Category: resilience

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Morocco: Authorities battle flames destroying forest cover https://www.africanews.com/2023/08/13/morocco-authorities-battle-flames-destroying-forest-cover/

Maui fire: 93 killed as governor warns of ‘significant’ death toll rise https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66489815

Widespread floods from Glomma River impact downstream regions after dam collapse, Norway https://watchers.news/2023/08/11/widespread-floods-from-glomma-river-impact-downstream-regions-after-dam-collapse-norway/

Landslides and flooding ravage Vietnam’s northern region, leaving multiple casualties https://watchers.news/2023/08/11/landslides-and-flooding-ravage-vietnams-northern-region-leaving-multiple-casualties/

Heavy monsoon rains cause deadly landslides and floods in Nepal https://watchers.news/2023/08/11/heavy-monsoon-rains-lead-to-deadly-landslides-and-floods-in-nepal/

Monsoon rainfall in India results in 42 fatalities in just 24 hours https://watchers.news/2023/08/11/monsoon-rainfall-in-india-results-in-42-fatalities-in-just-24-hours/

Still severe drought in Europe: the JRC – CIMA – SLF report https://www.cimafoundation.org/en/news/still-severe-drought-in-europe-the-jrc-cima-slf-report/

Heavy rainfall has triggered extensive landslides in NW India, with over 50 reported fatalities https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/the-14-august-2023-landslides-in-himachal-pradesh-india

Tropical Cyclone “Lan” makes landfall in Japan, bringing record-breaking rainfall https://watchers.news/2023/08/15/tropical-cyclone-lan-makes-landfall-in-japan-bringing-record-breaking-rainfall/

Vehicles, bridges, and buildings washed away as catastrophic floods hit Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India https://watchers.news/2023/08/15/vehicles-bridges-and-buildings-washed-away-as-catastrophic-floods-hit-himachal-pradesh-and-uttarakhand-india/

Widespread floods hit Primorsky Krai, Russia https://watchers.news/2023/08/15/widespread-floods-hit-primorsky-krai-russia/

Deadly EF-2 tornado hits China’s Jiangsu https://watchers.news/2023/08/15/deadly-ef-2-tornado-hits-chinas-jiangsu/

Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 99 with hundreds missing as search efforts continue https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-15/hawaii-wildfires-death-toll-rises-wih-hundreds-missing/102729724

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

How Unusual Is the 2022 European Compound Drought and Heatwave Event? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2023GL105453

Medical experts warn hospitals need to be prepared for heatwave demands https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/hospitals-prepare-for-heatwave-demands/102711446

The world’s infrastructure was built for a climate that no longer exists https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/11/climate-change-critical-infrastructure-heat-flood-energy-transportation-housing/

Oregon facing one of its hottest five-day stretches on record, U.S. https://watchers.news/2023/08/11/oregon-facing-one-of-its-hottest-five-day-stretches-on-record-u-s/

As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler? https://www.wri.org/insights/earth-gets-hotter-cool-cities-infrastructure-solutions

A recent study, built to enable local action, illustrates the extreme climate effects of 2°C of warming https://baeri.org/climate-projections-detail-future-risks

Fighting, not sinking: The Pacific plea for Australian climate action https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/fighting-not-sinking-the-pacific-plea-for-australian-climate-action-20230812-p5dw02.html

An early warning system for joint heat and ozone extremes in China https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2023/08/early-warning-system-joint-heat-and-ozone-extremes-china

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’ https://theconversation.com/rising-methane-could-be-a-sign-that-earths-climate-is-part-way-through-a-termination-level-transition-211211

August 2023 El Niño update: back to school https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/august-2023-el-ni%C3%B1o-update-back-school

Australia’s chief scientist Cathy Foley tells Q+A carbon reduction must increase by eight times to curb climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-15/chief-scientist-cathy-foley-carbon-reduction-climate-change-qa/102729476

Global change scenarios in coastal river deltas and their sustainable development implications https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378023001024

Extreme bushfires pose serious threat to global climate https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/08/extreme-bushfires-pose-serious-threat-to-global-climate

Disaster risk reduction

Building seawalls will not work — especially not in Florida https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2023/08/13/seawalls-do-not-work-especially-not-florida-column/

Wildfires Risk Assessment Using Hotspot Analysis and Results Application to Wildfires Strategic Response in the Region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/8/314

Milwaukee Residents Fear More Flooding Due to Planned I-94 Expansion https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10082023/milwaukee-residents-fear-more-flooding-due-to-planned-i-94-expansion/

Incremental environmental change can be as hazardous as a sudden shock – managing these ‘slow-burning’ risks is vital https://theconversation.com/incremental-environmental-change-can-be-as-hazardous-as-a-sudden-shock-managing-these-slow-burning-risks-is-vital-207805

‘Australia is sleepwalking’: a bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent https://theconversation.com/australia-is-sleepwalking-a-bushfire-scientist-explains-what-the-hawaii-tragedy-means-for-our-flammable-continent-211364

NASA Software Catalog Offers Free Programs for Earth Science, More https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-software-catalog-offers-free-programs-for-earth-science-more

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now https://theconversation.com/creating-sponge-cities-to-cope-with-more-rainfall-neednt-cost-billions-but-nz-has-to-start-now-211181

An early warning system for disasters takes shape in Timor-Leste https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/early-warning-system-disasters-takes-shape-timor-leste

Do earthquakes produce signals before they rupture? Maybe, scientists say https://temblor.net/temblor/do-earthquakes-produce-signals-before-they-rupture-maybe-15426/

‘Flash Drought’ in Hawai’i Fuels Deadliest U.S. Wildfires in 100 Years https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/08/13/flash-drought-in-hawaii-fuels-deadliest-u-s-wildfires-in-100-years/

The illusion of risk https://resiliencefirst.org/news/illusion-risk

New Geological Study Rewrites History Of The World’s Highest Peaks https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/08/15/new-geological-study-rewrites-history-of-the-worlds-highest-peaks/

Death tolls from climate disasters will ‘balloon’ without investment in Africa’s weather stations https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/death-tolls-from-climate-disasters-will-balloon-without-investment-in-africas-weather-stations

With wildfires and heavy smoke affecting the US and Europe, a new fire management framework can help Australia understand its risk https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/as-we-head-toward-summer-let-s-rethink-australia-s-bushfire-risk

Cultural science is helping bushfire research https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/cultural-science-is-helping-bushfire-research

Emergency management

You still need to tell your friends if you get Covid https://www.vox.com/even-better/23282186/tell-friends-family-coworkers-covid-contact-tracing

The Role of Civil Engineers in Disaster Management and Relief Efforts https://gisuser.com/2023/08/the-role-of-civil-engineers-in-disaster-management-and-relief-efforts/

The deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii since it joined U.S. in 1959 https://watchers.news/2023/08/12/the-deadliest-natural-disaster-in-hawaii-since-it-joined-u-s-in-1959/

New York City’s first Emergency Management director Jerome Hauer dies https://abc7ny.com/jerome-haurer-nyc-oem-officer-emergency-management/13647876/

After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings https://theconversation.com/after-maui-fires-human-health-risks-linger-in-the-air-water-and-even-surviving-buildings-211404

Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (8 – 14 August 2023) https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-8-14-august-2023

Sociology and disasters

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

The wider the gap between rich and poor the higher the flood mortality https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/wider-gap-between-rich-and-poor-higher-flood-mortality

A look into poverty and disaster preparedness in Haiti https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/poverty-and-disaster-preparedness-haiti

Harbingers of decades of unnatural disasters https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00943-x

Social Capital for Community Resilience in Responding to the 2018 Earthquake in the Cupek Community, Lombok https://journal.umpo.ac.id/index.php/aristo/article/view/IILAA/2697

Resilient Communities in Disasters and Emergencies: Exploring their Characteristics https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/8/188

Why older people are some of those worst affected by climate change https://theconversation.com/why-older-people-are-some-of-those-worst-affected-by-climate-change-210847

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Typhoon “Doksuri” slams China with record rains after lashing Taiwan and leaving 41 dead in the Philippines https://watchers.news/2023/07/30/typhoon-doksuri-slams-china-with-record-rains-after-lashing-taiwan-and-leaving-41-dead-in-the-philippines/

Extreme rainfall in Telangana results in at least 23 fatalities, India https://watchers.news/2023/07/30/extreme-rainfall-in-telangana-results-in-at-least-23-fatalities-india/

At least 11 dead, 27 missing as remnants of Typhoon “Doksuri” drop record-breaking rain on Beijing, China https://watchers.news/2023/08/01/at-least-11-dead-27-missing-as-remnants-of-typhoon-doksuri-drop-record-breaking-rain-on-beijing-china/

Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous ‘fire whirls’ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/01/us/york-fire-california-nevada-fire-whirls/index.html

Iran announces nationwide shutdown due to soaring heat https://news.sky.com/story/iran-announces-nationwide-shutdown-due-to-soaring-heat-12931849

Historic rainfall in Hebei displaces 1.2 million people — more than a year’s worth in a couple of days, China https://watchers.news/2023/08/03/historic-rainfall-in-hebei-displaces-1-2-million-people-more-than-a-years-worth-in-a-couple-of-days-china/

July 2023 sets record as Tampa’s hottest month ever, Florida https://watchers.news/2023/08/03/july-2023-sets-record-as-tampas-hottest-month-ever-florida/

Major rock slope collapse in Bisisthal, Switzerland https://watchers.news/2023/08/03/major-rock-slope-collapse-in-bisisthal-switzerland/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Transitioning from Rhetoric to Action: Integrating Physical Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risk into Institutional Investing https://www.intactcentreclimateadaptation.ca/integrating-physical-climate-change-risk-into-institutional-investing/

Unseasonably warm winter weather sweeps eastern Australia as Sydney reaches 25C https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/30/unseasonably-warm-winter-weather-sweeps-eastern-australia-with-sydney-set-to-reach-24c-degrees

The baby boomer dream of tanning on the beach is fading as temperatures rise https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-30/record-heat-is-killing-summer-vacation-for-hotels-airlines-beaches

Climate Change – Forest Fires Feedback Loophttps://www.barrons.com/news/climate-change-forest-fires-feedback-loop-ae1afa9a

Sea Level Rise – Map Viewer https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/sea-level-rise-map-viewer

A 20-minute run in 40 C. What happens to the body in extreme heat https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/extreme-heat-affects-human-body-1.6918886

4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters https://theconversation.com/4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975

Heatwaves, wildfires and storms are affecting many regions of the world, especially the Mediterranean area https://www.climateforesight.eu/articles/a-summer-of-ice-and-fire/

As global temperatures rise, Central Asia needs to enhance disaster preparedness https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/global-temperatures-rise-central-asia-needs-enhance-disaster-preparedness

Sydney records hottest July as unseasonably warm weather set to persist across most of Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/australia-weather-august-warmth-heat-winds-tasmania

Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.47 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

Antarctica has a winter sea ice shortfall four times the size of Texas https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/antarctica-texas-sized-sea-ice-missing

July 2023 marks Japan’s highest recorded temperature, surpassing 1978’s record https://watchers.news/2023/08/01/july-2023-marks-japans-highest-recorded-temperature-surpassing-1978s-record/

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what’s going on? https://theconversation.com/antarctica-is-missing-a-chunk-of-sea-ice-bigger-than-greenland-whats-going-on-210665

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hot-extreme-summer-halfway-101867967

DSCIM-Coastal v1.1: an open-source modeling platform for global impacts of sea level rise https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/4331/2023/

Drones, Reaching New Heights in Nepal’s Fight Against Climate Change https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/07/26/drones-reaching-new-heights-in-nepals-fight-against-climate-change

Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it https://theconversation.com/greece-wildfires-how-climate-change-is-involved-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-210404#

Extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-in-north-america-europe-and-china-in-july-2023-made-much-more-likely-by-climate-change/

Chief heat officers want to help cities adapt to scorching heatwaves https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66272154

More than 80% of humanity exposed to climate change-attributed heat in July 2023: Reporthttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/more-than-80-of-humanity-exposed-to-climate-change-attributed-heat-in-july-2023-report-301891135.html

Climate Change Yielding Bigger Waves Along the California Coast, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-bigger-waves-california

Journalists can help explain climate’s role in extreme weather, even before all the data comes in https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/journalists-can-help-explain-climates-role-in-extreme-weather-even-before-all-the-data-comes-in/

Science shows the severe climate consequences of new fossil fuel extraction https://theconversation.com/science-shows-the-severe-climate-consequences-of-new-fossil-fuel-extraction-210846

Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy shows a warmer modern than medieval climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06176-4

Stay or go? Rising seas threaten to chase people from UK coasts https://www.context.news/climate-risks/stay-or-go-rising-seas-threaten-to-chase-people-from-uk-coasts

Winter heat wave in Chile offers ‘window’ to warmer world https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/winter-heat-wave-chile-offers-window-warmer-world-2023-08-03/

Disaster risk reduction

Premier flags potential ban on floodplain development https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/premier-flags-potential-ban-on-floodplain-development-20230730-p5dse9.html

Disaster Risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/component-risk/disaster-risk

A new, cutting-edge technology lets governments predict flash floods with 90% accuracy — here’s how it works https://news.yahoo.com/cutting-edge-technology-lets-governments-150000156.html

What controls the tail behaviour of flood series: Rainfall or runoff generation? https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-186/

Two new mudflow videos https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2023/07/31/mudflow-videos-1/

Numerical Simulation of Episodic Aseismic Slip Events as Incomplete Nucleation of Seismic Slip Due to Heterogeneous Stress Distribution https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0120230048/624386/Numerical-Simulation-of-Episodic-Aseismic-Slip

Initiative to protect Saudi Arabia’s forests from fires https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2347811/saudi-arabia

Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-hawaii-could-see-a-big-hurricane-season-but-most-homes-arent-ready/

New study shows how to distinguish between slow and fast earthquakes https://phys.org/news/2023-07-distinguish-fast-earthquakes.html

A Stanford analysis of planned relocations around the world reveals a blueprint for positive outcomes https://news.stanford.edu/press/view/47942

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2023/

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden unveils A-Z of serious risks facing the UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/deputy-prime-minister-oliver-dowden-unveils-a-z-of-serious-risks-facing-the-uk

Flood frequency analysis using mean daily flows vs. instantaneous peak flows https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-144/

Testing the Connection Between Hillslope Scale Runoff Fluctuations and Streamflow Hydrographs at the Outlet of Large River Basins https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2023-187/

At what scales does a river meander? Scale-specific sinuosity (S3) metric for quantifying stream meander size distribution https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X2300154X

Emergency management

Wildfires in the Mediterranean: monitoring the impact, helping the response https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/wildfires-mediterranean-monitoring-impact-helping-response-2023-07-28_en

Europe fires: The Canadair water bombers battling Mediterranean blazes https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66349785

What should I do if I’ve tested positive for COVID? What’s the etiquette for going out? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-25/covid-19-rules-how-long-contagious-masks-symptoms-going-to-work/102468730

Preparing for more severe fire seasons https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/long-read/preparing-more-severe-fire-seasons

As floods worsen, US mobile home parks get help – and recognition https://www.context.news/climate-risks/as-floods-worsen-us-mobile-home-parks-get-help-and-recognition

Dendias: The flight allowance of the pilots of the aerial firefighting vehicles is increasing – the MOU is signed immediately https://hellas.postsen.com/local/443132/Dendias-The-flight-allowance-of-the-pilots-of-the-aerial-firefighting-vehicles-is-increasing-%E2%80%93-the-MOU-is-signed-immediately.html

Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen https://au.news.yahoo.com/firefighting-ripe-tech-disruption-seasons-042906491.html

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Family Disaster Preparedness https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-3874-2_7

Cloud-based Earth Observation offers unique opportunities for education https://eos.org/editor-highlights/education-lies-beneath-the-clouds-of-earth-observation

Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66316462

Looting or Community Solidarity? Reconciling Distorted Post-Hurricane Media Coverage https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/looting-or-community-solidarity-reconciling-distorted-posthurricane-media-coverage

Check for flooding in England https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/

Disaster psychology

After the rain falls: A panel survey of disaster‐related attitudes and behaviors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420923003655

Coping with Emotional Distress During an Extreme Heatwave https://www.vibrant.org/coping-with-emotional-distress-during-an-extreme-heatwave/

Knowledge, perceptions, and behavioural responses to earthquake early warning in Aotearoa https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1229247/abstract

Sociology and disasters

Asian innovators are finding ways to keep elderly connected https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asian-innovators-are-finding-ways-to-keep-elderly-connected

Vulnerability of migrant women during disasters: a scoping review of the literature https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-023-01951-1

Millions of people, displaced from their home countries, take refuge in areas that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather https://eos.org/articles/displaced-from-home-and-sheltered-in-an-extreme-environment

Climate change contributes to violence against children – here’s how https://theconversation.com/climate-change-contributes-to-violence-against-children-heres-how-210027

Regional Agriculture and Social Capital after Massive Natural Disasters: The Case of Miyagi Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/15/11725

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Greece fires: Warning Rhodes fires could worsen as thousands flee homes and hotels https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66279520

Bhutan – 23 Dead or Missing After Flash Floods in Lhuentse https://floodlist.com/asia/bhutan-floods-july-2023

Canada – 4 Missing After Floods Cause Devastation in Nova Scotia https://floodlist.com/america/canada-floods-nova-scotia-july-2023

Tropical Cyclone “Doksuri” (Egay) intensifies near the Philippines, forecast track takes it toward Taiwan and mainland China https://watchers.news/2023/07/23/tropical-cyclone-doksuri-egay-intensifies-near-the-philippines-forecast-track-takes-it-toward-taiwan-and-mainland-china/

Mountain landslide in Maharashtra’s Irshalwadi buries 40 homes, leads to multiple fatalities https://watchers.news/2023/07/21/mountain-landslide-in-maharashtras-irshalwadi-buries-40-homes-leads-to-multiple-fatalities/

Devastating mudflow in Quetame leaves 20 dead and 9 missing, Colombia https://watchers.news/2023/07/20/devastating-mudflow-in-quetame-leaves-20-dead-and-9-missing-colombia/

A hail storm in northern Italy led to ice flowing through the streets of Seregno https://news.sky.com/video/a-hail-storm-in-northern-italy-led-to-ice-flowing-through-the-streets-of-seregno-12925467

Greece carries out its biggest ever evacuation as wildfires rage on Rhodes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/high-winds-expected-to-impede-fight-wildfires-in-rhodes

Tragedy strikes Algeria as wildfire death toll reaches 34 https://www.albawaba.com/news/tragedy-strikes-algeria-wildfire-death-toll-reaches-34-1527920

Severe flash floods hit Afghanistan, leaving 31 dead, 600 homes damaged or destroyed https://watchers.news/2023/07/24/severe-flash-floods-hit-afghanistan-leaving-31-dead-600-homes-damaged-or-destroyed/

Volcanic activity worldwide 27 Jul 2023: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Krakatau, Semeru, Awu, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/217054/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-27-Jul-2023-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Krakatau-Semeru-Awu-Ibu-Rev.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Extreme heat forces US airlines to limit passengers and fuel loads https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/23/us-airlines-heat-delays-limit-passengers-fuel

Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/22/climate-crisis-fear-psychology

Notes from Tuvalu: Leading the way in adapting to sea-level rise https://www.undp.org/blog/notes-tuvalu-leading-way-adapting-sea-level-rise

The Importance of Data in Combatting Extreme Heat and Climate Change https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/07/importance-data-combatting-extreme-heat-and-climate-change

Antarctic sea ice levels dive in ‘five-sigma event’, as experts flag worsening consequences for planet https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204

Why air conditioners can be a problematic solution to extreme heat https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/air-conditioners-sustainability-heat-1.6914054

Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01209-5/fulltext

U.S. will continue to get warmer, weather will become more extreme, climate scientist warns https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-will-continue-to-get-warmer-weather-will-become-more-extreme-climate-scientist-warns/

Climate science is catching up to climate change with predictions that could improve proactive response https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2023/021128/climate-science-catching-climate-change-predictions-could-improve-proactive-response

Multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity from climate extremes affecting ports https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-07-20-multi-billion-dollar-risk-economic-activity-climate-extremes-affecting-ports-oxford

Together, Extreme Heat and Pollution Double the Risk of a Fatal Heart Attack, Analysis Shows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/heat-particulate-pollution-fatal-heart-attack-study

Landslides and uncertainty: As Nunavik’s permafrost thaws, locals and researchers focus on adaptation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/permafrost-nunavik-threatens-infrastructure-traditional-practices-inuit-climate-change-1.6917564

Millions of Americans are stranded on “heat islands” https://www.axios.com/2023/07/26/heat-islands-cities-heat-wave-climate

Antarctica’s Low-Ice Winter Should Only Happen Once Every 13 Billion Years https://www.iflscience.com/antarcticas-low-ice-winter-should-only-happen-once-every-13-billion-years-69986

‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures

The impacts of climate change https://thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Impacts-of-Climate-Change.pdf

Joe Biden must declare a climate emergency. And he must do so now https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/27/joe-biden-climate-emergency-peter-kalmus

Climate change impacts increase in Asia https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-impacts-increase-asia

Data gaps in heatwave deaths widen as India battles record-smashing temperatures https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/data-gaps-in-heatwave-deaths-widen-as-india-battles-record-smashing-temperatures-90839

Disaster risk reduction

Navigating the Challenges of Wildfire Risk Modelling https://www.eigenrisk.com/navigating-the-challenges-of-wildfire-risk-modelling/

Trouble awaits Florida’s housing market as the state just lost another home insurer https://fortune.com/2023/07/22/housing-market-florida-trouble-as-home-insurers-pull-out/

Lessons Learned from the Tubbs Wildfire Disaster Can Help Build More Climate-Resilient Infrastructure https://www.hstoday.us/featured/perspective-lessons-learned-from-the-tubbs-wildfire-disaster-can-help-to-build-more-climate-resilient-infrastructure/

Marine records reveal multiple phases of Toba’s last volcanic activity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37999-w

New report shows the potential impact of climate change on flood risk in Europe, with a focus on the insurance industry https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/events-news/all-news#news/432/details/27149/report-highlights-potential-impact-of-climate-change-on-flood-risk-in-europe-with-a-focus-on-the-insurance-industry

Bigger, wilder and more destructive: How cold fronts affected the Black Summer bushfires https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/07/bigger-wilder-more-destructive-how-cold-fronts-affected-black-summer-bushfires

Where rivers jump course: First global compilation of river avulsions https://phys.org/news/2022-05-rivers-global-river-avulsions.html

Access to food, water at risk as Murray-Darling Basin plan is delayed https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nsw/access-to-food-water-at-risk-as-murraydarling-basin-is-delayed/news-story/fad5c092734f1f1eeaec8b5535a0b2f3

Migration Into America’s Most Flood-Prone Areas Has More Than Doubled Since the Start of the Pandemic https://www.redfin.com/news/climate-migration-real-estate-2023/

How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world https://theconversation.com/how-well-managed-dams-and-smart-forecasting-can-limit-flooding-as-extreme-storms-become-more-common-in-a-warming-world-210052

The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its hard-won development gains from the socioeconomic impacts of climate change https://www.unescap.org/news/disaster-emergency-underway-asia-and-pacific-risks-outpace-resilience-warns-new-un-study

Uncertainties in Intensity‐Based Earthquake Magnitude Estimates https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230030/624169/Uncertainties-in-Intensity-Based-Earthquake

Emergency management

The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is the international standard format for emergency alerting and public warning https://www.undrr.org/node/79145

Unfunded, uninsured and ignored: Experts urge support for flood protection solutions amid mounting disaster costs https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/unfunded-uninsured-and-ignored-experts-urge-support-for-flood-protection-solutions-amid-mounting-disaster-costs/article_2a3232e3-2e6e-5865-af44-6909490f8884.html

Early warning systems are increasingly accurate in predicting climate extremes https://www.earth.com/news/early-warning-systems-are-increasingly-accurate-in-predicting-climate-extremes/

Heatwaves show importance of health early warnings and action plans https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/heatwaves-show-importance-of-health-early-warnings-and-action-plans

Trails Fire visual story https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/519bcbc419a74478b3e3f6260144903c

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Enhancing Urban Resilience: City-to-city Learning in Nepal and Bhutan https://www.preventionweb.net/news/enhancing-urban-resilience-city-city-learning-nepal-and-bhutan

“Safety” and “integration”: examining the introduction of disaster into the science curriculum in South Korea https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220272.2023.2239887

Impact-based forecasts and warnings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtCqvDoLod4

Disaster psychology

Evacuation decision-making and behavior in wildfires: Past research, current challenges and a future research agenda https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379711220302204

The F word: The experiential construction of flooding in England https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755458623000294

How to cope with climate anxiety https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/102628292

Sociology and disasters

From labelling weakness to liberatory praxis: a new theory of vulnerability for disaster studies https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DPM-10-2022-0208/full/html

Social work disaster practice https://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/1011

Trust in disaster resilience https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DPM-04-2022-0082/full/html

‘It’s all our burden’: Poorest women hardest hit by heatwaves in India https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2023/07/20/its-all-our-burden-poorest-women-hardest-hit-heatwaves-india

For unhoused people in America’s hottest large city, heat waves are a merciless killer https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/for-unhoused-people-in-americas-hottest-large-city-heat-waves-are-a-merciless-killer/

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-particularly-hard-on-older-adults-and-an-aging-population-and-climate-change-are-putting-ever-more-people-at-risk-210049

Report reveals extreme heat’s toll on women’s health and income https://onebillionresilient.org/2023/07/26/report-reveals-extreme-heats-toll-on-womens-health-and-income/

1 in 2 children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency, double the global average https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/1-2-children-europe-and-central-asia-are-exposed-high-heatwave-frequency-double

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Tornado hits Ottawa, damaging over 125 homes, Canada https://watchers.news/2023/07/14/tornado-hits-ottawa-damaging-over-125-homes-canada/

South Korea – Over 30 Dead, Many Missing After Floods and Landslides in 4 Provinces https://floodlist.com/asia/south-korea-floods-july-2023

USA – 3 Dead, Several Feared Missing in Pennsylvania Flash Floods https://floodlist.com/america/usa/pennsylvania-floods-july-2023

India – Thousands Evacuate Floods in Delhi After Yamuna River Reaches Record High https://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-delhi-july-2023

Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle to control wildfire on La Palma in the Canary Islands https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/la-palma-wildfire-thousands-evacuated-canary-islands/102608938

Large-scale rescue operation recovers 7 bodies after flooding traps cars in South Korea tunnel https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/15/asia/south-korea-floods-gungpyeong-traffic-tunnel-intl-hnk/index.html

Multiple landslides triggered by intense rainfall in South Korea https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2023/07/17/south-korea-1/

Europe heatwaves: Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66237960

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, July 17 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-july-17/

Typhoon “Talim” makes landfall in China, weakens to tropical storm before hitting Vietnam https://watchers.news/2023/07/18/typhoon-talim-makes-landfall-in-china-weakens-to-tropical-storm-before-hitting-vietnam/

Tropical Storm Calvin drenches Hawai’I https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/tropical-storm-calvin-drenches-hawaii/

Strong M6.5 earthquake hits near the coast of El Salvador https://watchers.news/2023/07/19/strong-m6-5-earthquake-hits-near-the-coast-of-el-salvador/

Strong M6.6 earthquake hits Neuquen, Argentina at intermediate depth https://watchers.news/2023/07/17/strong-m6-6-earthquake-hits-neuquen-argentina-at-intermediate-depth/

Heavy rain floods Nanjing city center, Jiangsu, China https://watchers.news/multimedia_gallery/heavy-rain-floods-nanjing-city-center-jiangsu-china/

Colombia – Houses Destroyed, Multiple Fatalities After Heavy Rain Causes Landslides in Cundinamarca https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-landslide-cundinamarca-july-2023

Simultaneous heatwaves hit northern hemisphere in summer of extremes https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/simultaneous-heatwaves-hit-northern-hemisphere-summer-of-extremes

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Jul 2023: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Krakatau https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/216403/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Jul-2023-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Krakatau-Semeru.html

India – 12 Killed in Landslide After Heavy Rain in Maharashtra https://floodlist.com/asia/india-maharashtra-floods-landslide-july-2023

USA – State of Emergency After Record Rain Triggers Severe Floods in Western Kentucky https://floodlist.com/america/usa/record-rain-floods-kentucky-july-2023

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Paying the price: Let market forces end the fossil fuel era https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4097446-paying-the-price-let-market-forces-end-the-fossil-fuel-era/

Past eight years confirmed to be the eight warmest on record https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/past-eight-years-confirmed-be-eight-warmest-record

Brutal heat wave peaks Sunday in Southwest, but no cool down in sight https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/brutal-heat-wave-peaks-southwest-records-set

Record heat meets record wildfires in Canada, and scientists say this is the new realityhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/canada-record-heat-meets-record-wildfires-new-reality-say-scientists.html

Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z

World experiences hottest week ever recorded and more is forecast to come https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/red-alert-the-worlds-hottest-week-ever-and-more-is-to-forecast-to-come

Warnings over fire risk as Italy prepares for second heatwave https://news.sky.com/video/warnings-over-fire-risk-over-second-heatwave-hits-italy-12921802

‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/we-are-not-prepared-disasters-spread-as-climate-change-strikes-00106439

Weather forecast accuracy is crucial in a heat wave – 1 degree can mean the difference between life and death https://theconversation.com/weather-forecast-accuracy-is-crucial-in-a-heat-wave-1-degree-can-mean-the-difference-between-life-and-death-208740

Climate Threat: Rising Sea Levels and Stronger Storms Highlight the Need for Coastal Resilience https://blogs.adb.org/blog/climate-threat-rising-sea-levels-and-stronger-storms-highlight-need-coastal-resilience

Extreme heat grips three continents as wildfires rage https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/16/extreme-heat-grips-three-continents-as-wildfires-rage

Climate change plan will leave UK unprepared, advisors warn https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66148239

What this summer’s weather reveals about climate change https://www.axios.com/2023/07/17/heat-waves-extreme-weather-globe-climate

Last Month Was the Hottest June Ever https://e360.yale.edu/digest/june-2023-hottest-ever-recorded

The scorching summer of 2023 reaches ‘mind-blowing’ high temperatures https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/the-scorching-summer-of-2023-reaches-mind-blowing-high-temperatures/

Emissions savings from equitable energy demand reduction https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-023-01283-y

VIDEO: Global heat records exceed climate expert predictions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/global-heat-records-exceed-climate-expert/102607824

European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame? https://theconversation.com/european-heatwave-whats-causing-it-and-is-climate-change-to-blame-209653

What do the ‘supercharged’ northern hemisphere heatwaves mean for the Australian summer? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/19/what-do-the-supercharged-northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-mean-for-the-australian-summer

Eight excellent books on sea level rise risk for U.S. cities https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/eight-excellent-books-on-sea-level-rise-risk-for-u-s-cities/

Earth, Wind, and Fire: The Transatlantic Partners Must Confront Climate Insecurity to Reinforce Global Stability https://www.policycenter.ma/publications/earth-wind-and-fire-transatlantic-partners-must-confront-climate-insecurity-reinforce

July 2023 El Niño update: learning the steps https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/july-2023-el-ni%C3%B1o-update-learning-steps

“Truly world leading:” Australia heads to 100 pct renewables and new heartbeat for grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/truly-world-leading-australia-heads-to-100-pct-renewables-and-new-heartbeat-for-grid/

European heatwave July 2023 https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2023/european-heatwave-july-2023

Heat of 2023 compared to previous years https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/

‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning

Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat https://e360.yale.edu/features/paris-heat-waves-climate-change

Family Trees Clarify Relationships Among Climate Models https://eos.org/research-spotlights/family-trees-clarify-relationships-among-climate-models

Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat and is dangerously unprepared – new research https://theconversation.com/northern-europe-faces-biggest-relative-increase-in-uncomfortable-heat-and-is-dangerously-unprepared-new-research-209745

Brazilian coast is warmer and is having more frequent extreme temperature events, study shows https://phys.org/news/2023-07-brazilian-coast-warmer-frequent-extreme.html

Heatwaves show importance of health early warnings and action plans https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/heatwaves-show-importance-of-health-early-warnings-and-action-plans

‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/ex-meteorologist-names-us-heatwaves-after-oil-gas-firms

The European heatwave of July 2023 in a longer-term context https://climate.copernicus.eu/european-heatwave-july-2023-longer-term-context

Climate change is gendered https://givingcompass.org/partners/disaster-relief-recovery/climate-change-is-gendered-our-responses-must-be-too

As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body? https://theconversation.com/as-heat-records-fall-how-hot-is-too-hot-for-the-human-body-210088

Disaster risk reduction

Outback floodwaters bring new life https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/qld-channel-country-in-flood-desert-oasis/102554672

Disasters like the California landslide are foreseeable; the warnings are all around us https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/16/opinion-disasters-like-the-california-tfp/

Science Diplomacy for improving Natural Disaster Management https://tema-project.eu/articles/science-diplomacy-improving-natural-disaster-management

A community-driven flood resilience information platform for Nicaragua https://iiasa.ac.at/blog/jun-2023/community-driven-flood-resilience-information-platform-for-nicaragua

Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbors https://theconversation.com/living-near-the-fire-500-million-people-worldwide-have-active-volcanoes-as-neighbors-206977

Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-change-increasing-stress-thousands-aging-dams-across-us

Early Warnings for All https://public.wmo.int/en/earlywarningsforall

We need a province-wide action plan to restore landscape resilience to wildfire https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/doug-donaldson-we-need-a-province-wide-action-plan-to-restore-landscape-resilience-to-wildfire

EU wildfire risk map points several areas in Türkiye ‘extremely risky’ https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eu-wildfire-risk-map-points-several-areas-in-turkiye-extremely-risky-184746

AI-based meteorological model serves accurate global weather forecasts https://english.news.cn/20230716/435b6347c1d44280bc9363fdaf5a44ab/c.html

Using Landsat time series and bi-temporal GEDI to compare spectral and structural vegetation responses after fire https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843223002273

Latest edition of the International Journal of Wildland Fire https://www.publish.csiro.au/wf

‘Zombie fires’ are occurring more frequently in boreal forests, but their impacts remain uncertain https://theconversation.com/zombie-fires-are-occurring-more-frequently-in-boreal-forests-but-their-impacts-remain-uncertain-198459

New generation science transforming earthquake monitoring and tsunami forecasting https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/new-generation-science-transforming-earthquake-monitoring-and-tsunami-forecasting/

Emergency management

Colombian City Pioneers Path to “Early Warnings for All” https://eos.org/articles/colombian-city-pioneers-path-to-early-warnings-for-all

Protecting communities from disasters https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4tvm

The year of wildfire smoke: Why the U.S. faces a brutal season https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/year-wildfire-smoke-us-faces-brutal-season-rcna92453

After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-flood-anniversary-ebd91932d0452d47c3b0c4bd2a656f38

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Social response and Disaster management: Insights from twitter data Assimilation on Hurricane Ian https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092300345X

A podcast by Resilience First and Resilience Rising https://resiliencefirst.org/our-work/leading-resilience-podcast

Disaster psychology

Why Progressives Should Become ‘Preppers’ https://progressive.org/latest/why-progressives-should-become-preppers-doerr-20230713/

Vaccine-hesitant people misperceive the social norm of vaccination https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/5/pgad132/7123643

Hope, optimism, and self-efficacy predicting mental health and illness in a community sample exposed to Hurricane Harvey https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.23075

Sociology and disasters

Block-level vulnerability assessment reveals disproportionate impacts of natural hazards across the conterminous United Stateshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39853-z

Researchers reveal rising compound risk inequality to aging and extreme heat wave exposure in global cities https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveal-compound-inequality-aging-extreme.html

As a summer heat wave pummels the US, an expert warns about the dangers of humidity – particularly for toddlers, young athletes and older adults https://theconversation.com/as-a-summer-heat-wave-pummels-the-us-an-expert-warns-about-the-dangers-of-humidity-particularly-for-toddlers-young-athletes-and-older-adults-209207

Natural hazard vulnerability shows disproportionate risk https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/995965

Endurance or decline of emergent groups following a flood disaster: Implications for community resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420919309744

Snowed in? An analysis of social and transportation networks in the 2015 Boston Snowmageddon https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.2680

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Red flag, dry conditions, multiple wildfires worry Northwest fire managers after July Fourth holiday https://www.knkx.org/environment/2023-07-07/red-flag-dry-conditions-multiple-wildfires-worry-northwest-fire-managers-after-july-fourth-holiday

370 000 urged to evacuate as heavy rains hit western Japan https://watchers.news/2023/07/09/370-000-urged-to-evacuate-as-heavy-rains-hit-western-japan/

Raging flash floods hit Zaragoza, causing widespread damage to infrastructure and crops, Spain https://watchers.news/2023/07/07/raging-flash-floods-hit-zaragoza-causing-widespread-damage-to-infrastructure-and-crops-spain/

Severe flooding hits Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, over 128 000 people affected https://watchers.news/2023/07/09/severe-flooding-hits-mongolias-capital-ulaanbaatar-over-128-000-people-affected/

Five rescued, nine missing after massive landslide in central China’s Hubei Province https://watchers.news/2023/07/09/five-rescued-nine-missing-after-massive-landslide-in-central-chinas-hubei-province/

Delhi experiences highest July rainfall since 1982, floods and landslides claim 15 lives across India https://watchers.news/2023/07/09/delhi-experiences-highest-july-rainfall-since-1982-floods-and-landslides-claim-15-lives-across-india/

Torrential rain, floods kill 22 across northern India https://www.reuters.com/world/india/torrential-rain-floods-kill-22-across-northern-india-2023-07-10/

Heavy rainfall triggers floods and landslides in Bali, leaving at least 5 people dead, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2023/07/10/heavy-rainfall-triggers-floods-and-landslides-in-bali-leaving-at-least-5-people-dead-indonesia/

Record-breaking rainfall hits southwestern Japan, leaving at least 5 people dead and 3 missing https://watchers.news/2023/07/10/record-breaking-rainfall-hits-southwestern-japan-leaving-at-least-5-people-dead-and-3-missing/

USA – State of Emergency After Deadly Floods in New York https://floodlist.com/america/usa/floods-new-york-july-2023

USA – Disaster Declared After “Historic and Catastrophic Flooding” in Vermont https://floodlist.com/america/usa/floods-vermont-july-2023

Brazil – Severe Floods in Alagoas and Pernambuco, 14 Killed in Building Collapse https://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-alagoas-pernambuco-july-2023

Turkey – One Dead, Hundreds Displaced After Floods in Black Sea Region https://floodlist.com/asia/turkey-black-sea-floods-july-2023

Russia – Hundreds Evacuated After Floods Damage 200 Homes in Sochi https://floodlist.com/europe/russia-hundreds-evacuated-after-floods-damage-200-homes-in-sochi

Volcanic activity worldwide 13 Jul 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Reykjanes, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/215880/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Jul-2023-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Merapi-Reykjanes-Reventador.html

Over 100 lives claimed by record monsoon rains in northern India https://watchers.news/2023/07/13/over-100-lives-claimed-by-record-monsoon-rains-in-northern-india/

Multiple tornadoes touch down in northeastern Illinois, disrupting air travel https://watchers.news/2023/07/13/multiple-tornadoes-touch-down-in-northeastern-illinois-disrupting-air-travel/

More than 40 000 evacuated in China’s Sichuan province following severe flooding https://watchers.news/2023/07/13/more-than-40-000-evacuated-in-chinas-sichuan-province-following-severe-flooding/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate change drives disaster risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/risk-drivers/climate-change

The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/09/health/what-happens-to-your-body-extreme-heat-xpn/index.html

Heat record after heat record will be broken in 2023. Here’s how to make sense of it all https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/09/2023-heat-breaking-records-climate-change/70384382007/

‘It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take on the global crisis https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/09/climate-change-sci-fi-authors-global-crisis-atwood-mccarthy

Sorry, Honey, It’s Too Hot for Camp https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2023/07/sorry-honey-its-too-hot-for-camp/674621/

What makes South Asia so vulnerable to climate change? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/8/what-makes-south-asia-so-vulnerable-to-climate-change

Here’s why climate change isn’t always to blame for extreme rainfall https://theconversation.com/heres-why-climate-change-isnt-always-to-blame-for-extreme-rainfall-206958

Preliminary data shows hottest week on record. Unprecedented sea surface temperatures and Antarctic sea ice loss https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/preliminary-data-shows-hottest-week-record-unprecedented-sea-surface-temperatures-and

Adapting to climate change: Lessons for Swiss Civil Protection https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/adapting-climate-change-lessons-swiss-civil-protection

Where will sea level rise most from ice sheet melt? https://nsidc.org/learn/ask-scientist/where-will-sea-level-rise-most-ice-sheet-melt

How four cities are building resilience to extreme heat https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-four-cities-are-building-resilience-to-extreme-heat/

The Health Care Costs of Extreme Heat https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-health-care-costs-of-extreme-heat/

New book: The Heat Will Kill You First https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jeff-goodell/the-heat-will-kill-you-first/9780316497572/

How fast are the seas rising? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/how-fast-are-the-seas-rising/

The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/11/23791452/vermont-flooding-climate-change

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-intensifies-the-water-cycle-fueling-extreme-rainfall-and-flooding-the-northeast-deluge-was-just-the-latest-209476

California launches new heat initiative ahead of next heatwave https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/state-launches-new-heat-initiative-ahead-of-next-heatwave/

Climate Change Is Making Travel That Much Harder https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/07/11/climate-change-is-making-travel-that-much-harder/

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat Fueled by the Climate Crisis https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/11/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-action-to-protect-communities-from-extreme-heat-fueled-by-the-climate-crisis/

Cooling the Heat: Can India Lead the World in Green Cooling Innovation https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2023/07/11/cooling-the-heat-can-india-lead-the-world-in-green-cooling-innovation

Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z

Disaster risk reduction

Nigeria experiments with wildfire risk management https://www.fairplanet.org/story/nigerians-experiment-with-wildfire-prevention-methods/

Crisis management for critical infrastructure https://resiliencefirst.org/news/crisis-management-critical-infrastructure

The State of the Art in Deep Learning Applications, Challenges, and Future Prospects: A Comprehensive Review of Flood Forecasting and Management https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/13/10543

Northeast flooding puts the spotlight on rainfall data https://www.axios.com/2023/07/12/northeast-flooding-puts-spotlight-on-rainfall-data

Addressing justice in wildfire risk management https://iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-2023/addressing-justice-in-wildfire-risk-management

Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal https://www.kansasforests.org/fire_management/wrap.html

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR 2023) highlights how resilience can be strengthened to withstand and respond to shocks https://www.undrr.org/gar/gar2023-special-report

Adding Snow to Estimates of Spring Flooding https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/adding-snow-estimates-spring-flooding

New research suggests that insurance could incentivize homeowners to take mitigative action and help prevent their neighborhoods from going up in smoke https://www.sra.org/2023/07/11/why-dont-more-californians-protect-their-homes-against-wildfires/

Five risk-reduction strategies updated with age-old knowledge https://www.undrr.org/news/five-risk-reduction-strategies-updated-age-old-knowledge

Words into Action guidelines: Multi-hazard early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/words-action-guidelines-multi-hazard-early-warning-systems

A qualitative review of tsunamis in Hawaiʻi https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-023-06076-w

Emergency management

Between November 2022 and the end of June 2023, crisis-affected populations in more than 37 countries were experiencing high to extreme access constraints, making it challenging for them to meet their basic needs https://www.acaps.org/en/thematics/all-topics/humanitarian-access-1

New Study Shows Robust Pandemic Preparedness Strongly Linked to Lower COVID-19 Mortality Rates https://www.nti.org/news/new-study-shows-robust-pandemic-preparedness-strongly-linked-to-lower-covid-19-mortality-rates/

Extreme flooding seen across the world so far this summer – video report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2023/jul/11/extreme-flooding-across-world-summer-video-report

Disaster reparations? Rethinking disaster recovery through the politics of affect https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geoj.12526

The field hospitals from the European Union played a vital role in the earthquake zone https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/t%C3%BCrkiye/field-hospitals-european-union-played-vital-role-earthquake-zone_en

Private-public partnerships needed for firefighting https://www.orovillemr.com/2023/07/12/private-public-partnerships-needed-for-firefighting-editor-for-a-day/

FireGen is getting more young and Indigenous people involved in wildfire policy https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wildfires-us-firegeneration-collaborative

Extreme wildfires are here to stay. Can human beings really fight them? https://www.ft.com/content/540fa28d-9590-4ea2-99d7-453e3e2c3086

Disaster education, communications and engagement

WMO 2024 Calendar Competition https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day/wmo-2024-calendar-competition

An Iowa meteorologist started talking about climate change on newscasts. Then came the harassment https://apnews.com/article/meteorologist-harassment-threats-climate-change-iowa-bf91adbd26ca5e97507406947b47d684

Heatwave resources from the WHO https://www.who.int/health-topics/heatwaves

“Protect your home from” Booklets https://www.iclr.org/homeowner/

Conceptualising risk communication barriers to household flood preparedness https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266432862300027X

Time to say goodbye to “natural” disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/blog/time-say-goodbye-natural-disasters

Geology of the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes: Earth science meets cycling https://www.uu.nl/en/news/geology-of-the-tour-de-france-2023

Our World Our Say 2023: National youth survey on disaster risk and climate change open until 31 August https://survey.ysquares.com.au/ys/230420

Disaster psychology

Self-uncertainty and conservatism during the COVID-19 pandemic predict perceived threat and engagement in risky social behaviors https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13684302231180525

Indicators of community disaster fatigue: A case study in the New South Wales Blue Mountains https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420923003114

Sociology and disasters

When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of FEMA buyouts and found distance and race play a role https://theconversation.com/when-homes-flood-who-retreats-and-to-where-we-mapped-thousands-of-fema-buyouts-and-found-distance-and-race-play-a-role-206590

It’s not the heat, it’s the inhumanity https://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/its-not-the-heat-its-the-inhumanity/

Frailty in the concrete jungle: Why are the urban poor more vulnerable to multimorbidities? https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/frailty-in-the-concrete-jungle-why-are-the-urban-poor-more-vulnerable-to-multimorbidities/

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

Heat-related deaths ‘56% higher among women’ during record-breaking 2022 European summer https://www.carbonbrief.org/heat-related-deaths-56-higher-among-women-during-record-breaking-2022-european-summer/

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

South Africa – Homes Destroyed, Lives Lost After Floods in KwaZulu-Natal Province https://floodlist.com/africa/south-africa-floods-kwazulu-natal-june-2023

Record-breaking rainfall hits western Honshu and Kyushu, causes fatalities and damage, Japan https://watchers.news/2023/07/03/record-breaking-rainfall-hits-western-honshu-and-kyushu-causes-fatalities-and-damage-japan/

More than 30 people killed as widespread pre-monsoon rains hit Pakistan https://watchers.news/2023/07/03/more-than-30-people-killed-as-widespread-pre-monsoon-rains-hit-pakistan/

Large tornado rips through central Alberta, destroying 5 homes and damaging 12, Canada https://watchers.news/2023/07/03/large-tornado-rips-through-central-alberta-destroying-5-homes-and-damaging-12-canada/

Heavy rainfall triggers deadly landslide in Dalat City, Vietnam https://watchers.news/2023/06/30/heavy-rainfall-triggers-deadly-landslide-in-dalat-city-vietnam/

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, July 3 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were-watching-weekly-disaster-update-july-3/

Historic June heat followed by record-breaking July rains in Queensland, Australia https://watchers.news/2023/07/04/historic-june-heat-followed-by-record-breaking-july-rains-in-queensland-australia/

Deadly flash floods sweep Lahore after record rainfall, Pakistan https://watchers.news/2023/07/05/deadly-flash-floods-sweep-lahore-after-record-rainfall-pakistan/

Storm Poly – Strongest summer storm on record hits the Netherlands https://watchers.news/2023/07/05/storm-poly-strongest-summer-storm-on-record-hits-the-netherlands/

Canada’s record wildfire season set to worsen as heat builds https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/canada-s-record-wildfire-season-set-to-worsen-as-heat-builds-20230707-p5dmfg

Volcanic activity worldwide 6 Jul 2023: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Reykjanes https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/215356/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-6-Jul-2023-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Popocatepetl-Reykjanes-Reven.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate graphic of the week: Deadly ‘heat dome’ takes toll on US south and Mexico https://www.ft.com/content/9a7edd5f-969d-4f24-b01d-ea1ebd550842

U.S. Wind and Solar Overtake Coal for the First Time https://e360.yale.edu/digest/us-wind-solar-coal-power-generation-2023

2023 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Report: APAC Insights https://aoninsights.com.au/2023-weather-climate-and-catastrophe-report-apac-insights/

Pressure builds for FEMA to declare deadly heat events as disasters https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/29/fema-heat-waves-disasters/

Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/03/a-perfect-storm-scientists-ponder-if-climate-has-entered-a-new-erratic-era

Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity in 2022, and power sector emissions may have peaked https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/global-electricity-review-2023/

A global assessment of estuarine tidal response to sea level rise https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723036343

Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/04/monday-was-hottest-day-for-global-average-temperature-on-record-as-climate-crisis-bites

World Meteorological Organization declares onset of El Niño conditions https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/world-meteorological-organization-declares-onset-of-el-ni%C3%B1o-conditions

Anthropogenic warming has exacerbated droughts in southern Europe since the 1850s https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00907-1

Climate change is making NJ and NY into wildfire hotspots https://gothamist.com/news/climate-change-is-making-nj-and-ny-into-wildfire-hotspots

Increases in short duration (<1 h) annual maximum rainfall are greater than increases in long duration (>1 h) annual maxima across Australia from 1967 to 2021 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169423008144

Adapting: starting from where? The case study of Venice for a multi-risk adaptation https://www.cmcc.it/article/adapting-starting-from-where-the-case-study-of-venice-for-a-multi-risk-adaptation

Ocean temperatures around Australia the hottest for any June as UN declares an El Niño https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/05/ocean-temperatures-around-australia-the-hottest-for-any-june-as-un-declares-an-el-nino

Three things to know: Climate change’s impact on extreme weather events https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/three-things-know-climate-changes-impact-extreme-weather-events

AI, Digital Twins to Unleash Next Wave of Climate Research Innovation https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/07/03/climate-research-next-wave/

FAQ 5: What strategies could increase the climate resilience of people and nature? https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/about/frequently-asked-questions/keyfaq5/

Earlier collapse of Anthropocene ecosystems driven by multiple faster and noisier drivers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01157-x

UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/revealed-uk-plans-to-drop-flagship-climate-pledge-rishi-sunak

Humanitarians and the Climate Emergency https://gppi.net/2023/06/28/humanitarians-and-the-climate-emergency

El Niño + climate change = heat records https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics/heat-el-nino-climate-what-matters/index.html

It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent https://theconversation.com/its-official-australia-is-set-for-a-hot-dry-el-nino-heres-what-that-means-for-our-flammable-continent-209126

Predicting the future of coastlines https://www.cmcc.it/article/predicting-the-future-of-coastlines

Financial models on climate risk ‘implausible’, say actuaries https://www.ft.com/content/a5027391-41a4-4e21-a72d-f8189d6a7b71

Decades of less rainfall have cut replenishing of groundwater to 800-year low in WA https://theconversation.com/decades-of-less-rainfall-have-cut-replenishing-of-groundwater-to-800-year-low-in-wa-208751

It was the hottest June on record, unprecedented North Atlantic warmth, record low Antarctic sea ice https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/it-was-hottest-june-record-unprecedented-north-atlantic-warmth-record-low-antarctic-sea-0

German citizens set up heatwave helpline amid rising temperatures https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/04/german-citizens-set-up-heatwave-helpline-amid-rising-temperatures

Coevolution of Extreme Sea Levels and Sea-Level Rise Under Global Warming https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003649

Identifying loss and damage is tough – we need a pragmatic but science-based approach https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/07/05/identifying-loss-and-damage-definition-war/

Indigenous Practice and Community-Led Climate Change Solutions https://www.routledge.com/Indigenous-Practice-and-Community-Led-Climate-Change-Solutions-The-Relevance/Datta-Muthukrishnan/p/book/9781032484365

Climate change vicious cycle spirals in Latin America and Caribbean https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-vicious-cycle-spirals-latin-america-and-caribbean

The projected costs of this summer’s extreme heat: 235,000 ER visits, 56,000 hospital admissions—and $1 billion https://thebulletin.org/2023/07/the-projected-costs-of-this-summers-extreme-heat-235000-er-visits-56000-hospital-admissions-and-1-billion/

Disaster risk reduction

What is the difference between deterministic and probabilistic risk? https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probablistic-risk

Tornado team sweeps into Manitoba as part of national effort to boost safety, grow understanding of twisters https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/northern-tornadoes-project-manitoba-storms-june-2023-1.6891274

It’s time to modernize flood insurance — we can’t not afford to https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4075951-its-time-to-modernize-flood-insurance-we-cant-not-afford-to/

Expanding large-scale agriculture is escalating flooding in the largest South American breadbasket https://www.preventionweb.net/news/expanding-large-scale-agriculture-escalating-flooding-largest-south-american-breadbasket

Kashmir: Can traditional housing mitigate quake damage? https://www.dw.com/en/kashmir-can-traditional-construction-mitigate-quake-damage/a-66069320

London’s burning? UK seeks to snuff out rising wildfire threat https://www.context.news/climate-risks/londons-burning-uk-seeks-to-snuff-out-rising-wildfire-threat

The Yellowstone volcanic system has hosted some very large eruptions. But there have been much larger volcanic explosions in geologic history—including several in the western USA https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/pantheon-caldera-eruptions-where-does-yellowstone-rank

The Coastline Paradox https://sketchplanations.com/the-coastline-paradox

On-Again, Off-Again Lake Cahuilla Likely Enhanced Earthquakes in Southern California https://eos.org/articles/on-again-off-again-lake-cahuilla-likely-enhanced-earthquakes-in-southern-california

Experiment in Brazil identifies flood-prone areas of cities https://phys.org/news/2023-06-brazil-flood-prone-areas-cities.html

New research finds Mount Fuji may have erupted more often than previously thought https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/30/national/science-health/mount-fuji-eruption-history-frequent/

Italy’s new seismic hazard map is back to square one https://www.nature.com/articles/d43978-023-00072-1

Satellite-based disaster early warning systems can improve evacuation measures in remote Asian communities https://phys.org/news/2023-07-satellite-based-disaster-early-evacuation-remote.html

Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – read this if you’re planning fireworks on July 4 https://theconversation.com/human-exposure-to-wildfires-has-more-than-doubled-in-two-decades-read-this-if-youre-planning-fireworks-on-july-4-207903

Good Practices for Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage https://www.routledge.com/Good-Practices-for-Disaster-Risk-Management-of-Cultural-Heritage-Practices/Jigyasu-Kim-Shakya/p/book/9781032411446

Focus on flood mapping in Canada https://issuu.com/iclr/docs/flood-mapping_2019

Human-Driven Fire Regime Change in the Seasonal Tropical Forests of Central Vietnam https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022GL100687

‘Not listening’: Traditional Owners ask Plibersek to hear them on water rights https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/07/04/water-rights-nt-traditional-owners-plibersek/

A long-term view of tropical cyclone risk in Australia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/long-term-view-tropical-cyclone-risk-australia

Fundamental limits to flood inundation modelling https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00106-4#article-info

Triggering Anticipatory Action for Floods in Nepal https://centre.humdata.org/triggering-anticipatory-action-for-floods-in-nepal/

Discrete magma injections drive the 2021 La Palma eruption https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg4813

Lasering lava to forecast volcanic eruptions https://stories.uq.edu.au/news/2023/lasering-lava-to-forecast-volcanic-eruptions/index.html

New AI systems could speed up our ability to create weather forecasts https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/05/1075897/new-ai-systems-could-speed-up-our-ability-to-create-weather-forecasts/

Emergency management

What causes wildfires in British Columbia? https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/currentStatistics

Greek Fire Service team trains in US https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1214153/greek-fire-service-team-trains-in-us/

Turning multidimensional crisis into an opportunity to address compounding disaster-conflict risks https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/turning-multidimensional-crisis-opportunity-address-compounding-disaster-conflict

COVID: how incorrect assumptions and poor foresight hampered the UK’s pandemic preparedness https://theconversation.com/covid-how-incorrect-assumptions-and-poor-foresight-hampered-the-uks-pandemic-preparedness-208720

Social media in disaster management: review of the literature and future trends through bibliometric analysis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-023-06079-7

Locally-led humanitarian response is widely regarded as more effective https://disasterphilanthropy.org/resources/localization/

Wildfire fighters work in heavy smoke, and in Canada have little protection https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wildfire-fighters-smoke-protection-1.6897879

Disaster education, communications and engagement

UNDRR supports the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction through systematic and structured engagement with a wide range of stakeholders https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/partners-and-stakeholders

Media and non-media sources for disaster risk reduction https://www.ojcmt.net/article/media-and-non-media-sources-for-disaster-risk-reduction-13095

Understanding and combatting misinformation across 16 countries on six continents https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01641-6

Indigenous Peoples and Disaster Risk Reduction: Participation for all https://www.undrr.org/indigenous-peoples-and-disaster-risk-reduction-participation-all

Disaster psychology

Domestic violence to rise as subcontinent heats up: Study https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/domestic-violence-to-rise-as-subcontinent-heats-up-study-90313

Climate disasters, traumatic events have long-term impacts on youths’ academics https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/climate-disasters-traumatic-events-have-long-term-impacts-youths/

Sociology and disasters

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#article

Mobility Behaviors Shift Disparity in Flood Exposure in U.S. Population Groups https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372075273_Mobility_Behaviors_Shift_Disparity_in_Flood_Exposure_in_US_Population_Groups

Empowering vulnerable communities in the face of growing natural threats https://earth.stanford.edu/news/empowering-vulnerable-communities-face-growing-natural-threats