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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Rivers overflow in Tanzania, causing severe floods and destruction https://watchers.news/2023/11/17/rivers-overflow-in-tanzania-causing-severe-floods-and-destruction/

Very strong M6.7 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines https://watchers.news/2023/11/17/very-strong-m6-7-earthquake-hits-mindanao-philippines/

Major eruption at Ulawun volcano triggers highest Alert Level, ash reaches 15 km (50 000 feet) a.s.l., P.N.G. https://watchers.news/2023/11/20/major-eruption-at-ulawun-volcano-triggers-highest-alert-level-ash-reaches-15-km-50-000-feet-a-s-l-p-n-g/

Guaíba River overflows in Porto Alegre’s center in third-highest flood since 1941, Brazil https://watchers.news/2023/11/20/guaiba-river-overflows-in-porto-alegres-center-in-third-highest-flood-since-1941-brazil/

Severe storms hit Turkey, leaving 9 dead and 11 missing from sunken cargo ship https://watchers.news/2023/11/20/severe-storms-hit-turkey-leaving-9-dead-and-11-missing-from-sunken-cargo-ship/

Dominican Republic – 21 Dead After “Highest Ever Rainfall Total” Triggers Floods and Landslides https://floodlist.com/america/floods-november-2023-jamaica-dominicanrepublic-haiti

Landslides triggered by the 17 November 2023 M=6.8 earthquake in Sarangani in the Philippines https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/sarangani-1

Alaska declares disaster in Wrangell following deadly landslide, U.S. https://watchers.news/2023/11/22/alaska-declares-disaster-in-wrangell-following-deadly-landslide-u-s/

Residents flee ‘absolutely chaotic’ Perth bushfire, as 10 homes destroyed https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/residents-flee-in-40c-heat-as-massive-perth-bushfire-destroys-10-homes/qwj3f0qxw

Extensive flooding hits Democratic Republic of Congo, nearly 1 500 homes destroyed or damaged https://watchers.news/2023/11/23/extensive-flooding-hits-democratic-republic-of-congo-nearly-1-500-homes-destroyed-or-damaged/

Volcanic activity worldwide 22 Nov 2023: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/226898/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-22-Nov-2023-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Dukono-Reykjane.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Solar power to the people: California program brings clean energy to Oakland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/18/solar-power-oakland-california-low-income

Research shows subsidies and discounts for two-wheeled EVs can drive active transport https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-19/unlocking-the-potential-of-e-bikes-and-scooters/103120546

GeoTalk: meet Andreas Kvas, researcher of Earth’s gravity affected by climate change! https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2023/11/17/geotalk-meet-andreas-kvas-researcher-of-how-earths-gravity-is-affected-by-climate-change/

Greenland Joins the Paris Agreement on Climate Change https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/greenland-joins-paris-agreement-climate-change

Earth facing dire sea level rise — up to 20m — even if climate goals met https://globalnews.ca/news/10098366/sea-level-rise-20-metres-report-climate-change/

COP28: Your Guide to the 2023 UN Climate Conference https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/cop-climate-change-conference/

Disturbing model suggests New York will more regularly see ‘100-year flooding’ https://www.silive.com/climate/2023/11/disturbing-model-suggests-new-york-will-more-regularly-see-100-year-flooding.html

Major US climate disasters occur every three weeks, report finds https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03554-w

Solar smashes more records, as coal power sent to another new low https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-smashes-more-records-as-coal-power-sent-to-another-new-low/

Emissions Gap Report 2023 https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2023

Study links volcanic eruptions in 540s, 1450s, 1600s to global cooling events https://watchers.news/2023/11/19/study-links-volcanic-eruptions-in-540s-1450s-1600s-to-global-cooling-events/

‘Where did I go wrong?’ The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/20/where-did-i-go-wrong-the-scientist-who-tried-to-raise-the-climate-alarm

Climate Equality: A planet for the 99% https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-equality-a-planet-for-the-99-621551/

Global surface temperature breaches 2℃ mark above baseline https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/global-surface-temperature-breaches-2%e2%84%83-mark-above-baseline/

Controversies of carbon dioxide removal https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-023-00493-y

UNEP at the climate COP28 https://www.unep.org/unep-climate-cop28

Humanity is still ‘breaking all the wrong records’ in fast-warming world https://www.carbonbrief.org/unep-humanity-is-still-breaking-all-the-wrong-records-in-fast-warming-world/

The perceived feasibility of behavior change is positively associated with support for domain-matched climate policies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259033222300492X

Adapting to Climate Change in Scotland https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/adapting-to-climate-change-progress-in-scotland/

New tool helps Vanuatu accelerate adaptation to climate change https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2023/November/Vanuatu-Climate-Futures-Portal

If we do it right, we can replant trees and shrubs to store carbon – and restore biodiversity https://theconversation.com/if-we-do-it-right-we-can-replant-trees-and-shrubs-to-store-carbon-and-restore-biodiversity-216734

Is it too late to keep global warming below 1.5 °C? The challenge in 7 charts https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-03601-6/index.html

Climate loss-and-damage funding: how to get money to where it’s needed fast https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03605-2

14% of Americans say there is no solid evidence that climate change is happening https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/08/09/why-some-americans-do-not-see-urgency-on-climate-change/ps_2023-08-09_climate-change_00-01/

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/climate-change-urgent-threat-pregnant-women-and-children

In September we went past 1.5 degrees. In November, we tipped over 2 degrees for the first time. What’s going on? https://theconversation.com/in-september-we-went-past-1-5-degrees-in-november-we-tipped-over-2-degrees-for-the-first-time-whats-going-on-218228

Too many renters swelter through summer. Efficient cooling should be the law for rental homes https://theconversation.com/too-many-renters-swelter-through-summer-efficient-cooling-should-be-the-law-for-rental-homes-214483

Our new high-resolution climate models are a breakthrough in understanding Australia’s future https://theconversation.com/our-new-high-resolution-climate-models-are-a-breakthrough-in-understanding-australias-future-216739

Disaster risk reduction

Evaluating 3 decades of precipitation in the Upper Colorado River basin from a high-resolution regional climate model https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/6531/2023/

Human and infrastructure exposure to large wildfires in the United States https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01163-z

Improving the predictability of compound dry and hot extremes through complexity science https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0c0c

Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice https://theconversation.com/volcanic-iceland-is-rumbling-again-as-magma-rises-a-geologist-explains-eruptions-in-the-land-of-fire-and-ice-217671

Floods pose significant risk to education and healthcare in Cambodia https://blogs.worldbank.org/eastasiapacific/floods-pose-significant-risk-education-and-healthcare-cambodia

United Nations And Government Of Fiji Launch Ground-Breaking Anticipatory Action Framework For Tropical Cyclones https://pacific.un.org/en/252971-united-nations-and-government-fiji-launch-ground-breaking-anticipatory-action-framework

It is now possible to quantify the risk associated with rockfalls in the Andes https://www.inrae.fr/en/news/mountain-it-now-possible-quantify-risk-associated-rockfalls-andes

DeepMind AI accurately forecasts weather — on a desktop computer https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03552-y

Resilient Cities Index 2023 https://impact.economist.com/projects/resilient-cities/

A statistical–dynamical approach for probabilistic prediction of sub-seasonal precipitation anomalies over 17 hydroclimatic regions in China https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/4187/2023/

The role of compound climate and weather extreme events in creating socio-economic impacts in South Florida https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094723000786

AI finds formula on how to predict monster waves https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/ai-finds-formula-on-how-to-predict-monster-waves/

Alaska’s changing wildfire environment https://www.frames.gov/documents/alaska/docs/AlaskasChangingWildfireEnvironment(1).pdf

We rarely hear about the disasters that were avoided – but there’s a lot we can learn from them https://theconversation.com/we-rarely-hear-about-the-disasters-that-were-avoided-but-theres-a-lot-we-can-learn-from-them-217850

Emergency management

Rebuilding red tape: Cabin owners in the shadow of the Caldor Fire face unique permit problem https://www.kcra.com/article/eldorado-forest-red-tape-cabin-owners-caldor-permit-rebuilding/45656904

Why are so few people getting the latest Covid-19 vaccine? https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/11/17/23964294/covid-19-vaccine-2023-us-vaccination-rates

Wildfires in the EU: 2022 was the second-worst year, a warning from a changing climate https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/wildfires-eu-2022-was-second-worst-year-warning-changing-climate-2023-11-22_en

Evacuation planning handbook https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/evacuation-planning-handbook

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Engagement in the Digital Age: Navigating the Technical and Ethical Debates Around Participatory Technologies in Environmental Decision-Making https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm

Yes, tsunamis can happen in coastal BC. How is your business preparing? https://www.ccemstrategies.com/ccem-blog/2023/11/09/tsunamis-can-happen-in-coastal-bc

Disaster psychology

How climate change affects mental health https://wellcome.org/news/explained-how-climate-change-affects-mental-health

Perception, experience and resilience to risks: a global analysis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46680-1

Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/cr5at

What is seasonal affective disorder? https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder

5 reasons why climate change may see more of us turn to alcohol and other drugs https://theconversation.com/5-reasons-why-climate-change-may-see-more-of-us-turn-to-alcohol-and-other-drugs-217894

Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67473829

Sociology and disasters

‘Hell de Janeiro’: scorching heat highlights Brazil’s glaring inequality https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/nov/19/brazil-temperatures-extreme-heat-danger-climate-change-inequality

Human capital as a turnkey resource in resilience to cyclones and storm surges: Empirical evidence from coastal Bangladesh https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X23011566

World’s cities across the wealth divide, critically unprepared as climate events become more extreme, new study shows https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-cities-across-the-wealth-divide-critically-unprepared-as-climate-events-become-more-extreme-new-study-shows-301989774.html

Fukushima and Civil Society: The Japanese Anti-Nuclear Movement from a Socio-Political Perspective https://academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ssjj/jyad022/7439552

Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview study https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/puw8b

Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar highly vulnerable to underreported extreme heat that would not have occurred without human-induced climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-poverty-rendering-madagascar-highly-vulnerable-to-underreported-extreme-heat-that-would-not-have-occurred-without-human-induced-climate-change/

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

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

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency management

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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