Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Firefighters battle out-of-control blaze in New Zealand national park https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/new-zealand-fire-tongariro-national-park/105989176
Eight dead and more than a million displaced after super typhoon Fung-wong slams the Philippines https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/10/super-typhoon-fung-wong-philippines
Three killed as large waves hit Tenerife and Granadilla coast https://watchers.news/2025/11/11/three-killed-as-large-waves-hit-tenerife-and-granadilla-coast/
Over 1 000 homes flooded as Tropical Storm Fung-wong brings extreme rainfall to Taiwan https://watchers.news/2025/11/12/over-1-000-homes-flooded-as-tropical-storm-fung-wong-brings-extreme-rainfall-to-taiwan/
Volcanic activity worldwide 30 Sep 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Karymsky, Popocatépetl, Soputa https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/282215/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-30-Sep-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Karymsky-Popocatepetl-Soputa.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
WMO at COP30 https://wmo.int/site/wmo-cop30
Climate tipping points are close: scientists urge radical action before it’s too late https://theconversation.com/climate-tipping-points-are-close-scientists-urge-radical-action-before-its-too-late-268931
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/09/climate-disasters-displaced-250-million-people-in-past-10-years-un-report-finds
The Path to COP30 https://www.wri.org/un-climate-change-conference-resource-hub
COP30 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/cop30
The UN climate summits are working – just not in the way their critics think https://theconversation.com/the-un-climate-summits-are-working-just-not-in-the-way-their-critics-think-268953
2025 set to be second or third warmest year on record, continuing exceptionally high warming trend https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/2025-set-be-second-or-third-warmest-year-record-continuing-exceptionally-high-warming-trend
Adaptation is moving up the climate agenda. COP30 must get serious about financing it https://zcralliance.org/blogs/cop30-adaptation-finance/
Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/10/cop30-climate-talks-brazil-belem-latest-news-updates
COP30 kicks off 10 years on from the Paris Agreement. Where is the world at? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/how-the-world-changed-ten-years-from-the-paris-agreement/105915560
China’s Emissions Have Been Trending Down for 18 Months https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-emissions-decline
Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems https://crews-initiative.org/
As global climate action threatens to stall, can Australia step up at COP30 in Brazil? https://theconversation.com/as-global-climate-action-threatens-to-stall-can-australia-step-up-at-cop30-in-brazil-267430
Extreme Heat Risk Governance Toolkit and Framework https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-heat-risk-governance-toolkit-and-framework
Torres Strait Islanders appeal federal court decision on landmark climate case https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/climate-case-appeal/105990864
The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/the-pacific-won-a-landmark-climate-case-at-the-worlds-top-court-now-they-want-countries-to-act/
People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Community https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/11/05/people-in-middle-income-countries-say-climate-change-is-affecting-their-community/
Climate change expands wildfire danger worldwide: New study warns of unprecedented risks in the coming decades https://www.cmcc.it/article/climate-change-expands-wildfire-danger-worldwide-new-study-warns-of-unprecedented-risks-in-the-coming-decades
Preparing cities for a changing climate https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/prepare-cities-for-changing-climate-and-meet-sustainable-development-goals
Canada, Singapore and UK Among Countries Most Prepared for Climate Change, BloombergNEF’s New Ranking of Climate Adaptation Preparedness Finds https://about.bnef.com/insights/nature-and-agriculture/climate-adaptation-scorecard/
Fossil fuel CO₂ emissions hit record high in 2025 https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-high.html
Latest versions of open access climate visuals by Professor Ed Hawkins https://ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visuals/indicators.html
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds
Disaster risk reduction
Ponderosa pine hydraulic stress predicts more extreme wildfire behavior under future conditions in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00412-0
Earth AI: Unlocking Geospatial Insights with Foundation Models and Cross-Modal Reasoning https://arxiv.org/html/2510.18318v2
New Research Shows Redwoods Stand Strong Amid Wildfires—But Management Matters https://now.humboldt.edu/news/new-research-shows-redwoods-stand-strong-amid-wildfires-management-matters
Fostering regional cooperation on natural disasters and crisis management in the Mediterranean https://www.euromesco.net/publication/fostering-regional-cooperation-on-natural-disasters-and-crisis-management-in-the-mediterranean/
Global synthesis report on Comprehensive Risk Management: Charting a path towards resilient futures https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/global-synthesis-report-comprehensive-risk-management
The deterministic behaviour of earthquake rupture beginning https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02814-z
How Operational, Impact-based Flood Forecasting Enables Resilience https://www.floodmapp.com/post/how-operational-impact-based-flood-forecasting-enables-resilience
Climate resilience in London: a systems-based shift from risk to readiness https://www.burohappold.com/insights/climate-resilience-in-london-a-systems-based-shift-from-risk-to-readiness/
After Melissa, how much stronger will future hurricanes be? https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/11/10/hurricane-melissa-category-6-rapid-intensification-climate-change-sea-surface-temperatures-volo/
Tracking losses and damages from slow onset events https://www.undrr.org/publication/tracking-losses-and-damages-slow-onset-events
Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems 2025 https://wmo.int/publication-series/global-status-of-multi-hazard-early-warning-systems-2025
Wildfire defense that works https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/11/wildfire-defense-that-works/
Tracking losses and damages — turning impact data into action https://www.undrr.org/building-risk-knowledge/disaster-losses-and-damages-tracking-system-delta-resilience
New study redefines how continents split and why some never do https://watchers.news/epicenter/new-study-redefines-how-continents-split-and-why-some-never-do/
Flooding in the United States is between $179.8 and $496.0 billion each year https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2024/6/flooding-costs-the-u-s-between-179-8-and-496-0-billion-each-year
High-resolution burn prioritization models enhance fire management decisions in heterogeneous landscapes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00421-z
Emergency Management
Fostering regional cooperation on natural disasters and crisis management in the Mediterranean https://www.euromesco.net/publication/fostering-regional-cooperation-on-natural-disasters-and-crisis-management-in-the-mediterranean/
Country Fire Service prepares for summer season with smoke but no fire https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-08/cfs-airborne-drills-fire-season-firefighting-south-australia/105974770
Fiji launches $29.5M early warning project https://fijisun.com.fj/news/nation/fiji-launches-295m-early-warning-project
Cudlee Creek bushfire class action trial begins in SA’s Supreme Court https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/class-action-trial-begins-over-cudlee-creek-bushfire/105992344
Why tropical cyclone survivors keep dying weeks after the storm ends https://watchers.news/epicenter/why-tropical-cyclone-survivors-keep-dying-weeks-after-the-storm-ends/
Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement
Are you in a flood zone without knowing it? Here’s how to check https://www.bbc.com/articles/c2dr88ypr14o
New interactive map shows how flammable your part of Australia is right now https://theconversation.com/new-interactive-map-shows-how-flammable-your-part-of-australia-is-right-now-268289
Be Flood Ready: The Importance of Having a Household Flood Plan https://rainnorthants.co.uk/be-flood-ready/
Disaster psychology
The role of emotion in climate change communication https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/the-role-of-emotion-in-climate-change-communication/
The psychological toll of hurricanes – major storms leave more than wreckage behind https://theconversation.com/the-psychological-toll-of-hurricanes-major-storms-leave-more-than-wreckage-behind-268617
Exploring predictors of psychological preparedness for flood victims: A conceptual framework for Malaysia https://f1000research.com/articles/14-195/v3
Sociology and disasters
Extreme heat poses heightened risk to residents of affordable housing https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/11/04/extreme-heat-affordable-housing-florida-energy-costs-utility-disconnections-climate-justice-ucs/
Gender-Focused Social Capital and Community Actions to Mitigate Flood Risks in Pakistan https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-01012-4_7
Native American names extend the earthquake history of northeastern North America https://www.preventionweb.net/news/native-american-names-extend-earthquake-history-northeastern-north-america
Disaster Resilience News 