Please find links below to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news today…
Current emergencies/disasters
Toll fears grow as floods keep rising across Tasmania http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmania/toll-fears-grow-as-floodwaters-keep-rising-across-the-state/news-story/45ecf05df63e7cb57b383dc2983bfc9d
Flash flooding causes chaos in parts of England http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36471889
Disaster risk reduction
Increased hazard risks due to rapid urban growth in mountainous regions https://ugecviewpoints.wordpress.com/2016/03/29/rapid-urban-growth-in-mountainous-regions-the-case-of-nainital-india/
After so many years of little or no hurricane damage up and down the East and Gulf coasts, it could hit residents very hard from Texas all the way up to Maine http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-hurricane-amnesia-is-a-big-risk-this-year/
Analysis Finds Higher Flood Risk From Whittier Narrows Dam http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/06/06/analysis-finds-higher-flood-risk-from-whittier-narrows-dam/#.V1coKzVj0Vl.twitter
Sydney storm: Seawall delayed by funding row with Collaroy homes on the brink of collapse http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-storm-seawall-delayed-by-funding-row-with-collaroy-homes-on-the-brink-of-collapse-20160607-gpdqsk.html
The earthquake nightmare public officials are failing to confront http://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/seismic-neglect/
Emergency management
Fort McMurray’s water warrior fought to keep the flow to firefighters going http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-water-treatment-plant-1.3617505
June 15 marks the 25th anniversary of the Pinatubo eruption http://www.wired.com/2016/06/annotated-volcano-exploring-pinatubos-devastating-eruption-25-years-later/#slide-5
Active start to hurricane season doesn’t foretell wild — or calm – year http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/06/07/hurricane-season/85557170/
World Bank Support to Improve Weather Forecasting, College Education in Bangladesh http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2016/06/02/world-bank-support-to-improve-weather-forecasting-college-education-in-Bangladesh
Disaster education, communications and engagement
MOOC: Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster https://www.edx.org/course/humanitarian-response-conflict-disaster-harvardx-ph558x
Exercise Coastal Response 2016 https://news.gov.bc.ca/stories/exercise-coastal-response-2016
Edmonton First Responders Day to highlight toll on emergency workers http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-first-responders-day-to-highlight-toll-on-emergency-workers
What’s a Little Flood Danger to a Really Fun Bridge Renaming Fete? http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/whats-a-little-flood-danger-to-a-really-fun-bridge-renaming-fete-8367473
Lots of anger, few solutions at public meeting about flooding http://www.houstonchronicle.com/houston/article/Much-anger-few-solutions-at-flooding-town-hall-7967540.php?t=bbca42d3c3
Evacuation drill aims to better prepare community for emergencies http://fox21news.com/2016/06/04/evacuation-drill-aims-to-better-prepare-community-for-emergencies/
Flood deaths are avoidable: don’t go in the water https://theconversation.com/flood-deaths-are-avoidable-dont-go-in-the-water-60615
