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

Recent emergencies/disasters

At least 9 dead, 11 missing after extreme rainfall hits Chongqing, southwestern China https://watchers.news/2026/05/25/at-least-9-dead-11-missing-after-extreme-rainfall-hits-chongqing-southwestern-china/

At least 28 dead and 10 injured as deadly floods sweep across Afghanistan https://watchers.news/2026/05/24/at-least-28-dead-and-10-injured-as-deadly-floods-sweep-across-afghanistan/

Firefighter dies while battling wildfire in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia https://watchers.news/2026/05/24/firefighter-dies-while-battling-wildfire-in-annapolis-county-nova-scotia/

Woman killed after SUV swept away by flash flood in Petal, Mississippi https://watchers.news/2026/05/26/woman-killed-after-suv-swept-away-by-flash-flood-in-petal-mississippi/

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Apr 2026: Fuego volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300224/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Apr-2026-Fuego-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon-Sang.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate Change Is Quietly Choking Rivers Across the Planet https://scitechdaily.com/climate-change-is-quietly-choking-rivers-across-the-planet/

UK records hottest spring day on record as temperatures reach 34.8°C (94.6°F) https://watchers.news/2026/05/25/uk-records-hottest-spring-day-on-record-as-temperatures-reach-34-8c-94-6f/

Meltwater flowing off Antarctic ice shelves changes the ocean in ways that drive even faster melting https://www.earth.com/news/meltwater-flowing-off-antarctic-ice-shelves-changes-the-ocean-in-ways-that-drive-even-faster-melting/

Women’s Well-Being and Everyday Adaptation to Heat https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.70055

On the death of RCP8.5 https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/on-the-death-of-rcp85

Seven deaths linked to record-breaking May heat in France https://watchers.news/2026/05/26/seven-deaths-linked-to-record-breaking-may-heat-in-france/

At least 11 dead as Europe bakes in unprecedented heatwave https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/europe-swelters-through-record-breaking-may-heatwave/106725240

New ICT toolkit for integrated climate change assessment developed by EU-funded NEVERMORE project https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/news-archive/new-ict-toolkit-for-integrated-climate-change-assessment-developed-by-eu-funded-nevermore-project

New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-coal-plants-hit-10-year-global-high-in-2025-but-power-output-still-fell/

Recent record temperatures ‘rose 10 times faster than expected in stable climate’ https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/27/recent-record-temperatures-rose-ten-times-faster-than-expected-in-stable-climate/

Hailstorms are predicted to hit harder with climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01639-w

Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from it https://theconversation.com/africa-has-been-managing-climate-volatility-for-decades-what-the-rest-of-the-world-can-learn-from-it-283625

Early El Niño signals seen in June forecasts for the United States and Canada https://watchers.news/2026/05/28/early-el-nino-signals-seen-in-june-forecasts-for-the-united-states-and-canada/

Paris enters unprecedented May heat streak as France experiences record-breaking temperatures https://watchers.news/2026/05/28/paris-enters-unprecedented-may-heat-streak-as-france-experiences-record-breaking-temperatures/

Extreme Heat Portal https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/extreme-heat

Global heat records could be broken again soon, WMO says https://www.eenews.net/articles/global-heat-records-could-be-broken-again-soon-wmo-says/

Disaster risk reduction

Why New York City is spending millions on ‘bluebelts’ https://www.preventionweb.net/news/why-new-york-city-spending-millions-bluebelts

Swiss glacier shows instability near disaster‑hit Blatten https://www.europesays.com/ch/69113/

Toward enhanced coastal flooding forecasting using deterministic and probabilistic models https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08201-x

Size isn’t everything – volcanic eruptions may cause more global disruption than previously thought https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/size-isnt-everything-volcanic-eruptions-may-cause-more-global-disruption-than-previously-thought/

What flood protection is worth in the Alps https://wmo.int/resources/meteoworld/meteoworld-april-2026/what-flood-protection-worth-alps

Precipitation extremes in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00794-y

Floods with compounding hazards increased almost threefold in 30 years https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/floods-compounding-hazards-increased-almost-threefold-30-years-2026-05-20_en

Natech https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/tl0309

Disaster risk in Brazil: trends, challenges and policy insights https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08195-6

A novel dynamic disaster risk assessment of Urban Built Environments: An application to flood and earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000841

Intensive and extensive risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/intensive-extensive-risk

Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way https://theconversation.com/backlash-is-often-swift-when-authorities-try-to-plan-retreat-from-the-coast-theres-a-better-way-275790

Emergency Management

Towards multimodal geospatial reasoning: a foundation model approach for disaster detection from social media, news, and weather data https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08191-w

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Bridging warning and adaptation addressing risk communication strategies for short-term natural hazard warnings and long-term risk adaptation – A scoping review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726000013

Seeing the hazard: Effects of visual communication in flood warning messages https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seeing-hazard-effects-visual-communication-flood-warning

Disaster psychology

Preparing for disaster: preparedness in a flood and cyclone prone community

https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-apr-2016-preparing-for-disaster-preparedness-in-a-flood-and-cyclone-prone-community

Sociology and disasters

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

The increasing risk of heatwaves to vulnerable populations in eastern Australia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/increasing-risk-heatwaves-vulnerable-populations-eastern

Creative economy, social capital, and economic diversification: pathways to climate adaptation readiness https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-026-02878-9

Extreme flood events as a neglected natural hazard for marginalized Roma communities of Slovakia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-flood-events-neglected-natural-hazard-marginalized

Summers Are Getting Hotter and Deadlier, Especially for Older Americans https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/extreme-heat-danger-older-adults/

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

State of Disaster Emergency declared for Colorado as Sharpe Fire grows to over 11 400 ha (28 000 acres) https://watchers.news/2026/05/18/state-of-disaster-emergency-declared-for-colorado-as-sharpe-fire-grows-to-over-11-400-ha-28-000-acres/

25 tornadoes reported in central United States, damage in Iowa and Nebraska https://watchers.news/2026/05/18/25-tornadoes-reported-in-central-united-states-damage-in-iowa-and-nebraska/

13 buildings collapse, 2 die after M5.2 earthquake hits Guangxi, China https://watchers.news/2026/05/18/13-buildings-collapse-2-die-after-m5-2-earthquake-hits-guangxi-china/

Largest wildfire in Santa Rosa Island history burns more than 5 900 ha (14 600 acres), threatening rare Torrey pines, California https://watchers.news/2026/05/19/largest-wildfire-in-santa-rosa-island-history-burns-more-than-5-900-ha-14-600-acres-threatening-rare-torrey-pines-california/

Heavy rainfall triggers rescues and flood disruptions in southeast Queensland, Australia https://watchers.news/2026/05/19/heavy-rainfall-triggers-rescues-and-flood-disruptions-in-southeast-queensland-australia/

At least 21 dead after extreme rainfall hits southern and central China https://watchers.news/2026/05/19/at-least-21-dead-after-extreme-rainfall-hits-southern-and-central-china/

Severe storms trigger damaging tornado and flooding in Puebla, Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/severe-storms-trigger-damaging-tornado-and-flooding-in-puebla-mexico/

Over 10 000 pilgrims rescued after landslides disrupt Kedarnath route, India https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/over-10-000-pilgrims-rescued-after-landslides-disrupt-kedarnath-route-india/

M6.1 earthquake damages buildings and injures 28 in Ica, Peru https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/m6-1-earthquake-damages-buildings-and-injures-28-in-ica-peru/

Schools evacuated after M5.6 earthquake in Malatya, Türkiye https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/schools-evacuated-after-m5-6-earthquake-in-malatya-turkiye/

Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Apr 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300289/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Apr-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/05/12/a-new-study-explains-how-carbon-dioxide-cools-the-upper-atmosphere-and-warms-earth-below/

Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260504023852.htm

As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12052026/el-nino-climate-extremes-heatwaves-wildfires-floods/

Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why https://theconversation.com/future-big-droughts-may-be-worse-than-we-think-nzs-past-shows-why-282259

Rising seasonal sea-level swings are under-reported, but could have a major impact https://phys.org/news/2026-05-seasonal-sea-major-impact.html

Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it’s happening https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarcticas-sudden-sea-ice-loss-is-one-of-the-most-extreme-and-confusing-events-in-the-modern-climate-record-scientists-now-know-why-its-happening

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/

Natural world heritage sites are at risk from climate change globally https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/natural-world-heritage-sites-are-risk-climate-change-globally

What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/climate/super-el-nino-impacts-history-climate

Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly? https://theconversation.com/indonesia-says-its-giant-sea-wall-will-stop-flooding-is-this-climate-adaptation-or-a-costly-folly-276181

How Much Will Western Wildfires Worsen Under Warming? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-much-will-western-wildfires-worsen-under-warming

The Mediterranean Sea is capable of generating hurricanes and climate change will make them worse https://theconversation.com/the-mediterranean-sea-is-capable-of-generating-hurricanes-and-climate-change-will-make-them-worse-281182

Heatwaves are now everyday disasters – governments need to do more to protect people https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-are-now-everyday-disasters-governments-need-to-do-more-to-protect-people-281944

Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games https://theconversation.com/summers-are-getting-longer-each-year-and-it-isnt-all-fun-and-games-280884

Indonesia May Soon Lose Its Last Glaciers https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/05/14/indonesia-may-soon-lose-its-last-glaciers/

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-latin-america-and-caribbean-2025

The nation holding back the sea https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/tuvalu-australia-falepili-visa-climate-migration-pacific/106674754

Study Finds Arctic Was Ice-Free Year-Round 14,000 Years Ago At Far Lower CO2 Levels https://climatechangedispatch.com/arctic-ice-free-low-co2-study/

Scientists improve knowledge on sea level rise—and confirm it has been accelerating since 1960 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-knowledge-sea.html

Disaster risk reduction

2025 was EU’s most destructive wildfire season on record https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/2025-was-eus-most-destructive-wildfire-season-record-2026-03-31_en

Alaska’s near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system https://www.preventionweb.net/news/alaskas-near-record-landslide-tsunami-sent-wave-1580-feet-fjord-walls-and-left-clues-building

Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/mh0607

Tanzania Integrates AI Into National Disaster Management Infrastructure to Predict Climate Disasters https://iafrica.com/tanzania-integrates-ai-into-national-disaster-management-infrastructure-to-predict-climate-disasters/

Landslides are New Zealand’s most expensive natural hazard, and the costs are rising quickly https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/new-zealand-landslides

AI in disaster risk reduction: Who is being left out? https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/ai-disaster-risk-reduction-who-being-left-out

The Value of Forecasters-in-the-Loop in Real-Time Flood Forecasting in the Age of Machine Learning https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL118317

Floods with compounding hazards increased almost threefold in 30 years https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/floods-compounding-hazards-increased-almost-threefold-30-years-2026-05-20_en

Understanding the Hazard Potential of the Seattle Fault Zone: It’s “Pretty Close to Home” https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/News/pr/2026/GSA%20News%20Release%2026-07.aspx

Emergency Management

Disaster Storylines and Knowledge Graphs from Global News with Large Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-07036-2

Shifting ground: A counterfactual analysis of recovery in earthquake-affected regions https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00168-026-01490-x

2026 Global report on internal displacement https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/2026-global-report-internal-displacement

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

PreventionWeb empowers students with disaster resilience knowledge https://www.preventionweb.net/news/preventionweb-empowers-students-disaster-resilience-knowledge

Seeing the hazard: Effects of visual communication in flood warning messages https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seeing-hazard-effects-visual-communication-flood-warning

Disaster psychology

Japan’s ‘ibasho’ sense of belonging helps disaster survivors heal, study finds https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353783/japans-ibasho-sense-belonging-helps-disaster-survivors-heal-study-finds

The long shadow of Maui’s wildfires https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/the-long-shadow-of-mauis-wildfires/

Sociology and disasters

Social Vulnerability, Locational Vulnerability, and Uncertainty in Wildfire Risk Index Construction https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24694452.2025.2604851

Climate change costs lives by breaking down social connection, says study https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-social.html

After the Storm Passes, Inequities Worsen https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/after-the-storm-passes-inequities-worsen

Effects of cumulative exposures to climate-related disasters on social capital https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926002220

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Large Everglades wildfire sends smoke toward Pembroke Pines as Florida tracks 61 active fires https://watchers.news/2026/05/11/large-everglades-wildfire-sends-smoke-toward-pembroke-pines-as-florida-tracks-61-active-fires/

Deadly storms prompt national disaster declaration in South Africa https://watchers.news/2026/05/12/deadly-storms-prompt-national-disaster-declaration-south-africa/

Severe thunderstorms leave over 100 dead across Uttar Pradesh, India https://watchers.news/2026/05/14/severe-thunderstorms-leave-over-100-dead-across-uttar-pradesh-india/

Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Apr 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300289/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Apr-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Unequal evidence and impacts, limits to adaptation: Extreme weather in 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/unequal-evidence-and-impacts-limits-adaptation-extreme

A potentially powerful El Nino is forming and could trigger extreme weather worldwide while pushing global heat to record levels https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/el-nino-formation-could-drive-record-global-warmth-experts/amp

Extreme Heat Portal https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/extreme-heat

There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise/

Close calls at Michigan’s dams are a climate warning to America https://grist.org/extreme-weather/close-calls-at-michigans-dams-are-a-climate-warning-to-america/

Stratospheric cooling and amplification of radiative forcing with rising carbon dioxide https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01965-8

2024 global temperature record is consistent with model predictions https://climatewithbrian.com/2026/05/11/2024-global-temperature-record-is-consistent-with-model-predictions/

Targeting green space accessibility gaps to mitigate urban heat island risk in rapidly urbanizing megacities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001822

Extreme heat resilience https://www.undrr.org/our-work/extreme-heat-resilience

Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/critically-low-snowpack-west

Climate scientists warn extreme weather events likely this year https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2026/0512/1572887-climate-heat-environment/

Global fire outbreaks hit record high as ‘unprecedented’ heat extremes loom, scientists say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/global-fire-outbreaks-hit-record-high-unprecedented-heat-extremes-loom-2026-05-12/

Second-highest sea surface temperatures recorded during third-warmest April globally https://climate.copernicus.eu/second-highest-sea-surface-temperatures-recorded-during-third-warmest-april-globally

Record-breaking glacier mass loss in Central Asia in 2025 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae6712

How Extreme Temperatures and Humidity Raise Health Risks https://climateadaptationplatform.com/how-extreme-temperatures-and-humidity-raise-health-risks/

El Niño likely to return: the case for early action https://www.preventionweb.net/news/el-nino-likely-return-case-early-action

Inland seas around the world are severely affected by climate change https://idw-online.de/en/news870656

Drivers of Antarctica’s dramatic sea ice decline could accelerate global warming: new research https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/05/drivers-of-antarctic-dramatic-sea-ice-decline-could-accelerate-global-warming

NOAA raises El Niño odds to 82%, but strength remains uncertain https://watchers.news/epicenter/noaa-raises-el-nino-odds-to-82-but-strength-remains-uncertain/

Study of more than 46m deaths globally reveals who is most at risk from non-optimum temperatures and which diseases are most affected https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/study-of-more-than-46m-deaths-globally-reveals-who-is-most-at-risk-from-non-optimum-temperatures-and-which-diseases-are-most-affected

Disaster risk reduction

Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/dangerous-heavy-rains-are-getting-more-likely-and-widespread/

Human changes in land-cover increase global landslide fatalities in mountains considerably https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/human-changes-in-land-cover-increase-global-landslide-fatalities-in-mountains-considerably

‘Slowly unfolding failures’: What to do about aging dams in a warming world https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/slowly-unfolding-failures-what-to-do-about-aging-dams-in-a-warming-world/

Reinterpreting disasters and urban resilience in the Anthropocene: Disaster management or transforming with disasters? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20530196261432633

Disaster risk planning in an evolving risk landscape: Barriers and enablers in the integration of land use and preparedness actors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001925

Preparatory phase of large earthquakes illuminated by unsupervised categorization of earthquake catalog features https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72279-x

What a devastating earthquake revealed about future quake risk https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/myanmar-earthquake-reveals-clues-about-future-quake-risk/

Thirty years of earthquake retrofit in the city of Los Angeles: Trends, drivers, and implications for seismic resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001895

Building Resilience That Lasts Game Changers for a Livable Planet https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/11/11/building-resilience-that-lasts-game-changers-for-a-livable-planet

Hailstorms now rival Cat 4 hurricanes in financial losses https://www.reinsurancene.ws/hailstorms-now-rival-cat-4-hurricanes-in-financial-losses-cotality/

New AI closes data gaps and shows how extreme weather emerges on Earth https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/05/new-ai-closes-data-gaps-and-shows-how-extreme-weather-emerges-on-earth.html

Extreme weather risks could cost global economy nearly $1trn, CDP says https://www.edie.net/extreme-weather-risks-could-cost-global-economy-nearly-1trn-cdp-says/

Emergency Management

Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/worst-start-to-wildfire-season-raises-alarm-as-el-nino-threatens

Anticipating wildfires: New AI-enhanced risk intelligence https://www.pdc.org/wildfire-weather-warning-ai/

China expands MAZU early warning system for developing countries https://www.meteorologicaltechnologyinternational.com/news/early-warning-systems/china-expands-mazu-early-warning-system-for-developing-countries.html

Typhoon Season in Northwest Pacific Seen Most Active in a Decade https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/typhoon-season-in-northwest-pacific-seen-most-active-in-a-decade

As Hurricane Season Nears, Communities Are Reassessing How They Prepare for Floods https://www.floodmapp.com/post/as-hurricane-season-nears-communities-are-reassessing-how-they-prepare-for-floods

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Taiwan: Disaster Management Reference Handbook https://reliefweb.int/report/china-taiwan-province/taiwan-disaster-management-reference-handbook-april-2026

Ministry of Education and MDMC strengthen school preparedness through training of disaster safe and psychosocial education units in schools https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ministry-education-and-mdmc-strengthen-school-preparedness-through-training-disaster-safe-and

Disaster psychology

The Flood Knowledge Gap Between Communities and Institutions https://www.unda.co.uk/news/flood-knowledge-gap-communities-institutions/

‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us about eco‑anxiety https://theconversation.com/im-mad-at-the-people-who-could-have-solved-the-problem-what-kids-told-us-about-eco-anxiety-278999

Sociology and disasters

Stories of resilience https://cdkn.org/resource/stories-resilience-lessons-local-adaptation-practice

Baltic Resilience in Transformation: Trust, Belonging, and Public Attitudes under Geopolitical Pressure https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404762357_Baltic_Resilience_in_Transformation_Trust_Belonging_and_Public_Attitudes_under_Geopolitical_Pressure

At the edge of (un)inhabitability? Spatial diversity of demographic vulnerability to increasing heat exposure across remote towns of Northern Australia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001937

Why some Europeans face deadlier heat and cold: Inequality map reveals who is most at risk https://phys.org/news/2026-05-europeans-deadlier-cold-inequality-reveals.html

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Landslide-triggered mine collapse kills more than 200 at Rubaya coltan site in North Kivu, DR Congo https://watchers.news/2026/01/31/landslide-triggered-mine-collapse-kills-more-than-200-at-rubaya-coltan-site-in-north-kivu-dr-congo/

Historic cold breaks multiple February records across Florida https://watchers.news/2026/02/02/historic-cold-breaks-multiple-february-records-across-florida/

Japan deploys Self-Defense Forces in Aomori for first time in 21 years as record snowfall kills 30 https://watchers.news/2026/02/03/japan-deploys-self-defense-forces-in-aomori-for-first-time-in-21-years-as-record-snowfall-kills-30/

Tropical Storm Penha (Basyang) expected to make multiple landfalls over Mindanao and Visayas, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/02/05/tropical-storm-penha-basyang-expected-to-make-multiple-landfalls-over-mindanao-and-visayas-philippines/

At least 12 dead, 2 000 homes destroyed as Tropical Cyclone Fytia hits Madagascar https://watchers.news/2026/02/05/at-least-12-dead-2-000-homes-destroyed-as-tropical-cyclone-fytia-hits-madagascar/

Homes on verge of collapse as 4 km (2.5 miles) landslide destabilizes hillside above Gela plain, Italy https://watchers.news/2026/01/30/homes-on-verge-of-collapse-as-4-km-2-5-miles-landslide-destabilizes-hillside-above-gela-plain-italy/

Volcanic activity worldwide 4 Feb 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Tangkuba https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/293898/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-4-Feb-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Soputan-Tangkuba.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Anatomy of a heatwave: how a cyclone, humid air and atmospheric waves drove brutal heat in the southeast https://theconversation.com/anatomy-of-a-heatwave-how-a-cyclone-humid-air-and-atmospheric-waves-drove-brutal-heat-in-the-southeast-274511

Extreme heat resilience https://www.undrr.org/our-work/extreme-heat-resilience

Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/31/australias-grid-now-relies-on-renewable-energy-as-much-as-coal-those-who-doubted-it-look-foolish

Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/climate-change-is-accelerating-scientists-find-in-grim-report/

Heatwaves are changing the way Australians live and spend their money, study finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/heatwaves-changing-australians-spending-habits-study-finds/106287812

Climate change is not making extreme cold more common https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-climate-change-is-not-making-extreme-cold-more-common/

Extreme heat, cold, precipitation and fires mark the start of 2026 https://wmo.int/media/news/extreme-heat-cold-precipitation-and-fires-mark-start-of-2026

Unexpected Climate Feedback Links Antarctic Ice Sheet With Reduced Carbon Uptake https://lamont.columbia.edu/news/unexpected-climate-feedback-links-antarctic-ice-sheet-reduced-carbon-uptake

China to See Solar Capacity Outstrip Coal Capacity This Year https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-solar-coal-2026

Climate change and La Niña made ‘devastating’ southern African floods more intense https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-and-la-nina-made-devastating-southern-african-floods-more-intense/

Global population living with extreme heat to double by 2050 – Oxford study https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/global-population-living-extreme-heat-double-2050-oxford-study

Parts of the tropics may warm more than expected as CO2 rises, study finds https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-02-02/tropical-warming-co2

Extreme Heatwaves Across the Caribbean Are Becoming More Frequent and Severe https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2026-study-extreme-heatwaves-across-caribbean-are-becoming-more-frequent-and

Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice? https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/geo2.70058

Climate ‘fingerprints’ mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean https://theconversation.com/climate-fingerprints-mark-human-activity-from-the-top-of-the-atmosphere-to-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-274659

Disaster risk reduction

South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/02/south-wales-council-buy-demolish-homes-flooding-clydach-terrace-ynysybwl

More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/more-than-87m-people-impacted-by-climate-related-disasters-in-2025/

A review of the UK’s climate in 2025 https://www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a-review-of-the-uks-climate-in-2025/

South Pacific carbon uptake controlled by West Antarctic Ice Sheet dynamics https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01911-0

New study identifies warning signs for extreme flash flooding https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/01/warningsignsforextremeflashflooding/

Aussie bushfire prevention tech goes global https://www.preventionweb.net/news/aussie-bushfire-prevention-tech-goes-global

Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic? https://www.who.int/news/item/02-02-2026-six-years-after-covid-19-s-global-alarm-is-the-world-better-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic

“Jerk”, a promising new method for early warning of volcanic eruptions https://www.gfz.de/en/press/news/details/jerk-eine-vielversprechende-neue-methode-zur-fruehwarnung-vor-vulkanausbruechen

Five smart ways to reduce wildfire risk before the blaze begins https://www.preventionweb.net/news/five-smart-ways-reduce-wildfire-risk-blaze-begins

National and Sub-national disaster risk and resilience assessment and roadmap for India’s telecommunications sector https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/national-and-sub-national-disaster-risk-and-resilience-assessment-and-roadmap-indias

Revolutionizing Wildfire Detection Through UAV-Driven Fire Monitoring with a Transformer-Based Approach https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/12/443

Flood risk is rising at Britain’s most famous landmarks https://www.unda.co.uk/news/flood-risk-is-rising-at-britains-most-famous-landmarks/

Forest Fire Prediction: A Spatial Machine Learning and Neural Network Approach https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/6/205

How Increasing Rainfall Is Changing Flood Risk in the UK https://www.unda.co.uk/news/how-increasing-rainfall-is-changing-flood-risk-in-the-uk/

Emergency Management

Integration of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Fire and Safety Management https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/10/335

Australian Climate and Homelessness Alliance to help rough sleepers through extreme weather https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/australian-climate-change-homelessness-alliance/106226294

Fast-moving floodwater poses hidden danger for cities https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-events/news/2026/fast-moving-floodwater-poses-hidden-danger-for-cities-

In a warming Arctic, Norwegian Red Cross ’snow-how’ helps communities prepare for emergencies https://www.climatecentre.org/16606/in-a-changing-arctic-norwegian-red-cross-snow-how-helps-communities-prepare-for-emergencies/

Over 100 deaths linked to January storms – here’s how to stay safe when cold, snowy weather moves in https://theconversation.com/over-100-deaths-linked-to-january-storms-heres-how-to-stay-safe-when-cold-snowy-weather-moves-in-274605

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) https://wmo.int/site/wmo-common-alerting-protocol

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

StormShare: A Crowdsourcing Web Application to Enhance Resiliency during Hurricanes https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-2230
Disasters are not natural: review of Disasters By Choice: How our Actions turn Natural Hazards into Catastrophes https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes

Be Flood Ready: The Importance of Having a Household Flood Plan https://rainnorthants.co.uk/be-flood-ready/

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) badge manual https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/disaster-risk-reduction-drr-badge-manual

Disaster psychology

Sense of Community and Adaptive Capacity: Insights from the 2019/2020 Australian ‘Black Summer’ Bushfires https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494426000319

Sociology and disasters

The role of social infrastructure in community-based disaster resilience: A case study of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000452

Panel response and attrition in a disaster-recovery survey: trajectories and determinants following the Great East Japan Earthquake https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44367-026-00028-4

Community Resilience and Social Support: A Qualitative Study of Coping Strategies Among Tsunami Survivors in Kerala, India https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-09621-0_23

Social connection and loneliness in the era of extreme weather and climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s44360-025-00041-6

Storytelling Networks and Social Capital for Disaster Resilience: Empowering Narrative Agency in Diverse Communities https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/11508/4924