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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/14/us-heat-wave-moves-east

A large forest fire broke out near the border between Bulgaria and Turkey https://bnt.bg/news/a-large-forest-fire-broke-out-near-the-border-between-bulgaria-and-turkey-330695news.html

“Extremely dangerous” heat grips eastern, central US states https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/dangerous-heat-wave-grips-east-coast

4 missing, 420 evacuated after severe mudflow strikes Osh, causing widespread damage, Kyrgyzstan https://watchers.news/2024/07/15/4-missing-420-evacuated-after-severe-mudflow-strikes-osh-causing-widespread-damage-kyrgyzstan/

Rare tornado in Nicosia, Cyprus https://watchers.news/2024/07/15/rare-tornado-in-nicosia-cyprus/

Residents were evacuated from homes overnight after a wildfire neared in Sicily https://news.sky.com/video/italy-residents-were-evacuated-from-homes-overnight-after-a-wildfire-neared-in-sicily-13150710

A year’s worth of rain in one day, massive floods hit central China https://watchers.news/2024/07/16/a-years-worth-of-rain-in-one-day-massive-floods-hit-central-china/

Powerful derecho blasts through Midwest, leaving a trail of destruction https://watchers.news/2024/07/16/powerful-derecho-blasts-through-midwest-leaving-a-trail-of-destruction/

Toronto cleans up after severe storms cause floods https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4ypd11wr0o

Powerful storm and flooding in eastern Afghanistan claim over 40 lives, destroy 400 homes https://watchers.news/2024/07/17/powerful-storm-and-flooding-in-eastern-afghanistan-claims-over-40-lives-destroys-400-homes/

Two Firefighters Killed in Italy as Southern Europe Swelters in a Heat Wave https://www.firefighternation.com/news/two-firefighters-killed-in-italy-as-southern-europe-swelters-in-a-heat-wave/

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Jul 2024: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Semeru, Ibu, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/247344/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Jul-2024-Etna-volcano-Santiaguito-Fuego-Semeru-Ibu-Reventador-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Houston swelters in punishing heat as 800,000 without power after Beryl https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/12/houston-heat-power-outages

Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/13/labours-rooftop-revolution-to-deliver-solar-power-to-millions-of-uk-homes

The ‘dark arts’ tactic that could be a major threat to Australia’s climate goals https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-dark-arts-tactic-that-could-be-a-major-threat-to-australias-climate-goals/32x6f17zw

Increasing Heat-Stress Inequality in a Warming Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021EF002488

Southern Australia is freezing. How can it be so cold in a warming climate? https://theconversation.com/southern-australia-is-freezing-how-can-it-be-so-cold-in-a-warming-climate-233977

No One Knows Exactly How Many People Are Dying From Extreme Heat https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-07-08/how-many-people-have-died-from-extreme-heat-officials-struggle-to-track

The Golden State burn: Climate’s impact on homeowners and their wealth https://www.sandiegometro.com/2024/07/the-golden-state-burn-climates-impact-on-homeowners-and-their-wealth/

Denver breaks 146-year heat record as temperature soars to 38.3 °C (101 °F), Colorado https://watchers.news/2024/07/15/denver-breaks-146-year-heat-record-as-temperature-soars-to-38-3-c-101-f-colorado/

Airport triples rooftop solar capacity to take self-generation to new heights https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/airport-triples-rooftop-solar-capacity-to-take-self-generation-to-new-heights/

A major milestone: Global climate pollution may have just peaked https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/07/a-major-milestone-global-climate-pollution-may-have-just-peaked/

The Best Roofs to Keep London Cool in Summer May Not Be Green https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-05/the-best-roofs-to-keep-london-summers-cool-may-not-be-green

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2024 https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/all/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-spring-2024/

Climate change is making each day slightly longer, and there’s no sign it’s going to stop, NASA says https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/days-are-getting-longer-because-of-climate-change-according-to-nasa-1.6961637

The London Climate Resilience Review publishes final report https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/climate-change/climate-adaptation/london-climate-resilience-review

After a year of records, heatwaves and floods continue to rage across the planet https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/07/17/after-a-year-of-world-records-heatwaves-and-floods-continue-to-rage-across-the-planet_6686921_114.html

Four people die due to extreme heat in Italy: Who is most at risk when hot weather strikes Europe? https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/07/16/heatwaves-do-discriminate-this-new-map-shows-who-is-most-at-risk-when-hot-weather-strikes-

Attributing Canada’s June heat wave to climate change is an important step in adapting to a warmer world https://theconversation.com/attributing-canadas-june-heat-wave-to-climate-change-is-an-important-step-in-adapting-to-a-warmer-world-234452

Missing piece in climate models https://ps.uci.edu/news/3150

Many Americans think they’re insulated from climate change https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/16/how-climate-change-may-impact-americans-wallets.html

June 2024 Temperature Update https://berkeleyearth.org/june-2024-temperature-update/

Disaster risk reduction

FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods https://grist.org/extreme-weather/fema-flood-rules-climate-change-biden/

2024 Revision of World Population Prospects https://population.un.org/wpp/

The wider the gap between rich and poor the higher the flood mortality https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01107-7

Archetypes of local governance for flood risk reduction decision-making under uncertain climate change futures https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670724004578

Alerting Communities to Hyperlocalized Urban Flooding https://eos.org/research-spotlights/alerting-communities-to-hyperlocalized-urban-flooding

‘The big one’ disaster could happen in our lifetime. Can we even be ready? https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/14/opinions/big-one-disaster-in-our-lifetime-megadisaster-preparedness-schlegelmilch/index.html

Rethinking Readiness https://cup.columbia.edu/book/rethinking-readiness/9780231190411

Diversity of cross-pacific atmospheric river main routes https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01552-y

Smoke over the Arctic Circle as boreal wildfires intensify in Siberia and North America https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/smoke-over-arctic-circle-boreal-wildfires-intensify-siberia-and-north-america

Seismic characteristics of the 2022-2023 unrest episode at Taupō volcano, Aotearoa New Zealand https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/1125

Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence – 2019 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5f1471b6fef0449dba5e2059ecc901f3

Seismica Vol 3 No 1 https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/issue/view/97

Hydrological hazards in South America https://files.emdat.be/2024/07/CredCrunch75.pdf

New Study Unveils Ways to Predict Typhoon Intensity with ‘Eye of Deep Learning https://news.unist.ac.kr/new-study-unveils-ways-to-predict-typhoon-intensity-with-eye-of-deep-learning/

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from a range of disasters https://www.umass.edu/news/article/nature-based-solutions-disaster-risk-climate-change-are-cost-effective-umass-amherst

VulneraCity–drivers and dynamics of urban vulnerability based on a global systematic literature review https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/vulneracity-drivers-and-dynamics-urban-vulnerability-based-global-systematic-literature

#NoNaturalDisasters: Changing the narrative on disasters for philanthropy https://disasterphilanthropy.org/events/nonaturaldisasters-changing-the-narrative-on-disasters-for-philanthropy/

Understanding the Earth as a system: 10 million euros for reorientation and networking in “Earth system sciences” https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/brief/understanding-earth-system-10-million-euros-reorientation-and-networking-earth-system-sciences

UK flood insurance scheme chief warns Labour on housebuilding risks https://www.ft.com/content/73a8906b-af0b-48f5-bae2-09ce38c4dd90

Emergency Management

FEMA is denying requests for aid as relief fund runs dry amid record number of costly disasters https://fortune.com/2024/07/12/fema-aid-requests-denied-disaster-relief-fund-natural-disasters-hurricane-beryl/

Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5 https://apnews.com/article/tropical-weather-hurricanes-hurricane-beryl-5f0c06c5a03aa753c04040271099226d

Local Civil Protection officers despatched to Greece to provide firefighting assistance https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/local-civil-protection-officers-despatched-to-greece-to-assist-with-firefighting/

Navigating Storms: Understanding the Complexities of School Interruptions Post-Hurricane María https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-63186-3_7

K’ahsho Got’ine Guardians Fight Wildfire, Support Emergency Response in NWT https://landneedsguardians.ca/latest/kahsho-gotine-guardians-fight-wildfire-support-emergency-response-in-nwt

More than half of businesses have lost profit from extreme weather: survey https://globalnews.ca/news/10628641/extreme-weather-climate-change-business-impacts/

2024 North American Wildfires https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2024-north-american-wildfires/

US government urged to declare wildfire smoke and extreme heat major disasters https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/17/extreme-heat-wildfire-smoke-disaster-fema

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Reimagining the language of engagement in a post-stakeholder world https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-024-01496-4

Heat Watch Albania https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0acc8804f35e4ca9b907bb93e0f1d11c

Disaster psychology

Unlocking the nonlinear Nexus: Accessibility of emergency resource and resident participation in flood response https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966692324001352

Sociology and disasters

The Effect of Urbanization on Community Social Networks and Support Systems https://carijournals.org/journals/index.php/IJHSS/article/view/2084

Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground https://grist.org/extreme-weather/princeville-north-carolina-fema-grant-army-corps/

Building cross-sector recovery collaborations after Australian bushfires: the importance of embracing and linking diverse capitals and capacities https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17477891.2024.2368498

 

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Himalayan region landslides kill 10, leaves 2,400 tourists stranded in northeastern India https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/14/india/india-sikkim-landslide-deaths-tourists-stranded-intl-hnk/index.html

California wildfire in Los Angeles county forces evacuation of 1,200 people as it burns through 4,400 acres of land https://news.sky.com/story/california-wildfire-in-los-angeles-county-forces-evacuation-of-1200-people-as-it-burns-through-4400-acres-of-land-13153882

Tropical Storm “Alberto” makes landfall in Tampico, Mexico, causing flooding and fatalities https://watchers.news/2024/06/20/tropical-storm-alberto-makes-landfall-in-tampico-mexico-causing-flooding-and-fatalities/

4 dead, over 120 injured after M4.9 earthquake hits northeastern Iran https://watchers.news/2024/06/19/4-dead-over-120-injured-after-m4-9-earthquake-hits-northeastern-iran/

Strong eruptions at Ibu volcano prompt lahar warning, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/06/19/strong-eruptions-at-ibu-volcano-prompt-lahar-warning-indonesia/

Tornado sweeps through Carlepont, Oise, damaging 44 buildings, France https://watchers.news/2024/06/19/tornado-carlepont-oise-france-damage-june-2024/

A landslide emergency at Longiarù in northern Italy https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/longiaru

Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/19/landslides-kill-at-least-15-displace-millions-in-bangladesh-and-india

Widespread floods in Bangladesh leave over 2 million people stranded https://watchers.news/2024/06/23/widespread-floods-in-bangladesh-leave-over-2-million-people-stranded/

Hundreds of thousands affected by floods in central China https://watchers.news/2024/06/23/hundreds-of-thousands-affected-by-floods-in-central-china/

Record rainfall causes devastating floods in Upper Midwest, 1 dead in South Dakota https://watchers.news/2024/06/24/record-rainfall-causes-devastating-floods-in-upper-midwest-1-dead-in-south-dakota/

Severe mudflows ravage southeastern Switzerland, leaving 1 dead and 2 missing https://watchers.news/2024/06/24/severe-mudflows-ravage-southeastern-switzerland-leaving-1-dead-and-2-missing/

At least 24 killed by flooding, landslides after days of heavy rains in Ivory Coast’s largest city https://apnews.com/article/ivory-coast-abidjan-rains-landslides-688c7979269cdf3df558fe5a645dff51

Volcanic activity worldwide 26 Jun 2024: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/245380/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-26-Jun-2024-Fuego-volcano-Karymsky-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Revent.html

Dozens stranded after avalanches hit Chile’s Maipo Province https://watchers.news/2024/06/26/dozens-stranded-after-avalanches-hit-chiles-maipo-province/

Stromboli volcano alert level raised to Orange, Italy https://watchers.news/2024/06/25/stromboli-volcano-alert-level-raised-to-orange-italy/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Life in a heat dome: The American West is figuring out how to keep cool https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240613-how-to-cool-down-urban-heat-islands-in-americas-heatwaves

Six Hajj pilgrims die from heatstroke in Mecca, as temperatures head for 118 degrees Fahrenheithttps://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/15/middleeast/hajj-pilgrims-die-heatstroke-intl-latam/index.html

Sea levels in Florida are rising fast. Tough decisions ahead https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/06/04/florida-sea-level-rise-climate-change-sunny-day-flooding-shore-acres-st-petersburg-septic-drainage/

New heat records have been set every day since March last year. Scientists are confused and concerned about the worrying data https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/daily-heat-records-keep-getting-broken-its-leaving-experts-baffled/x7h38zakp

Uncertain Pathways to a Future Safe Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF004297

Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate changehttps://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change/

Amid scorching heat, 900 people died this week in Saudi Arabia. Climate change has made the Hajj pilgrimage more risky https://theconversation.com/amid-scorching-heat-900-people-died-this-week-in-saudi-arabia-climate-change-has-made-the-hajj-pilgrimage-more-risky-232836

Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65274-z

Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change/

The U.S. is finally making serious efforts to adapt to climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/the-u-s-is-finally-making-serious-efforts-to-adapt-to-climate-change/

The Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024 is the second edition of the Peoples’ Climate Vote survey https://peoplesclimate.vote/download

Five things we learned from the UN’s climate mega-poll https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/20/five-things-we-learned-from-the-uns-climate-mega-poll/

Major power outage hits the Balkan region as an early summer heatwave overloads system https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-22/power-outage-hits-balkan-states-as-heat-overloads-system/104010922

Uncovering the drivers of a million-year-old glacial transition https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sas-earth-environmental-science-drivers-glacial-transition

Only 60% of Australians accept climate disruption is human-caused, global poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/climate-change-survey-human-caused-poll-australia

Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans’ lives by 2050, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/25/rising-sea-levels-flooding

Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/climate-crisis-driving-exponential-rise-in-most-extreme-wildfires

The U.S. is nowhere near ready for climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/the-u-s-is-nowhere-near-ready-for-climate-change/

New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/new-tipping-point-discovered-beneath-the-antarctic-ice-sheet/

Art can change the world, but can it save us from climate extinction? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jun/24/art-can-change-the-world-but-can-it-save-us-from-climate-extinction

A sea ice monitoring project is a climate adaptation tool for Utqiaġvik whalers https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/20/a-sea-ice-monitoring-project-is-a-climate-adaptation-tool-for-utqiagvik-whalers/

From beaches to morgues, illustrating a heat-wave story is riddled with challenges https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/how-do-you-picture-a-heat-wave/

New Analysis Reveals CO2’s Greater Impact on Global Temperature Than Previously Thought https://dailygalaxy.com/2024/06/new-analysis-co2-impact-global-temperature/

Climate change is driving an insurance crisis: Policymakers and regulators must act https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/06/23/climate-change-insurance-florida-citizens-flooding-hurricanes-wildfires-disasters-reinsurance/

Geological archives predict our climate future https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/des-archives-geologiques-predisent-notre-avenir-climatique

Lawyers could charge big oil with homicide after 2023 Arizona heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/26/arizona-heatwave-big-oil-lawsuit

Communicating the links between climate change and heat waves with the Climate Shift Index https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/communicating-the-links-between-climate-change-and-heat-waves-with-the-climate-shift-index/

Deaths mount as Pakistan swelters in heatwave https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn05rz3w4x1o

Disaster risk reduction

Metamorphic testing of machine learning and conceptual hydrologic models https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/2505/2024/

This part of the US is at highest risk for a devastating tsunami https://edition.cnn.com/washington-earthquake-tsunami-violent-earth/index.html

Swiss Re says industry failed to estimate impact of extreme weather https://www.ft.com/content/48b3e54a-771a-4a12-a412-527c34311ca9

Expecting the Unexpected Could Help Us Prepare for Climate Extremes https://eos.org/research-spotlights/expecting-the-unexpected-could-help-us-prepare-for-climate-extremes

Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at night https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/23/science/mount-rainier-volcanic-eruption-lahar-scn/index.html

Scientists analyse record storm surges to help predict future flooding https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2024/06/coastal-flooding.page

Advances in dam breach assessment https://awschool.com.au/training/dam-breach-assessment/

How quickly does groundwater recharge? The answer is found deep underground https://theconversation.com/how-quickly-does-groundwater-recharge-the-answer-is-found-deep-underground-230943

Hyper-resolution flood hazard mapping at the national scale https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/2071/2024/

The Use of Remote Sensing Technology for Forest Fire https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fire/special_issues/9LLK8T42A7

World Risk Poll 2024 report: Resilience in a changing world https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/world-risk-poll-2024-report-resilience-changing-world

How wildfire defines the world https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/06/earth-history-wildfire-gaia/678736/

A ‘te ao Māori’ disaster risk reduction framework https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12622

Emergency Management

Wildfire Smoke Killed More Than 50,000 Californians Over a Decade https://e360.yale.edu/digest/wildfire-smoke-deaths-california

Wildfire Peer Review Report for Greece https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/news/ucpm-wildfire-peer-review-report-handed-over-greek-authorities

Lessons from disaster governance: Port of Beirut explosion reform recovery and reconstruction framework https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/lessons-disaster-governance-port-beirut-explosion-reform-recovery-and-reconstruction

Australians have had to move more than 240,000 times in recent years due to worsening disasters, with the hardest hit communities experiencing extreme weather events at least 25 times https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/calamity-hotspots-climate-disasters-force-aussies-move-quarter-million-times/

Florida Braces for Coming Hurricane Season With Tech Tools https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/florida-braces-for-coming-hurricane-season-with-tech-tools

Live updates: Rapidan Dam in imminent failure condition https://www.fox9.com/weather/rapidan-dam-imminent-failure-condition-minnesota

Crew arrested after yacht fireworks spark Greece blaze https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722p1ljlk9o

‘Multiple disasters all in one day’: New Mexico’s brutal week of fire and flood https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/22/new-mexico-wildfires-floods-disaster

Best States for Disaster Preparedness https://smilehub.org/blog/best-states-for-disaster-preparedness/128

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/23/how-does-heat-kill/

FEMA Employees Share Pet Preparedness Tips https://www.fema.gov/blog/fema-employees-share-pet-preparedness-tips

Disaster psychology

Practices Supporting Community Recovery and Healing from Climate-Related Disasters: A Systematic Review https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/795

Nearly half the global population feels unable to protect themselves from disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/news/nearly-half-global-population-feels-unable-protect-themselves-disasters

To live with floods or not: Intersectionality of drivers of urban households’ adaptation and relocation intentions https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.13015

Leadership and discursive mobilizing of collective action in the Jonestown mass killing https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjso.12772

Effects of vicarious experiences of nature, environmental beliefs, and attitudes on adolescents’ environmental behavior https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504622.2023.2202368

Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01951-1

Sociology and disasters

Building Resilient Communities Through Social Capital in Cities: Reflections From City of Harare, Zimbabwe https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/348115

Population Activity Recovery: Milestones Unfolding, Temporal Interdependencies, and Relationship with Physical and Social Vulnerability https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381652780_Population_Activity_Recovery_Milestones_Unfolding_Temporal_Interdependencies_and_Relationship_with_Physical_and_Social_Vulnerability

(Re)envisioning inclusive futures: Applying narrative foresight to deconstruct the problem of urban flooding in the slums of Bengaluru, India https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.12786

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Lava crosses Grindavíkurvegur road near Grindavik, Iceland https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/lava-crosses-grindavikurvegur-road-near-grindavik-iceland/

Sydney battered by heavy rain, leading to flash floods and rescues, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/sydney-battered-by-heavy-rain-leading-to-flash-floods-and-rescues-australia/

Massive landslide causes ‘catastrophic road failure’ on Teton Pass, Wyoming https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/massive-landslide-causes-catastrophic-road-failure-on-teton-pass-wyoming/

Flash floods in Albuquerque arroyos result in one fatality, New Mexico https://watchers.news/2024/06/11/albuquerque-arroyos-flash-flood-june-2024/

Sarasota hit by record-breaking 1-hour rainfall, all of South Florida under Flood Watch https://watchers.news/2024/06/12/sarasota-hit-by-record-breaking-1-hour-rainfall-all-of-south-florida-under-flood-watch/

Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Jun 2024: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/244316/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Jun-2024-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Marapi-.html

Widespread floods in South Florida, authorities urge citizens to refrain from travel https://watchers.news/2024/06/13/widespread-floods-in-south-florida-authorities-urge-citizens-to-refrain-from-travel/

Severe floods and landslides claim 3 lives in northern Vietnam https://watchers.news/2024/06/13/severe-floods-and-landslides-claim-3-lives-in-northern-vietnam/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Intensification and Poleward Shift of Compound Wind and Precipitation Extremes in a Warmer Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL110135

May 2024 marks 12 months of record-breaking global temperatures https://climate.copernicus.eu/may-2024-marks-12-months-record-breaking-global-temperatures

Wind and solar projects show signs of rebound, as battery storage charges on with record quarter https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-projects-show-signs-of-rebound-as-battery-storage-charges-on-with-record-quarter/

Global Warming Will Increase Earthquake Hazards through Rising Sea Levels and Cascading Effects https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220240100/644474/Global-Warming-Will-Increase-Earthquake-Hazards

Millions in southwestern U.S. under Excessive Heat Warning https://watchers.news/2024/06/10/millions-in-southwestern-u-s-under-excessive-heat-warning/

A Giant Ancient River System Revealed Beneath Antarctica’s Ice https://www.iflscience.com/a-giant-ancient-river-system-revealed-beneath-antarcticas-ice-74558

As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062024/pakistan-heat-wave-emergency/

During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever

A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential https://theconversation.com/a-renewable-energy-transition-that-doesnt-harm-nature-its-not-just-possible-its-essential-229605

More money is being poured into solar than all other energy technologies combined https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-money-is-being-poured-into-solar-than-all-other-energy-technologies-combined/

Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’ https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/10/heat-wave-heart-attacks-climate-change/

Global temperature is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level temporarily in next 5 years https://wmo.int/media/news/global-temperature-likely-exceed-15degc-above-pre-industrial-level-temporarily-next-5-years

The Critical Role of Housing in Climate Adaptation https://climateadaptationplatform.com/the-critical-role-of-housing-in-climate-adaptation/

Four things you should know: Climate change & Small Island Developing States—by the numbers https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechange/four-things-you-should-know–climate-change—small-island-devel

Debunking eight common myths about climate change https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/debunking-eight-common-myths-about-climate-change

Urbanization exacerbates continental- to regional-scale warming https://www.cell.com/one-earth/abstract/S2590-3322(24)00248-3

Egypt sets hottest June day in African history; historic heatwave hits Cyprus https://watchers.news/2024/06/11/egypt-sets-hottest-june-day-in-african-history-historic-heatwave-hits-cyprus/

The spring temperatures in Russia and Norway break records https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/06/spring-temperatures-russia-and-norway-break-records

Why London, New York and Shanghai should be worried about Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/antarctica-doomsday-thwaites-glacier-climate-change/

Climate change and disorders of the nervous system https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(24)00087-5/abstract

Disaster risk reduction

Predicting Deep-Seated Landslide Displacements in Mountains through the Integration of Convolutional Neural Networks and Age of Exploration-Inspired Optimizer https://nhess.copernicus.org/preprints/nhess-2024-86/

Historic floods, tenfold increase in wildfires and now a potential extreme drought make triple suffering for Brazil https://watchers.news/2024/06/09/historic-floods-tenfold-increase-in-wildfires-and-now-a-potential-extreme-drought-make-triple-suffering-for-brazil/

Up in Smoke: Bushfire challenges in northern Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2024-06-09/up-in-smoke:-bushfire-challenges-in-northern/103957002

A section of critical highway collapsed in Wyoming. Could it happen anywhere? https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/06/10/wyoming-teton-pass-collapse/

Study: Southern California is most disaster-prone region in U.S. https://www.ocregister.com/2024/06/09/study-southern-california-is-most-disaster-prone-region-in-u-s/

Once used as trash dumps, Sri Lanka’s wetlands are remade as flood-buffering parks https://thebulletin.org/2024/06/once-used-as-trash-dumps-sri-lankas-wetlands-are-remade-as-flood-buffering-parks/

Fire and floods: The risky Perth suburbs facing falling property values https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/fire-and-floods-the-risky-perth-suburbs-facing-falling-property-values-20240605-p5jjfs.html

Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer https://theconversation.com/of-ice-and-fire-what-sea-salt-in-antarctic-snowfall-reveals-about-bushfires-worse-than-the-black-summer-230982

Experts say thousands of home owners face property value loss due to new flood modelling. In Melbourne, the process has begun https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-13/kensington-banks-melbourne-water-flood-mapping-value-loss-fears/103960736

Airplanes won’t solve Europe’s wildfire problem. Nature might https://www.context.news/climate-risks/spend-on-nature-or-risk-spiralling-wildfire-costs-in-europe

Emergency Management

From Hawaii to B.C., wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms https://www.thefreepress.ca/national-news/from-hawaii-to-bc-wildfires-underscore-resiliency-challenges-for-telecoms-7377490

Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey and EY: ‘Disaster capitalism’ takes the lead in rebuilding efforts in Rio Grande do Sul https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2024/06/04/alvarez-marsal-mckinsey-and-ey-disaster-capitalism-takes-the-lead-in-rebuilding-efforts-in-rio-grande-do-sul

Greece sends aid to raging Cyprus wildfire https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1241201/greece-sends-aid-to-raging-cyprus-wildfire/

Increasing April-May rainfall, El Niño and high vulnerability behind deadly flooding in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasing-april-may-rainfall-el-nino-and-high-vulnerability-behind-deadly-flooding-in-afghanistan-pakistan-and-iran/

‘The future is dark’: Brazilian businesses shattered by floods https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/longform/2024/6/11/the-future-is-dark-inside-the-brazilian-businesses-shattered-by-floods

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Popular Wildfire App Highlights the Radio Encryption Dilemma https://www.govtech.com/biz/data/popular-wildfire-app-highlights-the-radio-encryption-dilemma

How a ‘Citizen Map’ Is Helping Brazil Prepare for Next Big Flood https://e360.yale.edu/features/southern-brazil-floods-citizen-map

Disaster psychology

Environmental factors in tsunami evacuation simulation: topography, traffic jam, human behaviour https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/environmental-factors-tsunami-evacuation-simulation-topography-traffic-jam-human

Sociology and disasters

The social life of climate projects https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/socf.12995

Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives https://theconversation.com/records-of-pompeiis-survivors-have-been-found-and-archaeologists-are-starting-to-understand-how-they-rebuilt-their-lives-230641

The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts https://www.nber.org/papers/w32548

Intersecting realities: Four approaches to making locally-led adaptation more inclusive https://www.preventionweb.net/news/intersecting-realities-four-approaches-making-locally-led-adaptation-more-inclusive

Empty pantries: The death of survival myths among typhoon Haiyan survivors in resettlement sites during COVID-19 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092400222X

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Rapidly spreading Corral Fire forces evacuations in San Joaquin County, California https://watchers.news/2024/06/02/rapidly-spreading-corral-fire-forces-evacuations-in-san-joaquin-county-california/

Strong atmospheric river to bring heavy rain and flooding to Pacific Northwest, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/06/01/strong-atmospheric-river-to-bring-heavy-rain-and-flooding-to-pacific-northwest-u-s/

Assam floods: Death count rises to 18; over 5 lakh people affected, fresh areas inundated https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam-floods-death-count-rises-to-eighteen-over-5-lakh-people-affected-fresh-areas-inundated/article68245290.ece

Severe flooding in southern Germany claims four lives, forces thousands to evacuate https://watchers.news/2024/06/03/germany-flood-damage-fatalities-june-2024/

Bombing low drops more than a month’s worth of rain over Sydney in just one day, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/06/04/bombing-low-drops-more-than-a-months-worth-of-rain-over-sydney-in-just-one-day-australia/

Heavy monsoon rains claim 17 lives, force school closures in Sri Lanka https://watchers.news/2024/06/04/heavy-monsoon-rains-claim-17-lives-force-school-closures-in-sri-lanka/

Strong explosive eruption at Kanlaon volcano forces evacuations, Philippines https://watchers.news/2024/06/04/strong-explosive-eruption-at-kanlaon-volcano-forces-evacuations-philippines/

Large cold lava flow hits Biaknabato village after strong eruption at Kanlaon volcano, Philippines https://watchers.news/2024/06/05/large-cold-lava-flow-hits-biaknabato-village-after-strong-eruption-at-kanlaon-volcano-philippines/

Severe flooding, large tornado leave 22 people dead and many injured in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal https://watchers.news/2024/06/05/severe-flooding-large-tornado-leave-22-people-dead-and-many-injured-in-south-africas-eastern-cape-and-kwazulu-natal/

Volcanic activity worldwide 6 Jun 2024: Fuego volcano, Merapi, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Kilauea https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/243824/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-6-Jun-2024-Fuego-volcano-Merapi-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Kilauea-Lewotob.html

Record-breaking tornado damage length for May 26 storms https://watchers.news/2024/06/06/record-breaking-tornado-damage-length-for-may-26-storms/

Large cold lava flow hits Biaknabato village after strong eruption at Kanlaon volcano, Philippines https://watchers.news/2024/06/05/large-cold-lava-flow-hits-biaknabato-village-after-strong-eruption-at-kanlaon-volcano-philippines/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Australian solar innovator says its biggest order yet is headed for hurricane territory https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-solar-innovator-says-its-biggest-order-yet-is-headed-for-hurricane-territory/

Climate Change Added 26 Days of Extreme Heat Over the Last Year https://e360.yale.edu/digest/extreme-heat-report-2024

The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare https://theconversation.com/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866

‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/vermont-oil-companies-climate-superfund-act

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels https://apnews.com/article/panama-island-guna-climate-change-f368711649ff6986ea25a79534405a84

America’s Hottest City Is Having a Surge of Deaths https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/phoenix-americas-hottest-city-is-having-a-surge-of-deaths/

‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously? https://theconversation.com/an-intergenerational-crime-against-humanity-what-will-it-take-for-political-leaders-to-start-taking-climate-change-seriously-231383

How Wall Street enables the fossil fuel companies cooking our planet https://www.salon.com/2024/06/03/how-wall-street-enables-the-fossil-fuel-companies-cooking-our-planet/

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/03/devastating-brazil-floods-made-twice-as-likely-by-burning-of-fossil-fuels-and-trees

Combining early warning systems and long-term preparedness for heat in the UK – this summer and for the long haul https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/combining-early-warning-systems-and-long-term-preparedness-for-heat-in-the-uk-this-summer-and-for-the-long-haul/

Communities divided over renewable energy development https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8649927/communities-divided-over-renewable-energy-development/

The uninsurable world: how the insurance industry fell behind on climate change https://www.ft.com/content/b4bf187a-1040-4a28-9f9e-fa8c4603ed1b

As global heating cuts Australia’s snowfall ski season may go downhill, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/05/australia-snow-season-skiing-snowboarding-global-heating-bookings

Spain turns cemeteries into solar powerhouses, aims 440,000 kW by 2030 https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-panels-cemetery-spain

Global groundwater warming due to climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01453-x

As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/world-the-hottest-on-record-12-months-in-a-row/103904150

Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat https://www.climatecentral.org/report/climate-change-and-the-escalation-of-global-extreme-heat

Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions https://theconversation.com/sky-high-vanity-constructing-the-worlds-tallest-buildings-creates-high-emissions-229183

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-accelerating-record-hot-deadly-434881547b4585a32fa906cf5495d3f0

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/antonio-guterres-un-chief-fossil-fuels-advertising

Less than 4% of dryland areas are projected to desertify despite increased aridity under climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01463-y

Disaster risk reduction

Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ageing-dams-pose-growing-threat-un

La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon https://theconversation.com/la-nina-is-coming-raising-the-chances-of-a-dangerous-atlantic-hurricane-season-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-this-climate-phenomenon-228595

Assessing the myth of disaster risk reduction in the wake of catastrophic floods https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-024-00007-w

Tsunami Sands Help Scientists Assess Cascadia Earthquake Models https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tsunami-sands-help-scientists-assess-cascadia-earthquake-models

Living weirs and re-establishing floodplains can reduce the vulnerability of communities and ecosystems https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/lessons-for-ecosystem-based-adaptation-along-thailands-changing-rivers

New landslide forecasting system helping researchers save lives in Nepal https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/june/new-landslide-forecasting-system-helping-researchers-save-lives-in-nepal

When stones start rolling https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2024/06/when-stones-start-rolling.html

Impacts of future climate and land use/land cover change on urban runoff using fine-scale hydrologic modeling https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479724012702

The next great flood is coming. Britain isn’t ready https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-norfolk-britain-climate-change-flood-rain-fall-water-threat-sea-europe-east-coast-scientists/

Building resilience in Asian mega-deltas https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00561-x

Effective public warning systems: Saving lives and mitigating disaster amid a changing climate https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/effective-public-warning-systems-saving-lives-and-mitigating-disaster-amid-a-changing-climate/177730/

Magnitude 𝑚b⁠: Reducing Processing‐Related Variability https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220240042/637921/Magnitude-mb-Reducing-Processing-Related        

Emergency Management

UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate https://apnews.com/article/disasters-deaths-worsening-climate-getting-better-ebe7f7c75d318a2024501b35bec509a1

$223 million to build nearly 1000 homes in KY communities impacted by 2021 tornadoes https://www.kbsi23.com/news/223-million-to-build-nearly-1000-homes-in-ky-communites-impacted-by-2021-tornadoes/

Putting Out The Flames https://medium.com/usaid-2030/putting-out-the-flames-6c00677a4697

Derecho Devastation Underscores Need for Disaster Preparation https://www.inc-aus.com/araceli-crescencio/derecho-devastation-underscores-need-disaster-preparation.html

As Fire Season Fast Approaches, Greece’s Planners Look for an Edge in Response Time https://www.wildlandfirefighter.com/2024/04/10/as-fire-season-fast-approaches-greeces-planners-look-for-an-edge-in-response-time/

Landslide in Papua New Guinea https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/activations/-/article/landslide-in-papua-new-guinea-activation-885-      

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

New Law to Provide Florida Homebuyers With More Transparency on Flood History https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01062024/florida-homebuyers-flood-history-law/

Can you spot these hurricane myths? https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/06/us/quiz-hurricane-season-misconceptions-myths/

The Potential of Crowdsourced Data for the Rapid Impact Assessment of Large Earthquakes: The 2023 M 7.8 Kahramanmaraş‐Pazarcık, Türkiye, Earthquake https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230421/637922/The-Potential-of-Crowdsourced-Data-for-the-Rapid

Education in international climate pledges – identifying education framings in countries nationally determined contributions (NDCs) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504622.2024.2340504

Heat index warnings can save lives on dangerously hot days − if people understand what they mean https://theconversation.com/heat-index-warnings-can-save-lives-on-dangerously-hot-days-if-people-understand-what-they-mean-229174

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Severe thunderstorms hit Kansas and Oklahoma with strong winds, baseball-sized hail and tornadoes https://watchers.news/2024/05/20/severe-thunderstorms-kansas-oklahoma-strong-winds-baseball-sized-hail-and-tornadoes/

Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/18/fresh-flooding-in-afghanistan-people-dead-after-heavy-rain-brings-devastation

Deadly Houston windstorm estimated to have caused $5B to $7B in damage, AccuWeather tells ABC13 https://abc13.com/post/houston-tornado-power-outage-chief-meterologist-jon-porter-damage-costs/14833883/

Multiple homes destroyed in Fort Nelson wildfire, officials say https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/homes-destroyed-fort-nelson-wildfire-1.7209035

Volcanic activity worldwide 22 May 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/242526/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-22-May-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Dukono-.html

Italy hit by severe flooding after heavy rain https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9xz8w2p8l8o

Violent hailstorm paralyzes the city of Gniezno, Poland https://watchers.news/2024/05/21/gniezno-hailstorm-poland-may-2024/

Massive tornadoes strike Iowa, including Greenfield and Carbon, causing major damage and casualties https://watchers.news/2024/05/22/iowa-tornado-damage-greenfield-may-2024/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Biden-Harris Administration invests $4.55 million for community heat resilience through Investing in America agenda https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-4-point-55-million-for-community-heat-resilience

Closure of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station may be delayed while renewables catch up https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/21/eraring-coal-fired-power-station-closure-delay-renewable-energy

The world’s benchmark climate monitoring station passes a major milestone https://research.noaa.gov/2024/05/20/the-worlds-benchmark-climate-monitoring-station-passes-a-major-milestone/

AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/

Delhi under Red alert as extreme temperatures strike northwest India https://watchers.news/2024/05/18/delhi-under-red-alert-heatwave-northwest-india/

CMIP6 Models Rarely Simulate Antarctic Winter Sea-Ice Anomalies as Large as Observed in 2023 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109265

Sea levels are starting to rise faster. Here’s how much South Florida is expecting https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article288522659.html

Powering Australia with nuclear energy would cost roughly twice as much as renewables, CSIRO report shows https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-22/nuclear-power-double-the-cost-of-renewables/103868728

Anthropogenic and atmospheric variability intensifies flash drought episodes in South Asia https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01390-y

Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/delhi-orders-schools-to-close-early-heatwave-india

What is the state of the European climate? https://www.climateforesight.eu/articles/what-is-the-state-of-the-european-climate/

Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-made-the-deadly-heatwaves-that-hit-millions-of-highly-vulnerable-people-across-asia-more-frequent-and-extreme/

The macroeconomic impact of climate change: Global vs. local temperature https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/macroeconomic-impact-climate-change-global-vs-local-temperature

How Miami-Dade County is protecting public housing residents from dangerous heat waves https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/how-miami-dade-county-is-protecting-public-housing-residents-from-dangerous-heat-waves/

Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Californians’ Health https://www.ppic.org/blog/extreme-heat-takes-a-toll-on-californians-health/

Climate change is a human rights issue https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-a-human-rights-issue-228156

Report highlights turning point as clean energy accounts for 30% of global power supply: ‘Faster than anyone thought possible’ https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/renewable-energy-electricity-world-report-trends/

What you need to know about record-breaking heat in the Atlantic https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-record-breaking-heat-in-the-atlantic/

In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20052024/antarctica-fundamental-climate-shifts-studies/

Autumn and winter storm rainfall in the UK and Ireland was made about 20% heavier by human-caused climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/autumn-and-winter-storms-over-uk-and-ireland-are-becoming-wetter-due-to-climate-change/

Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report

Disaster risk reduction

Temporary Seismic Network in the Metropolitan Area of Rome (Italy): New Insight on an Urban Seismology Experiment https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220230290/637016/Temporary-Seismic-Network-in-the-Metropolitan-Area

A recipe for why and how to set up and sustain an experimental catchment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.15163

Reply to Comment on ‘Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate’ https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad40c1

Reconstruction of long-term hydrologic change and typhoon-induced flood events over the entire island of Taiwan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458182400154X

Understanding disaster risk: foundational concepts and principles https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk

Feds officially turn on funding tap for $34 billion ‘Ike Dike’ project https://www.chron.com/gulf-coast/article/texas-coast-ike-dike-funding-19467984.php

Should London become a ‘sponge city’? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51ngn55gz4o

Evolving multi-hazard paradigms in a nutshell https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2024/05/20/evolving-multi-hazard-paradigms-in-a-nutshell/

Urban flood drifters (UFD): Identification, classification and characterisation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.13002

Weaker Codes Means New Homes Will Be Less Safe in North Carolina https://www.nrdc.org/bio/rob-moore/weaker-codes-means-new-homes-will-be-less-safe-north-carolina

Naples sits on volcanic monsters – and one of them threatens to consume the city https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240321-the-risk-of-volcano-eruption-in-naples-vesuvius-campi-flegrei

Emergency Management

CMCC facilitates a Wildfire Peer Review in Italy within the Union Civil Protection Mechanism https://www.cmcc.it/article/cmcc-facilitates-a-wildfire-peer-review-in-italy-within-the-union-civil-protection-mechanism

Satellite imagery to help aerial firefighters find usable watersources https://www.ga.gov.au/news/satellite-imagery-to-help-aerial-firefighters-find-usable-watersources

The Post-Yolanda Relocation and Climate Emergency: The Case of Tacloban North https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-7804-5_10

Here’s Yet Another Reason to Stay on Top of Your COVID Vaccine Boosters https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-yet-another-reason-to-stay-on-top-of-your-covid-vaccine-boosters

More aircraft to respond to fires, floods and other severe weather events https://nema.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/more-aircraft-to-keep-australians-safer-from-disasters

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

INSPIRE: Behavioural Insights for Better Communication https://www.behaviourworksaustralia.org/courses/inspire-your-communication

How would you prepare for an emergency? https://prepare.campaign.gov.uk/

Disaster psychology

A comparative assessment of household power failure coping strategies in three American cities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629624001646

‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/21/the-fear-has-properly-set-in-how-it-feels-to-watch-my-home-town-disappear-into-the-sea

Sociology and disasters

Researching Gender and Disasters of Natural Origin: Ethical Challenges https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/9/3/70

The impact of social capital to improve rural households’ resilience against flooding: evidence from Iran https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/articles/10.3389/frwa.2024.1393226/full

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Sydneysiders to return to flood-hit homes as rivers fall https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-news-clean-up-under-way-as-nsw-residents-remain-on-flood-watch/0eec6c54-d5cd-489c-8f84-503ed4475cb1

Rare M4.8 earthquake hits New Jersey — the strongest since 1783, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/04/06/rare-m4-8-earthquake-hits-new-jersey-the-strongest-since-1783-u-s/

Widespread record floods hit parts of Russia, flooding over 10 500 homes https://watchers.news/2024/04/09/widespread-record-floods-hit-parts-of-russia-flooding-over-10-500-homes/

Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Apr 2024: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/238910/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Apr-2024-Etna-volcano-Santiaguito-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Ib.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate pollution due to transport https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/better-travel-options-can-halve-climate-pollution-from-transport-by-2030/

Irish wind farms break record as turbines generate 43pc of electricity in March, report finds https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-wind-farms-break-record-as-turbines-generate-43pc-of-electricity-in-march-report-finds/a1250144377.html

Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/record-highs-heat-trapping-gases-climate-crisis

‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe

Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go https://theconversation.com/coastal-wetlands-cant-keep-pace-with-sea-level-rise-and-infrastructure-is-leaving-them-nowhere-to-go-226851

King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili Union treaty https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/tuvalu-weighs-falepili-union-treaty-king-tides/103669542

Greta Thunberg detained twice by police during Extinction Rebellion protest at The Hague https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/greta-thunberg-detained-twice-by-police-in-the-netherlands/103678576

Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below https://theconversation.com/heat-from-el-nino-can-warm-oceans-off-west-antarctica-and-melt-floating-ice-shelves-from-below-226233

Subsurface Warming of the West Antarctic Continental Shelf Linked to El Niño-Southern Oscillation https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL104518

Climate Resilient Cities https://wri-india.org/sites/default/files/WebFinal_23_CHVA_A4%20Report_24Feb.pdf

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists

Rising Seas Stretch Risk Zones https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-seas-stretch-risk-zones

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change https://www.carbonbrief.org/how-nigeria-is-reeling-from-extreme-heat-fuelled-by-climate-change/

Global warming is coming for your home https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/global-warming-is-coming-for-your-home

Ignore the pushback — green energy is going strong https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/04/10/clean-renewable-energy-electric-vehicles-evs-solar-wind-jacksonville-jea-natural-gas/

Adaptation Is the World’s Unheralded Tool to Deal With Climate Change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/climate-change-adaptation-key-questions-answered

European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68768598

Disaster risk reduction

Multiscale dynamics of transient merging between western disturbances and monsoonal lows: Connections to the July 2023 flood in Himachal Pradesh https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169809524001832

Elasticity curves describe streamflow sensitivity to precipitation across the entire flow distribution https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023EGUGA..25.6555A/abstract

Modeling streamflow in non-gauged watersheds with sparse data considering physiographic, dynamic climate, and anthropogenic factors using explainable soft computing techniques https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169424002403

Looking ahead in the midst of a crisis: The role of Anticipatory Action in a protracted drought https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/looking-ahead-midst-crisis-role-anticipatory-action-protracted-drought

Impacts of spatiotemporal resolutions of precipitation on flood event simulation based on multimodel structures – a case study over the Xiang River basin in China https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1665/2024/

Emergency Management

Flooded Wollongong community rallies to begin clean-up as uninsured residents fear for future https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/wollongong-flood-community-starts-cleanup-uninsured-fear/103679696

‘FireSmart works’: Praise for wildfire mitigation in West Kelowna https://www.kelownacapnews.com/local-news/firesmart-works-praise-for-wildfire-mitigation-in-west-kelowna-7341492

Emergency Management to conduct earthquake  communications testing and earthquake drill https://www.tooeleonline.com/articles/news/emergency-management-to-conduct-earthquake-communications-testing-and-earthquake-drill/

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Flood https://www.preventionweb.net/knowledge-base/hazards/flood

Disaster psychology

Higher ground or into harm’s way? Household storm surge sheltering and evacuation plans https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924002140

Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01951-1

Information and Compassion in Crisis Responses: A Test of Their Effects https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s1532754xjprr1102_02

Sociology and disasters

Slow violence to disasters: Exploring racialized topographies and contextualizing social vulnerability to flood and other environmental risks https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924001717

First they came for the Young Communists: police facilitation and control at COP26, Glasgow https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10439463.2024.2336007

Keeping it Fair: How to Account for Inequity in Climate and Disaster Risk Analyses https://blogs.adb.org/blog/keeping-it-fair-how-account-inequity-climate-and-disaster-risk-analyses

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Tornado outbreak strikes Indiana and Ohio, numerous injuries, 2 fatalities reported https://watchers.news/2024/03/15/tornado-outbreak-strikes-indiana-and-ohio-numerous-injuries-2-fatalities-reported/

Severe Tropical Cyclone “Megan” reaches Category 3, landfall expected on March 18, Australia https://watchers.news/2024/03/17/severe-tropical-cyclone-megan-reaches-category-3-landfall-expected-on-march-18-australia/

New volcanic eruption begins on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland https://watchers.news/2024/03/16/volcanic-eruption-reykjanes-peninsula-iceland-march-2024/

Argentina – Flood Chaos in Buenos Aires After 130mm of Rain in 24 Hours https://floodlist.com/america/argentina-flood-buenos-aires-march-2024

Bushfire emergency threatens homes in Perth’s north-east https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-19/bushfire-emergency-threatens-homes-red-hill-north-of-perth/103607322

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Mar 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/237108/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Mar-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Marapi-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand https://thedriven.io/2024/03/15/stranded-assets-chinese-fossil-car-production-plunges-amid-surging-ev-demand/

World’s most powerful tidal turbine eyes US debut with Orbital Marine https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-eyes-us-debut-with-orbital-marine

How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy https://e360.yale.edu/features/china-renewable-energy

WA had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-18/wa-summer-heat-broke-records-but-media-downplayed-climate-change/103572922

Climate hazards don’t have to become climate disasters https://www.undrr.org/zero-climate-disasters

Publication: Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3770b59a-617f-4636-8aa1-adbe6db7db34

Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/15/australian-alps-face-worlds-largest-loss-of-snow-by-end-of-century-research-shows

Rio De Janeiro hits record 62.3 °C (144.14 °F) thermal sensation, Brazil https://watchers.news/2024/03/18/rio-de-janeiro-hits-record-62-3-c-144-14-f-thermal-sensation-brazil/

Severe wildfires in southern China claim 4 lives, spawn huge pyroCb clouds https://watchers.news/2024/03/18/severe-wildfires-in-southern-china-claim-4-lives-spawn-huge-pyrocb-clouds/

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate report confirms 2023 broke every single climate indicator https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/wmo-climate-records-broken-global-temperature/103604076

Heatwaves are killing more of our patients than any other natural disaster https://www.ausdoc.com.au/opinion/heatwaves-kill-more-of-our-patients-than-any-other-natural-disaster/

46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/19/summer-storm-britain-future-tories-labour-climate

South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/18/south-sudan-closes-schools-in-preparation-for-45c-heatwave

How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00096-9

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation https://apnews.com/article/inflation-climate-change-food-prices-heat-6e5297e12868aaf797529bb755268818

The heat index — how hot it feels — is rising faster than temperature https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/03/19/the-heat-index-how-hot-it-feels-is-rising-faster-than-temperature

Frequency of heat days systematically underestimated in many studies https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/frequency-of-heat-days-systematically-underestimated-in-many-studies/

Proposing a new indicator, the “Potential Maximum Storm Tide” (PMST) to estimate the risk of coastal flooding under climate change https://eos.org/editor-highlights/where-and-how-sea-level-rise-threatens-coastal-areas-and-communities

Disaster risk reduction

Enhancing GRACE data resolution for water cycle analysis https://eo4society.esa.int/2024/03/13/enhancing-grace-data-resolution-for-water-cycle-analysis/

Improved Earthquake Clustering Using a Density‐Adaptive DBSCAN Algorithm: An Example from Iran https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/95/2A/942/630230/Improved-Earthquake-Clustering-Using-a-Density

Lessons on resilience from a year of global earthquakes https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/lessons-resilience-year-global-earthquakes

A systematic review of climate change science relevant to Australian design flood estimation https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1251/2024/

Simple hydrological models for assessing the impact of forest cover change on streamflow for large catchments with a dry tropical climate https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2024.2310488

Global prediction of extreme floods in ungauged watersheds https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07145-1

Quality of Cities’ Networks of Plans and Prospects for Flood Resilience https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0739456X241236486

The USGS has collected and released topographic data that show the changes to the Mud Creek landslide of Big Sur during the winter of 2024 https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/news/usgs-remote-sensing-data-tracks-big-sur-landslides-2024

Detecting storms thanks to GPS https://baug.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/news/2024/03/detecting-storms-thanks-to-gps.html

Emergency Management

Who Pays? Cost-Sharing for Disaster Management in the US and Japan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372823090_Who_Pays_Cost-Sharing_for_Disaster_Management_in_the_US_and_Japan

ECOWAS supports early warnings for all with a new disaster operations centre https://www.undrr.org/news/ecowas-supports-early-warnings-all-new-disaster-operations-centre

The Maui catastrophe is a wake-up call https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/03/17/editorial/insight/column-the-maui-catastrophe-is-a-wake-up-call/

Evaluating the Impacts of Hurricane Maria on Residential Construction Practices in Puerto Rico https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784485279.050

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Unravelling complexity through Impact Webs: a novel approach for mapping the systemic nature of risks https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/unravelling-complexity-through-impact-webs-novel-approach-mapping-systemic

Researchers say Australian schoolchildren are asking if it’s ‘too late’ to halt climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/kids-and-climate-action-is-it-too-late/103610946

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

Disaster psychology

Mental health and psychosocial interventions in the context of climate change: a scoping review https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00054-1

1 in 3 Australians report being worried that they may have to permanently relocate because of extreme weather https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/one-in-three-aussies-fear-extreme-weather-will-force-them-to-leave-their-homes/

Sociology and disasters

G20 DRR Working Group holds first meeting under the Brazilian Presidency and embraces addressing inequalities and reducing vulnerabilities https://www.undrr.org/news/g20-drr-working-group-holds-first-meeting-under-brazilian-presidency-and-embraces-addressing

Problems and promises of postmodernism in (re)liberating disaster studies https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DPM-06-2023-0153/full/html

What is the Sendai Gender Action Plan? https://www.preventionweb.net/news/what-sendai-gender-action-plan

We are sidekicks! Concretizing the antecedents and outcomes of communal coping in the COVID-19 crisis renewal https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-5973.12557

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Earthquake of 3.6-magnitude hits Blue Mountains area west of Sydney https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-08/nsw-earthquake-3-6-magnitude-blue-mountains-area/103567618

Severe storm system spawns tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia, U.S. https://watchers.news/2024/03/10/severe-storm-system-spawns-tornadoes-in-alabama-and-georgia-u-s/

Torrential rains in West Sumatra cause destructive landslides, fatal floods, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2024/03/10/torrential-rains-in-west-sumatra-cause-destructive-landslides-fatal-floods-indonesia/

France – Seven People Missing After Severe Floods in Gard, Ardèche and Var https://floodlist.com/europe/france-storm-monica-gard-ardeche-march-2024

At least 26 people killed after floods, landslides hit Indonesia’s Sumatra https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/11/dozens-dead-after-flash-floods-landslides-hit-indonesias-sumatra-island

Severe Tropical Storm “Filipo” strikes Mozambique https://watchers.news/2024/03/13/severe-tropical-storm-filipo-strikes-mozambique/

Tinakula volcano in Solomon Islands erupts, sending lava toward the ocean https://watchers.news/2024/03/13/tinakula-volcano-in-solomon-islands-erupts-sending-lava-toward-the-ocean/

Seven people missing in floods as heavy rain dumped in outback Western Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-12/wa-flooding-eyre-highway-christmas-island-cyclone-/103576444

Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Mar 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/236499/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Mar-2024-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Ibu-Nevado-del-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record https://apnews.com/article/winter-warming-missing-climate-change-snow-e5e45c1d5eb9f168030e0fe90ac36ac8

Long weekend heatwave causes Moomba Parade cancellation and festival disruptions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/music-festival-extreme-heat-bushfire-victoria-pitch-golden-plain/103568338

Great Lakes Ice Cover Hits New Lows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/great-lakes-ice-climate-change

Emergent constraints on carbon budgets as a function of global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46137-7

Heatwave pushes wind and solar to record highs, as renewables share reaches 70 pct of NEM https://reneweconomy.com.au/heatwave-pushes-wind-and-solar-to-record-highs-as-renewables-share-reaches-70-pct-of-nem/

Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/10/hobart-endures-hottest-night-in-112-years-as-severe-heatwave-hits-south-eastern-australia

Europe unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/10/europe-unprepared-for-climate-risks-eea-report

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/study-explores-impacts-arctic-warming-daily-weather-patterns-us/

Record run of autumn hot weather for Sydney as waters simmer past cyclone threshold https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/nsw-sydney-water-warm-summer-temperatures-in-autumn/103576780

Is renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-renewable-energy-cheaper-than

Renewables provide 52 pct of German power in 2023, as wind overtakes coal https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-provide-52-pct-of-german-power-in-2023-as-wind-overtakes-coal/

Why women are key to climate action https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/page/why-women-are-key-climate-action

East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season – new study https://theconversation.com/east-africa-must-prepare-for-more-extreme-rainfall-during-the-short-rainy-season-new-study-218545

Climate change is forcing massive changes to how Australia protects endangered animals and plants from extinction https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-13/climate-change-bushfires-species-extinction-black-summer/103494254

Increasing frequency and lengthening season of western disturbances are linked to increasing strength and delayed northward migration of the subtropical jet https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/5/345/2024/

Tennis anyone? Bad news for skiers as snow season could shrink by 78% this century https://theconversation.com/tennis-anyone-bad-news-for-skiers-as-snow-season-could-shrink-by-78-this-century-225581

Thousands of high temperature records broken across Africa https://watchers.news/2024/03/12/thousands-of-high-temperature-records-broken-across-africa/

Australian National Climate Risk Assessment: First pass assessment report https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/publications/ncra-first-pass-risk-assessment

There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421376-there-are-growing-fears-of-an-alarming-shift-in-antarctic-sea-ice/

Climate change impacts in Bangladesh https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/climate-change-impacts-bangladesh

Disaster risk reduction

Beyond a fixed number: Investigating uncertainty in popular evaluation metrics of ensemble flood modeling using bootstrapping analysis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12982

Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all https://theconversation.com/cultural-burning-is-better-for-australian-soils-than-prescribed-burning-or-no-burning-at-all-224337

AI predicts flooding https://www.dtu.dk/english/news/all-news/ai-predicts-flooding?id=9b180ce8-3fc7-41e2-bcb9-8506786c8d70

Flood risk mapping is a public good, so why the public resistance in Canada? Lessons from Nova Scotia https://theconversation.com/flood-risk-mapping-is-a-public-good-so-why-the-public-resistance-in-canada-lessons-from-nova-scotia-224902

Flood risk assessment for Indian sub-continental river basins https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1107/2024/hess-28-1107-2024.html

Data gaps hide the true human impacts of disasters in 2023 https://www.undrr.org/explainer/uncounted-costs-of-disasters-2023#floods

Catchment characterization: Current descriptors, knowledge gaps and future opportunities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825224000667

$500K Sand Dune Designed to Protect Coastal Homes Washes Away in Just 3 Days https://www.thedailybeast.com/dollar500k-dune-designed-to-protect-massachusetts-homes-last-just-3-days

Map shows which coastal U.S. cities are sinking, face greater flood risk https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4516635-map-shows-which-coastal-u-s-cities-are-sinking-face-greater-flood-risk/

Flood cover could become mandatory for some home owners — and it may lead to having no protection at all https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-11/mandatory-flood-cover-premiums-rising-insurance/103566224

Mapping the Most Susceptible Regions to Fire in Portugal https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/7/254#

Can earth-covered houses protect us from bushfires? Even if they’re a solution, it’s not risk-free https://theconversation.com/can-earth-covered-houses-protect-us-from-bushfires-even-if-theyre-a-solution-its-not-risk-free-216449

Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new research https://theconversation.com/indigenous-fire-management-began-more-than-11-000-years-ago-new-research-225263

Australia’s Tinderbox Drought (2017 – 2019) https://climateextremes.org.au/australias-tinderbox-drought-2017-2019/

Efficiency of global precipitation datasets in tropical and subtropical catchments revealed by large sampling hydrological modelling https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169424004116

Accurate hindcasting of explosive eruptions at Whakaari, New Zealand https://www.jvolcanica.org/ojs/index.php/volcanica/article/view/217

Disasters will be less devastating if we plan for them https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/03/natural-disaster-prevention/

Bolder leadership for surface water flooding https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/15/bolder-leadership-for-surface-water-flooding/

Emergency Management

Subcommittee to Hold Hearing to Examine the Expanded Use of FEMA’s Resources https://transportation.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407264

13 years after 3/11, Japan’s readiness for complex disasters remains inadequate https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/japan-disaster-preparedness-march-11/

New Jersey and the nation were not prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the state “remains underprepared for the next emergency https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ap-top-news/2024/03/11/report-new-jersey-and-us-were-not-prepared-for-covid-19-and-state-remains-so-for-the-next-crisis

Drought triggers more overnight wildfires, finds B.C. scientist https://www.nsnews.com/highlights/drought-triggers-more-overnight-wildfires-finds-bc-scientist-8435814

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement

Co-creating resilient communities https://www.hull.ac.uk/special/climate-action

The best climate change movies and TV series of 2023 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/03/the-best-climate-change-movies-and-tv-series-of-2023/

Disaster psychology

The dynamics of community resilience perception between two waves of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2022: A longitudinal study from Shanghai https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061724000061

The influence of the 2021 European flooding on pro-environmental attitudes and partial behavior transition https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/influence-2021-european-flooding-pro-environmental-attitudes-and-partial-behavior

Sociology and disasters

Built or Social environment? Effects of perceptions of neighborhood green spaces on resilience of residents to heat waves https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1618866724000657

Climate change remains worse for women and girls — but it doesn’t have to be https://floodresilience.net/blogs/addressing-gender-inequalities-in-climate-adaptation-programmes/

The network resilience of safety confirmation and social capital during natural disasters: the comparison of the U.S. and Japan https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-024-00192-8

Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them https://theconversation.com/pacific-islanders-have-long-drawn-wisdom-from-the-earth-the-sky-and-the-waves-research-shows-the-science-is-behind-them-225088