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Today in disaster resilience (20 January 2017)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Freak storm brings ‘twister’, flash flooding to Queensland http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/freak-storm-brings-twister-flash-flooding-to-queensland/news-story/5a5954348d48c0c8a085ad9396f303a7?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=News.com.au&utm_medium=Twitter

‘The worst isn’t over’: Thai south still inundated as flood death toll hits 40 https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/01/worst-isnt-thai-south-still-inundated-flood-death-toll-hits-40/

Mudslides, Flooding Reported in Southern California as New Levee Failure Fears Arise in Sacramento County https://weather.com/news/weather/news/atmospheric-river-california-impacts

Will this week’s floods be like 1996? http://koin.com/2017/01/16/will-this-weeks-floods-be-like-1996/

#FloodPH: Areas in Cagayan de Oro where forced evacuation is ordered http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/158562-list-areas-cagayan-de-oro-preemptive-evacuation-enforced-flooding

Earthquake rocks Tennant Creek http://www.ntnews.com.au/lifestyle/earthquake-rocks-tennant-creek/news-story/632f661d5c820d86ef34507bafc5074b

In early January 2017 two winter storms brought extreme weather to many parts of Europe http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Images/ImageLibrary/DAT_3334205.html

German Baltic coast hit by storm surge flooding http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38516687

Snowy central Italy hit by four earthquakes felt in Rome http://news.sky.com/story/strong-earthquake-felt-in-rome-and-central-italy-region-10733082

NSW bushfires: Hunter Valley fires which left homes ablaze being treated as ‘very suspicious’ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-18/homes-ablaze-as-firefighters-tackle-hunter-valley-bushfires/8191438

2 killed, others feared dead after avalanche buries Italian hotel http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/19/europe/italy-avalanche-earthquake-deaths/index.html

Earthquake triggers deadly avalanche in Italy http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/earthquake-triggers-deadly-avalanche-in-italy-2211/

Death toll from California’s winter storms continues to rise http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-rain-season-deaths-20170117-story.html

Disaster risk reduction

Mismatched Flood Control System Compounds Water Woes in Southern Bangladesh https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2017/01/mismatched-flood-control-system-compounds-water-woes-southern-bangladesh/

The Challenge of Timely, Responsive and Rigorous Ethics Review of Disaster Research http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0157142

Global Platform host Mexico is icon of risk management http://www.unisdr.org/archive/51521

Uzbekistan moves towards proactive approach to Disaster Risk Management http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/51504

By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to be urban https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/the-10-fastest-growing-megacities-in-the-world/

Mount Rainier to get new digital-warning system for massive mudflows http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/mount-rainier-to-get-new-digital-warning-system-for-massive-mudflows/

What’s Keeping Those Freeway Interchanges Up In An Earthquake? http://laist.com/2017/01/16/caltrans_retrofitting_program.php

Using Archives of Past Floods to Estimate Future Flood Hazards https://eos.org/meeting-reports/using-archives-of-past-floods-to-estimate-future-flood-hazards

NASA study finds a relationship between wildfire and drought https://community.nfpa.org/community/fire-break/blog/2017/01/12/nasa-study-finds-a-relationship-between-wildfire-and-drought

Surrey’s local flood risk management strategy https://www.surreysays.co.uk/ceo-communications/surrey-s-local-flood-risk-management-strategy/

Future shock – the failure to learn from the 2015 earthquake in Nepal http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/01/16/future-shock/

Heatwaves hit the most disadvantaged Australians the hardest http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2014/03/30/3974586.htm

Flood mitigation under EPCOR could lead to higher utility rates in Edmonton: report http://globalnews.ca/news/3179370/flood-mitigation-under-epcor-could-lead-to-higher-utility-rates-in-edmonton-report/

Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20161192

Understanding geomorphic response to hydrological events: filling the data gaps http://www.centa.org.uk/themes/dynamic-earth/lb2/

Urban resilience is the ability of a city to survive, adapt, and grow http://action.100resilientcities.org/page/content/catalyzing-the-urban-resilience-market/#/-_Yz5jJmg%2FMid1PWI%3D/

Floodplains can’t do their job any more http://www.waterbriefing.org/home/flooding/item/13279-climate-change-impact-of-land-management-on-flood-risk-ignored-for-too-long

Flood most damaging peril of 2016, causing nearly one-third of $210bn global economic losses http://aon.mediaroom.com/2017-01-17-Flood-most-damaging-peril-of-2016-causing-nearly-one-third-of-210bn-global-economic-losses-according-to-Aon-catastrophe-report

Fraud, cyber, and security incidents are now the ‘new normal’ for companies across the world http://www.continuitycentral.com/index.php/news/erm-news/1702-report-reviews-risk-incident-trends

Building resilience to cyclones and drought in Myanmar includes promoting and encouraging gender equality https://plan-uk.org/standing-up-for-equal-pay-empowering-women-through-our-disaster-resilience-work

From Flood Control to Water Management: A Journey of Bangladesh towards Integrated Water Resources Management http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/1/55

State of Utah will pay the costs of catastrophic fires in exchange for local governments implementing prevention, preparedness and mitigation actions

https://fireadaptednetwork.org/key-principles-behind-utahs-new-wildfire-policy-municipalities-risk-distribution/

2017 Global Infectious Diseases Threats to the United States http://blogs.plos.org/speakingofmedicine/2016/12/22/2017-global-infectious-diseases-threats-to-the-united-states/

Chicago’s New Sensor-Based Stormwater Management System http://datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/news/article/how-a-smart-city-tackles-rainfall-956

Emergency management

Are we ready for disaster? http://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2017/01/14/are-we-ready-for-disaster/

Volunteer fire department struggles reflect larger problem https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-chief/articles/160918018-Volunteer-fire-department-struggles-reflect-larger-problem/

Ontario firefighters’ battle over volunteer work heads to union trial http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-firefighters-battle-over-volunteer-work-heads-to-trial/article33630944/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

US disasters by the numbers http://www.govtech.com/em/emergency-blogs/disaster-zone/disaster-stats-by-the-numbers.html?utm_content=bufferc36aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Visually impaired experiences of earthquakes highlight gaps in disaster preparedness http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/national/88048003/Visually-impaired-experiences-of-earthquakes-highlight-gaps-in-disaster-preparedness

Quantitative Comparison Between Crowd Models for Evacuation Planning and Evaluation https://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.0366v2.pdf

Financial impact of Fort McMurray wildfire reaches $9.5 billion: study http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/financial-impact-of-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-reaches-9-5-billion-study-1.3245055?hootPostID=b71f0ac1a593d166bfc0cb30c227d2bd

Japan nearly doubles Fukushima disaster-related cost to $188 billion http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tepco-fukushima-costs-idUSKBN13Y047

Drones can spark bushfires and hinder aerial support, DFES warns http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/firefighters-warn-drones-could-interfere-with-water-bombing/8188224

Chilean Gov’t to Indemnize Affected People by Tsunami http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=8163&SEO=chilean-govt-to-indemnize-affected-people-by-tsunami

Mayor welcomes record business confidence despite earthquakes http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/5/272959

NCAR Ensemble Forecasts http://ensemble.ucar.edu/

Chile’s M=7.7 earthquake Christmas gift: A ferocious start, but it fizzled http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/chiles-m7-7-earthquake-christmas-gift-a-ferocious-start-but-it-fizzled-2162/

Sevier County wildfire losses near $1 billion http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2017/01/18/sevier-county-fires-spark-insurance-claims-842m-well-above-500m-estimate/96727112/

High-reliability organizing and the language of wildland fire managers http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08941920.2015.1014590?scroll=top&needAccess=true

Hunter Valley bushfire survivor describes how a ‘fireball’ threatened his home during emergency situation http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-19/hunter-valley-bushfire-survivor-describes-seeing-a-fireball/8194400

Flood disasters more than double across Europe in 35 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/19/flood-disasters-more-than-double-across-europe-in-35-years

Disaster education, communications and engagement

47% of American homes and 31% of Australians rely solely on mobile phones http://www.canberratimes.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-long-inexorable-decline-of-the-landline-in-australia-20161221-gtfjsp.html

Nepal marks 19th Earthquake Safety Day amid growing fears of quake http://www.myrepublica.com/news/13155

Watch the Destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius, Re-Created with Computer Animation (79 AD) http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/watch-the-destruction-of-pompeii-by-mount-vesuvius-re-created-with-computer-animation-79-ad.html

Weather: Beaufort scale http://linkis.com/www.youtube.com/EewaX

In the Age of Resilience https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/blog/in-the-age-of-resilience/?utm_source=social%20media&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_content=RF%20Blog

First mathematical model that accurately reproduces the patterns that innovations follow https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603366/mathematical-model-reveals-the-patterns-of-how-innovations-arise/?utm_content=buffer5b999&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Engaging Communities In New Hampshire To Strengthen Resilience https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/stories/newfields.html?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=Northeast17&utm_medium=SocialMedia

NASA Earth Science Data: Yours to Use, Fully and Without Restrictions https://earthdata.nasa.gov/nasa-data-policy

The Importance of Storytelling in Science http://blogs.plos.org/ecology/2016/12/30/the-importance-of-storytelling-in-science/#.WGw607_rjDA.twitter

Turn Around Don’t Drown http://tadd.weather.gov/

New Climate Change Learning Modules on Health and Cities Now Available Online! http://www.uncclearn.org/news/new-climate-change-learning-modules-health-and-cities-now-available-online

Social media and emergency management

Facebook is introducing new tools in Germany to help combat the spread of fabricated news stories http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38631847

Virtual reality is going to be a key topic of discussion in social media circles in 2017 http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-business/facebook-conducts-new-research-benefits-social-virtual-reality

School fires web co-ordinator for correcting a student’s bad grammar on Twitter http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/school-fires-web-coordinator-for-correcting-a-students-bad-grammar-on-twitter/news-story/d3afc91c3ac2e2e849ac29117928f7b4

Digital immortality enabled by social networking sites http://discoversociety.org/2017/01/03/shadows-of-the-dead-social-media-and-our-changing-relationship-with-the-departed/?utm_content=buffer5b16f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Tweets with one or two hashtags get more attention than tweets with less or more hashtags https://blog.thesocialms.com/truth-hashtags-when-where-how-many/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Social Media: Strategy and Design Tips for Success https://designschool.canva.com/blog/social-media-for-nonprofits/?utm_content=bufferfd44d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Could Facebook save your life in a disaster? https://www.wired.com/2016/11/facebook-disaster-response/

Measuring the Best Times to Post on Social Media http://sproutsocial.com/insights/best-times-to-post-on-social-media/

“We mostly use emojis like gestures, as a way of enhancing emotional expressions” http://psychcentral.com/news/2017/01/18/emojis-and-emoticons-help-explain-personality/115283.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=hot-topics&utm_content=buffer48e68&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Disaster psychology

Natural disasters can bring out the best in human beings https://hipgive.org/what-powerful-lessons-can-we-learn-from-natural-disasters/

PTSD symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among firefighters http://www.journalofpsychiatricresearch.com/article/S0022-3956(16)30295-3/abstract

Today in disaster resilience (13 January 2017)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Volcanic activity worldwide 8 Jan 2017: Fuego volcano, Colima, Dukono, Turrialba, Sinabung, Nevado https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/60975/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-8-Jan-2017-Fuego-volcano-Colima-Dukono-Turrialba-Sinabung-Nevado-d.html

‘Worst Rainfall in 30 Years’: Thailand Flooding Hits 700,000 People, Leaves 21 Dead https://www.wunderground.com/news/deadly-flooding-thailand-halts-rubber-production?__prclt=s8n5NGaG

Evacuations begin as Northern California storm moves in http://www.sacbee.com/news/weather/article125210414.html

After years of drought, California faces devastating floods https://thinkprogress.org/after-years-of-drought-california-faces-devastating-floods-73370a7ad9aa#.chiq5lqxv

Upper Swan bushfire contained, but threat remains to homes http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-09/wa-bushfire-downgraded-as-blaze-contained/8169258

Flooding leaves 50 dead, up to 20 missing in southern Congo http://www.omaha.com/news/world/flooding-leaves-dead-up-to-missing-in-southern-congo/article_44036f8a-f4f9-5faf-b8da-fc158d50ced6.html

Severe flooding hits Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa https://watchers.news/2017/01/10/flood-limpopo-south-africa-january-2017/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Freezing Danube river, Venice lagoon, Lake Balaton in the ongoing arctic blast http://www.severe-weather.eu/recent-events/freezing-danube-river-venice-lagoon-lake-balaton-in-the-ongoing-arctic-blast/

Volcan, Argentina: massive mudflows cause major disruption http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/01/12/volcan-1/

Extraordinary storms blitz West with 100-plus inches of snow, flooding rains http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/west-storms-100-inches-snow-flooding/#JNv34B4qMaq9

Heavy snowfall, deadly flash flooding hits Turkey https://watchers.news/2016/12/30/snow-flood-mersin-turkey-december-2016/

Disaster risk reduction

Yale study confirms gun violence is contagious http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Yale-study-confirms-gun-violence-is-contagious-10834544.php

As floods become more frequent around the globe, scientists work to pinpoint what puts certain regions at risk https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-trends-in-u-s-flood-risk#.WGvO-k8GD-0.twitter

Global natural catastrophe losses highest in four years https://www.munichre.com/us/property-casualty/press-news/press-releases/2016/natcat-2017/index.html

Drones help communities map flood risk in Dar es Salaam slums http://news.trust.org/item/20170104070454-rd34w/

Bushfire-ravaged towns should not be rebuilt, planning expert warns http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-06/bushfire-ravaged-towns-should-not-be-rebuilt-expert-warns/8166178

Dangerous Victorian power lines to be buried to prevent bushfires http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2014/03/dangerous-victorian-power-lines-buried-prevent-bushfires/

Coastal flooding may force thousands of homes in Louisiana to be elevated or bought out http://thelensnola.org/2017/01/03/latest-coastal-restoration-plan-says-thousands-of-homes-may-have-to-be-elevated-or-bought-out/

Lessons in Resilience from 2016 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-resilience-from-2016-satyamoorthy-kabilan

“We want to see an end to all inappropriate development in areas of high-flood risk.“ https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/environment/hundreds-homes-built-year-despite-flood-risk-objections/

How Flood Risk in U.S. Is Changing: Increasing in North, Decreasing in South http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/12/30/436930.htm

Temblor adds faults for 50 countries http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/temblor-adds-faults-for-50-countries-2084/

Istanbul’s biggest threat doesn’t come from terrorists https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/08/istanbuls-biggest-threat-doesnt-come-from-terrorists/?utm_term=.daef00305a22

The Somerset Levels and Moors Flood Action Plan http://www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/blogs/valuing-nature-somerset-levels-and-moors-future

Old floods show Brisbane’s next big wet might be closer than we think http://theconversation.stfi.re/old-floods-show-brisbanes-next-big-wet-might-be-closer-than-we-think-70392?sf=eoazpvr#aa

Improving understanding, prediction and management of extreme flood events in the Lockyer Valley and broader SEQ region http://www.thebigflood.com.au/index.html

Inconvenient, apocalyptic, or somewhere in between? Why we shouldn’t be complacent about volcanic eruptions http://reliefweb.int/report/world/inconvenient-apocalyptic-or-somewhere-between-why-we-shouldn-t-be-complacent-about

Latest edition of the Natural Hazards Observer https://hazards.colorado.edu/natural-hazards-observer

Wigan’s ‘Radical’ Flood Solution http://www.engineeringnaturesway.co.uk/bestpractice/wigans-radical-flood-solution/

Nepal’s mystery mountain floods https://www.thethirdpole.net/2017/01/10/nepals-mystery-mountain-floods/

The Global Risks Report 2017 https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2017

Diverse forms of nature within Kampala can be harnessed to reduce flood risk http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2016/03/01/urban-nature-that-reduces-risk-in-kampala/

A validated tropical-extratropical flood hazard assessment for New York Harbor http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JC011679/full

Stationarity of major flood frequencies and heights on the Ba River, Fiji, over a 122-year record https://riskfrontiers.com/stationarity-of-major-flood-frequencies-and-heights-on-the-ba-river-fiji-over-a-122-year-record/

Geomorphology workshop identifies ways of improving flood water management in Cumbria http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2017/01/11/geomorphology-workshop-identifies-ways-improving-flood-water-management-cumbria/

Flood dynamics in urbanised landscapes: 100 years of climate and humans’ interaction http://www.nature.com/articles/srep40527

Emergency management

Firefighting blamed for ‘megafires’ ravaging US forests http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37171390

Mount Rainier to get new digital-warning system for massive mudflows http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/mount-rainier-to-get-new-digital-warning-system-for-massive-mudflows/

A year and 17 days after Storm Desmond the last flooded shop in Glenridding has reopened http://www.cwherald.com/a/stories/flood-hit-village-now-fully-back-in-business.466671.html

OCHA 2016 A Year in review http://www.unocha.org/2016_year_in_review/

Environment Agency chooses CGI for 3-year contract to design and deliver England’s new Future Flood Forecasting System http://finance.yahoo.com/news/environment-agency-chooses-cgi-3-123000188.html

People evacuating in a disaster derive the greatest benefit from overall cooperation https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.01236v1.pdf

Analysis of the Crowd Evacuation Modeling Approaches for the Case of Urban Underground Spaces http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705816341170

Probabilistic model for safe evacuation under the effect of uncertain factors in fire http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753516306543

Integrating aftershock forecasting into humanitarian decision-making: lessons from the April 2015 Nepal earthquake http://odihpn.org/blog/integrating-aftershock-forecasting-into-humanitarian-decision-making-lessons-from-the-april-2015-nepal-earthquake/

Age-related differences in decision-making for digital escape route signage under strenuous emergency conditions of tilted passenger ships http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003687016301983

Six floodwater rescues in north Queensland http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-10/flooding-far-north-queensland-six-swift-water-rescues/8172136

Brazil court extends deadline for Samarco to pay dam spill guarantee http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samarco-miner-payment-idUSKBN14V2LR?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Trump’s big FEMA decision https://news.vice.com/story/trump-may-want-to-study-how-obama-made-fema-great-again

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Good popular science writing matters more than ever http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/01/05/communicating-real-science-time-fake-news/

Adequate preparation for heatwave is essential, especially for people at high risk http://www.abc.net.au/news/emergency/plan-for-an-emergency/heatwave/

Environmental journalists have a new beat: Coping with climate disaster https://www.poynter.org/2017/environmental-journalists-have-a-new-beat-coping-with-climate-disaster/444025/

Beyond Stop Disasters 2.0: an agenda for exploring the contribution of video games to learning about disasters http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17477891.2016.1275502?journalCode=tenh20

A Business Guide to Flood Resilience http://www.knowyourfloodrisk.co.uk/sites/default/files/FloodGuide_ForBusinesses.pdf

What is the Coastline Change: Historical Data app? http://coastalresilience.org/project/coastline-change-historical-data/

What is the Coastline Change: Future Scenarios app? http://coastalresilience.org/project/coastline-change-future-scenarios/

ODPEM Embarks on Earthquake Awareness Campaign http://jis.gov.jm/odpem-embarks-earthquake-awareness-campaign/

Rotterdam residents are more aware of present-day heat waves, but more alarmed by future flooding https://www.thenatureofcities.com/2016/07/24/what-do-rotterdammers-want-in-green-infrastructure-we-asked-them/?utm_content=buffer114af&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

STEM Uses “Zombie Apocalypse” To Teach Students About Emergency Management https://wabi.tv/2017/01/07/stem-uses-zombie-apocalypse-to-teach-students-about-emergency-management/

California’s Amazing Geology http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2016/12/21/california-geology-don-prothero-text-book-review/#.WHaUwxIdpz0.twitter

5 simple (but often forgotten) ways to prepare for the bushfire season https://www.ajg.com.au/news/prepare-for-the-bushfire-season

Coastal Flooding, Climate Adaptation and Community Engagement in the City of Surrey, Canada https://www.weadapt.org/placemarks/maps/view/26201

Social media and emergency management

Social Media Was an Unused Resource in Gatlinburg Fire Disaster http://www.emsworld.com/news/12290490/social-media-was-an-unused-resource-in-gatlinburg-fire-disaster

Integrating Social Media and Crowdsourced Information for Early Warning https://gi-science.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/e2mc-project-integration-of-social.html

Facebook will lose 80% of users by 2017, say Princeton researchers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/22/facebook-princeton-researchers-infectious-disease

Social capital and disasters

Creating Community Resilience Through Elder-Led Physical and Social Infrastructure https://works.bepress.com/daniel_aldrich/37/

Trust deficit: Japanese communities and the challenge of rebuilding Tohoku http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09555803.2016.1227350?src=recsys&journalCode=rjfo20

Today in disaster resilience (9 December 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Death Toll Rises to 14 in Gatlinburg; Residents Get First Look at Wildfire Devastation https://www.wunderground.com/news/tennessee-gatlinburg-sevier-fires-death-toll?__prclt=ncnQaac1

Popocatepetl volcanic update http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=341090

Intense thunderstorm hits Sydney, New South Wales https://watchers.news/2016/12/05/sydney-storm-december-5-2016/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Thailand – Floods in South Leave 11 Dead and 350,000 Affected http://floodlist.com/asia/thailand-floods-south-december-2016

Vietnam – Deadly Floods Strike Central Region for Third Time in 8 Weeks http://floodlist.com/asia/vietnam-deadly-floods-december-2016

Spain – Torrential Rain and Floods Leave 2 Dead http://floodlist.com/europe/spain-floods-costa-del-sol-december-2016

Koh Phangan Island declared as disaster zone after heavy rain http://kohphangannews.org/high-alert/koh-phangan-island-declared-disaster-zone-heavy-rain-3382.html

One dead after Mt Warning campers struck by lightning, rescue operation underway http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-06/mt-warning-death-campers-struck-by-lightning-nsw-police/8095280

Heavy flooding in Thailand kills 14, inundates tourist isles http://news.trust.org/item/20161206053115-ixp3w/

Indonesia earthquake: frantic rescue efforts as at least 97 people killed in Aceh province http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/07/earthquake-rocks-indonesias-aceh-province-several-dead/

6.2 Magnitude Quake Rocks Trinidad & Tobago, But No Tsunami Worry http://www.caribbean360.com/news/trinidad_tobago_news/6-2-magnitude-quake-rocks-trinidad-no-tsunami-alert-issued

Solomon Islands rocked by magnitude-7.8 quake, widespread tsunami warning issued across Pacific http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-09/solomon-islands-rocked-by-powerful-earthquake/8105686

Disaster risk reduction

ABR Explorer: the missing link in disaster management http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/abr-explorer-disaster-management

Building transport resilience for the inevitable future disasters http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/87053620/building-transport-resilience-for-the-inevitable-future-disasters

Earthquake-prone list not the be-all and end-all http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/87106445/earthquakeprone-list-not-the-beall-and-endall

An earthquake worse than the ‘Big One’? Shattered New Zealand city shows danger of Seattle’s fault http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/earthquake-worse-than-big-one-ruined-new-zealand-city-christchurch-shows-danger-seattle-fault/?utm_content=buffer1a809&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_buffer_tw_m

Nigeria managed flood better in 2016 leading to less deaths, destruction – NEMA http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/217043-nigeria-managed-flood-better-2016-leading-less-deaths-destruction-nema.html

Bushfire disaster looms for Tasmania as conditions likened to 1967 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/bushfire-disaster-looms-for-tasmania-as-conditions-likened-to-1967/news-story/51c42fdba58f714e567216419aecd886

Let’s build the infrastructure that no hurricane can erase https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/let-s-build-infrastructure-no-hurricane-can-erase?CID=ECR_TT_worldbank_EN_EXT

Lough Neagh: Winter flooding report urges review of water levels http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-38209870

Environment Canterbury welcomes Government earthquake legislation http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/87024359/environment-canterbury-welcomes-government-earthquake-legislation

CIDCO´s tidal-water drainage system averted flooding in monsoon http://india.smartcitiescouncil.com/article/cidco%C2%B4s-tidal-water-drainage-system-averted-flooding-monsoon

Copenhagen water project wins Nordic cities award http://www.thesourcemagazine.org/copenhagen-water-project-wins-nordic-cities-award/

Coastal Resilience mapping portal http://maps.coastalresilience.org/network/

Flood prediction improvement is possible! http://www.kn-i.com/blog/2016/01/flood-prediction/

Using environmental tracers to test the effectiveness of Natural Flood Management techniques https://www.findaphd.com/search/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=79481

£530m: The Hidden Economic Cost of Groundwater Flooding Revealed http://esi-consulting.co.uk/530m-hidden-economic-cost-groundwater-flooding-revealed/

Flexible modelling of extreme events https://www.findaphd.com/search/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=80653

Half surface water in some countries has been lost since 1980s https://www.newscientist.com/article/2115509-half-surface-water-in-some-countries-has-been-lost-since-1980s/

Providing flood hazard mapping and probabilistic flood risk assessment to support international governments http://www.ambiental.co.uk/flood-risk-modelling-for-the-state-of-santa-catarina-in-brazil/

Flood risk in Africa: an insurable peril https://www.cover.co.za/flood-risk-africa-insurable-peril/

Tsunami Risk to UK Higher Than Anticipated https://www.tidetimes.co.uk/news/tsunami-risk-to-uk-higher-than-anticipated/

Most U.K. coastal flooding caused by moderate, not extreme storms http://phys.org/news/2016-12-uk-coastal-moderate-extreme-storms.html

Achieving sustainable flood-risk management in the UK https://21stcenturychallenges.org/policy-network/policy-seminars/past-events/achieving-sustainable-flood-risk-management-in-the-uk-8th-november/

Report finds NSW and ACT annual bushfire costs projected to more than double by 2050 due to climate change http://www.climatecouncil.org.au/nsw-act-bushfires-report-2016

Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme sea level and storm surge events around the coastline of the UK http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2016107

A Changing Climate: Water, Flooding and Historic Buildings https://heritagecalling.com/2016/12/07/a-changing-climate-water-flooding-and-historic-buildings/

Emergency management

State launches fire disaster mapping http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2016/12/02/state-launches-fire-disaster-mapping/94838412/

Virginia Flood Damage from Matthew Costliest Since Isabel, Officials Say http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2016/12/02/433824.htm

How New Mini-Satellites Could Impact Hurricane Forecasts http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/How-New-Mini-Satellites-Could-Impact-Hurricane-Forecasts.html

Storm Desmond: Hundreds unable to go home one year on http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-38194698

We’ve repaired and prepared – a year after storms caused devastating floods https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2016/12/05/weve-repaired-and-prepared-a-year-after-storms-caused-devastating-floods/

The Winter Floods of 2015/2016 in the UK http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2015-2016%20Winter%20Floods%20report%20Low%20Res.pdf

A utility threshold model of herding–panic behavior in evacuation under emergencies based on complex network theory http://sim.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/11/28/0037549716678659.abstract

Here’s why computer models 10 days into the future cannot be trusted https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/12/06/heres-why-computer-models-ten-days-into-the-future-cannot-be-trusted/?utm_term=.a0fc6d526224

Supreme Court Upholds Hurricane Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/06/504572603/supreme-court-upholds-hurricane-katrina-fraud-verdict-against-state-farm

BoatUS Estimates Hurricane Matthew Damage to Recreational Boats at $110M http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southeast/2016/12/06/275392.htm

Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Wildland Fire Management Must be Addressed http://myemail.constantcontact.com/AFE-Releases-Position-Paper-on-Sexual-Harassment—Gender-Discrimination.html?soid=1104469772907&aid=hvuJZr4AW6k

Louisiana in line for $1.243B more in federal flood relief funding http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_daf5803c-bbec-11e6-ba4b-737b4b0e2789.html

Opportunity knocks: Realising the potential of partnerships in the Nepal earthquake response http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/opportunity-knocks-realising-potential-partnerships-nepal-earthquake-response

Sea spray studied to improve hurricane intensity forecasting https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206111417.htm

Tennessee and Israel wildfires, New Zealand quake among expensive catastrophes in November: Aon Benfield http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/catastrophes/tennessee-israel-wildfires-new-zealand-quake-among-expensive-catastrophes-november-aon-benfield-1004105221/

Flood Response Using Earth Observation Data and Products https://eos.org/meeting-reports/flood-response-using-earth-observation-data-and-products

Gender & shelter: Good programming guidelines http://insights.careinternational.org.uk/publications/gender-shelter-good-programming-guidelines

New storm shelters ready in Birmingham before tornado season http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/12/3_birmingham_storm_shelters_to.html

Bushfire predictions at the fingertips of fire fighters http://phys.org/news/2016-12-bushfire-fingertips-fighters.html

Disaster education, communications and engagement

And then the sea came back http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/soundproof/and-then-the-sea-came-back/8082192

Be Bushfire Ready http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/prepare_for_bushfire/be_bushfire_ready.jsp

Lifelong learning in active ageing discourse: its conserving effect on wellbeing, health and vulnerability https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/lifelong-learning-in-active-ageing-discourse-its-conserving-effect-on-wellbeing-health-and-vulnerability/11AFC1CEF86DE712513A97FC9FDF2D63

Are you prepared for fire? http://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/are-you-prepared-for-fire.html

At tsunami summit, high school students commit to curb risk http://www.unisdr.org/archive/51166

Get Some Credits! Conserving Land to Reduce Flood Risk and Save Money https://geozoneblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/get-some-credits/

Zombie pedagogies: the problems with using the undead in public pedagogies for emergencies http://roar.uel.ac.uk/5236/

Engagement matters: tools for disaster resilient communities https://www.aidr.org.au/events/aidr-events/engagement-matters-tools-disaster-resilient-communities/

How to make a flood plan http://www.newground.co.uk/news-events-media/knowledge-centre/how-to-make-a-flood-plan/

GeoScience Videos: A Quarter of a Million Views Later https://speakingofgeoscience.org/2016/12/06/geoscience-videos-a-quarter-of-a-million-views-later/

Climate Resilience Means Meaningfully Engaging Vulnerable Communities in Urban Planning Processes http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2016/12/07/climate-resilience-means-meaningfully-engaging-vulnerable-communities-urban-planning-processes/?utm_content=buffer3e08e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Watch 15 Years Of Earthquakes Rock The Planet http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/earthquake-animation-noaa-pacific-tsunami_us_58420f7ce4b0c68e0480f908?utm_content=buffer14dc9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The causes of Earth’s transition are human and social so involve social scientists in defining the Anthropocene http://www.nature.com/news/involve-social-scientists-in-defining-the-anthropocene-1.21090

How to include animals in your emergency plan http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/emergency-planning-animals.php

Study Offers Coastal Communities Better Way To Prepare For Devastating Storms https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161129114430.htm

Enabling Stakeholder Involvement in Coastal Disaster Resilience Planning http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/risa.12737/epdf

Social media and emergency management

There are 6 phases during a crisis on Twitter as shown in the Brussels attacks http://eena.org/download.asp?item_id=215

Twitter has become a popular social media platform for discussing climate change http://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-the-climate-change-conversation-on-twitter

During the tsunami warning that hit Japan in November 2016, the top issue facing disaster response teams was having to manage the impact of social media trolls http://www.getsignal.info/blog/2016/11/30/9-ways-civil-defence-combats-trolls-during-a-tsunami

Social media training for emergency managers http://whotv.com/2016/12/07/iowa-governmental-agencies-learn-social-media-strategy-to-improve-communication/

Facebook features like GIFs for comments, offline communications and shared photo albums are likely soon http://www.computerworld.com/article/3147740/social-media/zuckerberg-shows-off-upcoming-facebook-features.html

Psychology and disasters

Experts warn of mental health woes as wildfires ravage South https://apnews.com/98a40a494ba941569a1ccb9d4a0c6227/Experts-warn-of-mental-health-woes-as-wildfires-ravage-South?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

Research is showing that firefighter behavioral health problems are more long-term than single-event occurrences https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-chief/articles/147994018-Why-firefighter-PTSD-is-like-hypertension/

Family that fled Hurricane Matthew struggles with life in Charlotte http://www.wbtv.com/story/33942931/family-that-fled-hurricane-matthew-struggles-with-life-in-charlotte

Social capital and disasters

Social Capital and Climate Change Adaptation http://climatescience.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228620-e-342

Today in disaster resilience (23 September 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Sep 2016: Santiaguito volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Colima, Shiveluch, Dukon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/59098/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Sep-2016-Santiaguito-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Colima-Shiveluch-Dukon.html

Victorian floods: State spared heavy rain falls, but emergency services remain on alert http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-21/victorian-floods:-state-spared-heavy-rain-falls/7863754

Typhoon Malakas Causes Heavy Flooding in Japan, Two Reported Missing https://weather.com/news/news/typhoon-malakas-japan-impacts

Firefighter dies, 1 hurt as 1,000 battle California wildfire http://www.cbs8.com/story/33151462/firefighter-dies-1-hurt-as-1000-battle-california-wildfire

Mexico – Floods in Guerrero and Chiapas Leave 13 Dead http://floodlist.com/america/mexico-floods-guerrero-chiapas-september-2016

Flooding, landslides leave at least 19 dead http://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-flooding-landslides-dead-missing-java-garut-sumedang-districts/

Flood kills 18, destroys 6,637 houses in Jigawa http://innosreport.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/flood-kills-18-destroys-6637-houses-in.html

Landslide kills four in Gorkha District, Nepal http://sciencythoughts.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/landslide-kills-four-in-gorkha-district.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+SciencyThoughts+(Sciency+Thoughts)’

Turkey – 2 Dead After Floods and Landslides in Trabzon and Giresun Provinces http://floodlist.com/asia/turkey-2-dead-floods-landslides-trabzon-giresun-provinces

Extreme weather in Indonesia kills 19 people http://stocknewsusa.com/2016/09/21/extreme-weather-indonesia-kills-19-people/

Disaster risk reduction

Humans can make rockfalls from earthquakes more dangerous https://theconversation.com/humans-can-make-rockfalls-from-earthquakes-more-dangerous-65234

Latest UK flood plans fail to address growing risk of flash floods https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/16/latest-uk-flood-plans-fail-to-address-growing-risk-of-flash-floods

Sri Lanka: reducing Colombo’s flood risk while creating a more livable city http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/50215

Flood mapping made easier in Bihar, India http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/50239

America’s last top (flood) model http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/americas-last-top-model/

Working together for effective wildfire management strategies http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/blog/posts/working-together-for-effective-wildfire-management-strategies?platform=hootsuite

Outdated FEMA Flood Maps Don’t Account For Climate Change http://www.npr.org/2016/09/15/492260099/outdated-fema-flood-maps-dont-account-for-climate-change

NASA works with US Forest Service to improve fire shelters http://www.firerescue1.com/gear-gadgets/articles/121668018-NASA-works-with-US-Forest-Service-to-improve-fire-shelters/

‘Apocalyptic’ mega-earthquake killing 86,000 people could ‘strike US at any time’ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/546778/mega-earthquake-central-america-madrid-seismic-zone

Development of online community modelling ‘toolkit’ that would be available to flood affected communities across the UK https://www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/research/current-iaa-projects/bringing-academics-and-communities-together-to-reduce-UK-flooding

Flood prediction improvement is possible! http://www.kn-i.com/blog/2016/01/flood-prediction/

Planting trees for Living Firebreaks http://www.smalltreefarm.com.au/about-retardants.pdf

How Vague Historical Writings Help Scientists Predict Floods https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-vague-historical-writings-help-scientists-predict-floods

Defining loss and damage https://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-DB-2016-Loss-and-damage-4-traits.pdf

Experts See No Single Explanation for ‘Lone Wolf’ Terror Attacks http://www.wsj.com/articles/experts-see-no-single-explanation-for-lone-wolf-terror-attacks-1474396268

Floodplain managers, planners visualize future flooding impacts http://masgc.org/news/article/floodplain-managers-planners-visualize-future-flooding-impacts

Updated flood insurance needed for Ohio, nation http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/09/expand_flood_insurance_options.html

New Hope in the Fight against Antimicrobial Resistance http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/new-hope-in-the-fight-against-antimicrobial-resistance/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_HLTH_BLOG

Social Entrepreneurs Predict Flooding Risk In Vulnerable Communities http://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2016/09/21/social-enterpreneurs-predict-flooding-risk-in-vulnerable-communities/#2524249e3ac1

Increased Wildfire Risk Driven by Climate and Development Interactions in the Bolivian Chiquitania, Southern Amazonia http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0161323&utm_content=buffer3b5ea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Study promotes “managed retreat” as a policy tool for removing residential development from the most vulnerable flood areas http://www.builderonline.com/building/regulation-policy/buyouts-for-flood-prone-properties-in-ny-nj_o

These are the world’s most fragile cities – and this is how they can turn things around https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/09/these-are-the-world-s-most-fragile-cities-and-this-is-how-they-can-turn-things-around?utm_content=buffer16c11&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Disasters Are Fuelling Displacement And Migration http://www.huffingtonpost.com/A-View-from-the-United-Nations-/disasters-are-fuelling-di_b_12121652.html

Floods risk under a changing climate http://www.cmcc.it/article/floods-risk-under-a-changing-climate-2

A multi-disciplinary approach to evaluate pluvial floods risk under changing climate: The case study of the municipality of Venice (Italy) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716305757

Emergency management

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Sep 2016: Santiaguito volcano, Colima, Dukono, Turrialba https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/59081/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Sep-2016-Santiaguito-volcano-Colima-Dukono-Turrialba.html

Healthy trees being removed ‘unnecessarily’ after Great Ocean Road fires, residents say http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-16/trees-removed-unnecessarily-great-ocean-road-fires-residents/7837246

Louisiana flood damage estimates make marked jump http://deltafarmpress.com/management/louisiana-flood-damage-estimates-make-marked-jump

First Responders Discuss Advances in Tech Since 9/11 http://linkis.com/emergencymgmt.com/G5xap

Big Sur Wildfire Fight Now Costliest In U.S. History http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/09/19/big-sur-soberanes-fire-costliest-u-s-history/

September Earthquake Deemed Oklahoma’s Strongest on Record; Insured Costs Uncertain http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2016/09/19/426340.htm

Estimated insurable losses from Louisiana floods to range between US$8.5 billion and US$11 billion: AIR Worldwide http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/catastrophes/estimated-insured-losses-louisiana-floods-range-us8-5-billion-us11-billion-air-worldwide-1004100294/

Modelling large scale evacuation scenarios to build safer cities https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308296986_Modelling_large_scale_evacuation_scenarios_to_build_safer_cities

3-D view of Canyon Wildfire http://wildfiretoday.com/2016/09/19/canyon-fire-delays-launch-of-satellite-at-vandenberg-air-force-base/

As disasters become more frequent, U.S. disaster recovery policies are not ready. Here’s a better plan http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/09/how-to-fix-our-disaster-recovery-strategy-000203

Drone footage turns grassfire modelling on head http://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/drone-footage-turns-grasfire-modelling-on-its-head.html

Pumps brought in to give town an edge on floods http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14755254.Pumps_brought_in_to_give_town_an_edge_on_floods/

Smoke from 2015 Indonesian fires may have caused more than 100,000 deaths http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20160922-smoke-from-2015-indonesian-fires-may-have-caused-more-than-100-000-deaths?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+homelandsecuritynewswire%2Frss+%28Homeland+Security+News+Wire%29

Korea says floods ‘worst disaster’ since WWII https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-says-floods-worst-disaster-since-wwii-114712717.html

The science of tsunamis: creating tsunami waves in the laboratory to help protect coastal communities http://www.hrwallingford.com/news/the-science-of-tsunamis-creating-tsunami-waves-in-the-lab

Muskoka, Ontario residents launch $900 million suit against province over flood damage http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/muskoka-ontario-residents-launch-900-million-suit-province-flood-damage-1004100264/

Disaster education, communications and engagement

IRGC Resource Guide on Resilience https://www.irgc.org/irgc-resource-guide-on-resilience/

Hurricane preparedness includes animals, too http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/hurricane-preparedness-includes-animals-too/

Recent Publications from the IRDR http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/irdr/general-news/recent-publications

Youth Emergency Preparedness Curriculum-Ready Kids http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/34411

Disaster Preparedness for Your Pet http://www.cdc.gov/features/petsanddisasters/index.html

Red Cross lists five things people most regret leaving behind in emergencies http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-19/five-items-people-most-regret-leaving-behind-in-emergencies/7857048

Resilient Australia Awards Victorian winners announced https://www.emv.vic.gov.au/latest-news/resilient-australia-awards-victorian-winners-announced/

New NFPA resources for students in grades 6-12 about wildfire https://community.nfpa.org/community/fire-break/blog/2016/09/21/new-nfpa-resources-for-students-in-grades-6-12-about-wildfire

TakeAction: Teens for Wildfire Safe Communities http://ymiclassroom.com/lesson-plans/nfpa/

Citizen science projects where people monitor and map flooding and climate change https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/home-garden/craft-hobbies/hobbies/citizen-science-projects-get-involved#

Social media and emergency management

How Twitter Users Can Generate Better Ideas http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-twitter-users-can-generate-better-ideas/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=featmay15

Social media could be transitioning to the new “emergency cavalry” http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/09/07/social-media-time-disaster/89746104/

The future of emergency management collaboration is virtual http://crisiscommscp.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/the-future-of-emergency-management.html?utm_content=buffer2039d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Social media campaign using everyday council staff during floods has won praise http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-19/social-media-blitz-during-flood-emergency-wins-praise/7856134

Competition for youth to combat desertification using social media http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/LandForLife/Pages/Youth-Social-Media-Activist—Are-you-the-ONE.aspx

Jakarta is the world’s capital of Twitter activity full of “human sensors” for tracking disasters http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-09-16/need-latest-news-flooding-jakarta-theres-app

Recommendations for mandatory social media training within the emergency planning professions http://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-the-built-environment/133/25016

Social media and immersion in the digital world can be contributing factors in the development of an array of psychological problems http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/generation-z-online-and-at-risk/

Social media important in a two-way approach to communicating with Syrian refugees http://innovation.unhcr.org/labs_post/social-media-and-sms-outreach/

Psychology and disasters

Patterns of cooperation during collective emergencies in the help-or-escape social dilemma http://www.nature.com/articles/srep33417

Are people becoming resilient to terrorism? http://www.newsweek.com/new-york-chelsea-bombing-resilience-acceptance-500801?rx=us&utm_content=buffer49206&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The impact of working in high stress emergencies http://blog.humansurge.org/en/impact-of-working-high-stress-emergency/

Today in disaster resilience (16 September 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Typhoon Meranti 2016 http://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/events/typhoon-meranti-2016

Food aid reaches 140,000 hit by floods in North Korea – WFP http://news.trust.org/item/20160913154458-dgtev/?utm_source=twitter

It was a big weekendfor lava https://www.wired.com/2016/09/volcanoes-around-world-make-spectacular-lava-flows/

Tanzania earthquake http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/tanzania-quake-weve-never-known-this-in-our-country-says-pm-20160912

Sydney warms up as gathering clouds point to big wet inland http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-warms-up-as-gathering-clouds-point-to-big-wet-inland-20160912-gre3lj.html

Victorian weather: Flood warnings as ‘season-making rain’ brings mixed fortunes for farmers http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-13/victorian-weather-heavy-rain-flood-warnings-in-place/7837668

Effects of a super storm spread across southeastern Australia http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/ocean-road-not-so-great-as-storm-bill-rises/news-story/77560c8aef61c9f408fe833d6c1aba34

Typhoon Meranti slams into China after battering Taiwan http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/09/14/super-typhoon-meranti-barrels-into-taiwan/90345966/?hootPostID=87fc6f45ab0da599a147858801a02e75

Flooding leaves 135 dead, 395 missing and more than 100 000 displaced in North Korea http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2016/09/12/flooding-leaves-135-dead-395-missing-and-more-than-100-000-displaced-in-north-korea/

Yasur volcano (Vanuatu): strong and sometimes dangerous explosions https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/vanuatu/yasur/news.html

Victorian floods: State battered with worst September deluge in a century http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victorian-floods-state-battered-with-worst-september-deluge-in-a-century-20160914-grgijs.html

UK set for floods, thunderstorms and hail after record heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/15/floods-thunderstorms-hail-uk-weather-warnings-record-heatwave?CMP=share_btn_tw

Disaster risk reduction

Christchurch City Council makes resilience pledge to get up to $5m from Rockefeller partners http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/84166211/Christchurch-City-Council-makes-resilience-pledge-to-get-up-to-5m-from-Rockefeller-partners

Increasing the quality of seismic interpretation http://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/INT-2015-0218.1

How ready are Indian Ocean nations for the next big tsunami? http://www.irinnews.org/news/2016/09/07/how-ready-are-indian-ocean-nations-next-big-tsunami

Cave Formations Carry Clues About Ancient Earthquakes http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cave-formations-carry-clues-about-ancient-earthquakes-180960419/?no-ist

Sheffield chosen to lead the way in National Flood Resilience Review http://www.sheffieldnewsroom.co.uk/govt-flood-report/

New data points to major eruption of Japanese volcano https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/13/new-data-points-to-major-eruption-of-japanese-volcano

Review of how we assess flood risk, reduce the likelihood of flooding, and make the country as resilient as possible to flooding https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-flood-resilience-review

Portland needs earthquake retrofits before old buildings become deathtraps http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/09/city_leaders_must_require_eart.html

Cumbrian lakes hold a centuries-long flood record http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37304856

Hundreds of key sites in England at risk of floods http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37306094

Messages in the sand from Hurricane Sandy http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/50184

Resilience and disaster trends in the Philippines: Opportunities for national and local capacity building http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/50197

Emergency management

Citizens as Rescuers in Building Collapses http://www.emergencymgmt.com/emergency-blogs/disaster-zone/citizens-as-rescuers-in-building-collapses.html

The dynamics and difficulties of disaster recovery http://phys.org/news/2016-09-dynamics-difficulties-disaster-recovery.html

A Morning That Shook the World: The Seismology of 9/11 http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/09/a-morning-that-shook-the-world-the-seismology-of-911/

CFS member says warnings about Pinery bushfire threat were delayed by up to 45 minutes http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/cfs-member-says-warnings-about-pinery-bushfire-threat-were-delayed-by-up-to-45-minutes/news-story/4383c8c13bc22ca6f15de61a4ffbc2db

Louisiana governor requests bailout as flood costs rise to $15bn https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/11/louisiana-governor-requests-bailout-flood-damage-costs

Flood relief in Myanmar includes family planning supplies http://www.unfpa.org/news/flood-relief-myanmar-includes-family-planning-supplies

Hermine: Losses seen up to $500M, could have been worse, insurers say http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=342594

Emergency Management and Business Continuity: Cousins, but not Twins https://ebrp.net/emergency-management-and-business-continuity-cousins,-but-not-twins/

Disaster education, communications and engagement

National Preparedness Month http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/npm/index.htm

Flooding and Disaster Information Resources https://nnlm.gov/scr/flooding-disaster-resources

Failure to Communicate https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/failure-to-communicate-pretty-much-everyone-dropped-the-ball-in-louisiana?utm_source=NHC%20Master%20List&utm_campaign=3820cd8102-DR660&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dabc309806-3820cd8102-54422061

What are tsunamis? https://coast.noaa.gov/applyit/inundation/tsunamis.html

This action plan sets out how businesses can make it easier for people to protect their homes from damage from flood water https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-property-level-flood-resilience-bonfield-2016-action-plan

Megafire warning: Experts issue a call to action at Ashland meeting http://www.dailytidings.com/article/20160913/NEWS/160919930

Resilient Pittsburgh’s Upcoming Resilience Fair! http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/innovation-performance/resilience/

New Orleans acts on disaster risk awareness for the private sector http://www.unisdr.org/archive/50163

Explainer: how to prepare for a tsunami https://theconversation.com/explainer-how-to-prepare-for-a-tsunami-64824

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Through Preparedness https://www.ready.gov/neighbors-helping-neighbors-through-preparedness

Social media and emergency management

Social media are used by citizens affected as a platform to read and share recovery information and post queries http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-016-2550-3

Psychology and disasters

Climate change is raising tensions along with sea levels https://nexusmedianews.com/in-the-heat-of-the-moment-b2723a45b37a#.3owtu3y20

Social capital and disasters

Trust deficit: Japanese communities and the challenge of rebuilding Tohoku https://works.bepress.com/daniel_aldrich/36/

Almost half of Americans expect to rely a great deal on their neighbors after a disaster https://community.fema.gov/action/plan-with-neighbors

Today in disaster resilience (9 September 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Wildfire bearing down on coastal of town of Xàbia in Spain https://emergency.life/2016/09/04/496/

Wildfires force residents and vacationers out of homes in Spain – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/sep/05/wildfires-force-residents-and-vacationers-out-of-homes-in-spain-video?CMP=share_btn_tw

Deadly Floods Hit North Korea, Eastern China and the Russian Far East http://floodlist.com/asia/deadly-floods-hit-north-korea-eastern-china-russian-far-east

Sea level rise is worsening Hermine’s coastal flooding http://mashable.com/2016/09/03/sea-level-rise-storm-surge-hermine/#mYSDili22Zqp

Malou to unleash heavy rain, strong winds over Tokyo into Thursday http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/malou-tropical-cyclone-typhoon-flood-mudslide-wind-threat-tokyo/59931948

Floods after heavy rain in Greece leave 4 dead, 1 missing http://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/world/article100331342.html

North Korea – Death Toll Rises to 60, Over 40,000 Displaced http://floodlist.com/asia/north-korea-death-toll-rises-september-2016

Disaster risk reduction

Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of https://theconversation.com/habitat-iii-the-biggest-conference-youve-probably-never-heard-of-63499

Batten down the hatches UK’s worst flood risk areas revealed as hurricane season hits https://reportuk.org/2016/09/04/batten-down-the-hatches-uks-worst-flood-risk-areas-revealed-as-hurricane-season-hits/

Floods kill more people than bushfires in Australia http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/aust-floods-more-deadly-than-bushfires/news-story/ceba32595554dd984a83cd8fdf53b189

Research by Missouri S&T faculty could prevent next major human-related disaster http://news.mst.edu/2016/08/research-by-missouri-st-faculty-could-prevent-next-major-human-related-disaster/

Building a flood catastrophe model for Australia in ELEMENTS http://www.ambiental.co.uk/building-a-flood-catastrophe-model-for-australia-in-elements/

Why Do Our Cities Flood? Collapse in Municipal Governance Is to Blame http://thewire.in/63383/water-logged-cities-municipal-failure/

Help for flood victims trying to insure their homes http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/14721048.New_scheme_offers_hope_to_past_flood_victims_thinking_about_their_future/?ref=twtrec

World Population Growth Is Speeding Up, Not Slowing Down; No Peak in Sight and Consequences Will Be Catastrophic http://peakoil.com/enviroment/world-population-growth-is-speeding-up-not-slowing-down-no-peak-in-sight-and-consequences-will-be-catastrophic

Can we get better at predicting earthquakes? https://theconversation.com/can-we-get-better-at-predicting-earthquakes-64408

‘Higher than normal risk’: This map shows the hot spots of the upcoming Australian bushfire season http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/higher-than-normal-risk-this-map-shows-the-hot-spots-of-the-upcoming-australian-bushfire-season/news-story/ef20d25d9070ca80b4b831347936896f

Extinction alert: saving the world from a deadly asteroid impact https://theconversation.com/extinction-alert-saving-the-world-from-a-deadly-asteroid-impact-63936

What is ‘social resilience’? Perspectives of disaster researchers, emergency management practitioners, and policymakers in New Zealand http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916302096

As disaster losses mount, Sri Lanka develops tool to track them http://in.reuters.com/article/srilanka-disaster-monitoring-idINKCN1150MY

UK National Flood Resilience Review https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/551137/national-flood-resilience-review.pdf

What’s Special About the Zika Virus in Singapore? http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/what-s-special-about-the-zika-virus-in-singapore/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_HLTH_BLOG

4th International Sustainable Development Conference Coming up http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2016/09/08/4th-international-sustainable-development-conference-coming-up/

Some SC lawmakers say Hermine showed dam rules not needed http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/some-sc-lawmakers-say-hermine-showed-dam-rules-not/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

Thrive or fail: Examining forest resilience in the face of fires http://phys.org/news/2016-09-forest-resilience.html

Tsunami simulator recreates devastating waves for first time in a lab https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/07/tsunami-simulator-recreates-devastating-waves-for-first-time-in-a-lab?CMP=share_btn_tw

Why Crowded Events Become Targets http://lionsgateriskmanagementgroup.tumblr.com/post/145970619665/from-the-rio-olympics-to-the-orlando-nightclub

NZ’s Ruapehu volcano heating up fast https://www.wired.com/2016/09/new-zealands-ruapehu-volcano-heating-fast/

Council leaders press Theresa May over delayed flood defence review https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/30/council-leaders-press-theresa-may-over-delayed-flood-defence-review

Emergency management

Jersey Shore merchants ‘paying the price’ for Hermine forecast http://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/index.ssf/2016/09/jersey_shore_businesses.html

Why Hermine Has Caused Extreme Forecast Headaches https://www.wunderground.com/news/tropical-hermine-gulf-atlantic-forecast-challenges?__prclt=POr8QrnQ

We Haven’t Seen Many Storms Like Hermine http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-havent-seen-many-storms-like-hermine/

Volcanic activity worldwide 4 Sep 2016: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Dukono, Nevado del Ruiz https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/58931/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-4-Sep-2016-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Dukono-Nevado-del-Ruiz.html

A week after the Italian earthquake http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2016/08/world/italy-earthquake-aftermath-future/?sr=twcnni083116italy-earthquake-aftermath-future1130AMStoryLink&linkId=28241791

Monsoon Flooding In India Reached ‘Unprecedented Levels’ This Year, Officials Say https://weather.com/news/news/flooding-india-ganges

Influence the debate on global disaster relief and resilience http://www.eco-business.com/press-releases/influence-the-debate-on-global-disaster-relief-and-resilience/

24 countries taking part in tsunami drill http://www.unisdr.org/archive/50128

Louisiana Flood Damage at Least $8.7 Billion, Governor Says http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/louisiana-flood-damage-87-billion-governor-41845120

Post event review capability (PERC) report on the October 2015 floods in South Carolina https://www.zurichna.com/en/knowledge/articles/2016/09/post-event-review-capability-perc-report-on-the-october-2015-floods-in-south-carolina

Using Swimming Robots to Warn Villages of Himalayan Tsunamis https://irevolutions.org/2016/09/08/himalayan-tsunami/

New Jersey Unveils Text-to-911 Capabilities http://www.emergencymgmt.com/next-gen-911/New-Jersey-Text-To-911.html?utm_content=bufferbdd4d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The official report into the Samarco Tailings Dam failure in Brazil http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2016/08/30/samarco-tailings-dam-failure-report/

How One Organisation Worked Round the Clock to Rescue Flood Affected Animals in Kaziranga http://www.thebetterindia.com/67489/recuse-flood-affected-animals-kaziranga-national-park/

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Latest UNISDR publications http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications

Failure to Prepare Spells Out Trouble for Business Owners http://adjustersinternational.com/failure-to-prepare/

Hype, Bust Or Effective? Messaging Hermine In A Post-Hurricane Sandy Era http://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2016/09/06/messaging-hermine-did-we-learn-from-hurricane-sandy/

Ringing in Climate Change Education http://nmindepth.com/2016/09/07/ringing-in-climate-change-education/

Tsunami aware tourism in the Seychelles http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/50147

Get Ready Weekend 2016 http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/get-ready2016

Social media and emergency management

Facebook strategies can assist with ensuring that disaster-affected populations receive timely, consistent, and accurate information http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2016.00004/full

Seniors are the group most likely to say they never go online http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/07/some-americans-dont-use-the-internet-who-are-they/

Psychology and disasters

Can We Learn How to Forget? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-we-learn-how-to-forget/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_MB_FEAT

Today in disaster resilience (2 September 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Two major hurricanes are vying to become the first to strike Big Island of Hawaii http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/two-hurricanes-head-toward-hawaii/#WGRuc8c02sqd

The United States Is Facing Four Simultaneous Tropical Threats https://psmag.com/the-united-states-is-facing-four-simultaneous-tropical-threats-5cfe1ea51d06#.jbgl42m7c

Bihar floods: Death toll climbs to 165, over 37 lakh people affected http://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-climbs-to-165-over-37-lakh-people-affected-2983862.html

Pioneer Fire in Idaho is one of 5 fires in US with over 1,000 firefighters assigned http://wildfiretoday.com/2016/08/31/pioneer-fire-in-idaho-is-one-of-5-fires-in-us-with-over-1000-firefighters-assigned/

Japan – 11 Dead After Typhoon Lionrock Causes Floods and Landslides http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/national/least-10-dead-japan-typhoon-lionrock-flooded-nursing-home-caused-damage/

Honduras – 1 Dead, 100s of Homes Damaged After Floods and Landslides http://floodlist.com/america/honduras-floods-tegucigalpa-comayaguela-august-2016

Here’s What to Expect From Hurricane Hermine https://psmag.com/heres-what-to-expect-from-hurricane-hermine-f03dffd393c6#.4d1os0c7u

New Zealand evacuates some coastal areas due to tsunami fears after quake http://news.trust.org/item/20160901181656-6i7vz/

Sudan Floods – Over 200,000 Now Affected, 98 Dead http://floodlist.com/africa/sudan-floods-200000-now-affected-98-dead

Disaster risk reduction

As Italy rebuilds, earthquake experts across the globe believe the worst is yet to come http://www.inquisitr.com/3460156/italy-earthquake-country-mourns-while-experts-claim-many-parts-of-the-world-are-overdue-for-large-earthquakes/

‘Infrastructure can drive up disaster vulnerability’ says UN climate expert http://www.dw.com/en/infrastructure-can-drive-up-disaster-vulnerability-says-un-climate-expert/a-19497058

World Risk Index: The Human Factor in Natural Disasters http://www.spiegel.de/international/tomorrow/world-risk-report-on-vulnerability-to-natural-catastrophe-a-1109437.html

2016 World Risk Report http://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:5763/WorldRiskReport2016_small.pdf

How A ‘Weather Bomb’ Measured In Japan Helps Uncover Earth’s Secrets http://www.techtimes.com/articles/175330/20160828/how-a-weather-bomb-measured-in-japan-helps-uncover-earths-secrets.htm

Disasters & Development : The Italian disaster: stereotyped narratives and missing social science http://danddresearch.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/the-italian-disaster-stereotyped.html

Proposed fee to combat Tampa street flooding heads for key vote http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/proposed-fee-to-combat-tampa-street-flooding-heads-for-key-vote-20160826/

Residents fight required flood insurance http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/residents-fight-required-flood-insurance/308371531

Unplanned urbanisation increases risks of urban disasters: Experts http://en.prothom-alo.com/environment/news/118597/Unplanned-urbanisation-increases-risks-of-urban

GeoNet has changed New Zealand earthquake science ‘dramatically’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/83485727/geonet-has-changed-new-zealand-earthquake-science-dramatically

News from the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory http://geodesy.unr.edu/

Tectonics and crustal evolution http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/26/9/article/i1052-5173-26-9-4.htm

Acceleration of regional plate subduction beneath Kanto Japan, after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016GL070298/abstract

Thousands of Homes Keep Flooding, Yet They Keep Being Rebuilt Again http://e360.yale.edu/digest/thousands_of_us_homes_keep_flooding_and_being_rebuilt_fema_insurance_louisiana/4792/

Flood risk assessment – Practices in flood prone Swedish municipalities http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916300863

Innovative land use planning for natural hazard risk reduction: A consequence-driven approach from New Zealand http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242091630070X

Factors controlling the spatial distribution of flash flooding in the complex environment of a metropolitan urban area. The case of Athens 2013 flash flood event http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916301431

Disasters as opportunities for social change: Using the multi-level perspective to consider the barriers to disaster-related transitions http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916300164

Yorkshire flooding fears as crucial report is delayed http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/yorkshire-flooding-fears-as-crucial-report-is-delayed-1-8094629

Fleeing into risk: the Baton Rouge Deluge was not an act of God http://lacoastpost.com/blog/?p=50901

High resolution flood data from RMS an opportunity for risk capital http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2016/08/22/high-resolution-flood-data-from-rms-an-opportunity-for-risk-capital/

The World Is Completely Urbanized http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hung-vo/the-world-is-completely_b_11786892.html

Economic impact of a major earthquake in Canada http://assets.ibc.ca/Documents/Studies/EQ_brochure_EN-at-a-glance.pdf

Italy commits to long-term earthquake preparedness http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/50086

Places with high wildfire potential have, on average, lower social vulnerability than other places http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF15109

Florida’s potential losses from a big hurricane is a mind-blowing $200 billion https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/01/floridas-potential-losses-from-a-big-hurricane-is-a-mind-blowing-200-billion/?utm_term=.736112a9a3e5

Five Years After Hurricane Irene, Vermont Still Striving for Resilience https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31082016/five-years-after-hurricane-irene-2011-effects-flooding-vermont-damage-resilience-climate-change

FEMA Administered Flood Insurance, Is it a Success? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/emergency-blogs/disaster-zone/fema-administered-flood-insurance-is-it-a-success.html

Vulnerability as Concept, Model, Metric, and Tool http://naturalhazardscience.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.001.0001/acrefore-9780199389407-e-25

Glasgow’s Resilience Strategy http://www.100resilientcities.org/page/-/100rc/pdfs/Glasgow%20Strategy%20PDF.pdf

Emergency management

EU’s Sentinel satellites dissect Italian quake http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37210085

Australia’s biggest ever disaster training event hits Sydney’s Barangaroo http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-28/australias-biggest-ever-disaster-training-event-hits-sydney/7792154

Cameroon Lake Nyos Disaster Survivors Feel Abandoned http://www.voanews.com/a/survivors-1986-lake-nyos-disaster-cameroon/3474673.html

MapSwipe app enables digital volunteers to use smartphone technology to gather more information for aid in a natural disaster https://www.geolounge.com/swipe-satellite-data-help-map-vulnerable-populations/

National tsunami exercise starts this week https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/national-tsunami-exercise-starts-week

In Louisiana, the Political Mess May Outlast the Flood http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/louisiana-flooding-baton-rouge-poiltics-214193

NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Programs Handbook, 2016 Edition http://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards?mode=code&code=1600

Disaster management, crowdsourced R&D and probabilistic innovation theory: Toward real time disaster response capability http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420915300698

The return to Fort McMurray: residents rebuild lives in city scarred by wildfire https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/30/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-rebuilding-aftermath?CMP=share_btn_tw

Hindcasts of Integrated Kinetic Energy in Atlantic Tropical Cyclones: A Neural Network Prediction Scheme http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0030.1

During the Louisiana floods, crowdsourcing has been combined with official data to resolve a large-scale emergency situation https://gcn.com/articles/2016/08/29/crowdsourcing-louisiana-flood-response.aspx

Indonesia: Turning to unity for rebuilding communities after natural disasters http://blogs.worldbank.org/eastasiapacific/indonesia-turning-unity-rebuilding-communities-after-natural-disasters

11 years after Katrina, FEMA has learned from its failures http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/08/11_years_after_katrina_fema_ha.html

Health Care Access and Utilization after the 2010 Pakistan Floods http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=10491893&fileId=S1049023X16000716

Lost time in Amatrice http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/lost-time-in-amatrice-the-past-and-present-of-italys-earthquakes

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Mobility Disabilities http://www.brainline.org/content/2009/06/disaster-readiness-tips-for-people-with-mobility-disabilities_pageall.html

Understanding and unlocking transformative learning as a method for enabling behaviour change for adaptation and resilience to disaster threats http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916300681

Disaster communication ecology and community resilience perceptions following the 2013 central Illinois tornadoes http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916300267

Deadly Italian quake highlights continuing struggle to communicate risk http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/italys-earthquake-trial-casts-long-shadow-over-risk-communication

How much of the US is susceptible to sinkholes? https://www.usgs.gov/news/hazard-guess-riskiest-science-quiz-you-will-ever-take-3

Community education critical in building coastal disaster resilience https://eos.org/opinions/collaboration-to-enhance-coastal-resilience

National Preparedness Month http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/npm/index.htm?platform=hootsuite

Antarctic computer game aims to further research understanding https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/antarctic-computer-game-aims-further-research-understanding

FEMA Honors Achievements in Community Preparedness http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2016/08/24/fema-honors-achievements-community-preparedness

Rarangi residents take charge with tsunami evacuation plan in Marlborough http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83793116/Rarangi-residents-take-charge-with-tsunami-evacuation-plan-in-Marlborough

The Great Fire of London: Tomorrow marks 350 years since the devastating blaze http://www.express.co.uk/news/history/706013/Great-Fire-of-London-Tomorrow-marks-350-years-devastating-blaze

How are WE Doing? A Public Engagement Evaluation Platform http://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/davenport-institute/evaluating-engagement/

Social media and emergency management

Facebook data suggests people from higher social class have fewer international friends https://www.psypost.org/2015/09/facebook-data-suggests-people-from-higher-social-class-have-fewer-international-friends-37475

Using psychological triggers to write on social media http://blog.heyo.com/use-psychological-triggers-writing-social-media/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=google_plus&utm_source=socialnetwork

Book Review: Social Media for Academics http://sociologicalimagination.org/archives/18803?utm_content=buffer262d9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Google knows all https://www.ft.com/content/50bb4830-6a4c-11e6-ae5b-a7cc5dd5a28c?siteedition=intl

Snapchat should not be discounted in political debate and emergencies http://www.socialmediatoday.com/special-columns/social-advocacy-and-politics-snapshot-across-bow

National Hurricane Center on Twitter http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/twitter.php

Don’t count on technology to save you in a disaster – researchers http://in.reuters.com/article/disaster-risks-infrastructure-technology-idINKCN1100S8

What 1 USAR team learned from using social media in La. Flooding http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-chief/articles/121173018-What-1-USAR-team-learned-from-using-social-media-in-La-flooding/

Social media may work for recovery, but not yet for emergency response https://gcn.com/articles/2016/08/25/social-media-911.aspx

Psychology and disasters

Resilient communities? Experiences of risk and resilience in a time of austerity http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916301169

Universal or context-specific social vulnerability drivers – understanding flood preparedness in southern Poland http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916301182

Older adults’ disaster lifecycle experience of the 2011 and 2013 Queensland floods http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242091630111X

Modeling decision and game theory based pedestrian velocity vector decisions with interacting individuals https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299646150_Modeling_decision_and_game_theory_based_pedestrian_velocity_vector_decisions_with_interacting_individuals?homeFeedVariantCode=d_EU

High school students’ perceptions of earthquake disaster: A comparative study of Lebanon and Turkey http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916300358

Video-based analysis of school students’ emergency evacuation behavior in earthquakes http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916300371

Communities need to prepare emotionally before bushfire to enable good decision-making: expert http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-31/communities-need-to-prepare-emotionally-before-bushfire/7802230

Emergency Dispatchers Share Emotional Tales From The Trenches Using #IAm911 http://www.scarymommy.com/911-dispatchers-share-work-stories-iam911/

Vicarious Trauma: How Much More Can We Take? http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/08/30/vicarious-trauma-how-much-more-can-we-take/

Social capital and disasters

Social capital and efficiency of earthquake waste management in Japan http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420915301072

“We are more scared of the power elites than the floods”: Adaptive capacity and resilience of wetland community to flash flood disasters in Bangladesh http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916301145

Social capital for disaster risk reduction and management with empirical evidences from Sundarbans of India http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916301777

Today in disaster resilience (26 August 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

Louisiana Flooding, One Week Later http://www.fema.gov/blog/2016-08-19/louisiana-flooding-one-week-later

Two dozen structures destroyed by eastern Washington wildfires http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires-idUSKCN10X26B?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Typhoon Mindulle over Japan http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=88616&src=twitter-nh

India – Floods in 5 States Leave At Least 35 Dead and Thousands Displaced http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-5-states-leave-least-35-dead-thousands-displaced

Dozens of wildfires rage across arid U.S. West http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires-idUSKCN10Y286?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

UN relief arm monitoring situations in Italy and Myanmar after strong earthquakes http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54748#.V74WV1t97IU

At Least 159 Killed After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Central Italy https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/magnitude-62-earthquake-strikes-central-italy?utm_term=.eiw8W3vzp#.xyAWr4QXG

Strong quake hits Myanmar, at least 3 dead http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/08/24/strong-quake-hits-myanmar-least-3-dead?cx_navSource=related-side-cx#cxrecs_s

Kokomo tornado spawns damage http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/24/us/indiana-tornadoes/index.html

India – Floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Affect 4 Million, Ganges at Record Levels http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-bihar-uttar-pradesh-august-2016-ganges-record-levels

Disaster risk reduction

Himalayan migration northward found to be result of tectonic lift http://phys.org/news/2016-08-himalayan-migration-northward-result-tectonic.html

Fighting fire with fire http://www.takepart.com/feature/2016/08/19/prescribed-fire

110,000 homes worth a combined $21 billion are in Louisiana’s flood-affected zones, study says https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/19/110000-homes-worth-a-combined-21-billion-are-in-louisianas-flood-affected-zones-study-says/?utm_term=.b2c20616408c

Should the US Copy Dutch Defenses Against Flooding? http://www.seeker.com/should-us-copy-dutch-high-tech-defenses-against-flooding-1977873475.html

New tool hailed as a game changer for predicting floods, informing water-related decisions http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-launches-america-s-first-national-water-forecast-model

Managing disaster risks for jails http://www.preventionweb.net/files/49960_49960gaillardaldpmpb2016.pdf

Testing Earthquake Early Warning Using Geodetic Data in the Pacific Northwest http://www.unavco.org/science/snapshots/technology/2016/crowell.html

New modelling on bushfires shows how they really burn through an area http://phys.org/news/2016-08-bushfires-area.html

Assessing the performance of buildings in future earthquakes http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160821/environment/Assessing-the-performance-of-buildings-in-future-earthquakes.622680

Australian scientists uncover evidence of super eruptions 106 million years ago http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/australian-scientists-uncover-evidence-of-super-eruptions-106-million-years-ago/news-story/191a13eec66529b59a3e5f5a7acf6366

What We Can—and Can’t—Learn From the Floods in Baton Rouge http://www.100resilientcities.org/blog/entry/what-we-canand-cantlearn-from-the-floods-in-baton-rouge#/-_/

Better understanding seismic hazards https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160822174104.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Worsening Wildfire Environment Spurs Call for New Strategies http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Worsening-Wildfire-Environment-Spurs-Call-for-New-Strategies-390981141.html

Zika ‘clone’ could finally lead to a vaccine for the devastating virus http://www.wired.co.uk/article/zika-virus-vaccine-clone

New insights into the relationship between erosion and tectonics in the Himalayas https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160823083555.htm

Volcanic activity worldwide 23 Aug 2016: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Sinabung, Villarrica, Sabancaya, Chikurachki https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/58820/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-23-Aug-2016-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Sinabung-Villarrica-Sabancaya-Chikurach.html

Tews Lane campaigners left frustrated by developers over flood risk fears http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/tews-lane-campaigners-left-frustrated-by-developers-over-flood-risk-fears/story-29647417-detail/story.html

Deadly quake hit in one of Italy’s most seismically-prone regions http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/08/25/deadly-quake-hit-one-italys-most-seismically-prone-regions

Earthquake Exposes Italy’s Disaster Vulnerabilities and Shortcomings http://www.wsj.com/articles/earthquake-exposes-italys-disaster-vulnerabilities-and-shortcomings-1472068886?mod=e2tw

Why the Earthquake in Italy Was So Destructive http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-earthquake-in-italy-was-so-destructive/

Big misconception: Insurance rates can vary greatly; everybody ‘in a flood zone’ http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_60eb4cd2-689e-11e6-8001-1f2443bdeb0a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

Life on the fault lines: Major earthquakes overdue and ‘no one in the world is safe’, expert says http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/life-on-the-fault-lines-major-earthquakes-overdue-and-no-one-in-the-world-is-safe-expert-says/news-story/0453eac947c8a9485be293364f56ac50

A tale of two dams: Is Bihar’s unprecedented flood an avoidable man-made disaster? https://sandrp.wordpress.com/2016/08/23/a-tale-of-two-dams-is-bihars-unprecedented-flood-an-avoidable-man-made-disaster/

Sikkim High Court issues notice to state government on landslide dam http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/sikkim-high-court-issues-notice-to-state-government-on-landslide-dam-55354?platform=hootsuite

The U.S. Strategy for Flood Resilience Is Underwater https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/us-strategy-flood-resilience-coastal-cities-competitions

Emergency management

2 men will be billed $37 million for 2015 Stouts Creek fire, forestry officials say http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/2_men_will_be_billed_37_millio.html

Court Rules Disabled Missouri Firefighter Entitled to Reduced Benefits http://www.firelawblog.com/2016/08/21/court-rules-disabled-missouri-firefighter-entitled-reduced-benefits/

Hurricanes And Tornadoes Have Them, Is It Time For A Flood Scale? http://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2016/08/18/hurricanes-and-tornadoes-have-them-is-it-time-for-a-flood-scale/#af10f81b21cf

The Dzongu landslide dam: an update http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2016/08/19/dzongu-landslide-dam/

5 Reasons Some Were Unaware Of One Of The Biggest Weather Disasters Since Sandy http://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2016/08/16/5-reasons-some-were-unaware-of-one-of-the-biggest-weather-disasters-since-sandy/#1e1513472520

Louisiana residents without flood insurance face uncertainty http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKCN10W0UG?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_content=buffer60b5a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Wildfire rebuild sparks business boom in Fort McMurray http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wildfire-rebuild-sparks-business-boom-in-fort-mcmurray-1.3729648

Cumbria flood group set to go global http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Cumbria-flood-group-set-to-go-global-462cab8c-45b3-4c5e-a00e-8e564b0fa6d3-ds

Christchurch Dilemmas: How to rebuild the city’s heart http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/83394208/Christchurch-Dilemmas-How-to-rebuild-the-citys-heart

Disasters cost world $92b in first half of 2016, Swiss Re says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-18/disasters-have-cost-world-92b-so-far-this-year/7764750

Louisiana residents assess damage from devastating floods – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2016/aug/22/louisiana-floods-photos-cleanup?CMP=edit_2221

Deaths from U.S. lightning strikes this year at highest since 2010 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lightning-idUSKCN10X23R?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

The USGS response to the Louisiana floods is part of the larger USGS flood science mission https://www.usgs.gov/news/fighting-floods

Obama Praises FEMA, Pushes Back on Politics in Visit to Flood-Ravaged Louisiana http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/president-obama-tours-flood-ravaged-lousiana.html?mid=twitter_nymag

The untold story of the fight to save Fort McMurray http://www.cbc.ca/interactives/longform/news/battling-the-beast-fort-mcmurray-wildfire

Firefighters look for new technology as threat of wildfire grows http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/08/23/63226/firefighters-look-for-new-technology-as-threat-of/

NOAA launches new forecast to assist proactive flood response http://www.continuitycentral.com/index.php/news/resilience-news/1352-noaa-launches-new-forecast-to-assist-proactive-flood-response

Preliminary Report Into Why Some Fort McMurray Homes Survived http://www.iclr.org/images/Westhaver_Fort_McMurray_Preliminary_Aug_2016.pdf

The e-GEOS Emergency Room is working to produce maps and detailed data of the areas affected by the Italy earthquake http://www.leonardocompany.com/en/-/egeos-copernicus-terremoto-earthquake

Flood after Storm Desmond report http://www.jbatrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/flooding-after-storm-desmond-PUBLISHED-24-August-2016.pdf

Flood forecasting gets major upgrade http://nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=189556

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Why Translation Tools For Refugees Matters http://7piliers.com/post/149122123267/why-translation-tools-for-refugees-matters

Community resilience researchers share work at AEJMC conference http://ivoh.org/community-resilience-researchers-share-work-aejmc-conference/

How can the media help build community disaster resilience? http://tdc.missouri.edu/doc/dcc_disaster_journalism_factsheet.pdf

A new survey of disaster apps finds many options—some prone to failure—and much more to come http://www.fastcompany.com/3062786/how-disaster-apps-work-and-dont

Play the Hurricane Game http://humanityroad.org/be-a-force-of-nature-hurricane-game/

The game models how the Antarctic ice sheet responds to environmental changes http://www.wired.co.uk/article/ice-flow-penguin-game

The Great Fire of London https://www.abi.org.uk/Insurance-and-savings/Topics-and-issues/Great-Fire-of-London

Large-magnitude volcanic eruptions of the last 11700 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TG4v-H1V9Y

The untold stories of Louisiana flood victims by Baton Rouge photographers http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/23/untold-stories-louisiana-flood-victims-baton-rouge-photographers/89210108/

Anatomy of an earthquake – Professor Iain Stewart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QNigxTN384&feature=youtu.be

Floating school http://blogs.worldwatch.org/saikous-floating-school/

Disaster lessons: children taught to prepare for Bangladesh’s killer quakes https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/24/lessons-in-disaster-children-taught-to-prepare-for-bangladesh-killer-quakes-south-asia

‘They didn’t warn you’: Louisiana disaster reveals deep challenges in flood communication https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/08/18/they-didnt-warn-you-louisiana-disaster-reveals-deep-challenges-in-flood-communication/?tid=a_inl

CoastAdapt: A new tool for a changing climate helps coastal communities prepare http://act-adapt.org/beta-version-of-coastadapt-launched/

Do you know your flood risk status? http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Do-you-know-your-flood-risk-status-391295711.html

Social media and emergency management

41 percent of people in the UK use social media to find out what’s happening in their community http://comms2point0.co.uk/comms2point0/2016/8/23/a-big-pile-of-useful-uk-social-media-stats-youll-like

Codified Hashtags for Weather Warning on Twitter: an Italian Case Study http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/codified-hashtags-for-weather-warning-on-twitter-an-italian-case-study/

The ‘proper’ way to spread ideas through social media http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1467-954X.12378/full

Psychology and disasters

Why so many refuse to evacuate as wildfires approach http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-refusing-to-evacuate-20160817-snap-story.html

Firefighters suffer from PTSD in numbers to rival the military, officials say http://wset.com/news/nation-world/firefighters-suffer-from-ptsd-in-numbers-to-rival-the-military-officials-say

Social capital and disasters

Rural church among those providing aid after Louisiana flood http://newsok.com/rural-church-among-those-providing-aid-after-louisiana-flood/article/feed/1060631?custom_click=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newsok%2FNews+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+news%29

Katrina Pain Index 2016: Race And Class Gap Widening http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/katrina-pain-index-2016-race-and-class-gap-widening_us_57baf8e8e4b07d22cc390045

Today in disaster resilience (27 July 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

The Sand Fire in Santa Clarita Offers Omens of a Fiery Future https://psmag.com/the-sand-fire-in-santa-clarita-offers-omens-of-a-fiery-future-e142811ed90e#.i4dji2y6y

Floods kill at least 154 across China, leave over 100 missing https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/07/23/floods-kill-at-least-154-across-china-leave-over-100-missing.html

Soberanes Fire, California http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=88440&src=twitter-nh

Flood situation worsens in Arunachal; one killed in Assam http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/flood-situation-worsens-in-arunachal-one-killed-in-assam-2933452/

Massive wildfire rages on Greek island of Chios https://www.rt.com/in-motion/353390-wildfires-greek-island-chios/

Spain calls in army as wildfire reaches nature reserve http://phys.org/news/2016-07-spain-army-wildfire-nature-reserve.html

Man Died Trying To Rescue Dog From Raging Sand Fire, Neighbor Says http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/07/25/man-died-trying-to-rescue-dog-from-raging-sand-fire-neighbor-says/

Wildfire Near Carmel Grows to Nearly 15,000 Acres, 20 Homes Burned http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Wildfire-near-Carmel-grows-to-nearly-15000-acres-20-homes-burned.html?utm_content=bufferc2ced&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Nearly 1,570,571 people are affected by floods in 19 districts of Assam http://reliefweb.int/report/india/assam-state-disaster-management-authority-flood-report-flood-situatoin-today-ie-26th

Severe flooding continues in China, nearly 300 dead or missing since July 18 http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2016/07/25/severe-flooding-continues-in-china-nearly-300-dead-or-missing-since-july-18/

Disaster risk reduction

2nd RISC-KIT “Summer” School: Disaster Risk Reduction for Coastal Areas http://www.preventionweb.net/events/view/49642?id=49642

GeoNet turns 15 – what have we learned about earthquakes in that time? http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/82329250/geonet-turns-15–what-have-we-learned-about-earthquakes-in-that-time

QUT-designed portable flood levee aimed at protecting low-lying towns goes into production http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-24/qut-designed-portable-flood-levee-goes-into-production/7641834

Why concrete + rain = flash floods https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/25/why-concrete-rain-flash-floods-weatherwatch

Project was touted as a tool to prevent floods but those claims have been watered down and new threats are eroding confidence – and riverbanks http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1991055/flood-doubts-sceptical-public-questions-three-gorges-dams-capacity-stop

Harmed by heat: Covering the health risks of extreme weather https://www.rjionline.org/stories/harmed-by-heat-covering-the-health-risks-of-extreme-weather

Vast wildfires are burning in remote Siberia, far from humans – here’s why we should care https://theconversation.com/vast-wildfires-are-burning-in-remote-siberia-far-from-humans-heres-why-we-should-care-62881

Ancient plumbing protects Forbidden City from Beijing floods http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36881021

Emergency management

MH370 Pilot Flew a Suicide Route on His Home Simulator Closely Matching Final Flight http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/mh370-pilot-flew-suicide-route-on-home-simulator.html?mid=twitter_nymag#

Hospital Disaster Preparedness as Measured by Functional Capacity: a Comparison between Iran and Sweden http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9030626&fileId=S1049023X13008807

Public demand answers for fatal delays in flood warning http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/996272.shtml

Guidebook for Evacuation of People with Disability https://accessibleexitsigns.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/evacuation-of-pwd-and-emergent-limitations-2nd-edn-by-lee-wilson.pdf

1st US System to Keep Drones Away From Wildfires Kicks Off http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/1st-us-system-drones-wildfires-kicks-off-40859188

Homes on edge of the wilderness complicate wildfire efforts http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-07-26/homes-on-edge-of-the-wilderness-complicate-wildfire-efforts

DJI adding geofences based on real-time wildfire data http://geoawesomeness.com/dji-adding-real-time-wildfire-data-to-its-geofences/

Less lead in New Orleans soils, children’s blood, 10 years after Katrina: study http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/07/lead_levels_dropped_in_no_chil.html

Disaster education, communications and engagement

The Heat, the Floods, and the Danger of Underestimating How to Handle it http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2016/07/24/must-sees-need-reads-heat-hydration-storms-flood/

‘Game of Floods’: Marin Sea-Level Rise Game Wins Award http://patch.com/california/millvalley/game-floods-marin-sea-level-rise-game-wins-award

Gangotri and China: three fascinating new landslide videos http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2016/07/25/gangotri-1/

Fieldnotes from two cities in India: learning about social learning and climate uncertainty http://www.iied.org/fieldnotes-two-cities-india-learning-about-social-learning-climate-uncertainty

These Wildfire Photos Are Gorgeous and Terrifying at the Same Time http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/wildfire-photos-gorgeous-terrifying-time/

Understanding Motivations for Citizen Science http://www.ukeof.org.uk/resources/citizen-science-resources/MotivationsforCSREPORTFINALMay2016.pdf

Augmented Reality Turns a Sandbox into a Geoscience Lesson https://eos.org/project-updates/augmented-reality-turns-a-sandbox-into-a-geoscience-lesson

Book – How the World Breaks: Life in Catastrophe’s Path, from the Caribbean to Siberia http://thenewpress.com/books/how-world-breaks

Social media and emergency management

Facebook, Twitter Help Sniff Out Suspected Olympic Terror Plot http://fortune.com/2016/07/24/facebook-twitter-help-arrest-olympic-terror-suspects/

Nearly 70% of all social media time is spent on smartphones http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/future-social-media-mobile-are-you-ready

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report http://www.slideshare.net/kleinerperkins/2016-internet-trends-report

China cracks down on real-time news reporting including social media http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-25/china-slaps-ban-on-internet-news-reporting-as-crackdown-tightens

Psychology and disasters

Managing stress isn’t ‘weakness,’ firefighters told http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/2016/07/20/managing-stress-isnt-weakness-firefighters-told/87313518/

Today in disaster resilience (22 July 2016)

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

Current emergencies/disasters

India – Over 120 Dead After Monsoon Rains Cause Floods and Landslides in 8 States http://floodlist.com/asia/india-120-dead-monsoon-rain-floods-8-states-july-2016

Heavy rains and flooding across Sudan http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OCHA_Sudan_Weekly_Hum_Bulletin_Issue_29.pdf

Afghanistan – Deadly Flash Floods in Khost Province http://floodlist.com/asia/afghanistan-floods-khost-province-july-2016

Disaster risk reduction

Promoting the right kind of fire—and smarter development—is safer and more cost-effective than fighting a losing battle http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2016/4/coexisting-with-wildfire/1

Infrastructure ‘still faces flood risk’ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36839274

A New Way to Explore City Resilience Strategies http://www.100resilientcities.org/blog/entry/a-new-way-to-explore-city-resilience-strategies#/-_/

Super-eruptions may give only a year’s warning before they blow http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/07/super-eruptions-may-give-only-a-years-warning-before-they-blow/

Why Copenhagen is building parks that can turn into ponds http://citiscope.org/story/2016/why-copenhagen-building-parks-can-turn-ponds

The UK’s supply of food could be put at risk as droughts and storms devastate farmland in the UK and abroad http://www.floodsax.co.uk/2016/extreme-weather-such-as-floods-putting-food-supply-at-risk/

Volcanic and Caldera Collapse: Up Close and Personal http://edmdigest.com/opinion/volcanic-and-caldera-collapse-up-close-and-personal/

Major natural hazards in Asia and the Pacific http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OCHA_ROAP_Hazard_Oversize_2016.pdf

B.C. megathrust earthquake could rupture like a zipper, expert says http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-megathrust-earthquake-could-rupture-like-a-zipper-expert-says-1.2917261

Fire clues in cave dripwater – researchers find wildfire signatures in cave formations for the first time http://phys.org/news/2016-07-clues-cave-dripwater-wildfire-signatures.html

Fiji – Whole Village Relocated After Landslide and Cyclone Disasters http://floodlist.com/australia/fiji-tukuraki-village-relocated-landslide-cyclone

The poverty trap of perennial flooding of Kenya’s Tana River http://cwsglobal.org/tana-flooding/

Emergency management

How our disaster relief system forces foolish decisions https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2016/07/20/how-our-disaster-relief-system-forces-foolish-decisions/C6fh5dzz4LbgfvMy5c5PxM/story.html

Deputy chief of operations says drones will make fire response more timely, effective and safe http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-regional-fire-department-drones-1.3687489

California man arrested for flying drone over wildfire near Sacramento http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/california-man-arrested-for-flying-drone-over-wildfire-near-sacramento/

Wildfires Heat Up Across the West https://www.doi.gov/blog/wildfires-heat-across-west

Allied World reports $10.3 million in reinsurance catastrophe losses from Fort McMurray wildfire http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/allied-world-reports-10-3-million-reinsurance-catastrophe-losses-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-1004097116/

Incident Management Systems and Building Emergency Management Capacity During the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic – Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea http://resiliencesystem.org/cdc-mmwr-incident-management-systems-and-building-emergency-management-capacity-during-2014%E2%80%932016

AMI & Lumley liable for Selwyn fire damage in 2013 http://www.grantshand.co.nz/ami-lumley-liable-selwyn-fire-damage-2015/

Pacific islanders to benefit from computer based programs for Met Services http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/49618

Defensible space saves business from wildfire http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/defensible-space-saves-business-from-wildfire/278206545

First B.C. offshore earthquake sensor up and running http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-b-c-offshore-earthquake-sensor-up-and-running-1.3689186

Fiji to spend $205 million to recover from cyclone Winston http://www.poandpo.com/politics/fiji-to-spend-205-million-to-recover-from-cyclone-winston-207201693/

Global economy weathered $98bn natural hazard loss in first half of 2016, according to Aon catastrophe report http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-economy-weathered-98bn-natural-hazard-loss-in-first-half-of-2016-according-to-aon-catastrophe-report-300301441.html

Disaster education, communications and engagement

We’re Launching an Open Online Harvard Course on Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster – Watch the Trailer! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/were-launching-open-online-harvard-course-response-conflict-davies

Participatory [Citizen] Science https://povesham.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/participatory-citizen-science/

Social media and emergency management

Extreme Heat Social Media Toolkit https://www.ready.gov/heat-toolkit

Social media evolving with times of crises http://m.indianapolisrecorder.com/mobile/news/article_40ae4148-49f6-11e6-8c5e-b72e45a4c078.html

Digital engagement methods for earthquake and fire preparedness: a review http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-016-2378-x

Like real life, Facebook livestreaming can have a light side and a dark side https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/07/07/is-facebook-ready-for-live-videos-important-role-in-police-accountability/?postshare=1861469123879812&tid=ss_fb-bottom