Category: disaster

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Sudan declares state of emergency from floods https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/sudan-declares-state-of-emergency-from-floods-/1963811

Flood kills four, destroys 5200 houses in Kano https://www.legit.ng/1363191-flood-kills-destroys-5200-houses-kano.html

California Sets Record With 2M Acres Burned So Far This Year https://who13.com/news/california-sets-record-with-2m-acres-burned-so-far-this-year/

Creek Fire: Helicopters rescue dozens of trapped California campers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54046468

Sudan: Dozens dead, thousands of homes destroyed by floods https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/sudan-dozens-dead-thousands-homes-destroyed-floods-200816095143076.html

Nigeria: Flood of Tears, As Homes, Farmlands Get Washed Away https://allafrica.com/stories/202009050051.html

Senegal – State of Emergency After Deadly Floods http://floodlist.com/africa/senegal-state-of-emergency-after-deadly-floods

West Africa – Floods Hit Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana http://floodlist.com/africa/west-africa-burkinafaso-ghana-september-2020

El Dorado Fire: Massive Wall Of Flames Forces More Evacuations https://www.msn.com/en-us/Weather/topstories/el-dorado-fire-massive-wall-of-flames-forces-more-evacuations/ar-BB18Lxwn?ocid=st

River Nile in Sudan at highest levels since records began https://watchers.news/2020/09/08/river-nile-sudan-highest-levels-since-records-began/

34 injured, dozens of buildings damaged or destroyed after M5.1 earthquake hits Iran https://watchers.news/2020/09/07/golestan-iran-earthquake-september-2020/

West Africa – More Floods in Niger, Death Toll Rises in Burkina Faso http://floodlist.com/africa/floods-niger-burkinafaso-september-2020

Volcanic activity worldwide 10 Sep 2020: Semeru volcano, Reventador, Sangay, Sakurajima, Sabancaya https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/109801/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Sep-2020-Semeru-volcano-Reventador-Sangay-Sakurajima-Sabancaya.html

Deadly flash floods paralyze north Algeria, more than 800 homes inundated https://watchers.news/2020/09/10/algeria-flood-september-2020/

200 000 people homeless after severe floods hit Far North, Cameroon https://watchers.news/2020/09/10/cameroon-flood-far-north-september-2020/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate change and the tyranny of psychological distance http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73425

South Africa: National climate change adaptation strategy http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73410

What is effective climate adaptation? Case studies from the Least Developed Countries http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73453

‘Catastrophic’ fire weather conditions in the NT spark fresh calls for gamba grass action https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/nt-gamba-grass-fire-sparks-fresh-calls-for-action/12619960

Arctic Wildfires Have Never Released This Much Carbon Dioxide https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/09/arctic-wildfires-have-never-released-this-much-carbon-dioxide/

Projected changes in persistent extreme summer weather events: The role of quasi-resonant amplification https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/10/eaat3272

Climate change: Greenland’s ice faces melting ‘death sentence’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49483580

Australia’s main grid hits new renewable energy record of 50.4 per cent https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-main-grid-hits-new-renewable-energy-record-of-50-4-per-cent-12567/

Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825220303949

Australian coal plants ‘on a hiding to nothing’ and likely to close before schedule https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/07/australian-coal-plants-on-a-hiding-to-nothing-and-likely-to-close-before-schedule

Young activists take 33 countries to court in bid to step up climate change fight https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/young-activists-take-33-countries-court-bid-step-climate-change-n1239175

Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-bering-sea-ice-winter-melt-lowest-level

Human contribution to the record-breaking June and July 2019 heatwaves in Western Europe https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aba3d4

Monitoring and evaluation of national adaptation policies throughout the policy cycle http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73469

IAG has partnered with the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) on a new report, Severe Weather in a Changing Climate https://www.iag.com.au/severe-weather-changing-climate

From 100 Degrees To Snow, Colorado’s Dramatic Weather Forecast Could Be One For The National Record Books https://www.cpr.org/2020/09/07/from-100-degrees-to-snow-colorados-dramatic-weather-forecast-could-be-one-for-the-national-record-books/

Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0855-4

New models predict El Niño rise http://www.watercareer.com.au/news/new-models-predict-el-ni-o-rise

Building coastal resilience in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Colombia: country experiences with mainstreaming climate adaptation http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73485

Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says https://theconversation.com/earth-may-temporarily-pass-dangerous-1-5-warming-limit-by-2024-major-new-report-says-145450

Extreme summer impacts ice shelves and glaciers http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73520

Arctic warming: are record temperatures and fires arriving earlier than scientists predicted? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73517

A review of estimating population exposure to sea-level rise and the relevance for migration http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73509

Climrisk-river: Accounting for local river flood risk in estimating the economic cost of climate change http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73503

Huge cavities threaten glacier larger than Great Britain https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/09/cavities-threaten-glacier-great-britain-thwaites?CMP=share_btn_tw

US report warns climate change could create economic chaos https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/09/business/climate-change-economy-cftc-report/index.html

Disaster risk reduction

Greater prevention and “Building Back Better” post-COVID http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73418

The Cost of Wildfires https://upenn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html

Extreme precipitation events always occurred, but are they changing? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73442

Global fire outlook not good news, but mitigation is possible, analysis shows http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73447

10 years since the Darfield earthquake rocked New Zealand: what have we learned? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73437

1D/2D stormwater modelling to support urban flood risk management in estuarine areas http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73416

Building community resilience through modern model building codes http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73422

Community resilience benchmarks: buildings benchmark http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73433

Flood Risk Management in England http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73415

Why has the Top End of the NT been experiencing ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions in 2020? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-30/nt-bushfires-severe-2020-conditions-explained/12610178

Lower Nazeing Property Flood Resilience https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/hnl/lower-nazeing-property-flood-resilience/

Preparing for massive earthquake in the Pacific Northwest https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pacific-northwest-prepares-for-massive-earthquake

Following the Odisha example for developing community based disaster management in India http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73475

Current flood risk management practices in Ghana: Gaps and opportunities for improving resilience http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73463

Special report: natural catastrophes http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73478

Resilient cities critical infrastructure interdependence: a meta-research https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23789689.2020.1795571

Last season’s climate catastrophes cost insurers $5.4b https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/last-season-s-climate-catastrophes-cost-insurers-5-4b-20200908-p55tiy.html

Advancing digitalization in DRR and development programs in COVID-19 times  http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73489

Climate and disaster risk insurance in low income countries: reflections on the importance of indicators and frameworks for monitoring performance and impact http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73491

UCF researchers are developing models to predict storm surges http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73522

Compound natural disasters in Australia: a historical analysis https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/publications/biblio/bnh-7296

Developing an impact library for forecasting surface water flood risk http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73530

Flood mitigation measures in an era of evolving flood risk https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12659

Floodplain losses and increasing flood risk in the context of recent historic land use changes and settlement developments: Austrian case studies http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73524

Optimization-based decision-making models for disaster recovery and reconstruction planning of transportation networks http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73505

FEMA Flood Map updates https://social.selective.com/articles/fema-flood-map-updates-your-questions-answered

Emergency management

Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use, Otago research http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73421

Mass Sheltering and Disasters Special Collection https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/mass-sheltering

Flood prone communities in Bangladesh are struggling to cope with monsoon and Coronavirus impacts http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73450

An optimal scenario for the emergency solution to protect Hanoi Capital from the Red River floodwater using Van Coc Lake http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73427

Interim observations: The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73448

Survey finds 71 per cent of koala populations died in some NSW fires https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/survey-finds-71-per-cent-of-koala-populations-died-in-some-nsw-fires-20200905-p55so2.html

Did Europe Make a Mistake Reopening Its Borders? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-24/coronavirus-why-germany-is-struggling-to-stop-the-new-covid-spike

Terrifying images of California’s wildfires show firefighters tackling the flames https://mashable.com/article/california-wildfire-september-photos/

Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/30/822491838/coronavirus-world-map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-outbreak

USA: mapping a wildfire’s next move is getting easier, thanks to computers http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73466

On the frontline: The roles of pharmacists in disasters http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73462

Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological gem https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/9/8/sudan-floods-threaten-ancient-archaeological-gem

Disaster education, communications and engagement

South East Europe gets new flash flood App http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73411

Assessing policy preferences amongst climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction stakeholders using serious gaming http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73456

Disaster-Resilient Communication Ecosystem in an Inclusive Society – A case of foreigners in Japan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343674169_Disaster-Resilient_Communication_Ecosystem_in_an_Inclusive_Society_-_A_case_of_foreigners_in_Japan

Disaster Resources from the National Academies https://www.nap.edu/collection/35/emergency-preparedness-disaster-management

Flood Resilience: Preparedness and Recovery Collection https://www.nap.edu/collection/65/flood-resilience-preparedness-and-recovery

The “Rising Risk” docuseries explores how those rising sea levels will play out in the lower Manhattan of the late 21st century https://abc7ny.com/weather/rising-risk-examines-threat-posed-to-lower-manhattan-by-higher-sea-levels–/6390277/

Forecasting for a Fractured Land: A Case Study of the Communication and Use of Aftershock Forecasts from the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake in Aotearoa New Zealand https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220190354/590621/Forecasting-for-a-Fractured-Land-A-Case-Study-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext

McKinney’s Office of Emergency Management offering free disaster preparedness kits https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/09/09/mckinneys-office-of-emergency-management-offering-disaster-preparedness-kits/

Psychology and disasters

Insights into behavior during Chimney Tops 2 Fire could improve evacuation planning http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73419

68% of US adults have pursued three or more of the six basic preparedness actions https://community.fema.gov/story/2020-NHS-Data-Digest-Summary-Results

Wildfires: Can we adapt to live with them? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73498

Sociology and disasters

COVID-19 will widen poverty gap between women and men, new data shows http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73414

Racist housing policies have created some oppressively hot neighborhoods http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73420

Bangladesh: compound risks of COVID-19 and floods driving more people into poverty http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73474

Translocal social capital as a resource for community-based responses to coastal flooding – Evidence from urban and rural areas on Java, Indonesia https://www.researchgate.net/project/Building-adaptive-capacity-through-translocal-social-capital-Sea-level-rise-and-resilience-of-coastal-communities-and-households-in-Indonesia-TRANSOCAP-SPP-1889-Regional-Sea-Level-Change-and-Society

Laura: The Latest Climate Disaster for Low-Income Americans https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rob-moore/laura-latest-climate-disaster-low-income-americans

Recent emergencies/disasters

Devastating debris flows in Charikar, Afghanistan https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2020/08/28/charikar-debris-flows-1/

Death toll up to 16 for Hurricane Laura https://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-laura-remnants-heading-northeast/

Pakistan – 19 Dead After Heavy Rainfall Triggers Floods in North http://floodlist.com/asia/pakistan-floods-khyberpakhtunkhwa-azadkashmir-august-2020

Typhoon Maysak could become one of South Korea’s strongest typhoons on record https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/typhoon-maysak-could-become-one-of-south-koreas-strongest-typhoons-on-record/

Maharashtra’s Vidarbha hit by floods, over 18000 evacuated https://zeenews.india.com/india/maharashtras-vidarbha-hit-by-floods-over-18000-evacuated-2306435.html

17 Dead, Over 10,000 Houses Damaged In Odisha Floods https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/17-dead-over-10-000-houses-damaged-in-odisha-floods-2287745

Flooding soaks South Asia, displacing millions during Covid-19 woes https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/south-asia/2020/08/31/flooding-soaks-south-asia-displacing-millions-during-covid-19-woes

Landslide, floods from monsoon rains kill at least 41 in India, Nepalhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/landslide-floods-from-monsoon-rains-kill-at-least-41-in-india-nepal/story-uIaE7d2oo6eAonLUprte9J.html

Severe flood death toll at 251, more than 5 million affected and wide swaths of crops lost, Bangladesh https://watchers.news/2020/09/01/bangladesh-monsoon-death-toll-crop-loss-2020/

Record flooding leaves 93 fatalities, 80 000 homes damaged and 380 000 people affected in Sudanhttps://watchers.news/2020/09/01/sudan-record-flood-2020/

Mexico – Rainfall From Storm Hernán Causes Flooding in Jalisco and Colima http://floodlist.com/america/mexico-storm-hernan-jalisco-colima-august-2020

Typhoons Maysak and Haishen may deal South Korea a one-two punch https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/09/typhoons-maysak-and-hashien-may-deal-south-korea-a-one-two-punch/

Chad – Floods Displace 120,000 http://floodlist.com/africa/chad-floods-august-2020-update

India – Thousands Evacuate Floods in Maharashtra and Gujarat http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-maharashtra-gujarat-august-2020

Volcanic activity worldwide 3 Sep 2020: Pacaya volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/109491/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-3-Sep-2020-Pacaya-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Dukono-Reventador-Sa.html

North Korea’s east coast hit with damaging typhoon and floods, state TV shows https://www.nknews.org/2020/09/north-koreas-east-coast-hit-with-damaging-typhoon-and-floods-state-tv-shows/

Nepal – 12 Dead, 41 Missing After Floods and Landslides in Baglung http://floodlist.com/asia/baglung-nepal-floods-september-2020

Pakistan – 30 Dead After More Flash Floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province http://floodlist.com/asia/pakistan-flash-floods-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-september-2020

North Korea – Rain From Typhoon Maysak Triggers Flooding in Eastern Areas http://floodlist.com/asia/north-korea-typhoon-maysak-september-2020

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Low-tech solutions plus improved coordination for climate resilience in coastal Bangladesh http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73327

2019 monitoring report on the German strategy for adaptation to climate change http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73352

Adaptation to climate change: Does traditional ecological knowledge hold the key? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73347

We need a paradigm shift to deal with loss and damage from climate change https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/politics-climate-change/news/we-need-paradigm-shift-deal-loss-and-damage-climate-change-1950849

Hurricane Laura jumped from Category 1 to Category 4 in a day. Here’s why hurricanes are now stronger, wetter, and more frequent https://www.insider.com/hurricane-laura-climate-change-warming-water-2020-8

US adapts to climate threats with drastic shift in flood strategy https://www.foxnews.com/weather/us-climate-threats-drastic-flood-strategy

Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes worldwide https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/31/satellite-images-show-rapid-growth-glacial-lakes

Australian greenhouse gas emissions fall to lowest level since 1998 under Covid restrictions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/31/australian-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fall-to-lowest-level-since-1998-under-covid-restrictions

Climate change may make extreme hurricane rainfall 5 times more likely, study says https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-may-make-extreme-hurricane-rainfall-five-times-more-likely-study-says/

Everything Is Unprecedented. Welcome To Your Hotter Earth https://www.npr.org/2020/08/28/905622947/everything-is-unprecedented-welcome-to-your-hotter-earth

Future Warming and Intensification of Precipitation Extremes: A “Double Whammy” Leading to Increasing Flood Risk in California https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL088679

Phoenix hits 50th day of 110 degrees; previous record ‘obliterated’ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-weather/2020/08/28/phoenix-hits-50th-day-110-degrees-2020/5662386002/

Climate and disaster resilience http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73353

Influx of renewables sees coal power plants run well below capacity, increasing chance of closures https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/01/influx-of-renewables-sees-coal-power-plants-run-well-below-capacity-increasing-chance-of-closures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Queen of the Dolomites glacier could vanish within 15 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/01/marmolada-queen-of-dolomites-glacier-could-vanish-within-15-years

Ice Sheet Melting Is Perfectly in Line With Our Worst-Case Scenario, Scientists Warn https://www.sciencealert.com/ice-sheet-melting-is-perfectly-in-line-with-our-worst-case-scenario-scientists-warn

California is burning. It’s time to demand an end to the climate crisis https://mashable.com/article/california-wildfires-climate-change/

How Climate Change is Causing Urban Flooding in Nigeria https://www.savethecity.org.ng/2020/07/30/how-climate-change-is-causing-urban-flooding-in-nigeria/

South Africa: environment, forestry and fisheries on approval of the country’s national climate change adaptation strategy http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73385

Disasters must be unusual or deadly to prompt local climate policy change http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73365

India: the surprisingly difficult task of measuring sea-level rise http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73368

Wind And Solar Now Generate One-Tenth Of Global Electricityhttps://ember-climate.org/project/global-electricity-h12020/

A post-Laura heat wave has no name https://heated.world/p/a-post-laura-heat-wave-has-no-name

The Story of CO2: Big Ideas for a Small Molecule https://utorontopress.com/us/the-story-of-co2-2#utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=story_CO2

The UK needs a ‘national heat risk strategy’ http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73387

Climate change-fueled weather disasters: Costs to state and local economies http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73400

European wildfire danger and vulnerability under a changing climate: towards integrating risk dimensions http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73405

Heat resilience cities: measuring benefits of urban heat adaptation: methodology note for the tool development http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73397

National laws for enhancing flood resilience in the context of climate change: potential and shortcomings http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73408

New Zealand experiences warmest winter on record https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/new-zealand-experiences-warmest-winter-on-record

Disaster risk reduction

Uganda: Enhancing management of Upper Nile riverine systems http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73330

Fires threaten the Amazon once again. What have we learned? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73324

U.S. flood strategy shifts to ‘unavoidable’ relocation of entire neighborhoods http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73338

Building urban resilience with nature-based solutions: How can urban planning contribute? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73346

ICT for Disaster Risk Management http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73351

Why extreme floods are more common than you might think https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2018.01209.x

Understanding Risk BC 2020 – Online Symposium for Risk Reduction Strategies http://floodlist.com/protection/understanding-risk-bc-2020

The Le Teil earthquake provides new insights on seismic risk in France and Western Europe http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73355

Bangladesh: Time to develop a reliable flood forecasting model http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73359

U.S.: Hurricane Laura was the latest storm to strengthen fast, but is rapid intensification really becoming more common? http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73360

Scientists unlock crops’ power to resist floods https://phys.org/news/2020-08-scientists-crops-power-resist.html

Chennai: Civic body gets monsoon-ready with rain gauges, flood sensors https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-civic-body-gets-monsoon-ready-with-rain-gauges-flood-sensors/articleshow/77830916.cms
How to protect communities from disasters – what research tells us http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73362

Artificial intelligence algorithm predicts slow earthquakes http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73369

Setting an agenda for entrepreneurial governments: A global baseline assessment of Disaster Risk Reduction investment http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73341

El Nino lulls lead to harsh floods, fires and droughts: study https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/el-nino-lulls-lead-to-harsh-floods-fires-and-droughts-study-20200901-p55rcr.html

Too heartbreaking to leave, too expensive to stay: Louisiana coastal communities left in limbo https://southerlymag.org/2020/08/07/too-heartbreaking-to-leave-too-expensive-to-stay-louisiana-coastal-communities-left-in-limbo/

Poor planning, civic apathy and huge floods – it’s the same story from Karachi to Kolkata https://scroll.in/article/971971/poor-planning-civic-apathy-and-huge-floods-its-the-same-story-from-karachi-to-kolkata

A big step for flood forecasts in India and Bangladesh http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73398

A panacea for India’s flood woes – lost and forgotten http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73393

Aqueduct Floods is an online platform that measures riverine and coastal flood risks under both current base-line conditions and future projections in 2030, 2050, and 2080 https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/aqueduct-floods-methodology.pdf

Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities: Towards a New Normal https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-15-4948-9_7

Emergency management

Biloxi’s 15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina offers lessons for other coastal cities http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73319

Satellite imagery reveals, in precise detail, extent of NSW bushfire destruction across Black Summer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/satellite-images-reveal-extent-of-nsw-black-summer-bushfires/12601928

Battle weary: as fire season looms, volunteers still coping with the last one https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/battle-weary-as-fire-season-looms-volunteers-still-coping-with-the-last-one-20200827-p55pw8.html

Before and after satellite images show widespread destruction from Hurricane Laura https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/28/us/satellite-images-hurricane-laura-before-after-trnd/index.html

2019 global natural disaster assessment report http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73363

Latest edition of Molino Stewart’s ‘Floodplain Manager’ newsletter https://molinostewart.com.au/editorial/floodplain-manager-august-2020/

Record floods threaten nuclear power site in Bangladesh http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73381

New Red Cross Red Crescent-UK Met Office guide to ‘impact-based forecasting’ for early humanitarian action https://www.climatecentre.org/news/1317/new-red-cross-red-crescent-uk-met-office-guide-to-a-impact-based-forecastinga-for-early-humanitarian-action

Sudan: UN Agencies Support Flood Response in Sudan but Warn Aid Stocks ‘Rapidly’ Depleting https://allafrica.com/stories/202009020064.html

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Earthquake detection and early alerts, now on your Android phone http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73334

Realtor.com® integrates flood factor data, helps shoppers understand flood risk https://firststreet.org/press/press-release-realtor-com-integrates-flood-factor-data/

More bushfires, less volcanoes: Young Australians need to learn about more relevant disasters https://theconversation.com/more-bushfires-less-volcanoes-young-australians-need-to-learn-about-more-relevant-disasters-145163

#30days30waysUK aims to inspire and empower people to be ready for a wide range of risks like flooding, fire and power cuts https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/be-prepared-not-scared-september-month-long-social-media-campaign-help-northamptonshire-residents-2955838

Are you Flood Ready? Test your knowledge of floods and flood readiness https://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/flood-ready/quiz.html

September is recognized as National Preparedness Month https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Health-Details.aspx?newsid=1000

Facebook joins with Mekong River Commission to raise awareness about flood and drought in the Mekong http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73379

Principles of Geology https://timescavengers.blog/introductory-material/geologic-time/principles-of-geology/

In rural Bangladesh, a journey to school-led disaster risk reduction begins http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73376

Psychology and disasters

Reducing hydro-meteorological risk by nature-based solutions: What do we know about people’s perceptions? https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/12/2599

COVID-19 and the consequences of cascading and compounding disasters https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-31/covid-bushfires-and-coping-with-cascading-disasters/12606328

‘It was a feeling of terror: when will the water stop?’: Britain’s flood victims, six months on https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/29/when-will-the-water-stop-britain-flood-victims-six-months-on

Sociology and disasters

Resilience in the Pacific and the Caribbean: The Local Construction of Disaster Risk Reduction https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343956760_Resilience_in_the_Pacific_and_the_Caribbean_The_Local_Construction_of_Disaster_Risk_Reduction

5 ways to help take racism out of disaster recovery https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2020/08/26/hurricane-laura-harvey-5-ways-take-racism-out-disaster-recovery

Can extreme events be an opportunity? Depopulation and resilience of rural communities in Central Italy after the 1997 earthquake https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343981559_Can_extreme_events_be_an_opportunity_Depopulation_and_resilience_of_rural_communities_in_Central_Italy_after_the_1997_earthquake

Low-income households should be prioritized after disaster strikes https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/514384-low-income-households-should-be-prioritized-after-disaster-strikes#.X01TNyHH2lg.twitter

High-resolution human mobility data reveal race and wealth disparities in disaster evacuation patterns https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343877167_High-resolution_human_mobility_data_reveal_race_and_wealth_disparities_in_disaster_evacuation_patterns

How Japan Stumbled into a Pandemic Miracle https://online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory/article/119/818/217/111341/How-Japan-Stumbled-into-a-Pandemic-Miracle

Closing the gaps: Advancing disaster preparedness, response and recovery for older adults http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=73401