Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
One dead, multiple injured as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall near Brisbane, Queensland https://watchers.news/2025/03/08/one-dead-multiple-injured-as-ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred-makes-landfall-near-brisbane-queensland/
10 dead after worst rains since 1933 hit Bahía Blanca, Argentina https://watchers.news/2025/03/08/10-dead-after-worst-rains-since-1933-hit-bahia-blanca-argentina/
Wildfires spread in Romania, claiming two lives https://www.romania-insider.com/wildfires-romania-victims-march-2025
Argentina declares national mourning after extreme rainfall kills 16, leaves two children missing in Bahía Blanca https://watchers.news/2025/03/10/argentina-declares-national-mourning-after-extreme-rainfall-kills-16-leaves-two-children-missing-in-bahia-blanca/
Two firefighters injured in Long Island wildfires, New York https://watchers.news/2025/03/10/two-firefighters-injured-in-long-island-wildfires-new-york/
Hundreds evacuate erupting Fuego volcano, Guatemala https://watchers.news/2025/03/11/hundreds-evacuate-erupting-fuego-volcano-guatemala/
Tropical Cyclone Jude batters Mozambique with heavy rains and strong winds https://watchers.news/2025/03/11/tropical-cyclone-jude-batters-mozambique-with-heavy-rains-and-strong-winds/
Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Mar 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/266814/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Mar-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador.html
Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds https://apnews.com/article/north-south-carolina-wildfires-152a5ce8a08f3e011194addeecea99f5
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a64093044/climate-change-sea-sponge/
Ditches and canals are a big, yet overlooked, source of greenhouse gas emissions – new study https://theconversation.com/ditches-and-canals-are-a-big-yet-overlooked-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-new-study-250240
Yes, Climate Change is pushing Australia’s cyclones southward https://www.tempestsandterawatts.com/p/yes-climate-change-is-pushing-australias
Cascading extreme weather events unleash billions in damages globally https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/10/climate-change/extreme-weather-damage-globally/
The world’s glaciers have shrunk more than 5 per cent since 2000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469212-the-worlds-glaciers-have-shrunk-more-than-5-per-cent-since-2000/
What climate vulnerability actually looks like https://theconversation.com/what-climate-vulnerability-actually-looks-like-249422
Why business leaders should demand stronger climate adaptation policies from the federal government https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-business-leaders-should-demand-stronger-climate-adaptation-policies-from-the-federal-government/
France rolls out plan to prepare for 4C temperature rise by end of century https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250310-france-rolls-out-plan-to-prepare-for-4c-temperature-rise-by-end-of-century-climate-change
NDC Insights Series: February 2025 https://climatepromise.undp.org/research-and-reports/ndc-insights-series-february-2025
As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred-climate-denial-australia-trump-attacks-us-science-agencies
Clean geothermal energy to heat and cool Chicago homes: ‘An example for the entire country’ https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-geothermal-energy-cool-chicago-homes.html
February 2025 La Niña update: La Niña today, gone tomorrow? https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/february-2025-la-nina-update-la-nina-today-gone-tomorrow
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o
The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/12/climate/arctic-sea-ice-heat-downward-spiral/index.html
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals
The Food System Cannot Become Another Fossil-Fuel Industry Escape Hatch https://civileats.com/2025/03/11/op-ed-the-food-system-cannot-become-another-fossil-fuel-industry-escape-hatch/
Countdown to COP30: This is our chance to bend the curve toward 2030 targets https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2025/03/12/cop30-bend-the-curve/
The furious rise of climate whiplash https://news.sky.com/story/the-furious-rise-of-climate-whiplash-13326408
Adapting Urban Catchments to Climate Change with ARR Updates https://awschool.com.au/training/adapting-urban-catchments-to-climate-change/
How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-drinking-water
A record-breaking start to 2025 extends the recent period of exceptional warmth and raises questions over the rate of ongoing climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01663-x
February 2025 Global Temperature Update https://berkeleyearth.org/february-2025-temperature-update/
Water and climate: Rising risks for urban populations https://washmatters.wateraid.org/publications/rising-risks-urban-populations-water-climate-change
New Study Shows how Climate Change Affects Rain and Floods https://www.tuwien.at/en/tu-wien/news/news-articles/news/nachgewiesen-so-wirkt-der-klimawandel-auf-regen-und-hochwasser
Flooding from Below: The Unseen Risks of Sea Level Rise https://eos.org/research-spotlights/flooding-from-below-the-unseen-risks-of-sea-level-rise
Disaster risk reduction
How Colombian communities are leading the fight against floods https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/how-colombian-communities-are-leading-fight-against-floods
Strengthening redundancy for the early warning system in Hue City, Vietnam https://www.i-s-e-t.org/single-post/strengthening-redundancy-for-the-early-warning-system-in-thua-thien-hue-vietnam
Compound climate events are on the rise. It’s time for action https://zcralliance.org/blogs/compound-climate-events/
Coastal land subsidence accelerates timelines for future flood exposure in Hawai’I https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/coastal-land-subsidence-accelerates-timelines-future-flood-exposure-hawaii
Researchers Forecast Shaking Damage from Crustal Earthquake Scenarios in Mexico City https://www.seismosoc.org/news/researchers-forecast-shaking-damage-from-crustal-earthquake-scenarios-in-mexico-city/
Asian Megadeltas: Tackling Coastal Flooding Challenges https://eos.org/editors-vox/asian-megadeltas-tackling-coastal-flooding-challenges
Emergency Management
Ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred flood mapping https://alfred.floodmapp.com/
AI Has ‘Great Potential’ for Detecting Wildfires, New Study of the Amazon Rainforest Suggests https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/ai-has-great-potential-for-detecting-wildfires-new-study-of-the-amazon-rainforest-suggests/
Understanding barriers to early warning messages for people living with non-communicable diseases in Nepal https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/understanding-barriers-early-warning-messages-people-living-non-communicable-diseases
‘Failed to consider local realities’: New COVID report finds Australian governments did not adequately consider human rights https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/failed-to-consider-local-realities-new-covid-report-finds-australian-governments-did-not-adequately-consider-human-rights/news-story/d8513f46cecbae783fcdbaf628ffd6ee
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
EV owners turn to their batteries on wheels to power homes amid Alfred blackouts https://thedriven.io/2025/03/11/ev-owners-use-their-batteries-on-wheels-to-power-homes-amid-alfred-blackouts/
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement
Simulating Destruction: Building Virtual Earthquakes https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/simulating-destruction-building-virtual-earthquakes-16625/
Disaster psychology
Valerie drove her bright red Suzuki into the eye of Alfred. Now she’s heading home to the northern rivers https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/09/valerie-drove-her-bright-red-suzuki-into-the-eye-of-alfred-now-shes-heading-home-to-the-northern-rivers
Covid-19: Psychological perspectives https://www.bps.org.uk/collections/covid-19-psychological-perspectives
Cyclone Alfred is already retraumatising people who’ve lived through other disasters. I’m one of them https://theconversation.com/cyclone-alfred-is-already-retraumatising-people-whove-lived-through-other-disasters-im-one-of-them-251701
Shedding Light on the Hidden Struggles: Intersectional Vulnerabilities of Urban Women in Deyang during the COVID-19 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925001876
Apocalypse now? Mortality and mental health correlates of the Doomsday Clock https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-03/apocalypse-now-mortality-and-mental-health-correlates-of-the-doomsday-clock/
Sociology and disasters
Translocal responses to natural hazards: Insights from Indonesian support-lending migrant communities in Germany and the Netherlands https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925002109
Deciphering organisational resilience through a confluence analysis of PLS-SEM, necessary condition analysis, and combined importance-performance map https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-025-02112-y
Disaster Resilience News 