Disaster Resilience News

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

UK – One Missing After Flash Floods in Scotland, 140mm of Rain in 48 Hours https://floodlist.com/europe/united-kingdom/floods-scotland-november-2022

Venezuela – 4 Fatalities After Floods in Táchira and Mérida https://floodlist.com/america/venezuela-floods-tachira-merida-november-2022

Major flood emergency declared in the Riverland as floodwaters continue to rise https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/sa-goverment-declares-major-emergency-in-the-riverland/101679608

Indonesia: Java quake kills 162 and injures hundreds https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63700629

Rwanda and DRC – Over 40 Killed in Floods and Landslides https://floodlist.com/africa/rwanda-democraticrepubliccongo-floods-november-2022

Albania – 2 Missing, Several Evacuated After Floods in Shkodra and Lezha https://floodlist.com/europe/albania-floods-november-2022

Euabalong residents to be flown out of town, Moulamein residents isolated https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-23/dozens-of-nsw-flood-warnings-remain-moulamein-condobolin/101686292

45 people injured during severe shaking caused by M6.1 earthquake in western Turkey https://watchers.news/2022/11/23/45-people-injured-during-severe-shaking-caused-by-m6-1-earthquake-in-western-turkey/

50 homes damaged after strong tornado hits Marpingen, Germany https://watchers.news/2022/11/22/50-homes-damaged-after-strong-tornado-hits-marpingen-germany/

Widespread power outages after very strong and shallow M7.0 earthquake hit Solomon Islands https://watchers.news/2022/11/22/widespread-power-outages-after-very-strong-and-shallow-m7-0-earthquake-hit-solomon-islands/

Italy – Floods and Storm Surge Prompt Rescues and Evacuations https://floodlist.com/europe/italy-storm-denise-floods-november-2022

Panama – Deadly Landslide in Colón, Floods Damage Homes in Los Santos and Herrera https://floodlist.com/america/panama-floods-landslides-november-2022

Record-breaking rains cause devastating flash floods in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia https://watchers.news/2022/11/24/record-breaking-rains-cause-devastating-flash-floods-in-jeddah-saudi-arabia/

South Australia floods could be worst since 1970s as Murray River to peak twice in December https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/24/south-australia-floods-could-be-worst-since-1970s-as-murray-river-peaks-twice-in-december

Volcanic activity worldwide 24 Nov 2022: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Reventador, Sangay https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/197570/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-24-Nov-2022-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Reventador-Sangay-Nevado-de.html

Portugal – 2 Dead After Heavy Rains Trigger Landslide in Esposende https://floodlist.com/europe/portugal-landslide-esposende-november-2022

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

This platform displays census-tract level surface urban heat island (SUHI) intensities (daytime and nighttime estimates for summer, winter, and the whole year) for US urbanized areas https://datadrivenlab.users.earthengine.app/view/usuhiapp

Cop27 is a chance to go further and faster with renewable energy https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/10/31/cop27-is-a-chance-to-go-further-and-faster-with-renewable-energy/

‘We can do the impossible’: how key players reacted to end of Cop27 climate summit https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/we-can-do-the-impossible-how-key-players-reacted-to-end-of-cop27-climate-summit

A deal on loss and damage, but a blow to 1.5C – what will be Cop27’s legacy? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/deal-on-loss-and-damage-fund-at-cop27-marks-climbdown-by-rich-countries

‘No safe place’: Kiribati seeks donors to raise islands from encroaching seas https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/18/cop27-kiribati-donors-raise-islands-sea-level-rise

Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall leading to large scale flooding in highly vulnerable communities in West Africa https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-exacerbated-heavy-rainfall-leading-to-large-scale-flooding-in-highly-vulnerable-communities-in-west-africa/

The cryosphere raises a “red flag” https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/cryosphere-raises-%E2%80%9Cred-flag%E2%80%9D

Sea level rise to dramatically speed up erosion of rock coastlines by 2100 https://phys.org/news/2022-11-sea-erosion-coastlines.html

COP27 Summit Yields ‘Historic Win’ for Climate Reparations but Falls Short on Emissions Reductions https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cop27-summit-yields-historic-win-for-climate-reparations-but-falls-short-on-emissions-reductions/

Arctic carbon conveyor belt discovered https://phys.org/news/2022-11-arctic-carbon-conveyor-belt.html

Warming seasons! https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2022/11/18/warming-seasons/

State of the Climate 2022 Report: Australia is projected to experience continued increase in air temperatures, more heat extremes and short-duration heavy-rainfall events http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

State of the climate: what Australians need to know about major new report https://theconversation.com/state-of-the-climate-what-australians-need-to-know-about-major-new-report-195136

Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average https://www.su.se/english/news/large-parts-of-europe-are-warming-twice-as-fast-as-the-planet-on-average-1.636252

A climate scientist’s personal reckoninghttps://thebulletin.org/2022/11/a-climate-scientists-personal-reckoning

Ministers from 40+ countries join forces for the 2022 Climate and Clean Air Ministerial https://nnn.ng/ministers-from-40-countries-join-forces-for-the-2022-climate-and-clean-air-ministerial/

Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34966-3

Climate change is costing trillions — and low-income countries are paying the price https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03573-z

2021 North American heatwave amplified by climate change-driven nonlinear interactions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01520-4

COP27: Africa took climate action into own hands, Asia must too https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/11/24/cop27-africa-took-climate-action-into-own-hands-asia-must-too

Climate-fuelled disasters: warning people is good, but stopping the disaster is best. Here are 4 possible ways to do it https://theconversation.com/climate-fuelled-disasters-warning-people-is-good-but-stopping-the-disaster-is-best-here-are-4-possible-ways-to-do-it-194916

Disaster risk reduction

Earthquake early warning in countries where damaging earthquakes only occur every 50 to 150 years – The societal perspective https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420922006604

As New South Wales reels, many are asking why it’s flooding in places where it’s never flooded before https://theconversation.com/as-new-south-wales-reels-many-are-asking-why-its-flooding-in-places-where-its-never-flooded-before-190912

Heatwave emergency warning system for Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/new-heatwave-emergency-warning-system-adopted-across-australia/101677702

Outdated Whatcom County flood maps pose problems https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2022/nov/18/outdated-fema-flood-maps-pose-problems-for-whatcom-county/

Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped Pacific seafloor https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63678177

‘Like a shotgun’: Tongan eruption is largest ever recorded https://phys.org/news/2022-11-shotgun-tongan-eruption-largest.html

Monitoring ‘frothy’ magma gases could help evade disaster https://phys.org/news/2022-11-frothy-magma-gases-evade-disaster.html

Detecting smaller earthquakes could improve forecasting of larger temblors https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/earthquake-hazard-in-oklahoma-highlighted-by-tiny-quakes-14638/

Flood risk management through a resilience lens https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00613-4

New research has found we are failing to take climate change into account when considering current and future rainfall extremes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-19/climate-change-rainfall-extremes-probable-maximum-flood/101672120

Drivers and implications of the extreme 2022 wildfire season in Southwest Europe https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722074204

Why are shallow earthquakes more destructive? The disaster in Java is a devastating example https://theconversation.com/why-are-shallow-earthquakes-more-destructive-the-disaster-in-java-is-a-devastating-example-195110

Exploring the deep: drones offer new ways to monitor sea floor https://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/news/4047/

Using satellites for faster flood information https://stories.uq.edu.au/news/2022/using-satellites-for-faster-flood-information/index.html

The Australian Parliament has passed amendments to ensure up to $200 million a year in disaster funding focuses solely on mitigating the impacts of disasters related to natural hazards https://nema.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/DRF-23Nov22

Glacial lake outburst flood hazard under current and future conditions: worst-case scenarios in a transboundary Himalayan basin https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/3765/2022/nhess-22-3765-2022.pdf

Machine Learning in Earthquake Seismology https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-earth-071822-100323

In cold, dry Mongolia floods are now common – with devastating urban impacts https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/in-cold-dry-mongolia-floods-are-now-common-with-devastating-urban-impacts/

Low-cost sensor records the level of rivers: Measurement method developed at the University of Bonn could be suitable for flood warning systems https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/272-2022

Factors influencing flood damage mitigation among micro and small businesses in Kampala, Uganda https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420922005349

Dreaming of beachfront real estate? Much of Florida’s coast is at risk of storm erosion that can cause homes to collapse, as Daytona just saw https://theconversation.com/dreaming-of-beachfront-real-estate-much-of-floridas-coast-is-at-risk-of-storm-erosion-that-can-cause-homes-to-collapse-as-daytona-just-saw-194492

Emergency management

First came the rain, now mosquitoes in plague numbers torment flood-hit areas https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/health/2022/11/18/mosquitoes-floods-nsw-vic/

Simulation Exercises (SIMEX) are used by emergency managers to take proactive measures in preparing for effective response https://www.preventionweb.net/conducting-simulation-exercises

The critical role of emergency operations centers in saving lives when disasters strike https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/critical-role-emergency-operations-centers-saving-lives-when-disasters-strike

So what has America learned since Hurricane Katrina? Study reveals only marginal improvements with respect to evacuation planning in America’s 50 largest cities https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/evacuation-planning-study

Many Still Without Housing After Montana’s June Floods https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/many-still-without-housing-after-montanas-june-floods

Promising universal flu vaccine could protect against 20 strains https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348576-promising-universal-flu-vaccine-could-protect-against-20-strains/

Over 20,000 died in western Europe’s summer heatwaves, figures show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/24/over-20000-died-western-europe-heatwaves-figures-climate-crisis

Disaster education, communications and engagement

A Broken Twitter Means Broken Disaster Response https://gizmodo.com/twitter-broken-disaster-response-elon-musk-climate-1849802766

Beating the heat in South African cities: Lessons from a citizen science assessment https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/beating-heat-south-african-cities-lessons-citizen-science-assessment

Twitter Chaos Endangers Public Safety, Emergency Managers Warn https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/twitter-chaos-endangers-public-safety-emergency-managers-warn/

Implementing participatory nature-based solutions in the Global South https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2022.956534/full

Growing polarization around climate change on social media https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01527-x

Supporting flood-prone communities in Bangladesh with local Resilience Agents https://floodresilience.net/blogs/local-resilience-agents-bangladesh/

Psychology and disasters

A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01463-y

Have your flood story heard in online survey: Community experiences of the 2022 eastern Australia floods https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/news-and-events/news-and-views/have-your-flood-story-heard-online-survey

Sociology and disasters

Women and girls most vulnerable to climate change https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/women-and-girls-most-vulnerable-climate-change-3167671

Please find below a list of links to recent disaster resilience news…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Shallow M6.2 earthquake hits near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile https://watchers.news/2022/11/13/shallow-m6-2-earthquake-hits-near-the-coast-of-bio-bio-chile/

Deep M7.0 earthquake hits Fiji region https://watchers.news/2022/11/12/deep-m7-0-earthquake-hits-fiji-region/

Very strong M7.3 earthquake hits Tonga Islands region, Tsunami Advisory issued https://watchers.news/2022/11/11/very-strong-m7-1-earthquake-hits-tonga-islands-region-tsunami-advisory-in-effect/

USA – Storm Surge From Hurricane Nicole in Florida Causes Shoreline Buildings to Collapse https://floodlist.com/america/usa/florida-hurricane-nicole-november-2022

Molong among NSW towns isolated by floodwaters, flash flooding after widespread rainfall https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7980304/rising-waters-isolate-more-nsw-towns-as-flash-flooding-makes-evacuating-more-dangerous/

Thousands stranded in homes as flash flooding batters Central West NSW, Wyangala Dam spills at record rate https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-14/nsw-battered-by-flash-floods-molong-canowindra-central-west/101649204

Unusually large, 5-km-long landslide hits Colombia https://watchers.news/2022/11/14/unusually-large-5-km-long-landslide-hits-colombia/

Port aux Basques fights floods just weeks after devastation from post-tropical storm Fiona https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/post-tropical-storm-nicole-port-aux-basques-1.6650252

Colombia – Floods and Landslides Leave 2 Dead, 6 Missing https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-bogota-cundinamarca-november-2022

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Global carbon emissions at record levels with no signs of shrinking, new data shows https://theconversation.com/global-carbon-emissions-at-record-levels-with-no-signs-of-shrinking-new-data-shows-humanity-has-a-monumental-task-ahead-193108

The challenges of climate change adaptation for displaced communities: The Bikini community on Kili and Ejit Islands https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365354523_The_challenges_of_climate_change_adaptation_for_displaced_communities_The_Bikini_community_on_Kili_and_Ejit_Islands

Handbook on Climate Change and Disasters https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-climate-change-and-disasters-9781800371606.html

UN to track greenhouse gas emitters with space data https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-12/un-to-seek-out-methane-emitters-with-data-from-space/101646276

Heatwaves, spread of infectious diseases due to climate change growing health threats to Europeans https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/heatwaves-spread-of-infectious-diseases

Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote https://theconversation.com/scientists-understood-physics-of-climate-change-in-the-1800s-thanks-to-a-woman-named-eunice-foote-164687

What is climate change ‘Loss and Damage’? https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-climate-change-loss-and-damage/

Australia still trails most developed countries in climate performance ranking https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/14/australia-still-trails-most-developed-countries-in-climate-performance-ranking

Eight warmest years on record witness upsurge in climate change impacts https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/eight-warmest-years-record-witness-upsurge-climate-change-impacts

Economic losses from extreme weather rocket in Asia https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/economic-losses-from-extreme-weather-rocket-asia

Methane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival those of the EU https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/15/methane-emissions-meat-dairy-companies

Disaster risk reduction

An Integrated Approach Toward Smart and Resilient Cities https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-16-8800-3_202-1

‘They’re coming back’: huge flows set to restore life to parched end of Murray-Darling system https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/14/theyre-coming-back-huge-flows-set-to-restore-life-to-parched-end-of-murray-darling-system

Could the magnitude of the 3/11 disaster have been reduced by ecological planning? A retrospective multi-hazard risk assessment through map overlay https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204622001906

Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31059-z

Local floodplain home buyouts can inform federal plans https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/11/local-floodplain-home-buyouts-can-inform-federal-plans

New analysis of exactly how long extreme rainfall takes to drain from catchment to coast could lead to better identification of the coastal areas most likely to flood and provide timely flood-warnings in the future https://www.bangor.ac.uk/news/11/understanding-how-extreme-river-flows-and-sea-levels-could-provide-early-flood-warning

Global population hits 8 billion as growth poses more challenges for the planet https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/15/world/global-population-8-billion-un-intl-hnk/index.html

This StoryMap shares a credible science-based hazard scenario developed by AF8 to help us plan and prepare for an Alpine Fault earthquake https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/424c14ec8d5a4c32829d21fde9244818

Drone footage shows Hurricane Nicole’s erosion on Florida east coast https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2022/11/14/drone-footage-shows-hurricane-nicoles-erosion-florida-east-coast/

The flood capacity of dams could be at greater risk of being exceeded, due to out-of-date modelling for potential maximum rainfall http://www.watercareer.com.au/news/dam-study-details-risk

Emergency management

Lismore divided as council rejects plan to build temporary homes for flood survivors https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/11/lismore-divided-as-council-rejects-plan-to-build-temporary-homes-for-flood-survivors

B.C. flood recovery tempered by fears of new climate disasters looming on horizon https://www.delta-optimist.com/national-news/bc-flood-recovery-tempered-by-fears-of-new-climate-disasters-looming-on-horizon-6098039

NSW flood disaster response declared largest ever, as international volunteers arrive to help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-15/nsw-floods-forbes-evacuation-wyangala-dam-newell-highway/101653738

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Empowering communities to advocate for their own resilience https://www.i-s-e-t.org/_files/ugd/558f8a_f615def3128e4aea9b03390977542044.pdf

Using an inventory cluster approach for assessing bushfire preparedness and information needs in vulnerable communities https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-022-05614-2

What To Do (And Not Do) During A Flood https://weather.com/safety/floods/news/2019-08-13-what-do-not-do-during-flood

Sociology and disasters

Trust but verify: Validating new measures for mapping social infrastructure in cities https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364038420_Trust_but_verify_Validating_new_measures_for_mapping_social_infrastructure_in_cities

You are now one of 8 billion humans alive today. Let’s talk overpopulation – and why low income countries aren’t the issue https://theconversation.com/you-are-now-one-of-8-billion-humans-alive-today-lets-talk-overpopulation-and-why-low-income-countries-arent-the-issue-190907

The harmful legacy of colonialism in natural hazard risk https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34792-7

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Colombia declares rainfall disaster after highest rainfall in 40 years https://watchers.news/2022/11/05/colombia-declares-rainfall-disaster-after-highest-rainfall-in-40-years/

At least 1 dead as deadly tornadoes rip through Texas and Oklahoma https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/least-50-homes-destroyed-tornadoes-rip-texas-oklahoma-rcna55801

Second body found in central west NSW as large parts of the state experience near-record floods https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-06/dozens-rescued-as-flooding-in-forbes-nsw-nears-record-levels/101621032

Ethiopia – Over 180,000 Displaced by Floods in Gambella Region https://floodlist.com/africa/ethiopia-floods-gambella-october-2022

Forbes surveys damage from near-record flood as central west NSW towns brace for inundation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-07/nsw-flood-forbes-damage-central-west-brace-more-water/101621588

Venezuela – Floods and Landslides in Anzoategui Leave 7 Dead, Dozens Displaced https://floodlist.com/america/venezuela-floods-landslides-anzoategui-november-2022

Colombia – Hundreds of Homes Damaged After Floods and Landslides in Atlántico https://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-landslides-atlantico-november-2022

Dominican Republic – Deadly Floods Hit Santo Domingo https://floodlist.com/america/dominican-republic-floods-november-2022

USA – 1 Dead, 2 Missing After Record Rain Triggers Floods in California https://floodlist.com/america/usa/floods-southern-california-november-2022

Hurricane Nicole hits Florida https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/hurricane-nicole-hits-florida/

Spring tracking to become the wettest on record for southeast Australia as wet weekend predicted https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-11/spring-tracking-to-become-the-wettest-on-record/101641378

Nicole forces 15 Daytona Beach Shores condo complexes to evacuate as storm threatens collapse https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/hurricane/2022/11/09/nicole-forces-12-daytona-beach-shores-condo-complexes-to-evacuate-as-storm-threatens-collapse/

Bahamas – Hurricane Nicole Triggers Coastal Flooding https://floodlist.com/america/bahamas-florida-hurricane-nicole-november-2022

Volcanic activity worldwide 10 Nov 2022: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Shiveluch, Sangay, Sakurajima https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/196490/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Nov-2022-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Shiveluch-Sangay-Sakurajima.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A technologically advanced society is choosing to destroy itself. It’s both fascinating and horrifying to watch https://theconversation.com/a-technologically-advanced-society-is-choosing-to-destroy-itself-its-both-fascinating-and-horrifying-to-watch-192939

UN climate conference hoping to make promises reality — but expectations on COP27 are low https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-07/cop27-climate-change-conference-implementing-promises-made/101607018

New renewables record as UK wind generation blows past 20GW https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-renewables-record-as-uk-wind-generation-blows-past-20gw/

Iconic World Heritage glaciers to disappear by 2050, warns UNESCO https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130157

COP27 to discuss rich nations helping poor ones with climate-disaster damage and loss: ‘A reasonable sum is more than zero’ https://fortune.com/2022/11/06/cop27-agreement-discuss-rich-nations-funding-poor-ones-climate-disaster-damage-loss/

Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/temperatures-europe-increase-more-twice-global-average

As climate crisis intensifies, adapting to its fallout is key https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/climate-crisis-intensifies-adapting-its-fallout-key

COP27 aims for ambitious, equitable global climate action https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-cop27-local-impacts

State of the Global Climate in 2022 is produced on an annual basis, complementing the most recent long assessment cycle provided by the sixth IPCC Assessment Report https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/provisional-state-global-climate-2022

European Forest Fire report: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_6465

Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-00996-4

The Lower Humidity of Urban Areas Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress https://eos.org/editor-highlights/the-lower-humidity-of-urban-areas-moderates-outdoor-heat-stress%ef%bf%bc

Early Warnings for All Action Plan unveiled at COP27 https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/early-warnings-all-action-plan-unveiled-cop27

Asia corporates turn to wind and solar deals as fossil fuel prices surge https://reneweconomy.com.au/asia-corporates-turn-to-wind-and-solar-deals-as-fossil-fuel-prices-surge/

Don’t get fossil fooled: EVs really are better for the climate https://thedriven.io/2022/11/09/dont-get-fossil-fooled-evs-really-are-better-for-the-climate/

ClimateBench v1.0: A Benchmark for Data-Driven Climate Projections https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021MS002954

Austria Joins Germany, Denmark, and Other Rich Nations Pledging Millions for Climate Damages https://e360.yale.edu/digest/austria-loss-and-damage-climate-change

When will a 2-metre rise in sea level occur, and how might we adapt? https://protect-slr.eu/policy-briefs/

Arsht-Rock Announces the Cool Capital Stack: A $750 million Investment Pipeline to Protect the World from Extreme Heat https://onebillionresilient.org/2022/11/09/arsht-rock-announces-cool-capital-stack/

After decades putting the brakes on global action, does Australia deserve to host UN climate talks with Pacific nations? https://theconversation.com/after-decades-putting-the-brakes-on-global-action-does-australia-deserve-to-host-un-climate-talks-with-pacific-nations-194055

World faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/melting-arctic-sea-ice-summer-report

Australia’s record on energy efficiency has been woeful for decades, but that could be about to change https://theconversation.com/australias-record-on-energy-efficiency-has-been-woeful-for-decades-but-that-could-be-about-to-change-193706

How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/how-to-move-a-country-fiji-radical-plan-escape-rising-seas-climate-crisis

Disaster risk reduction

Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption created the highest volcanic cloud ever recorded https://watchers.news/2022/11/06/hunga-tonga-hunga-ha%ca%bbapai-eruption-created-the-highest-volcanic-cloud-ever-recorded/

Deciphering human influence on annual maximum flood extent at the global level https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00598-0

A world with zero climate disasters needs early warnings for all https://www.undrr.org/news/world-zero-climate-disasters-needs-early-warnings-all

If an Ian slammed South Florida: Nine-foot coastal surge, flooding inland to Hialeah https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-11-05/if-ian-slammed-south-florida-nine-foot-coastal-surge-flooding-inland-to-hialeah

Open Earth Map https://open-earth-map.org/

Looking to the Sky for Better Tsunami Warnings https://eos.org/opinions/looking-to-the-sky-for-better-tsunami-warnings

Access NASA GES DISC Meteorological and Hydrological Data for Flood Analyses https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/webinars-and-tutorials/webinar-ges-disc-26-oct-2022

New Report Outlines A Major Initiative To Study Geologic Hazards Related To Subduction Zones https://carnegiescience.edu/news/new-report-outlines-major-initiative-study-geologic-hazards-related-subduction-zones

Journal of Disaster Studies is an open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal that publishes the work of disaster researchers around the world https://jds.pennpress.org/home/

Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Australia. What can we learn from the world’s devastating floods? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/global-floods-climate-change-extreme-weather-resilience-cop27/101601238

Localization of large intraplate earthquakes along faulted density-contrast boundaries: Insights from the 2017 Mw6.5 Botswana earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1464343X22003041

Floods can be a disaster for humans – but for nature, it’s boom time https://theconversation.com/floods-can-be-a-disaster-for-humans-but-for-nature-its-boom-time-192837

Tropical cyclones act as ‘massive heat pumps’ that fuel extreme heat https://news.arizona.edu/story/tropical-cyclones-act-massive-heat-pumps-fuel-extreme-heat

“Scrambling”: Logic of horizontal competition between local governments based on three cases of interprovincial disaster counterpart support https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2325426222000699

‘Rain bursts’ over Sydney have intensified 40% over last two decades, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/10/rain-bursts-over-sydney-have-intensified-40-over-last-two-decades-research-finds

Emergency management

Covid-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people ages 0-19 years in the United States https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.05.23.22275458v4

Organizations aiding E Texas, SE Oklahoma tornado victims https://www.cenlanow.com/national/organizations-aiding-e-texas-se-oklahoma-tornado-victims/

Walgett Aboriginal community faces homelessness amid as village told to evacuate https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-08/dharriwaa-elders-in-walgett-face-homelessness-due-to-flooding/101625456

Creating a Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfire/creating-wildland-firefighter-health-and-wellbeing-program-meet-commander-kj-green

Mosquito-borne disease worry as floods puts country on high alert for new viruses https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/flood-new-mosquitoes-japanese-encephalitis/101630316

U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction https://www.pdc.org/u-s-funds-major-expansion-of-philaware/

Flood-damaged NSW highways could be closed for months, as harvest trucks prepare to test fragile bitumen https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/nsw-flood-zone-damaged-highways-roads-closed-ahead-of-harvest/101639958

Over 27 million children at risk as devastating floods set records across the world https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/press-releases/over-27-million-children-risk-devastating-floods-set-records-across-world

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Mobilizing action to build resilience with gaming and social tech https://onebillionresilient.org/event/community-engagement-and-gaming-technologies/

In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/05/new-jersey-climate-change-education-schools/

The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221242092200632X

Women leaders in DRR share tsunami stories https://www.preventionweb.net/blog/women-leaders-drr-share-tsunami-stories

Water in the Earth System http://www.bom.gov.au/research/workshop/2022/index.shtml

Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) are collaborative, community-driven frameworks that outline local priorities for wildfire risk mitigation https://fireadapted.org/cwpp-database/

Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-5646-1

Rolling the dice: Learning through games to make better decisions for resilience https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/rolling-dice-learning-through-games-make-better-decisions-resilience

Psychology and disasters

What caused the Halloween crowd crush in South Korea https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/seoul-crowd-crush-death-trap-itaewon-halloween-how-it-happened-3036291

Climate change’s impact on mental health is overlooked and misunderstood – here’s what can be done https://theconversation.com/climate-changes-impact-on-mental-health-is-overlooked-and-misunderstood-heres-what-can-be-done-194128

Sociology and disasters

Climate change, health, and discrimination: action towards racial justice https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02182-1/

Towards more inclusive disaster risk-management policies https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/towards-more-inclusive-disaster-risk-management-policies

From pity to fear: security as a mechanism for (re)production of vulnerability https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12568

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Hurricane Fiona deluges Puerto Rico; Typhoon Nandamol hits Japan https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/09/hurricane-fiona-deluges-puerto-rico-typhoon-nandamol-hits-japan/

Strong earthquake jolts Taiwan’s southeastern coast https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/18/national/strong-earthquake-taiwan/

Storm battering western Alaska causes widespread flooding https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-alaska-storm-surge/

Nepal – Over 20 Killed in Achham District Landslides https://floodlist.com/asia/nepal-landslides-achhaam-september-2022

Italy – 7 Dead, 3 Missing After Severe Flooding in Marche Region https://floodlist.com/europe/italy-floods-marche-september-2022

Four homes inundated in Gunnedah as Namoi River recedes from higher than expected peak https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-19/four-homes-inundated-gunnedah-namoi-river-recedes/101452784

Tremor shakes Mexico City on quake anniversary https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62960830

Eruption at Piton de la Fournaise volcano, Reunion https://watchers.news/2022/09/19/eruption-at-piton-de-la-fournaise-volcano-reunion/

Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62952942

Hurricane Fiona Consumes Puerto Rico with Catastrophic Flooding https://michaelrlowry.substack.com/p/hurricane-fiona-consumes-puerto-rico

Costa Rica – Floods and Landslides Leave at Least 9 Dead, Dozens Displaced https://floodlist.com/america/costa-rica-floods-landslides-september-2022

Spain – Floods in Catalonia and Valencia, Policeman Dies in Flood Rescue in Benissa https://floodlist.com/europe/spain-floods-catalonia-valencia-september-2022

USA – Hundreds Evacuate as “Unprecedented Storm” Causes Coastal Flooding in Alaska https://floodlist.com/america/usa/storm-merbok-floods-alaska-september-2022

Typhoon batters western Japan with record rain, killing two as thousands evacuate https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-19/typhoon-nanmadol-makes-landfall-in-japan/101454954

Caribbean – Rain From Hurricane Fiona Triggers Deadly Floods and Mudslides https://floodlist.com/america/caribbean-hurricane-fiona-september-2022

Central America – Floods and Landslides in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua https://floodlist.com/america/floods-el-salvador-guatemala-honduras-nicaragua-september-2022

Volcanic activity worldwide 22 Sep 2022: Popocatépetl volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/192464/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-22-Sep-2022-Popocatepetl-volcano-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Piton-de-la.html

Nigeria – 300 Dead, 100,000 Displaced as Government Warns of Worsening Floods https://floodlist.com/africa/nigeria-floods-september-2022

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148bn better off over the next 2 decades https://theconversation.com/a-rapid-shift-to-electric-vehicles-can-save-24-000-lives-and-leave-us-148bn-better-off-over-the-next-2-decades-190243

Surprise hydrological shifts imperil water resources https://phys.org/news/2022-09-hydrological-shifts-imperil-resources.html

‘Africa is on the frontlines but not the front pages’: Vanessa Nakate on her climate fight https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/17/vanessa-nakate-climate-activist-africa-cop27

New Antarctica data reveals ‘tipping point’ for ice melt https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/18/new-antarctica-data-reveals-tipping-point-for-ice-melt/

South Australia set to become first big grid to run on 100% renewables https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/09/16/south-australia-set-to-become-first-big-grid-to-run-on-100-renewables/

Global warming doubled the risk for Copenhagen’s historic 2011 cloudburst https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/global-warming-doubled-the-risk-for-copenhagens-historic-2011-cloudburst/

Wind and solar records tumble again, as coal and fossil fuels hit another low https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-records-tumble-again-as-coal-and-fossil-fuel-hit-another-low/

$35 Billion Worth of Real Estate Could Be Underwater by 2050 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/35-billion-worth-of-real-estate-could-be-underwater-by-2050/

The 1.5C global heating target is more than just a number https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/16/the-15c-global-heating-target-is-more-than-just-a-number

Finally we have a Global Registry of Fossil Fuels https://carbontracker.org/finally-we-have-a-global-registry-of-fossil-fuels/

Climate change likely increased extreme monsoon rainfall, flooding highly vulnerable communities in Pakistan https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-likely-increased-extreme-monsoon-rainfall-flooding-highly-vulnerable-communities-in-pakistan/

From crumbling rock art to exposed ancestral remains, climate change is ravaging our precious Indigenous heritage https://theconversation.com/from-crumbling-rock-art-to-exposed-ancestral-remains-climate-change-is-ravaging-our-precious-indigenous-heritage-188454

Carbon credit ‘trickery’ would put climate target at risk, experts warn https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/carbon-credit-trickery-would-put-climate-target-at-risk-experts-warn-20220916-p5biki.html

UN chief: ‘Tax fossil fuel profits for climate damage’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62970887

A third of Aussies fear losing their homes to climate change https://phys.org/news/2022-09-aussies-homes-climate.html

Lower Urban Humidity Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022AV000729

Global ‘Stilling’: Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind? https://e360.yale.edu/features/global-stilling-is-climate-change-slowing-the-worlds-wind

Climate change is making rain difficult to predict – we trained an AI to help tropical countries adapt https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-making-rain-difficult-to-predict-we-trained-an-ai-to-help-tropical-countries-adapt-187741

Consumers reap rewards of 100 pct renewables as wind and solar farms hand back windfall profits https://reneweconomy.com.au/consumers-reap-rewards-of-100-pct-renewables-as-wind-and-solar-farms-hand-back-windfall-profits/

Certified ‘genius’ Saul Griffith has a plan to decarbonise Australia — and it will only take 101 million machines https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-22/how-to-decarbonise-by-replacing-101-million-machines/101453956

There’s a huge surge in solar production under way – and Australia could show the world how to use it https://reneweconomy.com.au/theres-a-huge-surge-in-solar-production-under-way-and-australia-could-show-the-world-how-to-use-it/

Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise https://theconversation.com/thwaites-glacier-the-melting-antarctic-monster-of-sea-level-rise-podcast-191057

Disaster risk reduction

Northern Beaches Council to consider extending Collaroy’s controversial seawall https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-18/northern-beaches-council-eyes-extension-collaroy-seawall/101403394

Farmers in Bangladesh pump so much water it may help reduce floods https://www.newscientist.com/article/2338117-farmers-in-bangladesh-pump-so-much-water-it-may-help-reduce-floods/

Subduction zone secrets: Is this how NZ forecasts ‘megaquakes’? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/subduction-zone-secrets-is-this-how-nz-forecasts-megaquakes/JI535CWVIVCVPUA6OTZB6JZT3E/

Graphical Construction of Groundwater Flow Nets https://gw-project.org/books/graphical-construction-of-groundwater-flow-nets/

Integration of physical infrastructure and socio-economic systems for comprehensive uncertainty propagation in community resilience models https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363613641_Integration_of_physical_infrastructure_and_socio-economic_systems_for_comprehensive_uncertainty_propagation_in_community_resilience_models

Calls mount for city flood retention areas https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2394328/calls-mount-for-city-flood-retention-areas

Risk-informed planning essential to prevent floods in Kochi https://india.mongabay.com/2022/09/risk-informed-planning-essential-to-prevent-floods-in-kochi/

Alert threshold assessment based on equivalent displacements for the identification of potentially critical landslide events https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-022-05606-2

Cracking the Secrets to Earthquake Safety, One Shake Simulation at a Time https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/09/15/cracking-the-secrets-to-earthquake-safety-one-shake-simulation-at-a-time/

How Do We Stop These Devastating Floods? Start With These Six Steps https://blogs.adb.org/blog/how-do-we-stop-these-devastating-floods-start-these-six-steps

Hybrid forecasting: using statistics and machine learning to integrate predictions from dynamical models https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2022-334/

The contribution of Indigenous stewardship to an historical mixed-severity fire regime in British Columbia, Canada https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eap.2736

Crises such as the covid pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine are fueling demand for geospatial information https://spacenews.com/a-boom-in-earth-observation-satellites-creating-new-demands-for-intelligence/

Morphodynamics of Bedrock-Alluvial Rivers Subsequent to Landslide Dam Outburst Floods https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JF006605

Let’s Join Forces: Institutional Resilience and Multistakeholder Partnerships in Crises https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10551-022-05231-w

Time is of the Essence When Monitoring Dryland Floods https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/time-is-of-the-essence-when-monitoring-dryland-floods/

RiskScape: a flexible multi-hazard risk modelling engine https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-022-05593-4

New innovative system for early flood warning in Tamworth https://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/about/news/latest-news/2022/september/new-innovative-system-for-early-flood-warning

Pakistan’s floods are a disaster – but they didn’t have to be https://theconversation.com/pakistans-floods-are-a-disaster-but-they-didnt-have-to-be-190027

How can we prepare for a disaster prone future? https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/how-can-we-prepare-for-a-volatile-and-disaster-prone-future-/101464746

Nature-Based Resilience: Experiences of Five Cities from South Asia https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/11846

Latest Disasters journal https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14677717/2022/46/4

Mandatory home buyouts are dismantling a flood-prone Houston community https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/22/houston-harris-county-flooding-home-buyouts/

A severe heatwave in parts of China exacerbated a drought and fuelled wildfires https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02954-8

Emergency management

Nationwide public earthquake drill held today; seismic activity in Chiapas, Oaxaca https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/nationwide-earthquake-drill-today/

Queensland Ocean Crusader volunteers fight a losing battle in ‘phenomenal’ flood debris clean up https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-20/qld-floods-volunteers-clean-up-waterways-debris-pollution/101453356

Live feed of active wildfires in the USA https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/wildfire/#@=-96.162,38.75,4

How to help people in Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona https://www.npr.org/2022/09/20/1123971208/puerto-rico-hurricane-fiona-how-to-help

Five years ago Hurricane Maria knocked out Puerto Rico’s power grid. They were only “just starting to rebuild” when Fiona hit https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-maria-luma-energy-power-grid/

Even mild COVID raises the chance of heart attack and stroke https://theconversation.com/even-mild-covid-raises-the-chance-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-what-to-know-about-the-risks-ahead-190552

Nigeria battling floods ‘beyond control’ as warning given of dams overflowing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/nigeria-battling-worst-floods-in-a-decade-with-more-than-300-people-killed-in-2022

‘It is beyond bleak’: Pakistan floods affecting 16m children, says Unicef https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/it-is-beyond-bleak-pakistan-floods-impacted-16m-children-says-unicef

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Meandering river flipbook https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/outreach/landsat-home/meandering-river-flipbook/

The climate crisis is real – but overusing terms like ‘crisis’ and ‘emergency’ comes with risk https://theconversation.com/the-climate-crisis-is-real-but-overusing-terms-like-crisis-and-emergency-comes-with-risk-188750

Nevada flood after fire guide https://naes.agnt.unr.edu/PMS/Pubs/2022-4548.pdf

The Science of Earthquakes https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science-earthquakes

A snapshot sample on how COVID-19 impacted and holds up a mirror to European water education https://gc.copernicus.org/articles/5/261/2022/#section13

Recommendations for increasing the reach and effectiveness of heat risk education and warning messaging https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420922005076

Plagues and their Aftermath https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/plagues-and-their-aftermath/

Psychology and disasters

What do we owe future generations? And what can we do to make their world a better place? https://theconversation.com/what-do-we-owe-future-generations-and-what-can-we-do-to-make-their-world-a-better-place-189591

Sociology and disasters

The city as laboratory: what post-quake Christchurch is teaching us about urban recovery and transformation https://theconversation.com/the-city-as-laboratory-what-post-quake-christchurch-is-teaching-us-about-urban-recovery-and-transformation-190738

Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30727-4

Veiled Inequities for Māori in Covid 19 Death Statistics https://medium.com/@wilson_read_write/veiled-inequities-for-m%C4%81ori-in-covid-19-death-statistics-510c440fc635

Experts discuss how extreme heat disproportionately impacts Latino community https://abc7.com/extreme-heat-impacts-latino-community-climate-change-disasters/12245087/

Understanding Flood Vulnerability in Local Communities of Kogi State, Nigeria, Using an Index-Based Approach https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/17/2746

Puerto Rico’s vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks https://theconversation.com/puerto-ricos-vulnerability-to-hurricanes-is-magnified-by-weak-government-and-bureaucratic-roadblocks-190953

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Pakistan floods death toll passes 1,000, say officials https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/27/pakistan-floods-death-toll-nearing-1000-say-officials

Oregon’s Rum Creek wildfire nearly doubles in size to more than 8,000 acres https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/28/us/oregon-rum-creek-fire/index.html

Democratic Republic of the Congo – Floods Affect Thousands in Northern Provinces https://floodlist.com/africa/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-floods-affect-thousands-in-northern-provinces

Philippines – 4,300 Displaced by Tropical Storm Ma-on (Florita) https://floodlist.com/asia/philippines-tropical-storm-maon-florita-august-2022

Flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, remains, but city officials are ‘cautiously optimistic’ https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/29/weather/mississippi-pearl-river-flood-warning-monday/index.html

Sierra Leone – Torrential Rains Trigger Deadly Floods in Freetown https://floodlist.com/africa/sierra-leone-floods-august-2022

Latest volcano activity news https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/190764/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-1-Sep-2022-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Shiveluch-Dukono-Rev.html

Historic hailstorm hits Catalonia, Spain https://watchers.news/2022/09/01/historic-hailstorm-hits-catalonia-spain/

India – Floods in Uttar Pradesh Affect 245,000 https://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-uttar-pradesh-august-2022

Haiti – Houses Destroyed, 3 Lives Lost After Days of Heavy Rain https://floodlist.com/america/haiti-floods-august-2022

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Environmental and financial dividends on offer for farmers in carbon reforestation project https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-08-28/environmental-financial-gains-from-farm-reforestation-greening/101370270

Europe dries up from climate change-driven drought https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/europe-dries-up-from-climate-change-driven-drought,16696

How U.S. Cities Are Preparing for More Life-Threatening Heatwaves https://nexusmedianews.com/how-u-s-cities-are-preparing-for-more-life-threatening-heatwaves/

U.S. to More Than Triple Climate Spending, Analysis Shows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/u.s.-climate-spending-inflation-bill

Heatwave special https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bmrx/countryfile-heatwave-special

Estimates of the social cost of carbon: A review based on meta-analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652618334589

Extreme China heatwave could lead to global chaos and food shortages https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-china-heatwave-could-lead-to-global-chaos-and-food-shortages/D3FVWMBGHJQD355FDM5R43MG4I/

Seattle just had one of its hottest nights on record https://www.npr.org/2022/08/19/1118370475/seattle-just-had-one-of-its-hottest-nights-on-record

A historical perspective on glacial retreat https://www.sonnenseite.com/en/environment/a-historical-perspective-on-glacial-retreat/

Poorest countries at greatest risk of losses and damage from climate change https://www.iied.org/poorest-countries-greatest-risk-losses-damage-climate-change

Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Face Rapid Climate Change https://eos.org/editors-vox/eastern-mediterranean-and-middle-east-face-rapid-climate-change

‘Dangerous’ and ‘extremely dangerous’ heat stress to become more common by 2100 https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/08/25/dangerous-and-extremely-dangerous-heat-stress-to-become-more-common-by-2100/

‘Zombie ice’ from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches https://apnews.com/article/science-oceans-glaciers-greenland-climate-and-environment-9cd7662658ebbeaba05682352de8aa87

Arctic has not been as warm as today in over 7,500 years, study says https://www.arctictoday.com/arctic-has-not-been-as-warm-as-today-in-over-7500-years-study-says/

Nothing In History Compares To China’s Brutal Heat Wave, Weather Historian Says https://www.huffpost.com/entry/china-drought-heat-wave-most-extreme-ever_n_630a4461e4b088f74234ba09

If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new study has some disturbing news about dangerous heat in the future https://theconversation.com/if-you-thought-this-summers-heat-waves-were-bad-a-new-study-has-some-disturbing-news-about-dangerous-heat-in-the-future-189370

Three things Sydney must do to help meet climate targets https://www.watoday.com.au/environment/sustainability/three-things-sydney-must-do-to-help-meet-climate-targets-20220829-p5bdgp.html

Pakistan floods are ‘a monsoon on steroids’, warns UN chief https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62722117

Australia remains at La Niña alert amid near-record Indian Ocean Dipole event https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-30/bureau-of-meteorology-holds-off-declaring-third-la-nina/101192238

The effects of climate change on hailstorms https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349143679_The_effects_of_climate_change_on_hailstorms

Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq0995

These Communities Are Trapped in Harm’s Way as Climate Disasters Mount https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/08/these-communities-are-trapped-in-harms-way-as-climate-disasters-mount/

Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-air-pollution-can-be-a-deadly-combination-the-health-risk-together-is-worse-than-either-alone-187422

Climate Change and Wellbeing Around the World https://www.gallup.com/analytics/397940/climate-change-and-wellbeing.aspx

To create serious movement on climate change, we must dispel the myth of indifference https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32413-x

Longer summers could mean increased drought risk, says Met Office https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-62740079

How melting glaciers fueled Pakistan’s fatal floods https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2022/8/30/23327341/pakistan-flooding-monsoon-melting-glaciers-climate-change

Welcome to the Heat Action Platform! https://onebillionresilient.org/heat-action-platform/

A climate scientist on the planet’s simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought https://theconversation.com/a-climate-scientist-on-the-planets-simultaneous-disasters-from-pakistans-horror-floods-to-europes-record-drought-189626

Rivers worldwide are running dry – here’s why and what we can do about it https://theconversation.com/rivers-worldwide-are-running-dry-heres-why-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-189270

Global warming makes more heatwaves inevitable for East Asia https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/global-warming-makes-more-heatwaves-inevitable-for-east-asia/

NSW Blue Carbon Strategy 2022-2027 https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/water/coasts/blue-carbon-strategy

An international, peer-reviewed publication released each summer, the State of the Climate is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/publications/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams/state-of-the-climate/

Victoria to exit coal sooner than power operators forecast, report finds https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-to-exit-coal-sooner-than-power-operators-forecast-report-finds-20220831-p5be6q.html

Greenhouse gas emissions, sea levels hit record highs in 2021 https://www.inkl.com/news/greenhouse-gas-emissions-sea-levels-hit-record-highs-in-2021/VPaEMAsoYbM

Disaster risk reduction

Why suppressing wildfires may be making the Western fire crisis worse https://www.npr.org/2022/08/27/1119428879/why-suppressing-wildfires-may-be-making-the-western-fire-crisis-worse

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-other-water-related-disasters-could-cost-economy-56-trillion-by-2050-2022-08-29/

‘We are committed to building more dams’: NSW government releases new water strategy https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/peta-credlin/we-are-committed-to-building-more-dams-nsw-government-releases-new-water-strategy/video/8fb7f7c4561401d6b4071a83d7461b67

Greater Sydney Water Strategy https://water.dpie.nsw.gov.au/plans-and-programs/greater-sydney-water-strategy

The problem of doing more: success and paradoxes in scaling up informal initiatives for disaster risk reduction and climate action https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02255189.2021.2019574

Federally Overlooked Flood Risk Inequities in Houston, Texas: Novel Insights Based on Dasymetric Mapping and State-of-the-Art Flood Modeling https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24694452.2022.2085656

Heatwaves and drought – why they are setting us up for severe flash flooding incidents? https://www.ambientalrisk.com/dry-weather-severe-flash-flooding-incidents/

River Floods Can Trigger Powerful Underwater Landslides https://eos.org/articles/river-floods-can-trigger-powerful-underwater-landslides

Advancing traditional strategies for testing hydrological model fitness in a changing climate https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02626667.2022.2104646

Floods, drought, storms could cost Canada’s economy more than $80 billion by 2050: report https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/floods-drought-storms-could-cost-canada-s-economy-more-than-80-billion-by-2050-report-1.6046456

A review of early severe weather applications of high-resolution regional reanalysis in Australia https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/met.2087

Wildfire and floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1125692

Faults underneath Seattle could trigger 33-foot tsunami wave https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/faults-underneath-seattle-could-trigger-33-foot-tsunami-wave-14336/

New Landslide Reporting Tool Uses Social Media and AI https://eos.org/articles/new-landslide-reporting-tool-uses-social-media-and-ai

A new paper reviews past earthquakes to better understand potential future risks https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/step-toward-understanding-earthquakes-california

The Surprising Powerful Global Tsunamis Driven by Underwater Volcanic Eruptions https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2022/08/the-surprising-powerful-global-tsunamis-driven-by-underwater-volcanic-eruptions/

Nepal’s early-warning system reduces flood fatalities https://www.dw.com/en/nepals-early-warning-system-reduces-flood-fatalities/a-62981276

Pakistan’s history of disasters and the lessons we fail to learn https://www.dawn.com/news/1707390/pakistans-history-of-disasters-and-the-lessons-we-fail-to-learn

Emergency management

Pakistan Foreign Minister says help needed after overwhelming floods kill more than 1,000 people https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-29/pakistan-foreign-minister-says-help-needed-floods-kill-1000/101381246

Enormity of Pakistan floods viewed from space https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/pakistan-floods-satellite-images-destruction

Omicron booster shots are coming—with lots of questions https://www.science.org/content/article/omicron-booster-shots-are-coming-lots-questions

New research by a Northeastern engineering professor used recent storms and the COVID-19 pandemic to predict human movement during disasters https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/08/29/human-response-todisaster/

Australian National Emergency Management Authority established https://nema.gov.au/#/map

Long COVID: How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it https://theconversation.com/long-covid-how-researchers-are-zeroing-in-on-the-self-targeted-immune-attacks-that-may-lurk-behind-it-169911

A Third Of Pakistan Is Underwater After Devastating Floods https://currentlyhq.com/global/a-third-of-pakistan-is-underwater-after-devastating-floods/

The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System has been developed using the latest science to be more accurate and relevant http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/newfdr

Let’s get mappin’: building GIS capacities for anticipatory action https://www.anticipation-hub.org/news/lets-get-mappin-building-gis-capacities-for-anticipatory-action

Disaster education, communications and engagement

How to become a citizen scientist—and when to leave it to the professionals https://www.popsci.com/environment/community-science-involvement/

An Inside Sun: Lickanantay Volcanology in the Salar de Atacama https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.909967/

Get prepared for an earthquake https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/know-your-hazards/earthquakes-tsunamis/earthquakes

Social Media Supplements Science During Natural Disasters https://eos.org/articles/social-media-supplements-science-during-natural-disasters

The Georgia Flood Literacy Project https://coastalgadnr.org/FloodLiteracy

Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences https://www.nature.com/articles/s43586-022-00144-4

Discover Volcanoes book for children https://descubrelosvolcanes.es/en/book/

Preparedness month: 30 days in 30 ways #30days30waysUK https://www.crisis-response.com/Publisher/Article.aspx

Psychology and disasters

‘I feel my heart breaking today’ – a climate scientist’s path through grief towards hope https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-i-feel-my-heart-breaking-today-a-climate-scientists-path-through-grief-towards-hope-188589

Learn about who is most at risk for emotional distress from hurricanes and tropical storms and where to find disaster-related resources https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/disaster-types/hurricanes-tropical-storms

Sociology and disasters

Part of the reason why low-income neighborhoods flooded has to do with the historical development of Houston https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2022/08/climate-change-harvey.php

Community resilience through the lens of social support: Recovering from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363035116_Community_resilience_through_the_lens_of_social_support_Recovering_from_the_2010_Eyjafjallajokull_eruption_in_Iceland

Black Businesses Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Black-Owned Restaurants in the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Geospatial Big Data https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24694452.2022.2095971

Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism https://grist.org/climate/jacksons-water-crisis-was-triggered-by-floods-and-compounded-by-racism/

Three things we learned about poverty and flood risk from urban household data https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/three-things-we-learned-about-poverty-and-flood-risk-urban-household-data