompensable heat under continued global warming https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg9297

Thermal and Optical Remote Sensing: Evaluating Urban Green Spaces and Urban Heat Islands in a Changing Climate https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/6691

New modeling method helps scientists understand extreme heat waves https://new.nsf.gov/news/new-modeling-method-helps-scientists-understand

Scientists have proposed a new ocean–sea ice–atmosphere observing system between the Ross Sea and Casey station https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2023/new-antarctic-observing-system-proposed/

October 2023 El Niño update: big cats https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/october-2023-el-nino-update-big-cats

Australia’s resources minister sees a gas-fired future just as international experts chart the fossil fuel’s decline https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2023/oct/12/australias-resources-minister-sees-a-gas-fired-future-just-as-international-experts-chart-the-fossil-fuels-decline

Three ex-hurricanes hit Ireland in recent weeks. What’s going on? https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1012/1409210-ex-hurricanes-ireland-storm-agnes-ophelia-nigel-tropical-cyclones/

Disaster risk reduction

Sedimentary evidence of the Late Holocene tsunami in the Shetland Islands (UK) at Loch Flugarth, northern Mainland https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bor.12635

Understanding the dynamics of snow cover in forests can help us predict flood risks https://theconversation.com/understanding-the-dynamics-of-snow-cover-in-forests-can-help-us-predict-flood-risks-214619

AI-driven earthquake forecasting shows promise in trials https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ai-driven-earthquake-forecasting-shows-promise-trials

Wave movements in North Sea more predictable through machine learning https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/predicting-wave-movements-more-accurately-with-machine-learning

Tracking urban flood exposure: Global trends since 1985 https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/tracking-urban-flood-exposure-global-trends-1985

CIRIA: The Natural Flood Management manual https://slowtheflow.net/ciria-the-natural-flood-management-manual/

SEAS5 skilfully predicts late wet-season precipitation in Central American Dry Corridor excelling in Costa Rica and Nicaragua https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/joc.7514

The Sendai Framework Eight Years On: Whither the “Science–Policy Interface”? https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/abs/sendai-framework-eight-years-on-whither-the-sciencepolicy-interface/5537D69C3F36425B6ACAE6CAC2C1466C

Calibrating macroscale hydrological models in poorly gauged and heavily regulated basins https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3485/2023/

Open and free data and tools for assessing the human presence on the planet https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Normal and reverse storm surges along the coast of Florida during the September 2022 Hurricane Ian: Observations, analysis, and modelling https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1463500323000914

Decolonising Australia’s fire science https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/philip-zylstra-decolonising-fire-management-uncle-dave-wandin/102882176

Machine Learning for Earth Sciences https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-35114-3

Biden-Harris Administration invests $26 million to improve NOAA forecasts of droughts and floods through public-private partnership https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-26-million-to-improve-noaa-forecasts-of-droughts-and-floods

Dry lightning can spark wildfires even under wetter conditions https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230814122329.htm

ChatGPT in Hydrology and Earth Sciences: Opportunities, Prospects, and Concerns https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023WR036288

CONUS404 is unprecedented high-resolution long-term weather dataset https://news.ucar.edu/132917/scientists-gain-powerful-tool-scrutinize-changing-us-weather-patterns

Representation of water infrastructures in large-scale hydrological and Earth system models https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/special_issue1210.html

State of Global Water Resources 2022 https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/water/state-of-global-water-resources-2022

Volcanic Ash In Antarctica Pins Down Date Of One Of The Most Violent Eruptions In The Past 5,000 Years https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/10/12/volcanic-ash-in-antarctica-pins-down-date-of-one-of-the-most-violent-eruptions-in-the-past-5000-years/

New York must do much more to protect itself from torrential rains https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/floodproofing-new-york-city

Hydrogeology 101 – Introduction to groundwater science and engineering https://www.un-igrac.org/resource/hydrogeology-101-introduction-groundwater-science-and-engineering

The Second National Action Plan to implement the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework https://nema.gov.au/sites/default/files/inline-files/28605%20NEMA%20Second%20Action%20Plan_V10_A_1.pdf

Natural disasters data book 2022: An analytical overview https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/natural-disasters-data-book-2022-analytical-overview

Emergency management

Officials discuss evacuation scheme around Campi Flegrei supervolcano following recent earthquakes, Italy https://watchers.news/2023/10/06/officials-discuss-evacuation-scheme-around-campi-flegrei-supervolcano-following-recent-earthquakes-italy/

Before disaster strikes: Preparing for complex emergencies with anticipatory action https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2023/10/before-disaster-strikes-preparing-for-complex-emergencies-with-anticipatory-action/

Scientists and Technologists: Pillars of Community Support https://www.iawfonline.org/article/presidents-desk-scientists-and-technologists-pillars-of-community-support/

Sluggish, confusing disaster relief programs aren’t just a B.C. problem, experts say https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/disaster-relief-financial-aid-programs-canada-1.6988067

New Evacuation Planning Handbook https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/handbook-evacuation-planning/

Towards transformative action: The unfulfilled promise of resilient recovery https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/towards-transformative-action-unfulfilled-promise-resilient-recovery-0

How Wildfires and Weather Affect Portugal’s Public Health https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-wildfires-and-weather-affect-portugals-public-health

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Capacity strengthening engages community in DRR https://www.gndr.org/capacity-strengthening-engages-community-in-drr/

Will ChatGPT give us a lesson in education? https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-023-00083-y

Call for competition essay entries: Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions https://youth4drr.com/wor/

Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: Girls on the Frontlines of Flood Resilience https://floodresilience.net/blogs/girls-on-the-frontlines-of-flood-resilience/

2023 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction with the theme of fighting inequality for a resilient future https://iddrr.undrr.org/learn

Disaster psychology

Perceptions of Urban Community Resilience: Beyond Disaster Recovery in the Face of Climate Change https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/19/14543#

Flooding and Mental Health https://thefloodhub.co.uk/blog-flooding-and-mental-health/

Embracing climate emotions to advance higher education https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01838-7.epdf

Natural Hazard Versus Natural Disaster: Does Framing the Event Affect Preparedness Intentions, Attitudes, and Behaviour? https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/article/view/8357

Global mental health and climate change: A geo-psychiatry perspective https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187620182300117X

The natural warning signs of tsunami earthquake in Indonesia: case of the 2006 Cilacap event https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17477891.2023.2190871

Free riding in climate protests https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01833-y

“And Then COVID-19 Happened”: Impacts of the Pandemic on Hazard and Disaster Researchers https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-1834

Sociology and disasters

Weather-related disasters led to 43.1 million displacements of children over six years – UNICEF https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/weather-related-disasters-led-431-million-displacements-children-over-six-years

Trust but verify: Validating new measures for mapping social infrastructure in cities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221209552200205X#f0030

This article delves into the critical role and functions of social workers in disaster response and recovery https://hrdc.gujaratuniversity.ac.in/Publication/article

New research shows why older adults are both vulnerable and resilient to climate disasters https://www.uab.edu/news/research/item/13798-new-research-shows-why-older-adults-are-both-vulnerable-and-resilient-to-climate-disasters

The Costs of Polarizing a Pandemic: Antecedents, Consequences, and Lessons https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17456916231190395

Persons with disabilities constitute 16% of the world’s population, with 80% living in the Global South. They are frequently the most affected by natural hazards, climate-induced disasters, and global health emergencies https://www.undrr.org/report/2023-gobal-survey-report-on-persons-with-disabilities-and-disasters

Extreme heat amplifies social inequalities when it comes to subway usage and mobility in big cities, a new study shows https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/stuck-to-the-subway-less-privileged-people-have-fewer-possibilities-to-adapt-their-mobility-behaviour-to-heat

World must act on unacceptable failures to protect persons with disabilities from disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/news/world-must-act-unacceptable-failures-protect-persons-disabilities-disasters

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Tropical Storm “Ophelia” makes landfall in North Carolina, causing major flash floods https://watchers.news/2023/09/24/tropical-storm-ophelia-makes-landfall-in-north-carolina-causing-major-flash-floods/

Three dead, over 1 300 require medical care as dust storms hit Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan https://watchers.news/2023/09/25/three-dead-over-1-300-require-medical-care-as-dust-storms-hit-irans-sistan-baluchistan/

Motorway between Sweden and Norway shut down after massive landslide https://watchers.news/2023/09/25/motorway-between-sweden-and-norway-shut-down-after-massive-landslide/

Three tornadoes wreak havoc in Northern Italy https://watchers.news/2023/09/25/three-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-in-northern-italy/

The 23 September 2023 landslide at Stenungsund in Sweden https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/stenungsund-landslide-1

Mexico’s Jalisco hit by deadly flash floods https://watchers.news/2023/09/26/mexicos-jalisco-hit-by-deadly-flash-floods/

El Naranjo River bursts, destroying homes and causing evacuations in Guatemala City https://watchers.news/2023/09/26/el-naranjo-river-bursts-destroying-homes-and-causing-evacuations-in-guatemala-city/

Storm Elias causes second wave of severe flooding in Central Greece https://watchers.news/2023/09/28/storm-elias-causes-second-wave-of-severe-flooding-in-central-greece/

M6.1 earthquake hits Vanuatu at intermediate depth https://watchers.news/2023/09/28/m6-1-earthquake-hits-vanuatu-at-intermediate-depth-2/

Flash flooding in Lismore after heavy rain https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8367006/heavy-rains-causes-flash-flooding-in-lismore/

Fears rise of volcanic eruption near Naples after strongest earthquake in 40 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/fears-rise-of-volcanic-eruption-near-naples-after-strongest-earthquake-in-40-years

Volcanic activity worldwide 28 Sep 2023: Stromboli volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/222061/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-28-Sep-2023-Stromboli-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukon.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Disasters Show U.S. Isn’t Ready for Climate Change https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-record-number-of-billion-dollar-disasters-show-u-s-isnt-ready-for-climate-change/

Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia demand in major new milestone https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-meets-all-of-south-australia-demand-in-major-new-milestone/

We need urban trees more than ever – here’s how to save them from extreme heat https://theconversation.com/we-need-urban-trees-more-than-ever-heres-how-to-save-them-from-extreme-heat-211414

Sherry Rehman: “It is high time Pakistan learns from its climate-induced challenges” https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/sherry-rehman-high-time-pakistan-learns-from-climate-challenges/

Understanding the recent increase in multiyear La Niñas https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01801-6

Exclude fossil fuel firms from Cop28 if they only want to obstruct, says ex-UN chief https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/21/un-cop28-fossil-fuel-firms-climate-action

Barbados’ Blueprint for Climate Resilience https://ifc.shorthandstories.com/barbados-blueprint-for-climate-resilience/index.html

Climate change is coming for America’s property market https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/21/climate-change-is-coming-for-americas-property-market

Was the freak ‘medicane’ storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa’s future? https://theconversation.com/was-the-freak-medicane-storm-that-devastated-libya-a-glimpse-of-north-africas-future-213680

Long-lasting La Niña events more common over past century https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/long-lasting-la-nina-more-common/

How do we raise trillions of dollars to fight the climate crisis? The answer is staring us in the face https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/25/we-need-trillions-of-dollars-to-fight-the-climate-crisis-this-is-my-plan-to-raise-it

Visualizing a summer of extremes in 7 charts https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizing-a-summer-of-extremes

American football season is getting hotter. Young players are dying https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/24/football-player-heat-deaths-athlete

‘Our Fragile Moment’ finds modern lessons in Earth’s history of climate https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fragile-moment-book-earth-history-climate

How scientists are grappling with the uncertain future of Antarctica’s melting ice https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01764-8.epdf

‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/crazy-off-the-charts-records-has-humanity-finally-broken-the-climate

Swiss glaciers get 10% smaller in two years https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66950328

Energy agency says 1.5C climate goal still within reach due to record growth in solar power and EVs https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/energy-agency-says-1-5c-climate-goal-still-within-reach-due-to-record-growth-in-solar-power-and-evs/52iz27690

Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-european-union-climate-change-policy-and-politics-9781789906974.html

Why Rain Is Getting Fiercer on a Warming Planet https://www.wired.com/story/why-rain-is-getting-fiercer-on-a-warming-planet/

Global warming is advancing the season for intense tropical cyclones https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02800-5

Temperatures to soar 8C above average as ‘heat bubble’ brings scorcher to Australia’s east coast this weekend https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/29/australia-east-coast-weekend-weather-heatwave-sydney-melbourne-brisbane

New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/september/nature-geoscience-extreme-heat.html

Disaster risk reduction

140,000 landslides: What scientists are learning from Gabrielle’s record damage https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/140000-landslides-what-scientists-are-learning-from-gabrielles-record-damage/RRQIT47CFRBVDBVHZVJRYMU52A/

Wildfire-prone California to consider new rules for property insurance pricing https://apnews.com/article/california-home-insurance-wildfire-risk-premiums-cf40911606e8e4d9c7c35ca57ca733e8

Human-centric measures for urban flood risk by shifting focus from places to people https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3338918/v1

Shifting social-ecological fire regimes explain increasing structure loss from Western wildfires https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/3/pgad005/7017542

Understanding compound events in a changing climate https://phys.org/news/2023-09-compound-events-climate.html

Nationwide drops over 10,500 N.C. homeowners policies, including some on the Outer Banks https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/09/27/nationwide-drops-over-10500-n-c-homeowners-policies-including-some-on-the-outer-banks/

Drought intensity–duration–frequency curves based on deficit in precipitation and streamflow for water resources management https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3427/2023/

Testing UAV-derived topography for hydraulic modelling in a tropical environment https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-020-03963-4

Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster-resource-center/wildland-fire/commission

Continuation of Events Detection with Global Long‐Period Seismic Data: An Analysis from 2010 to 2022 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230148/627619/Continuation-of-Events-Detection-with-Global-Long

What happens when an earthquake hits a building already damaged by coastal flooding? https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2023/09/earthquakes-salt-corrosion.html

Earthquake response: Key takeaways from our lessons learned discussion with the Turkish business community https://www.connectingbusiness.org/news-events/news/lessons-learned-workshop-turkiye-earthquakes

Using the power of Landsat and Digital Earth tools to understand coastlines in Australia and Africa https://www.ga.gov.au/news/Using-the-power-of-Landsat-and-Digital-Earth-tools-to-understand-coastlines-in-Australia-and-Africa

Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme https://www.unesco.org/en/ihp

Toward consistent change detection across irregular remote sensing time series observations https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70239954

What Is The Wettest Place On Earth? https://www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2016/10/31/what-is-the-wettest-place-on-earth

A multifault earthquake threat for the Seattle metropolitan region revealed by mass tree mortality https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh4973

Fire from volcanic activity could greatly increase area affected by eruption https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/fire-from-volcanic-activity/

No mountain high enough: Assessing geohazard risks using satellite technology in South Asia https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/no-mountain-high-enough-assessing-geohazard-risks-using-satellite-technology

The environmental dimensions of Libya’s flood disaster https://ceobs.org/the-environmental-dimensions-of-libyas-flood-disaster/#2

Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand triggered 140,000 landslides https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/cyclone-gabrielle-1

Emergency management

Storm Daniel’s extreme rainfall in Central Greece marked as a 1-in-200+ year event https://watchers.news/2023/09/21/storm-daniels-extreme-rainfall-in-central-greece-marked-as-a-1-in-200-year-event/

CDC recommends Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants, paving way for fall availability https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/22/rsv-vaccine-cdc-advisors-recommend-pfizer-maternal-shot-for-infants-.html

Governor Hochul Announces $7.4 Million in Federal Funding to Support Local Emergency Planning and Response Efforts https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-74-million-federal-funding-support-local-emergency-planning-and-0

The Next Era of Emergency Management with Dr. Samantha Montano https://10across.com/the-next-era-of-emergency-management-with-dr-samantha-montano/

Triple-Teaming Leominster’s Flood Recovery https://www.govtech.com/em/opinion-triple-teaming-leominsters-flood-recovery

The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them https://phys.org/news/2023-09-threat-wildfires-artificial-intelligence-solutions.html

Global Report on Internal Displacement (2023): Internal displacement and food security https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/global-report-internal-displacement-2023-internal-displacement-and-food-security

What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-flu-covid19-rsv-viruses-fall-8ffa6bf0c2c0da1a8842db524aad5006

Government shutdown poised to halt federal flood insurance program https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/government-shutdown-poised-halt-federal-flood-insurance-program-rcna117711

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Environmental Impacts of the 2022 Flood Disaster on the Richmond River Catchment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWeE8wm1EOU

Scottish Government would like your help to develop Scotland’s first Flood Resilience Strategy https://www.sniffer.org.uk/flood-resilience-strategy-for-scotland

Disaster psychology

Time for hard choices: A new global order for mental health https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00207640221112538

10 of the most widely believed myths in psychology https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/10-most-widely-believed-myths-psychology

Sociology and disasters

Politicization of COVID-19 and Conspiratorial Beliefs Among Emergency & Public Health Officials https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jhsem-2021-0072/html

Mapping the Multi-Vulnerabilities of Outdoor Places to Enhance the Resilience of Historic Urban Districts: The Case of the Apulian Region Exposed to Slow and Rapid-Onset Disasters https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/19/14248#

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Lee goes post-tropical before reaching Nova Scotia https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/lee-goes-post-tropical-before-reaching-nova-scotia/

Libya – 5,300 Lives Lost in Derna Floods, Thousands Still Missing https://floodlist.com/africa/libya-floods-september-2023-update

Weather tracker: Australia bakes in spring heatwave while US hit by 14 storms https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/weather-tracker-australia-bakes-in-spring-heatwave-while-us-hit-by-14-storms

‘Worst risk since black summer’: NSW south coast fire danger upgraded to ‘catastrophic’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/19/nsw-schools-closed-heatwave-australia-high-fire-danger-total-fire-bans

Rare tornado touches down near the towns of Saint-Pierre-des-Landes and Ernée, France https://watchers.news/2023/09/18/rare-tornado-touches-down-near-the-towns-of-saint-pierre-des-landes-and-ernee-france/

Rainy season in Niger results in 41 deaths; Maradi Region worst hit https://watchers.news/2023/09/19/rainy-season-in-niger-results-in-41-deaths-maradi-region-worst-hit/

Destructive tornado outbreak hits Jiangsu, damaging or destroying 1 600 homes and killing 10, China https://watchers.news/2023/09/20/destructive-tornado-outbreak-hits-jiangsu-damaging-or-destroying-1-600-homes-and-killing-10-china/

East coast heatwave moves north as out-of-control bushfires rage across multiple states https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/east-coast-heatwave-moves-north-as-out-of-control-bushfires-rage-across-multiple-states/apuavk78z

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

French ski resort closes permanently because there’s not enough snow https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/france-ski-resort-closes-la-sambuy-climate-scn/index.html

Antarctic sea-ice at ‘mind-blowing’ low alarms experts https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66724246

Record Heat Deaths in Arizona Spur Push for Disaster Assistance https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/record-heat-deaths-in-arizona-spur-push-for-disaster-assistance-86352a62

‘Medicane’ storms to increase as climate change heats Mediterranean https://www.inkl.com/news/medicane-storms-to-increase-as-climate-change-heats-mediterranean/WMRYqATNkmy

Young people to take 32 European countries to court over climate policies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/14/young-people-to-take-32-european-countries-to-court-over-climate-policies

Climate change undermines nearly all sustainable development goals https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-undermines-nearly-all-sustainable-development-goals

The Libya floods: a climate and infrastructure catastrophe https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/the-libya-floods-a-climate-and-infrastructure-catastrophe/

Earth’s land masses have a higher chance of becoming wetter than drier as temperatures rise https://news.agu.org/press-release/as-earth-heats-up-rain-pours-down/

Seven megatrends that will shape the next 20 years https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2022/July/Seven-megatrends-that-will-shape-the-next-20-years

Monitoring El Nino in a warming climate https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/monitoring-el-nino-in-a-warming-climate/1512801

Intense September heat toppling records in SE Australia https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/intense-september-heat-toppling-records-in-se-australia/1513224

Wind and solar remain the lowest cost new build electricity generation sources despite inflationary pressures https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/news/2023/july/gencost

California sues five of the world’s largest oil companies — ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips and Chevron https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-17/california-sues-oil-exxonmobil-shell-bp-conocophillips-chevron/102866110

Rooftop solar eats up all demand in South Australia, world’s most renewable grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-eats-up-all-demand-in-south-australia-worlds-most-renewable-grid/

People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/people-who-work-from-home-all-the-time-cut-emissions-by-54-against-those-in-office

The BoM has finally declared an El Niño. What does it mean – and why did it take so long? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/19/what-is-el-nino-weather-pattern-climate-event-australia-bushfires-temperature-summer

Governments must step up to fund methane-hunting space camera https://www.context.news/net-zero/opinion/governments-must-step-up-to-fund-methane-hunting-space-camera

Libya floods: how climate change intensified the death and devastation https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02899-6

Climate-induced rising sea levels are forcing residents of this tiny Panama island to leave https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-11/carti-sugtupu-residents-leave-panama-island-hit-by-rising-seas/102839860

How weather ‘blocks’ have triggered more extreme heatwaves and floods across Europe https://theconversation.com/how-weather-blocks-have-triggered-more-extreme-heatwaves-and-floods-across-europe-213304

Germany to Surpass 50 Percent Renewable Power This Year, Official Says https://e360.yale.edu/digest/germany-50-percent-renewable-power

Mission Zero: How Today’s Climate Choices will shape Australia https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/missionzero/

Climate change played major role in Libya floods https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66854670

“We should lead:” Australia urged to fast track net zero to 2035, as El Niño declared https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-should-lead-australia-urged-to-fast-track-net-zero-to-2035-as-el-nino-declared/

NT desert ranger groups call for extension of carbon credits program to support fire mitigation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/savanna-carbon-credits-market-traditional-fire-mitigation-nt/102870062

Net zero by 2035 would be ‘monumentally’ hard for Australia to achieve. But these experts argue it’s critical https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/experts-say-net-zero-should-be-by-2035-for-australia/102881722

Interplay of climate change-exacerbated rainfall, exposure and vulnerability led to widespread impacts in the Mediterranean region https://www.preventionweb.net/news/interplay-climate-change-exacerbated-rainfall-exposure-and-vulnerability-led-widespread

From Carbon Sink to Source: The Stark Changes in Arctic Lakes https://e360.yale.edu/features/greenland-lakes-climate-change

Australia should wipe out climate footprint by 2035 instead of 2050, scientists urge https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/australia-should-wipe-out-climate-footprint-by-2035-instead-of-2050-scientists-urge

Climate scientists and Pacific activists call on Australia to ramp up ambitions ahead of UN summit https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/australia-called-to-ramp-up-climate-ambitions-nyt-ad/102876940

Disaster risk reduction

Creating Resilient Futures https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-80791-7

The Politics of Modelling: Numbers Between Science and Policy https://academic.oup.com/book/46867

Forensic investigations of disasters: Past achievements and new directions https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/1490/2662

CAMS global biomass burning emissions based on fire radiative power (GFAS) https://ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/cams-global-fire-emissions-gfas

A very busy Atlantic hurricane season continues: Hurricane Nigel is here https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/a-very-busy-atlantic-hurricane-season-continues-hurricane-nigel-is-here/

Japan’s pioneering early warning system offers blueprint for climate adaptation efforts https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/japans-early-warning-systems-blueprint-climate-adaptation-efforts/

What new data reveal about how hurricanes kill https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/08/what-new-data-reveal-about-how-hurricanes-kill/

Hydrological regimes explain the seasonal predictability of streamflow extremes https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acf678

Changes in hail hazard across Australia: 1979–2021 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-023-00454-8

Hazards with escalation potential: Governing the drivers of global and existential catastrophes https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/hazards-escalation-potential-governing-drivers-global-and-existential-catastrophes

A priori selection of hydrological model structures in modular modelling frameworks: application to Great Britain https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02626667.2023.2251968

Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions https://www.gfdrr.org/en/publication/urban-flood-risk-handbook-assessing-risk-and-identifying-interventions

Uncertainty in three dimensions: the challenges of communicating probabilistic flood forecast maps https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3351/2023/

Two years on from Victoria’s largest earthquake https://www.src.com.au/two-years-on-from-victorias-largest-earthquake/

Paleostorm Chasers Test a New Detection Tool https://eos.org/articles/paleostorm-chasers-test-a-new-detection-tool

Earthquakes and other natural hazards are a risk everywhere – here’s how people are preparing in the US and around the world https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-and-other-natural-hazards-are-a-risk-everywhere-heres-how-people-are-preparing-in-the-us-and-around-the-world-199588

The countries with the highest disaster risk worldwide are the Philippines (WRI 46.86), Indonesia (WRI 43.50), and India (WRI 41.52) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/world-risk-report-2023-focus-diversity

Emergency management

The One Thing Everyone Should Know About Fall COVID Vaccines https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/fall-covid-vaccine-update-cdc-recommendation/675304/

MapAction disaster mappers working with UN on response to floods in Libya https://mapaction.org/breaking-mapaction-disaster-mappers-to-support-un-response-in-libya/

Why the pandemic treaty risks becoming COVID-19 groundhog day https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02904-y

What Will Make Or Break Maui’s Bumpy Recovery? https://themessenger.com/opinion/what-will-make-or-break-mauis-bumpy-recovery

With a ‘difficult’ fire season ahead, emergency services are calling for aerial firefighting capabilities https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/australia-aerial-firefighting-apability-730/102883174

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

There are more than 1,500 volcanoes potentially active in the world and more than one million volcanic vents under the sea https://www.preventionweb.net/knowledge-base/hazards/volcano

For Military, PFAS in Firefighting Foam Pose New Threat https://www.govtech.com/em/for-military-pfas-in-firefighting-foam-pose-new-threat

Fire gets attention – but extreme heat can do more damage https://theconversation.com/worried-about-heat-and-fire-this-summer-heres-how-to-to-prepare-212443

The Big River Watch: help us demand better for our rivers https://www.ciwem.org/news/the-big-river-watch-help-us-demand-better-for-our-rivers

This site offers a compilation of images from 35 years of geological field research. The photos on this site are suitable for instructional presentations and are freely available for those purposes https://geologypics.com/

Disaster psychology

Wave goodbye to winter. Say hello to above average warmth with a side of climate anxiety https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/wave-goodbye-to-winter-say-hello-to-above-average-warmth-with-a-side-of-climate-anxiety/4hgriyrld

The Good Luck of Your Bad Luck: Marcus Aurelius on the Stoic Strategy for Weathering Life’s Waves and Turning Suffering into Strength https://www.themarginalian.org/2021/09/19/marcus-aurelius-luck/

‘Listen to me!’: Young people’s experiences of talking about emotional impacts of climate change https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378023001103

Where does scientific uncertainty come from, and from whom? Mapping perspectives of natural hazards science advice https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420923004284#sec5

Elite Panic vs. the Resilient Populace https://www.commentary.org/articles/james-meigs/elite-panic-vs-the-resilient-populace/

‘Treated like machines’: wildfire fighters describe a mental health crisis on the frontlines https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-firefighter-burnout/

Psychosocial Perspectives on Community Responses to Covid-19 https://www.routledge.com/Psychosocial-Perspectives-on-Community-Responses-to-Covid-19-Networks-of/ODwyer-Souza/p/book/9781032295060

Sociology and disasters

Who lives and who dies in the world’s next pandemic should not depend on where they live https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/17/who-lives-and-who-dies-in-the-worlds-next-pandemic-should-not-depend-on-where-they-live

‘You have to be ready for a war’: Severe storms, power outages leave caregivers and their loved ones feeling helpless https://buffalonews.com/news/local/you-have-to-be-ready-for-a-war-severe-storms-power-outages-leave-caregivers-and/article_7fca519a-4779-11ee-970d-0756b40b3ea1.html

Reducing disaster risk for the poor in tomorrow’s cities with computational science https://www.nature.com/articles/s43588-023-00521-3

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

More than 2,100 killed by earthquake near Marrakech, Morocco https://edition.cnn.com/africa/live-news/morocco-earthquake-marrakech-09-10-23/index.html

Greek floods: PM Mitsotakis warns of very unequal battle with nature https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66751510

A modest rebound expected for Hurricane Lee https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/a-modest-rebound-expected-for-hurricane-lee/

Two dead after Hong Kong’s heaviest rain in at least 140 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/hong-kong-weather-record-rain-flooding-after-typhoon-haikui

Live feed of eruption on Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live

Up to 2,000 feared drowned after Libyan city hit by ‘catastrophic’ storm floods https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/storm-daniel-floods-libya

Violent rainstorms hit Shanghai, causing severe flooding https://watchers.news/multimedia_gallery/violent-rainstorms-hit-shanghai-causing-severe-flooding/

Georgia – Homes Destroyed, 3 Dead After Floods and Landslides in Guria https://floodlist.com/asia/georgia-floods-landslide-september-2023

Destruction in Derna: how floods ravaged Libyan port city https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/12/destruction-in-derna-how-floods-ravaged-libyan-port-city

Up to 10,000 people missing and feared dead after devastating floods sweep Libya https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/libya-floods-thousands-feared-dead-derna-dams-collapse-rcna104576

USA – Several Rescued After Storm Triggers Flash Floods in Pennsylvania https://floodlist.com/america/usa/floods-pennsylvania-september-2023

Japan – Floods Impact Chiba, Fukushima and Ibaraki After Record Rain https://floodlist.com/asia/japan-floods-september-2023

Hurricane Lee turns north, takes aim at New England and Atlantic Canada https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/hurricane-lee-turns-north-takes-aim-at-new-england-and-atlantic-canada/

Libya – 5,300 Lives Lost in Derna Floods, Thousands Still Missing https://floodlist.com/africa/libya-floods-september-2023-update

Volcanic activity worldwide 13 Sep 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/220836/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Sep-2023-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Kila.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Wind and solar hit record share of main grid, as curtailment underscores need for more storage https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-hit-record-share-of-main-grid-as-curtailment-underscores-need-for-more-storage/

How is climate change impacting hurricane season? It’s complicated https://thebulletin.org/2023/09/how-is-climate-change-impacting-hurricane-season-its-complicated/

‘All ice could disappear’: Europe’s heatwaves threaten to wipe out glaciers in the Alps https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/europe-heatwaves-threaten-wipe-out-glaciers-alps-2603439

‘Minutes to midnight’: UN warns world must phase out fossil fuels https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/minutes-to-midnight-un-warns-world-must-phase-out-fossil-fuels-20230909-p5e3bf.html

Cities are advertising themselves as ‘climate havens.’ Experts say there’s no such thing https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/4190038-cities-are-advertising-themselves-as-climate-havens-experts-say-theres-no-such-thing/

UK renewables still cheaper than gas, despite auction setback for offshore wind https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-renewables-still-cheaper-than-gas-despite-auction-setback-for-offshore-wind/

Climate change and insurance: The alarm bell we can’t afford to ignore https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-change-and-insurance-the

Heat waves have a cost. Here’s why it’s important to quantify it https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-have-a-cost-heres-why-its-important-to-quantify-it-213141

Antarctic helicopter mission helps confirm Totten Glacier melting from below due to warm water https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-13/antarctic-sea-ice-probes-dropped-from-helicopter-totten-glacier/102844512

Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms https://theconversation.com/faster-disaster-climate-change-fuels-flash-droughts-intense-downpours-and-storms-213242

Lethal Heat Is Spreading across the Planet https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lethal-heat-is-spreading-across-the-planet/

Observational and model evidence together support wide-spread exposure to noncompensable heat under continued global warming https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg9297?

US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/us-behind-more-than-a-third-of-global-oil-and-gas-expansion-plans-report-finds

Eight catastrophic floods in 11 days: What’s behind intense rainfall around the world? https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/eight-catastrophic-floods-11-days-s-intense-rainfall-world-rcna104620

We’re Thinking About Climate Risk All Wrong https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/09/calculating-climate-change-risk-wrong-ipcc-existential/

Climate Change Hurting Water Quality in Rivers Worldwide, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-water-quality-rivers

Enhancing urban resilience in Medellín through insurance protection for climate risks https://www.strategic-risk-europe.com/home/case-study-enhancing-urban-resilience-in-medellin-through-insurance-protection-for-climate-risks/1445599.article

The Libya floods: a climate and infrastructure catastrophe https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/the-libya-floods-a-climate-and-infrastructure-catastrophe/

Devastatingly low Antarctic sea ice may be the ‘new abnormal’, study warns https://theconversation.com/devastatingly-low-antarctic-sea-ice-may-be-the-new-abnormal-study-warns-212376

Throwing shade: Model maps NYC street trees’ cooling benefits https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/08/throwing-shade-model-maps-nyc-street-trees-cooling-benefits

Spring heatwave for eastern Australia ‘a heads-up’ of what’s to come, meteorologists say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/14/spring-heatwave-for-eastern-australia-a-heads-up-of-whats-to-come-bom-says

Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO) Surface Urban Heat Islands, v4 (2003 – 2018) includes annual, summertime, and wintertime Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) intensities for daytime and nighttime for over 10,000 global urban extents https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdei-yceo-sfc-uhi-v4

As effects of global warming continue to heat the planet, visualizing climate change’s wrath https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/09/14/climate-change-global-warming-visual-tracker/70457785007/

Young people to take 32 European countries to court over climate policies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/14/young-people-to-take-32-european-countries-to-court-over-climate-policies

August 2023 was Earth’s hottest August on record https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/august-2023-was-earths-hottest-august-on-record/

How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse https://theconversation.com/how-rising-water-vapour-in-the-atmosphere-is-amplifying-warming-and-making-extreme-weather-worse-213347

Disaster risk reduction

Endangered Māori construction methods pass modern seismic testing https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/04/26/endangered-maori-construction-methods-passes-seismic-testing.html

Predicting Future Pandemics and Formulating Prevention Strategies: The Role of ChatGPT https://www.cureus.com/articles/183472-predicting-future-pandemic-and-formulating-prevention-strategy-the-role-of-chatgpt#!/

Disaster risk https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362455223_Disaster_risk

US has been hit with 23 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-saw-its-9th-warmest-august-on-record

For an early warning system to be truly effective, we must take a holistic and people-centred approach https://practicalaction.org/knowledge-centre/resources/practical-action-and-early-warning-systems/

The major drivers of changing wildfire dynamics in California https://www.iawfonline.org/article/drivers-of-californias-changing-wildfires-state-has-potential-to-be-a-model-for-change/

Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28062023/rainfall-extremes-mountain-regions/

Mapped: The Deadliest Earthquakes of the 21st Century https://www.visualcapitalist.com/deadliest-earthquakes-21st-century/

Mapping of Flood-Prone Areas in Kogi State Nigeria https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/528572dd623141589a03bbba059df683

Colombia’s national disaster management organization, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD), has just announced a new forward-leaning disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiative https://www.pdc.org/colombia-ndpba-kick-off-2023/

Hurricane Fiona’s legacy: How studying storm impacts can help us better prepare for future events https://theconversation.com/hurricane-fionas-legacy-how-studying-storm-impacts-can-help-us-better-prepare-for-future-events-206483

Morocco’s earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them https://theconversation.com/moroccos-earthquake-wasnt-unexpected-building-codes-must-plan-for-them-213220

With back-to-back years of expensive natural disasters, like the floods and the 2020 Canberra hailstorm, Australia has become a losing bet for reinsurers https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/thousands-australian-homes-becoming-uninsurable-rising-costs-730/102833374

Developing Low-Likelihood Climate Storylines for Extreme Precipitation Over Central Europe https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003628

Unleashing the Power of Copernicus: Enhancing Decision-Making with the European and Global Drought Observatories https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/unleashing-power-copernicus-enhancing-decision-making-european-and-global-drought

Morocco earthquake: experts explain why buildings couldn’t withstand the force of the 6.8 magnitude quake https://theconversation.com/morocco-earthquake-experts-explain-why-buildings-couldnt-withstand-the-force-of-the-6-8-magnitude-quake-213245

As climate catastrophes rise, reinsurers reduce risks https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230913-as-climate-catastrophes-rise-reinsurers-reduce-risks

Deadly Morocco quake resulted from Africa’s ongoing collision with Europe https://temblor.net/temblor/2023-morocco-quake-africa-europe-collision-15527/

Before and after satellite images show scale of Libya flood destruction https://www.axios.com/2023/09/12/libya-floods-daniel-dam-collapse-satellite-images-before-after

The Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 https://sdgs.un.org/gsdr/gsdr2023

Mass Movement Hazard and Exposure in the Himalaya https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022EF003253

Early Warning System Saves Lives in Mozambique https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/09/11/early-warning-system-saves-lives-in-afe-mozambique

Flooding in Libya a ‘gray swan’ event, but dam infrastructure worldwide ‘not ready’ to meet the demands of a changing climate, expert says https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/09/12/libya-flooding/

Editorial: Climate services for risk informed anticipatory action https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2023.1243391/full

Why do disasters occur? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362454553_Why_do_disasters_occur

Sydney faces months of smoke as authorities race to conduct hazard reduction burns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/11/sydney-wakes-to-blanket-of-burnoff-smoke-that-could-linger-for-days

The diversity of volcanic hazard maps around the world: insights from map makers https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13617-023-00134-5

Deciphering extreme rainfall and historical floods at Easkey on the west coast of Ireland https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wea.4452

Nature-Based Solutions for Cities https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/nature-based-solutions-for-cities-9781800376755.html

100-year floods could occur yearly by end of 21st century https://www.preventionweb.net/news/100-year-floods-could-occur-yearly-end-21st-century

Emergency management

What are the latest COVID protocols amid rising cases and hospitalizations? https://abcnews.go.com/Health/latest-covid-protocols-amid-rising-cases-hospitalizations/story

Signs point to a hot, dry fire season ahead for Western Australia, authorities warn https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/wa-at-risk-of-difficult-fire-season/102837728utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses https://apnews.com/article/covid-flu-rsv-vaccines-tripledemic-2a55728638c1c0879ce58deeeb0196bf

Rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Morocco earthquake https://edition.cnn.com/africa/live-news/morocco-earthquake-marrakech-09-11-23/index.html

Satellite views of massive floods in Greece – September 2023 https://watchers.news/2023/09/11/satellite-views-of-massive-floods-in-greece-september-2023/

What to expect this bushfire season https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/what-to-expect-this-bushfire-season/102841116

The failed dams in Wadi Derna in Libya https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/the-failed-dams-in-wadi-derna-in-libya

Libya floods: IFRC announces CHF 10 million appeal for urgent relief efforts https://www.ifrc.org/press-release/libya-floods-ifrc-announces-chf-10-million-appeal-urgent-relief-efforts

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Citizen and machine learning-aided high-resolution mapping of urban heat exposure and stress https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2634-4505/acef57

Disaster psychology

Stakeholders in development assistance in mental health: An analysis of recent funding patterns https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/stakeholders-in-development-assistance-in-mental-health/

R U OK? Mateship Manual: How you can help someone who’s doing it tough because of a natural disaster or emergency https://www.ruok.org.au/natural-disaster-and-emergency-mateship-manual

Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01677-8

Sociology and disasters

Why climate action is critical to reducing poverty and what it means for policy tradeoffs https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/why-climate-action-critical-reducing-poverty-and-what-it-means-policy-tradeoffs

Covid’s back, you say? As disabled and vulnerable people know all too well, it never went away https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/covid-coronavirus-disabled-vulnerable-people

Why mothers and babies will suffer more as Africa grows hotter https://theconversation.com/why-mothers-and-babies-will-suffer-more-as-africa-grows-hotter-212715

World’s human migration patterns in 2000–2019 unveiled by high-resolution data https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01689-4

The emergence of online social capital during the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on individual coping and community resilience in rural areas https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-05167-y

Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023 https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2023/09/progress-on-the-sustainable-development-goals-the-gender-snapshot-2023

Snowed in? An analysis of social and transportation networks in the 2015 Boston Snowmageddon https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373161980_Snowed_in_An_analysis_of_social_and_transportation_networks_in_the_2015_Boston_Snowmageddon

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Romania – 1 Dead, Dozens of Homes Damaged After Floods in Arad County https://floodlist.com/europe/romania-floods-june-2023

Mexico – Flash Floods in Chiapas Leave 1 Dead, 1 Missing https://floodlist.com/america/mexico-floods-chiapas-june-2023

Chile – 2 Dead, 6 Missing After Floods in 7 Regions https://floodlist.com/america/chile-floods-june-2023

Kosovo – Deadly Floods After 54mm of Rain in 1 Hour https://floodlist.com/europe/kosovo-floods-june-2023

Ghana – Deadly Floods Strike in Southern Regions https://floodlist.com/africa/ghana-floods-june-2023

India – Over 100,000 Hit by Floods in 20 Districts of Assam https://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-assam-june-2023

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, June 26 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-june-26/

Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in Indiana https://watchers.news/2023/06/26/tornadoes-leave-a-trail-of-destruction-in-indiana/

Mayon volcano eruption disrupts lives of over 22 000 students, Philippines https://watchers.news/2023/06/26/mayon-volcano-eruption-disrupts-lives-of-over-22-000-students-philippines/

Deadly landslides hit China’s Sichuan Province https://watchers.news/2023/06/28/deadly-landslides-hit-chinas-sichuan-province/

Durban tornado and heavy rains result in one death and two injuries, South Africa https://watchers.news/2023/06/28/durban-tornado-and-heavy-rains-result-in-one-death-and-two-injuries-south-africa/

Over 700 people hospitalized in Iran due to dust storms https://watchers.news/2023/06/28/over-700-people-hospitalized-in-iran-due-to-dust-storms/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Protecting children from heat stress: A technical note https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/protecting-children-heat-stress-technical-note

Firefighters battle blaze at Tara as climate change and El Niño risk threaten to fan fire season ‘on steroids’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-26/fire-season-warning-for-australia-this-winter/102524078

Experience exceeds awareness of anthropogenic climate change in Greenland https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01701-9

Why Texas Could Be As Hot As The Sahara Desert This Week https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2023/06/26/why-texas-could-be-as-hot-as-the-sahara-desert-this-week/

El Niño digs in its heels https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/el-nino-digs-in-its-heels/

Pioneering research has confirmed that the current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest WA is at its lowest for at least the last 800 years https://www.ansto.gov.au/news/pioneering-research-has-confirmed-current-level-of-rainfall-recharging-groundwater-southwest

‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise

Spring 2023 in Europe: extremes amidst a relatively wet, average season https://climate.copernicus.eu/spring-2023-europe-extremes-amidst-relatively-wet-average-season

A Climate-Resilient Future for All Canadians https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/canada-national-adaptation-strategy

‘We could lose our status as a state’: what happens to a people when their land disappears https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/we-could-lose-our-status-as-a-state-what-happens-to-a-people-when-their-land-disappears

Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news https://theconversation.com/fractured-foundations-how-antarcticas-landfast-ice-is-dwindling-and-why-thats-bad-news-207814

Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities https://www.wri.org/insights/cities-systems-change-urban-transformation

In Brazil’s Favelas, Green Roofs Might Help Relieve the Heat https://undark.org/2023/05/22/in-brazils-favelas-green-roofs-might-help-relieve-the-heat/

Most Americans underestimate the popularity of policies to protect the climate https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/most-americans-underestimate-the-popularity-of-policies-to-protect-the-climate/

Global warming is disrupting humanity’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ on Earth https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/global-warming-is-disrupting-humanitys-goldilocks-zone-on-earth/

Renewables supply more than half German electricity demand in first half of 2023 https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-supply-more-than-half-german-electricity-demand-in-first-half-of-2023/

How is climate change impacting the world’s ocean https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/ocean-impacts

Welcome to the apocalyptic haze of the new abnormal. There is nowhere left to hide https://www.independent.co.uk/us/voices/air-quality-index-nyc-fires-smoke-b2354703.html

What makes people adapt together? An empirically grounded conceptual model on the enablers and barriers of collective climate change adaptation https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2023.1213852/full

Off the charts’: Earth’s vital signs are going haywire https://www.wfla.com/weather/climate-classroom/off-the-charts-earths-vital-signs-are-going-haywire/

Volcanoes’ Future Climate Effects May Exceed Standard Estimateshttps://eos.org/research-spotlights/volcanoes-future-climate-effects-may-exceed-standard-estimates

Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/06/28/mountains-vulnerable-to-extreme-rain-from-climate-change/

Enhancing Climate Change and Environmental Reporting in South-East Asia https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/enhancing-climate-change-and-environmental-reporting-south-east-asia

Disaster risk reduction

Volcano Monitoring in Aotearoa New Zealand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0ef76-ve8

Extreme floods are happening way more often than federal data would suggest, analysis shows https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/26/us/extreme-flood-risk-first-street-federal-data-climate/index.html

New analysis indicates European cities and countries with highest expected losses from future flooding https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-analysis-indicates-european-cities-and-countries-highest-expected-losses-future-flooding-2023-06-21_en

Why an early-warning system for floods is important https://newsday.co.tt/2023/06/26/why-an-early-warning-system-for-floods-is-important/

Scientists find several new active faults in Wairarapa https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/scientists-find-several-new-active-faults-in-wairarapa/

US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-forest-thinning-community-risk-biden-9d77309cb9e7520069b3c575d850aadc

UCLA geologists are using artificial intelligence to predict landslides https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/artificial-intelligence-can-predict-landslides

We have forgotten what a ‘natural’ river even looks like https://theconversation.com/we-have-forgotten-what-a-natural-river-even-looks-like-206443

Forecasting flash floods an hour in advance https://phys.org/news/2023-06-hour-advance.html

Loss and Damage Explainer https://www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/stories/loss-and-damage-explainer

The evolution of dam induced river fragmentation in the United States https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39194-x

Better predictions of wildfire spread may sit above the treetops https://earth.stanford.edu/news/better-predictions-wildfire-spread-may-sit-above-treetops

UC Irvine scientists develop freely available risk model for hurricanes, tropical cyclones https://news.uci.edu/2023/06/27/uc-irvine-scientists-develop-freely-available-risk-model-for-hurricanes-tropical-cyclones/

What Are the Characteristics of Foreshocks for Large Earthquakes? https://www.seismosoc.org/news/what-are-the-characteristics-of-foreshocks-for-large-earthquakes/

Benefits of ‘Early Warnings for All’ https://unescap.org/blog/benefits-early-warnings-all-triples-vulnerable-contexts

Emergency management

Near Real-Time Wildfire Progression Monitoring with Sentinel-1 SAR Time Series and Deep Learning https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56967-x

Is AI the key to fighting wildfires? https://www.datasciencecentral.com/is-ai-the-key-to-fighting-wildfires/

Transatlantic smoke: Europe experiences significant impact of Canadian wildfires https://watchers.news/2023/06/28/transatlantic-smoke-europe-experiences-significant-impact-of-canadian-wildfires/

Can Nepal get to grips with worsening climate-fuelled wildfires? https://www.context.news/climate-risks/can-nepal-get-to-grips-with-worsening-climate-fuelled-wildfires

 Disaster education, communications and engagement

Community Engagement in Humanitarian and Development Action: Barriers, Enablers and Good Practice https://www.alnap.org/community-engagement-in-humanitarian-and-development-action-barriers-enablers-and-good-practice

Crowd-sourcing can offer data to forecast floods in city: IIT-Bombay study https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/crowd-sourcing-can-offer-data-to-forecast-floods-in-city-iit-bombay-study/articleshow/101249468.cms

Sensing Volcanoes is an interactive, multi-sensory exhibit https://stories.uea.ac.uk/sensing-volcanoes-royal-society-digital-museum/index.html

US National Integrated Heat Health Information System https://www.heat.gov/

Considerations for creating equitable and inclusive communication campaigns associated with ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the USA https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DPM-03-2021-0090/full/html

How Do People Feel About COVID-19 Vaccine? An Analysis Of Twitter Polarization https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3086902/v1

Texas A&M Expert Stresses Need For Preparedness This Hurricane Season https://today.tamu.edu/2023/06/29/texas-am-expert-stresses-need-for-preparedness-this-hurricane-season/

El Niño: FAQs for the anticipatory action community https://www.anticipation-hub.org/news/el-nino-faqs-for-the-anticipatory-action-community

Disaster psychology

The Black Summer bushfires put an enormous strain on families with young children. We can’t make the same mistakes again https://theconversation.com/the-black-summer-bushfires-put-an-enormous-strain-on-families-with-young-children-we-cant-make-the-same-mistakes-again-205026

Climate crisis linked to rising domestic violence in south Asia, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/28/climate-crisis-linked-to-rising-domestic-violence-in-south-asia-study-finds

Sociology and disasters

Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community https://today.ucsd.edu/story/walkable-neighborhoods-help-adults-socialize-increase-community

South Sudan’s hostages of the climate emergency https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/south-sudan-s-hostages-climate-emergency

Residential segregation and outdoor urban moist heat stress disparities in the United States https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332223002506

How climate vulnerability and the digital divide are linked https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/20/1074244/climate-vulnerability-digital-divide/

Study: ‘Multiplicity of impact’ from natural disasters affects Black people most https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/study-multiplicity-impact-natural-disasters-affects-black-people-most

Weaving Cohesion Through Inclusive Social Infrastructure https://www.halifaxiseveryone.ca/stories/weaving-cohesion-through-inclusive-social-infrastructure

Homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to risk repeat flooding rather than move to more diverse neighborhoods on safer ground https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/homeowners-mostly-white-communities-prefer-risk-repeat-flooding-rather-move-more-diverse

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

China – Floods and Landslides in South West Leave 17 Dead, 6 Missing https://floodlist.com/asia/china-sichuan-floods-landslides-june-2023

Japan – 2 Dead, 4 Missing, Homes Destroyed After Tropical Storm Mawar Dumps Heavy Rain https://floodlist.com/asia/japantropical-storm-mawar-june-2023

Europe is struggling with a precarious water situation ahead of another drought-riven summer https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/05/expected-european-drought-likely-to-worsen-the-regions-water-crisis-.html

Devastating floods hit Ecuador, extensive damage reported in Esmeraldas https://watchers.news/2023/06/05/devastating-floods-hit-ecuador-extensive-damage-reported-in-esmeraldas/

Widespread floods and landslides hit Haiti, leaving 15 people dead and 8 missing https://watchers.news/2023/06/05/widespread-floods-and-landslides-hit-haiti-leaving-15-people-dead-and-8-missing/

Increased degassing activity at Taal volcano, vog reported in Balete, Laurel, and Agoncillo, Philippines https://watchers.news/2023/06/05/increased-degassing-activity-at-taal-volcano-vog-reported-in-balete-laurel-and-agoncillo-philippines/

Hazardous magmatic eruption possible at Mayon volcano, Alert Level raised to 2, Philippines https://watchers.news/2023/06/05/hazardous-magmatic-eruption-possible-at-mayon-volcano-alert-level-raised-to-2-philippines/

Türkiye – 2 Fatalities Reported After Floods in Black Sea Provinces https://floodlist.com/asia/turkiye-floods-black-sea-june-2023

Algeria – 6 Dead After Further Heavy Rain and Floods https://floodlist.com/africa/algeria-floods-june-2023

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, June 5 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-june-5/

Ukraine dam: Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65819591

Wildfires in Western Canada engulf 400 000 ha (1 million acres), impacting air quality across North America https://watchers.news/2023/06/07/wildfires-in-western-canada-engulf-400-000-ha-1-million-acres-impacting-air-quality-across-north-america/

4 killed, 32 injured after M4.9 earthquake hits Haiti https://watchers.news/2023/06/07/4-killed-32-injured-after-m4-9-earthquake-hits-haiti/

Volcanic activity worldwide 8 Jun 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Krakatau, Semeru, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/213128/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-8-Jun-2023-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Krakatau-Semeru-Reventador-.html

Record-breaking wildfire-related smoke event affects at least 61.8 million https://www.axios.com/2023/06/08/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-record

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Fires, floods and disappearing beaches: can Mediterranean holidays survive? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/03/fires-floods-and-disappearing-beaches-can-mediterranean-holidays-survive

Snow or Ice Extent – Graphing Tool https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/snow-or-ice-extent-graphing-tool

JMA reports warmest spring in Japan since record-keeping began in 1898 https://watchers.news/2023/06/02/jma-reports-warmest-spring-in-japan-since-record-keeping-began-in-1898/

This mannequin sweats, and it’s helping ASU researchers understand heat stress https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1848452/mannequin-sweats-and-its-helping-asu-researchers-understand-heat-stress

Resources at “breaking point” to deal with heatwaves this summer warn local authorities, first responders, utility companies and transport sector https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/resources-at-breaking-point-to-deal-with-heatwaves-this-summer-warn-local-authorities-first-responders-utility-companies-and-transport-sector/

Broken record: Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels jump again https://www.climate.gov/news-features/feed/broken-record-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-levels-jump-again

Just resilience for Europe: Towards measuring justice in climate change adaptation https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/just-resilience-europe-towards-measuring-justice-climate-change-adaptation

Using electric water heaters to store renewable energy could do the work of 2 million home batteries – and save us billions https://theconversation.com/using-electric-water-heaters-to-store-renewable-energy-could-do-the-work-of-2-million-home-batteries-and-save-us-billions-204281

Addressing Loss and Damage: What can we learn from countries’ National Adaptation Plans? https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/addressing-loss-and-damage-what-can-we-learn-countries-national-adaptation-plans

El Niño may push heating past 1.5C but urgent action could avert catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/02/el-nino-may-push-heating-past-15c-urgent-action-avert-catastrophe

Uninsurable America: Climate change hits the insurance industry https://www.axios.com/2023/06/06/climate-change-homeowners-insurance-state-farm-california-florida

Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/06/too-late-now-to-save-arctic-summer-ice-climate-scientists-find

Researchers deploy sensors in Miami’s neighborhoods to provide new assessment of dangerous heat conditions https://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2023/06/officially-reported-temperatures-underestimate-miamis-heat-burden-new-study-finds.html

The massive smoke plume choking the northeast U.S. is what climate change looks like https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/the-massive-smoke-plume-choking-the-northeast-u-s-is-what-climate-change-looks-like/

Locally led adaptation: Promise, pitfalls, and possibilities https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-023-01884-7

Flash Droughts Are Getting Flashier https://eos.org/articles/flash-droughts-are-getting-flashier

UN climate talks might avoid fossil fuel phase-out, says Cop28 official https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/un-climate-talks-might-avoid-fossil-fuel-phase-out-says-cop28-official

Pakistan’s Flood Problem Is Supercharged by Climate Change. Recovery Means Going Beyond Damage Control https://theglobalobservatory.org/2023/06/pakistans-flood-problem-is-supercharged-by-climate-change-the-recovery-process-will-need-to-go-beyond-damage-control/

The Climate Crisis Was Always Real. Now It’s in Your Lungs https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/canadian-wildfires-climate-crisis-east-coast-public-health-1234766771/

Global greenhouse gas emissions at all-time high, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/08/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-at-all-time-high-study-finds

El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65839060

Disaster risk reduction

Another major insurer is halting new policy sales in California https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allstate-insurance-state-farm-california/

A probabilistic approach to levee reliability based on sliding, backward erosion and overflowing mechanisms: Application to an inspired Canadian case study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12921

Flood susceptibility mapping using support vector regression and hyper-parameter optimization https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12920

In Defense of Metrics: Metrics Sufficiently Encode Typical Human Preferences Regarding Hydrological Model Performance https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022WR033918

Identifying and testing the probability distribution of earthfill dam breach parameters for probabilistic dam breach modeling https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12900

Integrity of Sydney’s main Warragamba dam at risk from extreme flooding, says study https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/07/integrity-of-sydneys-main-warragamba-dam-at-risk-from-extreme-flooding-says-study

Pyekfmm: A Python Package for 3D Fast‐Marching‐Based Travel‐Time Calculation and its Applications in Seismology https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230042/623202/Pyekfmm-A-Python-Package-for-3D-Fast-Marching

Key Recommendations on Wildfire Prevention in the Mediterranean https://efi.int/publications-bank/key-recommendations-wildfire-prevention-mediterranean

What caused the wildfires in Canada? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/what-caused-the-wildfires-in-canada/

Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems https://theconversation.com/why-insurance-companies-are-pulling-out-of-california-and-florida-and-how-to-fix-some-of-the-underlying-problems-207172

Emergency management

Japan vending machines to automatically offer free food if earthquake hits https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/japan-vending-machines-to-automatically-offer-free-food-if-earthquake-hits

Italy Flood 2023, DREF Operation MDRIT004 https://reliefweb.int/report/italy/italy-flood-2023-dref-operation-mdrit004

Symptoms linger 2 years after COVID-19 for 1 in 6 unvaccinated people https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/06/02/unvaccinated-COVID-symptoms/8431685716215/

Finding Common Ground for Disaster Response https://www.hstoday.us/federal-pages/dhs/finding-common-ground-for-disaster-response/

Dominican Republic | They do the first crisis management tabletop exercise https://nationworldnews.com/dominican-republic-they-do-the-first-crisis-management-tabletop-exercise/

FloodMapp revolutionizes flood response in Texas, US https://www.floodmapp.com/post/floodmapp-revolutionizes-flood-response-in-texas-us

Aerial Methods For Fighting Fires https://www.barrons.com/news/aerial-methods-for-fighting-fires-19f57b43

Wildfires: almost 300 European firefighters mobilised to support Canada https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/wildfires-almost-300-european-firefighters-mobilised-support-canada-2023-06-08_en

Ukraine dam disaster: Lack of clean water, spread of disease, major risks https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137422

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Wildfires are a paradox of destruction and new life https://lternet.edu/stories/the-lessons-wildfire-can-teach-destruction-and-resiliency-after-disaster/

The role of bots in spreading conspiracies: Case study of discourse about earthquakes on Twitter https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420923002200

Heat Action Day https://www.ifrc.org/get-involved/campaign-us/heat-action-day

Social Media and Morality https://psyarxiv.com/ywevq

Norway to prioritise security, citizens’ preparedness https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/norway-to-prioritise-security-citizens-preparedness/

Putting communities in the driver seat: Good practices from the Philippines https://floodresilience.net/blogs/community-resilience-building-intervention-in-the-philippines/

Wildfires https://disasterphilanthropy.org/resources/wildfires/

Psychology and disasters

Climate-related damage to people’s homes can have significant effects on their health, well-being – study https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/06/climate-related-damage-to-people-s-homes-can-have-significant-effects-on-their-health-well-being-study.html

Global mental health and climate change: A geo-psychiatry perspective https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S187620182300117X

Sociology and disasters

Social Capital and Disasters https://disasterphilanthropy.org/resources/social-capital-and-disasters/

Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations https://theconversation.com/wildfire-preparedness-and-response-must-include-planning-for-unhoused-people-and-other-vulnerable-populations-206851

Chicago Watches the Heat Kill Its Disadvantaged Residents https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/chicago-watches-the-heat-kill-its-disadvantaged-residents Leveraging the positives from the pandemic to strengthen infectious disease care in low-income and middle-income countries https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00354-7/fulltext

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Earthquake reported at Sunbury near Melbourne, impact felt in city’s CBD https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-29/earthquake-in-melbourne-sunbury-felt-across-cbd/102404018

Algeria – 2 Dead After Flash Floods in 9 Provinces https://floodlist.com/africa/algeria-floods-may-2023

Nova Scotia officials declare emergency over rare and ‘very aggressive’ wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/29/nova-scotia-wildfires-state-of-emergency

Massive wildfire in Scottish Highlands has burned nearly six square miles of land https://news.sky.com/story/wildfire-in-scottish-highlands-has-burned-nearly-six-square-miles-of-land-12894488

Major tornado outbreak in Liaoning, China https://watchers.news/2023/06/01/major-tornado-outbreak-in-liaoning-china/

Major flooding hits Ankara amid extreme rainfall https://watchers.news/2023/06/01/major-flooding-hits-ankara-amid-extreme-rainfall/

Historic rain event triggers widespread flooding in Valle De Oro, Texas https://watchers.news/2023/06/01/historic-rain-event-triggers-widespread-flooding-in-valle-de-oro-texas/

Volcanic activity worldwide 1 Jun 2023: Santiaguito volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Villarrica https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/212636/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-1-Jun-2023-Santiaguito-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Villarrica.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Adaptation Gap Report https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report

Antarctic Sea Ice Is at Record Lows. Is It an Alarming Shift? https://www.wired.com/story/antarctic-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-is-it-an-alarming-shift/

Antarctic Ocean Circulation Has Slowed Dramatically, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/antarctica-southern-ocean-circulation-slowing-climate-change

Up to 70% of California beaches could disappear by end of the century https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/california-beaches-erosion-2100-study

Climate change risk, resilience, and adaptation among rural farmers in East Africa: A literature review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666660X23000245

New maps reveal places at risk from sea-level rise https://niwa.co.nz/news/new-maps-reveal-places-at-risk-from-sea-level-rise

With forecasts for a sweltering summer, L.A. vows to improve response to extreme heat https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-25/l-a-officials-vow-to-improve-city-response-to-extreme-heat

Chapter 1 – Evaluation of community response and resilience on climate change: a bibliometric analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443187070000011

Africa is getting hotter https://www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/stories/africa-is-getting-hotter.html

Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/climate-change-risk-to-price-stability-higher-average-temperatures-increase-inflation

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions of people from dangerously hot climate https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/limiting-global-warming-to-1-5degc-would-save-billions-of-people-from-dangerously-hot-climate

“This is nuts:” European power prices go negative as springtime renewables soar https://reneweconomy.com.au/this-is-nuts-european-power-prices-go-negative-as-springtime-renewables-soar/

Earth past its safe limits for humans, scientists say https://www.ft.com/content/b59f9fea-500c-43c0-9b70-f0f7e866fd0e

Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00826-1

‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study https://www.carbonbrief.org/safe-and-just-climate-boundary-has-already-been-breached-says-contested-study/

The sinking city: Alexandria’s race against climate change https://watersciencepolicy.com/article/the-sinking-city-alexandrias-race-against-climate-change–dd3efaca2db9

Divergent urbanization-induced impacts on global surface urban heat island trends since 1980s https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425723002018

Shanghai records its highest May temperature in more than 100 years https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/29/china/shanghai-record-temperature-may-intl/index.html

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics https://theconversation.com/why-40-c-is-bearable-in-a-desert-but-lethal-in-the-tropics-206237

Disaster risk reduction

Evaluation of Station Timing Errors from Demeaned Arrival Time Delays https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0120220227/622855/Evaluation-of-Station-Timing-Errors-from-Demeaned

2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño https://theconversation.com/2023-hurricane-forecast-get-ready-for-a-busy-pacific-storm-season-quieter-atlantic-than-recent-years-thanks-to-el-nino-204526

Deciphering human influence on annual maximum flood extent at the global level https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/deciphering-human-influence-annual-maximum-flood-extent-global-level

Disaster Insurance Reimagined https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-insurance-reimagined-9780192865168

Extending global river gauge records using satellite observations https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acd407

I’m a seismologist and for my birthday, I got an earthquake https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-m-a-seismologist-and-for-my-birthday-i-got-an-earthquake-20230529-p5dbz5.html

Towards an Integrated Approach to Wildfire Risk Assessment: When, Where, What and How May the Landscapes Burn https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/5/215

‘Building back better’ is neoliberal post-disaster reconstruction https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/disa.12502

The Indigenous community fighting fire with fire https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-climate-indigenous-wildfires-prevention/

Against a backdrop of increasing hazards like floods and droughts in parts of the world and growing pressure on water resources, the World Meteorological Organization will strengthen implementation of its plan of action for hydrology https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/congress-strengthens-hydrology-action

How reproducible and reliable is geophysical research? https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/278

How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-atlantic-el-nino-climate-change-warm-dfe5ac53a4c2c1805f0e70e9e99009cf

Earthquakes can change the course of rivers – with devastating results. We may now be able to predict these threats https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-can-change-the-course-of-rivers-with-devastating-results-we-may-now-be-able-to-predict-these-threats-206172

Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains https://theconversation.com/melbourne-earthquake-2023-are-they-becoming-more-common-a-seismology-expert-explains-206589

‘Wilderness Urban Interface’ wildfires are on the rise across North America https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/wilderness-urban-interface-wildfires-are-on-the-rise-across-north-america/article

New Research Overlays Sociodemographic, Green Infrastructure And Stormwater Flood Risk Data To Assess Equitable Distribution Of Green Infrastructure https://www.pdx.edu/research/news/rain-floods-and-green-infrastructure-are-cities-mitigating-hazards-equitably

Price growth for homes in high flood risk zones up to 50% lower than those in unexposed areas https://www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2023/may/house-price-growth-flood-risk-areas-lower-by-half/

Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence can support Early Warnings for All https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/big-tech-and-artificial-intelligence-can-support-early-warnings-all

Emergency management

How a Medical Reserve Corps Unit Addresses the Needs of Vulnerable Populations During an Evacuation https://www.naccho.org/blog/articles/mrc-afn

Early warnings for all initiative https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Emergency-Telecommunications/Pages/Early-Warnings-for-All-Initiative.aspx

Anticipatory action helps flood-affected communities in Cameroon’s Far North https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1640172/

Uganda and Kenya Conclude Simulation Exercise on Managing Cross-Border Disaster Displacement https://disasterdisplacement.org/blog/2023/05/25/uganda-and-kenya-conclude-simulation-exercise-on-managing-cross-border-disaster-displacement/

Wildfire Peer Reviews https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/civil-protection/peer-review-programme_en

How satellites are being used in the battle against wildfires https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/how-satellites-are-being-used-in-the-battle-against-wildfires-1.6850901

Over 1 million people internally displaced in Somalia in record time https://www.unhcr.org/news/press-releases/over-1-million-people-internally-displaced-somalia-record-time

Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention, fighting: companies https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/national-business/technology-could-be-key-to-future-wildfire-prevention-fighting-companies-7069691

Portugal collaborates with Finland to reduce forest fire risks https://forest.fi/article/portugal-collaborates-with-finland-to-reduce-forest-fire-risks/

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Earthquakes in Australia https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/

Effects of Time Pressure, Reward, and Information Involvement on User Management of Fake News on a Social Media Platform https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00315125231179123

How ENSO leads to a cascade of global impacts https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/how-enso-leads-cascade-global-impacts

The Wildfire Module asks students to consider the question, “How will wildfire risks and impacts change over the next 100 years?” https://learn.concord.org/geo-wildfire

Psychology and disasters

Trolled in science: “Hundreds of hateful comments in a single day” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01399-x

Disaster Mental Health Risk Reduction: Appraising Disaster Mental Health Research as If Risk Mattered https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/11/5923

Trauma-Aware Education: Essential information and guidance for educators, education sites and education systems https://www.australianacademicpress.com.au/books/details/345/Trauma-Aware_Education_Essential_information_and_guidance_for_educators_education_sites_and_education_systems

Attitudes and beliefs towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination among rheumatology patients in a Los Angeles County safety net clinic https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371207443_Attitudes_and_beliefs_towards_COVID-19_and_COVID-19_vaccination_among_rheumatology_patients_in_a_Los_Angeles_County_safety_net_clinic

Risk-efficacy framework – a new perspective on threat and efficacy appraisal and the role of disparity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-04813-9

Sociology and disasters

Mapping a threat: Climate change’s deadly summer heat may deepen disparities in Chicago https://www.preventionweb.net/news/mapping-threat-climate-changes-deadly-summer-heat-may-deepen-disparities-chicago

The Potential and Roles of Ethnic Minorities in Disaster Risk Reduction: IDRiM2022 Conference Session Report on Muslim Communities in Japan https://www.idrimjournal.com/article/77523-the-potential-and-roles-of-ethnic-minorities-in-disaster-risk-reduction-idrim2022-conference-session-report-on-muslim-communities-in-japan

Behind Political Affiliation: How Moral Values, Identity Politics and Party Loyalty Have Affected COVID-19Vaccine Uptake https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2881329/v1

Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00919-4/fulltext

Constructing a social vulnerability index for flooding: insights from a municipality in Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/social-vulnerability-index-flooding/

Women’s and girls’ vulnerability to gender-based violence in the aftermath of disasters https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/women-girls-gender-based-violence-aftermath-disasters-haiti

Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…

Recent emergencies/disasters

7 fatalities, 6 missing after widespread floods hit Tanzania https://watchers.news/2023/04/17/7-fatalities-6-missing-after-widespread-floods-hit-tanzania/

Wildfires along French-Spanish border force hundreds to evacuate https://watchers.news/2023/04/17/wildfires-along-french-spanish-border-force-hundreds-to-evacuate/

Ukraine – Floods in 8 Regions Impact Hundreds of Households https://floodlist.com/europe/ukraine-floods-april-2023

Massive landslide caused by lightning hits Pakistan, burying about two dozen trucks https://watchers.news/2023/04/18/massive-landslide-caused-by-lightning-hits-pakistan-burying-about-two-dozen-trucks/

Rapidly melting snow causes widespread flooding in Minnesota, U.S. https://watchers.news/2023/04/19/rapidly-melting-snow-causes-widespread-flooding-in-minnesota-u-s/

Tornadoes kill 3 in central US; new storms possible Thursday https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-oklahoma-storms-b5ef82c8939d0b56eeb828fd80753e7f

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Apr 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/209691/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Apr-2023-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventad.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Is sea-level rise exaggerated?https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/is-sea-level-rise-exaggerated-ocean-fact-check/

Disaster risk is magnified by climate change; it can increase the hazard while at the same time decreasing the resilience of households and communities https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/risk-drivers/climate-change

El Nino watch has been issued by NOAA https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/el-nino-watch-noaa-forecast-seasonal-weather-impact-summer-winter-united-states-canada-europe-fa/

How is climate change affecting wildfires? Expert discusses link, concerns https://www.silive.com/news/2023/04/how-is-climate-change-affecting-wildfires-expert-discusses-link-concerns.html

Drastic climate action is the best course for economic growth, new study finds https://reneweconomy.com.au/drastic-climate-action-is-the-best-course-for-economic-growth-new-study-finds/

Antarctica’s heart of ice has skipped a beat. Time to take our medicine https://theconversation.com/antarcticas-heart-of-ice-has-skipped-a-beat-time-to-take-our-medicine-202729

Wave Climate Variability and Trends in Tuvalu Based on a 44-Year High-Resolution Wave Hindcast https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022JC019523

The next El Niño: when is it coming and how strong might this one be for Australia? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/18/the-next-el-nino-when-is-it-coming-and-how-strong-might-this-one-be-for-australia

Human-induced weakening of the Northern Hemisphere tropical circulation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05903-1

Florida lawmakers set aside $2.5M to buy out homes on St. Johns County beach with severe erosion https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/florida-lawmakers-set-aside-25m-to-buyout-homes-st-johns-county-beach/77-6ef2d4eb-e9eb-4133-960c-d89f21289459

AGL juggles closure times as NSW waves goodbye to Australia’s oldest coal plant https://reneweconomy.com.au/agl-juggles-closure-times-as-nsw-waves-goodbye-to-australias-oldest-coal-plant/

Ocean conditions in uncharted territory as water temperatures reach record high https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/nsw-warm-oceans-waters-earth-el-nino-beach/102236916

New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-ocean-circulation-collapse-antarctica

Sprawling heat wave envelops large swath of Asia https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/deadly-heat-wave-large-swath-of-asia-china-india

More Heat Waves and fewer Cold Waves are the new normal in India http://herald.uohyd.ac.in/more-heat-waves-and-fewer-cold-waves-are-the-new-normal-in-india/

Faster than forecast, climate impacts trigger tipping points in the Earth system https://thebulletin.org/2023/04/faster-than-forecast-climate-impacts-trigger-tipping-points-in-the-earth-system/

Accelerating melt of ice sheets now ‘unmistakable’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65317469

‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/frightening-record-busting-heat-and-drought-hit-europe-in-2022

European State of the Climate 2022 https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2022

Fear and Wonder podcast: how climate change is affecting rainfall, droughts and floods https://theconversation.com/fear-and-wonder-podcast-how-climate-change-is-affecting-rainfall-droughts-and-floods-203900

Killer heatwaves endanger India’s development https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/986678

Disaster risk reduction

As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions https://theconversation.com/as-heatwaves-and-floods-hit-cities-worldwide-these-places-are-pioneering-solutions-196389

A dive into the deep past reveals Indigenous burning helped suppress bushfires 10,000 years ago https://theconversation.com/a-dive-into-the-deep-past-reveals-indigenous-burning-helped-suppress-bushfires-10-000-years-ago-203754

Dynamic World, Near real-time global 10 m land use land cover mapping https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01307-4

The quest to build wildfire-resistant homes https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/18/1071274/climate-change-building-fire-resistant-homes-adaptation/

The evolution of Australian island geographies and the emergence and persistence of Indigenous maritime cultures https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123001191

Breakthrough fix identified for earthquake-prone buildings https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/04/19/breakthrough-fix-identified-for-earthquake-prone-buildings.html

Deep time spatio-temporal data analysis using pyGPlates with PlateTectonicTools and GPlately https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gdj3.185

Ancient Earth globe https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#240

Emergency management

Lessons observed: Looking back on decades of emergency management https://www.avert.ca/lessons-observed-looking-back-on-decades-of-emergency-management/

An inventory tool to assess displacement data in the context of weather and climate-related events https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096323000359

Geographies of COVID-19 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1745-5871.12593

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Exploring Temporal and Multilingual Dynamics of Post-Disaster Social Media Discourse: A Case of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3579484

State agency requests community input for Hawaii’s hazard mitigation plan https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/04/18/state-agency-requests-community-input-hawaiis-hazard-mitigation-plan/

Psychology and disasters

The importance of mental health care in emergency management highlighted by Tony’s Trek https://www.seymourtelegraph.com.au/news/the-importance-of-mental-health-care-in-emergency-management-highlighted-by-tonys-trek-2/

Physical and mental health status of women in disaster-affected areas in Bangladesh https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-023-05964-5

What buffered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression? A longitudinal study of caregivers of school aged children in Ireland https://academic.oup.com/esr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/esr/jcad017/7123527?login=false

Building resilience to the mental health impacts of climate change in rural Australia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278223000408

CAPE Vulnerability Index https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540261.2020.17380930

Sociology and disasters

Just adaptation and the role of social capital https://www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/events/2023/just-adaptation-and-the-role-of-social-capital.html

Rural communities challenges and ResilientSEE: Case studies from disasters in Florida, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123000177

The wider the gap between rich and poor the higher the flood mortality https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01107-7

An exploratory study on the life recovery experiences of flood affected farmers in South Punjab-Pakistan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09640568.2023.2197144

Revealing Naarm: Interactive map reveals hidden Indigenous histories of major sites https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/revealing-naarm-interactive-map-reveals-hidden-indigenous-histories-of-major-sites-20230411-p5czny.html

Cyclone Ilsa: how disasters, the housing crisis and underinsurance can conspire to worsen inequality https://theconversation.com/cyclone-ilsa-how-disasters-the-housing-crisis-and-underinsurance-can-conspire-to-worsen-inequality-203753

The double burden of inequality and flood losses https://sustainabilitycommunity.springernature.com/posts/the-double-burden-of-inequality-and-flood-losses

How social infrastructure saves lives: a quantitative analysis of Japan’s 3/11 disasters https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/japanese-journal-of-political-science/article/how-social-infrastructure-saves-lives-a-quantitative-analysis-of-japans-311-disasters/4BD3AA196B334A23F0B749E85AE4E38F

Natural Hazards, Social Policy, and Electoral Performance: Evidence from the 2017 Earthquake in Mexico City https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/latin-american-research-review/article/natural-hazards-social-policy-and-electoral-performance-evidence-from-the-2017-earthquake-in-mexico-city/D3B5EAFE11EE939421B4443278B029B2