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

Recent emergencies/disasters

At least 25 killed as heavy monsoon rain triggers floods and landslides, India https://watchers.news/2026/07/20/at-least-25-killed-as-heavy-monsoon-rain-triggers-floods-and-landslides-india/

Six dead, 21 injured after M5.5 earthquake hits central Peru https://watchers.news/2026/07/20/six-dead-21-injured-after-m5-5-earthquake-hits-central-peru/

Flash flood kills 5 family members near Bicknell, Utah https://watchers.news/2026/07/20/flash-flood-kills-5-family-members-near-bicknell-utah/

At least 5 killed as flash floods and landslides devastate Lai Châu and Lào Cai in northern Vietnam https://watchers.news/2026/07/18/at-least-5-killed-as-flash-floods-and-landslides-devastate-lai-chau-and-lao-cai-in-northern-vietnam/

8 dead, 34 missing after landslide buries more than 10 buildings in Chongqing, China https://watchers.news/2026/07/18/8-dead-34-missing-after-landslide-buries-more-than-10-buildings-in-chongqing-china/

Spain’s largest wildfire of the year burns for a fifth day as new heatwave looms https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/spains-largest-wildfire-of-the-year-burns-for-a-fifth-day-as-new-heatwave-looms

Widespread flooding kills 10, damages more than 23 000 homes in Chile https://watchers.news/2026/07/21/widespread-flooding-kills-10-damages-more-than-23-000-homes-in-chile/

Deadly monsoonal flooding claims 7 lives in Nogales and Tucson, Arizona https://watchers.news/2026/07/21/deadly-monsoonal-flooding-claims-7-lives-in-nogales-and-tucson-arizona/

Spain battles latest in series of major wildfires near Madrid https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/spain-battles-latest-in-series-of-major-wildfires-near-madrid

Assam flood toll rises to 31; over 5.6 lakh people marooned across 16 districts https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-flood-toll-rises-to-31-over-5-6-lakh-people-marooned-across-16-districts-101784682118582.html

Desperate search for survivors after flash floods ‘like an earthquake’ kill 23 people in Afghanistan https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-floods-nuristan-deaths-b3019198.html

Monsoon floods in Pakistan leave 47 dead as active flood alerts trigger evacuations https://watchers.news/2026/07/22/monsoon-floods-in-pakistan-leave-47-dead-as-active-flood-alerts-trigger-evacuations/

Thousands flee wildfires in France as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/people-evacuated-intense-wildfire-saumos-france

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record‑breaking low‑ice winters https://theconversation.com/arctic-sea-ice-decline-seemed-to-be-slowing-until-two-record-breaking-low-ice-winters-287637

Fires, floods and record heat: This is the summer of compounding disasters https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/20/climate/climate-compounding-disasters-summer

UN’s Guterres says climate risk must be core priority for finance ministers https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/uns-guterres-says-climate-risk-must-be-core-priority-finance-ministers-2026-06-24/

Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot, sleepless nights https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/07/19/climate-change/sleep-deprivation-summer-heat/

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/australian-ski-resorts-smash-july-climate-records-with-temperatures-12c-above-average

Attribution of extreme weather and climate events and their impacts (2026) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/attribution-extreme-weather-and-climate-events-and-their

Emergence of new heat stress hotspots over West Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/emergence-new-heat-stress-hotspots-over-west-africa

Global study reveals how heat stress is intensifying worldwide https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-study-reveals-how-heat-stress-intensifying-worldwide

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/most-coverage-june-heatwave-did-not-mention-climate-crisis

Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580307-cloudy-skies-have-slowed-global-warming-but-that-may-be-changing/

People want action on climate change adaptation and mitigation to improve lives https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/people-want-action-on-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation-to-improve-lives

France records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/france-recorded-more-than-5700-excess-deaths-during-june-heatwave

Climate impacts and public support for government action in Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/climate-impacts-and-public-support-government-action-africa

Disaster risk reduction

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-smoke-sick-dying-asthma-heartattack-climate-65b51f04cd29648d952a7e41160841d3

Comprehensive analysis of disaster events and their impacts with emphasis on water-induced disasters in Nepal https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/comprehensive-analysis-disaster-events-and-their-impacts

Moving towards transilience: Rethinking the role of flood early warning systems in a changing world https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00751-9

Spain wildfires: with 13 dead, we need to start measuring fire damage in lives – not just hectares https://theconversation.com/spain-wildfires-with-13-dead-we-need-to-start-measuring-fire-damage-in-lives-not-just-hectares-287639

Can Humanity Regain Control Over Fire? https://www.wri.org/insights/can-humanity-regain-control-over-fire

How often will 100-year floods occur in future? https://www.slf.ch/en/news/how-often-will-100-year-floods-occur-in-future/

Building dams to protect Lismore from flooding would cost billions. Could nature do it better? https://theconversation.com/building-dams-to-protect-lismore-from-flooding-would-cost-billions-could-nature-do-it-better-287370

Intercity connectivity enhances urban mobility resilience to extreme rainfall https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/intercity-connectivity-enhances-urban-mobility-resilience

Learning from disaster: evaluating Pakistan’s first national adaptation plan for flood risk management https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/learning-disaster-evaluating-pakistans-first-national

Emergency Management

How Aerial Robotics Supported Venezuela After the 2026 Earthquakes https://www.commercialuavnews.com/drones-venezuela-earthquake-disaster-response

Operationalizing the Fire Warning: distinguishing structural constraints from training-sensitive perceptions https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/operationalizing-fire-warning-distinguishing-structural

After-Event Review (AER): Methodological guidance on conducting after-event reviews of Early Warning Systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/after-event-review-aer-methodological-guidance-conducting

Every phone in Australia will get the same text on Monday. That’s if it works https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/every-phone-in-australia-will-get-the-same-text-on-monday-that-s-if-it-works-20260720-p60gxx.html

AusAlert will deliver emergency warnings to all – but they must actually be accessible https://theconversation.com/ausalert-will-deliver-emergency-warnings-to-all-but-they-must-actually-be-accessible-285589

Resilience in Emergency Management https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003559672/resilience-emergency-management-gail-rowntree-beverley-griffiths

Inclusive early warning early action: checklist and implementation guide https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/inclusive-early-warning-early-action-checklist-and-0

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Mapping stories through multiple disasters: Secondary qualitative analysis of a cartographic storytelling resource https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926003468

Disaster psychology

Designing better climate research starts with understanding human emotions https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-climate-human-emotions.html

In Appalachia, Severe Floods Linked to Spikes in Opioid Deaths https://e360.yale.edu/digest/appalachia-floods-opioid-deaths

Sociology and disasters

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them https://theconversation.com/older-adults-are-at-risk-in-heat-waves-but-its-not-just-age-how-public-systems-and-policies-are-failing-them-286915

Indigenous knowledge and community disaster resilience to cyclones: Evidence from the South-Central coastal region of Bangladesh https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/indigenous-knowledge-and-community-disaster-resilience

First Nations women, cultural fire knowledge, wellbeing and memory https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/research/research-projects/first-nations-women-cultural-fire-knowledge-wellbeing-and-memory

Early Warnings for All will fail without local power https://www.gndr.org/early-warnings-for-all-will-fail-without-local-power/

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Colorado Wildfires Continue to Burn, Grow to 190K Acres https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/colorado-wildfires-continue-to-burn-grow-to-190k-acres

China evacuates over 1 million as Typhoon Bavi brings winds and rain to Taiwan and Japan’s islands https://www.castanet.net/news/World/624258/China-evacuates-over-1-million-as-Typhoon-Bavi-brings-winds-and-rain-to-Taiwan-and-Japan-s-islands

Woman found dead, hundreds rescued as historic floods hit Missouri https://watchers.news/2026/07/12/woman-found-dead-hundreds-rescued-as-historic-floods-hit-missouri/

Floods in Bangladesh kill 44, leave over a million stranded https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-bangladesh-kill-44-leave-over-million-stranded-2026-07-11/

15 dead, thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi continues its deadly path https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/07/10/15-dead-thousands-evacuated-as-typhoon-bavi-continues-its-deadly-path_6755337_4.html

Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/france-fires-wildfires-fointaineblue-forest-paris

Heavy rain collapses roof and kills 11 people in northwest Pakistan https://apnews.com/article/south-asia-pakistan-rainstorm-deaths-d7bb3d04fc1ca5f6f7a3b510b2924c9c

Large Guadalupe River flood wave prompts Flash Flood Emergency after confirmed EF1 tornado in San Antonio, Texas https://watchers.news/2026/07/16/ef1-tornado-confirmed-in-northwest-san-antonio-life-threatening-flash-flood-threat-continues-across-texas/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change: overview and principles https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781035358823/chapter1.xml

El Niño strengthens, 81% chance of becoming one of the strongest on record by late 2026 https://watchers.news/2026/07/10/el-nino-strengthens-81-chance-of-becoming-one-of-the-strongest-on-record-by-late-2026/

New study reveals the world’s cities most at risk from extreme heat https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07-06-new-study-reveals-the-worlds-cities-most-at-risk-from-extreme-heat

How 65 Major U.S. Cities Are Responding to Urban Heat https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/urban-heat-solutions

Climate change has caused one-fifth of Pine Island glacier retreat https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-climate-change-has-caused-one-fifth-of-pine-island-glacier-retreat/

The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/11/the-13-biggest-myths-about-heatwaves-and-how-to-bust-them

Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate https://www.carbonbrief.org/eight-facts-about-air-conditioning-amid-an-overheated-global-debate/

Extreme weather resilience: why it matters and how we’re building it https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-weather-resilience-why-it-matters-and-how-were

Sea-level rise projections tailored for spatial adaptation planning in the U.S. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-06669-7

Mobility transition for Berlin, cooling strategies for Tirana: new study identifies suitable climate actions for European cities https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/transport-transition-for-berlin-heat-protection-for-tirana-new-study-identifies-suitable-climate-measures-for-european-cities

Europe’s heat wave set records for all-time highs https://thebulletin.org/2026/07/europes-heat-wave-set-records-for-all-time-highs/

Heat Resilience Framework: A Methodological Approach to Assessing a City’s Preparedness for Heatwaves https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/14/7/149

More than a billion children are now facing at least three overlapping climate hazards https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/understanding-childrens-climate-risks

Understanding the global landscape of heat early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-global-landscape-heat-early-warning-systems

‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02154-8

Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst‑case scenarios https://theconversation.com/why-climate-scientists-need-to-talk-more-about-the-very-worst-case-scenarios-286902

Emergence of new heat stress hotspots over West Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/emergence-new-heat-stress-hotspots-over-west-africa

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/uk-climate-extreme-weather-2025-hottest-year-on-record

As extreme heat pummels the Tour de France, can cycling keep riders safe? https://theconversation.com/as-extreme-heat-pummels-the-tour-de-france-can-cycling-keep-riders-safe-287479

After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain’s weather even more extreme? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c992e8g10nmo

Disaster risk reduction

Tsunami https://www.undrr.org/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/mh0705

AI can predict disaster, but it can’t save you https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/ai-can-predict-disaster-but-it-cant-save-you/

How to Prevent Disasters: A Cup of Tea with Professor Ilan Kelman https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/how-to-prevent-disasters-ilan-kelman/

All of the biggest U.S. cities are sinking https://www.preventionweb.net/news/all-biggest-us-cities-are-sinking

From Fire to Resilience: Rethinking How Algeria Manages Its Forests https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2026/06/17/from-fire-to-resilience-rethinking-how-algeria-manages-its-forests

Türkiye-Syria earthquakes 2023 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/turkiye-syria-earthquakes-2023

A volcano in the Philippines erupted two weeks ago. Here’s why scientists are still watching it closely https://theconversation.com/a-volcano-in-the-philippines-erupted-two-weeks-ago-heres-why-scientists-are-still-watching-it-closely-287481

Deadly ‘fire thunderstorms’ are forming across the US. And cities may be powerless to stop them https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/deadly-fire-thunderstorms-firestorms

Report outlines potential to predict coastal cliff collapses https://www.preventionweb.net/news/report-outlines-potential-predict-coastal-cliff-collapses

Hawaiian mantle plume has been getting hotter for 47 million years https://watchers.news/epicenter/hawaiian-mantle-plume-has-been-getting-hotter-for-47-million-years/

Leveraging AI to enhance multi-hazard early warning systems https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/leveraging-ai-enhance-multi-hazard-early-warning-systems

How Tides and River Water Combine to Amplify Floods https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-tides-and-river-water-combine-to-amplify-floods

Emergency Management

Malta: Rapid emergency response and readiness assessment https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/malta-rapid-emergency-response-and-readiness-assessment

Earthquakes in Venezuela expose a severely under‑resourced and unprepared healthcare system https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-in-venezuela-expose-a-severely-under-resourced-and-unprepared-healthcare-system-287003

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Playing for the planet: Gamified learning and global health education https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/playing-for-the-planet-gamified-learning-and-global-health-education/211441/

‘Preparing for the future starts with having the tools to imagine (and draw) it’ https://www.climatecentre.org/17408/blog-preparing-for-the-future-starts-with-having-the-tools-to-imagine-and-draw-it/

Quality in multilingual crisis communication: a reception-oriented perspective https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/quality-multilingual-crisis-communication-reception-oriented

The perils of risk communication in a context of uncertainty: The long dispute over contamination after the Grenfell Tower fire https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/perils-risk-communication-context-uncertainty-long-dispute

Web-messaging-based dissemination of urban rainfall and flood information: a Telegram bot framework https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/web-messaging-based-dissemination-urban-rainfall-and-flood

From simulation to resilience: using the Stop Disasters game and local data to teach disaster risk reduction https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/simulation-resilience-using-stop-disasters-game-and-local-data-teach-disaster

Preparedness through play: helping children understand disaster risks https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/news/preparedness-through-play-helping-children-understand-disaster-risks

Disaster psychology

Heat exposure and hospital admissions for mental health disorders in a changing climate https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-exposure-and-hospital-admissions-mental-health

Memory sources shape flood risk perception and agricultural decision among farmers in a drought-oriented irrigation district https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/memory-sources-shape-flood-risk-perception-and-agricultural

A dynamic multilevel behavioural framework for emergency preparedness https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/dynamic-multilevel-behavioural-framework-emergency

Sociology and disasters

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them https://theconversation.com/older-adults-are-at-risk-in-heat-waves-but-its-not-just-age-how-public-systems-and-policies-are-failing-them-286915

Harnessing indigenous and traditional knowledge for climate resilience in Fiji: policy insights https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/harnessing-indigenous-and-traditional-knowledge-climate

Why heatwaves hit women harder https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyp1knzzxo

Beyond Common Ground: How Everyday Places Solve Big Social Challenges https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520429761

Harnessing indigenous and traditional knowledge for climate resilience in Fiji: policy insights https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/harnessing-indigenous-and-traditional-knowledge-climate

Addressing social vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/addressing-social-vulnerabilities-exacerbated-climate-change

Characterizing Community Formation in Response to Extreme Weather Events Through Human Mobility Networks: A Case Study of Winter Storm Uri https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00748-4

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Thirty-three people are rescued but up to 50,000 still missing after twin Venezuela earthquakes https://www.independent.ie/world-news/thirty-three-people-are-rescued-but-up-to-50000-still-missing-after-twin-venezuela-earthquakes/a/157947288.html

Around 1 000 excess deaths linked to record-breaking heatwave in France https://watchers.news/2026/06/28/around-1-000-excess-deaths-linked-to-record-breaking-heatwave-in-france/

Floods claim 4 lives in Madison and Jackson counties, statewide emergency declared for Kentucky https://watchers.news/2026/06/28/floods-claim-4-lives-in-madison-and-jackson-counties-statewide-emergency-declared-for-kentucky/

Floods kill 3 in Taiwan and Japan as Mekkhala and Higos fuel heavy rain and landslides https://watchers.news/2026/06/27/floods-kill-3-in-taiwan-and-japan-as-mekkhala-and-higos-fuel-heavy-rain-and-landslides/

3 firefighters killed in burnover as Snyder Fire burns more than 11 330 ha (28 000 acres) along Utah-Colorado border https://watchers.news/2026/06/28/3-firefighters-killed-in-burnover-as-snyder-fire-burns-more-than-11-330-ha-28-000-acres-along-utah-colorado-border/

At least 12 killed, 500 rescued as heavy rainfall hits Greater Accra, Ghana https://watchers.news/2026/06/30/at-least-12-killed-500-rescued-as-heavy-rainfall-hits-greater-accra-ghana/

Out-of-control wildfires force evacuations in Wrigley and Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/30/out-of-control-wildfires-force-evacuations-in-wrigley-and-fort-simpson-northwest-territories-canada/

Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as miraculous rescues offer hope https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/29/world/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-hnk

Aspen Acres Fire destroys 155 structures, three Colorado wildfires burn over 25 000 ha (62 000 acres) https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/aspen-acres-fire-destroys-155-structures-three-colorado-wildfires-burn-over-25-000-ha-62-000-acres/

One dead after heavy rainfall floods Puebla metropolitan area, Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/06/30/one-dead-after-heavy-rainfall-floods-puebla-metropolitan-area-mexico/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Cities and countries warming fast, new climate stripes show https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2026/University-News/Cities-and-countries-warming-fast-new-climate-stripes-show

Councils call for national climate compensation fund – and they want the polluters to pay https://reneweconomy.com.au/councils-call-for-national-climate-compensation-fund-and-they-want-the-polluters-to-pay/

Scientists say the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse with very little additional warming and the four metres of sea level rise that would follow cannot be stopped once it begins https://spacedaily.com/n-scientists-say-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-could-collapse-with-very-little-additional-warming-and-the-four-metres-of-sea-level-rise-that-would-follow-cannot-be-stopped-once-it-begins/

Record-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/21/record-breaking-extreme-heat-wave-humidity-uk-met-office-warning

Italy’s Cinque Terre coastline could be hit by 13-metre waves by 2150 as sea levels rise https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/15/italys-cinque-terre-coastline-could-be-hit-by-13-metre-waves-by-2150-as-sea-levels-rise

Louisiana’s Managed Retreat — Model for Coastal Climate Adaptation Worldwide? https://climateadaptationplatform.com/louisianas-managed-retreat-model-coastal-climate-adaptation-worldwide/

Extreme heat and rainfall, glacier loss and record ocean heat impact Asia in 2025 https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/extreme-heat-and-rainfall-glacier-loss-and-record-ocean-heat-impact-asia-2025

6 Ways This Year’s “Super El Niño” Could Affect Climate, Humans, and Marine Creatures https://eos.org/research-and-developments/6-ways-this-years-super-el-nino-could-affect-climate-humans-and-marine-creatures

Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe

Climate change looks different to different people https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-change-looks-different-different-people

Poland sets new all-time national temperature record with 40.5°C (104.9°F) in Słubice https://watchers.news/2026/06/29/poland-sets-new-all-time-national-temperature-record-with-40-5c-104-9f-in-slubice/

Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? https://theconversation.com/could-this-be-australias-warmest-winter-ever-285947

UK rivers face rising risk of climate ‘whiplash’ https://tyndall.ac.uk/news/uk-rivers-face-rising-risk-of-climate-whiplash/

Counting the cost of heat: the case for urgent solutions for cities https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/counting-cost-heat-case-urgent-solutions-cities

Strengthening local government action on urban heat in Sri Lankan cities: UHI-City resilience scorecard & comprehensive guidance note https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/policy-brief-strengthening-local-government-action-urban

From urban heat islands to resilient cities: A conceptual framework for resilient and sustainable urban environments https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/urban-heat-islands-resilient-cities-conceptual-framework

Making Delhi Heat-Resilient: A roadmap with the focus on vulnerable groups https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/making-delhi-heat-resilient-roadmap-focus-vulnerable-groups

Where heat does not come in waves: a framework for understanding and managing chronic heat https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/where-heat-does-not-come-waves-framework-understanding-and

Heat stress exposure climbed from 16% to 22% worldwide over 50 years, study shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-stress-exposure-climbed-worldwide-years.html

Europe is battling a record‑breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe? https://theconversation.com/europe-is-battling-a-record-breaking-heatwave-whats-making-it-so-severe-286019

Widening polarization in Americans’ perception of the health harms of climate change (2014–2024) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5309/ae65cd

How climate change influences extreme weather https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-climate-change-influences-extreme

‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming https://www.newscientist.com/article/2530049-forgotten-pollutants-cause-15-per-cent-of-global-warming/

Summer’s new normal is a hazard that’s testing Europe’s climate resilience https://theconversation.com/summers-new-normal-is-a-hazard-thats-testing-europes-climate-resilience-286092

Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster https://theconversation.com/climate-warnings-need-to-be-told-in-tangible-ways-to-prevent-disaster-285735

Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-can-leave-homes-dangerously-hot-even-for-young-healthy-adults-272025

Slovakia sets all-time temperature record as heat wave brings record June nights https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/slovakia-sets-all-time-temperature-record-as-heat-wave-brings-record-june-nights/

Czech Republic records hottest day on record with 41.9°C (107.4°F) https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/czech-republic-records-hottest-day-on-record-with-41-9c-107-4f/

The UK is forecast to reach 45°C by 2056 https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/06/1976heatwave/

Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-rcna352514

When Metrics Miss the Point: Why Climate Adaptation Metrics Must Reflect Plural Worldviews https://toda.org/global-outlooks/when-metrics-miss-the-point-why-climate-adaptation-metrics-must-reflect-plural-worldviews/

Unbearable Heat for Hundreds of Millions https://eos.org/editor-highlights/unbearable-heat-for-hundreds-of-millions

 Disaster risk reduction

2025 Kamchatka earthquake rupture matched the 1952 great earthquake, study finds https://watchers.news/epicenter/2025-kamchatka-earthquake-rupture-matched-the-1952-great-earthquake-study-finds/

Deep learning completes US flood hazard maps revealing millions exposed to previously unrecognized risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/deep-learning-completes-us-flood-hazard-maps-revealing

Seismic capacity survey and earthquake risk assessment of self-built buildings in rural areas of Shanghai Municipality https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seismic-capacity-survey-and-earthquake-risk-assessment-self

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-increase-wildfire-risk-a-new-study-explains-how-much-and-its-not-a-small-number-285128

High-severity fires burn 30 times more acreage than 40 years ago, researchers find https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/high-severity-fires-burn-30-times-more-area-than-40-years-ago-researchers-find

Hidden seismicity patterns before large earthquakes uncovered https://www.gfz.de/en/press/news/details/verborgene-seismizitaetsmuster-vor-grossen-erdbeben-aufgedeckt

Belize Shows Why Investing in Early Warnings Pays Off https://wmo.int/media/project-update/belize-shows-why-investing-early-warnings-pays

When multiple hazards interact and the data doesn’t: The multi-hazard modelling problem nobody wants to talk about https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/06/15/when-multiple-hazards-interact-and-the-data-doesnt-the-multi-hazard-modelling-problem-nobody-wants-to-talk-about/

Expanding the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction to include animals https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/expanding-sendai-framework-disaster-risk-reduction-include

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains https://theconversation.com/venezuelas-deadly-earthquakes-happened-on-a-fault-similar-to-the-san-andreas-and-the-risks-arent-over-yet-a-geophysicist-explains-286236

Was Venezuela struck by an earthquake ‘doublet’? Here’s what we know so far https://theconversation.com/was-venezuela-struck-by-an-earthquake-doublet-heres-what-we-know-so-far-286136

Strategic roadmap for localising early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/strategic-roadmap-localising-early-warning-systems

‘This was something new’: what people in Greenland told us about learning to live with wildfires https://theconversation.com/this-was-something-new-what-people-in-greenland-told-us-about-learning-to-live-with-wildfires-286219

Emergency Management

Why only a few wildfires become extreme https://news.ucar.edu/133075/why-only-few-wildfires-become-extreme

Blaze blowback: 7 surprising spillovers from wildfire https://www.preventionweb.net/news/blaze-blowback-7-surprising-spillovers-wildfire

Venezuelan earthquakes rescuers save infant and two boys alive from rubble https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/venezuela-earthquakes-infant-and-two-boys-saved-from-rubble/106853808

Public encouraged to ‘cool off in culture’ as second heatwave of the year hits and health alerts issued https://www.preventionweb.net/news/public-encouraged-cool-culture-second-heatwave-year-hits-and-health-alerts-issued

Understanding the global landscape of heat early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-global-landscape-heat-early-warning-systems

A Citation Analysis and Bibliometric Graph of Human Evacuation Research https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/4/161

Exposures of Western Australian Wildland Firefighters: Insights from Real-Time Monitoring https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/3/98

How hazards turn into disasters: Perspectives of emergency responders https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/how-hazards-turn-disasters-perspectives-emergency-responders

Cyprus launches national public warning system, powered by GCC and Intersec https://www.preventionweb.net/news/cyprus-launches-national-public-warning-system-powered-gcc-and-intersec

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid ‘emergency fatigue https://theconversation.com/as-communities-face-more-frequent-hazard-warnings-we-need-better-systems-to-avoid-emergency-fatigue-284940

Yale’s new extreme weather dashboard could help older adults understand climate health risks https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-06-29/yales-new-extreme-weather-dashboard-could-help-older-adults-understand-climate-health-risks

Disaster psychology

Greenness and Climate Resilience: Buffering Extreme Weather-Related Depression in Older Adults in China https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670726005172

The surprising hurdle holding back climate action https://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/publications/alone-together-the-hidden-consensus-on-climate-change

Mental Health Impacts of “Climate Crisis” Messaging https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202606/mental-health-and-climate-crisis-messaging

Experiential accounts of life in flood-prone areas: Basis for a community-centered flood resilience program https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/experiential-accounts-life-flood-prone-areas-basis-community

Sociology and disasters

Enhancing women’s resilience to climate-change shocks through Self-Help Groups (SHG) initiative in Somalia https://www.acted.org/en/enhancing-womens-resilience-to-climate-change-shocks-through-self-help-groups-shg-initiative-in-somalia/

Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It’s time we listen to them https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-harming-remote-first-nations-communities-its-time-we-listen-to-them-282975

Flood risk and social deprivation https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/flood-risk-and-social-deprivation

Three ways climate action can be more inclusive for 1.3 billion disabled people https://theconversation.com/three-ways-climate-action-can-be-more-inclusive-for-1-3-billion-disabled-people-285639

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Storm collapses church tent in Moneta, Virginia, killing one and injuring 22 https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/storm-collapses-church-tent-in-moneta-virginia-killing-one-and-injuring-22/

Seven tornadoes confirmed across Illinois and Indiana, including two EF3s https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/seven-tornadoes-confirmed-across-illinois-and-indiana-including-two-ef3s/

15 rescued as storms bring flooding and lightning fire to Cherokee County, Oklahoma https://watchers.news/2026/06/16/15-rescued-as-storms-bring-flooding-and-lightning-fire-to-cherokee-county-oklahoma/

Tropical Storm Arthur forms off the coast of Texas, flooding claims life of a 15-year-old boy https://watchers.news/2026/06/17/tropical-storm-arthur-forms-off-the-coast-of-texas-flooding-claims-life-of-a-15-year-old-boy/

Emergency declared as Kalamoir Park wildfire forces evacuation of 357 households in West Kelowna, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/17/emergency-declared-as-kalamoir-park-wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-357-households-in-west-kelowna-canada/

1 injured as tornadoes rip through central Illinois, emergency declaration issued in Charleston https://watchers.news/2026/06/18/1-injured-as-tornadoes-rip-through-central-illinois-emergency-declaration-issued-in-charleston/

2 dead and 1 missing after 12-year-old rescued from rising waters at Lake Springfield, Missouri https://watchers.news/2026/06/18/2-dead-and-1-missing-after-12-year-old-rescued-from-rising-waters-at-lake-springfield-missouri/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-seeing-stronger-storms-so-why-are-droughts-getting-worse-282571

Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time https://abcnews.com/US/solar-generates-energy-coal-us-1st-time-report/story

Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/antarcticas-west-coast-missing-an-area-of-sea-ice-the-size-of-france-as-temperatures-peak-20c-above-average

Approaches, challenges and applications of climate change impact attribution https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00798-8

Heat in cities: Impacts of heatwaves and measures to mitigate risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-cities-impacts-heatwaves-and-measures-mitigate-risk

The 2026 World Cup could be the hottest yet https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/the-2026-world-cup-could-be-the-hottest-yet/

Climate Change in the Indian Mind, Winter 2025/2026 https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-indian-mind-winter-2026/

Why migration is ‘not a failure of adaptation’ in a warming world https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-why-migration-is-not-a-failure-of-adaptation-in-a-warming-world/

El Niño: what it means for Australia’s climate https://www.bom.gov.au/news-and-media/el-nino-what-it-means-for-australias-climate

Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02659-0

Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/info/research-news/entry-112811.html

Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/17/rising-temperatures-may-increase-flood-risk-through-river-whiplash-study-finds

Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says

Understanding Heatwaves: Beyond Extreme Temperatures https://heathealth.info/news/understanding-heatwaves-beyond-extreme-temperatures/

Atlantic and Pacific may follow different rules on long-term warming, analysis shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-atlantic-pacific-term-analysis.html

West Antarctica Is Missing Way Too Much Ice https://www.wired.com/story/west-antarctica-is-missing-way-too-much-ice/

State of the Climate in Asia 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-asia-2025

Disaster risk reduction

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

Stress along Southern California faults reaches highest level in 1 000 years https://watchers.news/epicenter/stress-along-southern-california-faults-reaches-highest-level-in-1-000-years/

Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/philippines-earthquake-raised-seabed-costal-uplift-coral-exposed

Reflections on reducing wildfire disaster risks https://www.undrr.org/news/reflections-reducing-wildfire-disaster-risks

Whitepaper – 18 myths about public warning systems — debunked https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/whitepaper-18-myths-about-public-warning-systems-debunked

Dong Thap implements soft, “nature-friendly” solutions to respond to landslides https://www.vietnam.vn/en/dong-thap-trien-khai-cac-giai-phap-mem-thuan-thien-de-ung-pho-voi-sat-lo

Insurance cover growing in line with increasing catastrophe risk: Swiss Re https://www.preventionweb.net/news/insurance-cover-growing-line-increasing-catastrophe-risk-swiss-re

M7.8 earthquake raised parts of the seabed by up to 2 m (6.6 feet) in the southern Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/06/16/m7-8-earthquake-raised-parts-of-the-seabed-by-up-to-2-m-6-6-feet-in-the-southern-philippines/

Deterministic and probabilistic risk modelling https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/deterministic-probabilistic-risk

Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why https://theconversation.com/earthquakes-can-be-destructive-for-distant-cities-built-on-top-of-basins-now-we-know-why-284731

ClimWeb shortlisted for United Nations 2.0 Innovation Award https://wmo.int/media/news/climweb-shortlisted-united-nations-20-innovation-award

Hurricane rainfall and landslide risk on the rise in Southern California https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/hurricane-rainfall-and-landslide-risk-rise-southern-california

Japan government approves plan to more than halve Tokyo area quake deaths https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260612_08/

The Netherlands vs the sea: The race to hold back rising waters https://edition.cnn.com/climate/netherlands-vs-the-sea-hold-back-rising-waters-c2e-spc

The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 https://www.unicef.org/reports/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026

Emergency Management

Are Fire Refuges the Answer When Evacuation Isn’t Possible? https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/are-fire-refuges-the-answer-when-evacuation-isnt-possible

Japan revises its preparations for a megaquake hitting Tokyo area https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-tokyo-megaquake-preparation-b2994615.html

Knowing what the weather will do: A guide for practitioners on impact-based early warning https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/knowing-what-weather-will-do-guide-practitioners-impact

As Wildfires Increase in the West, So Does Suppression Spending https://eos.org/research-spotlights/as-wildfires-increase-in-the-west-so-does-suppression-spending

What drives urban pandemic control performance in China? A configurational analysis of the resource-performance paradox https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1849206/full#F1

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Automatic sentiment analysis of citizen comments: the case of the Albania earthquake https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/automatic-sentiment-analysis-citizen-comments-case-albania

Disaster psychology

Mental health integration guide: a tool for insurers https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/mental-health-integration-guide-tool-insurers

Reimagining resilience for systemic risks: Enhancing community preparedness through counterfactual thinking of past disaster impacts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726001146

Sociology and disasters

The Climate Paradox of Poverty: Two Decades of Evidence from the Ganges Delta https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-026-03858-0

Climate, Care, and Community Health: Co-Designing Disaster Resilience Networks in Shreveport, Louisiana https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926002463

Social capital and community resilience: A conversation with Daniel Aldrich https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-06-16/social-capital-and-community-resilience-a-conversation-with-daniel-aldrich/

When floods come, India’s elderly pay the heaviest price https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/when-floods-come-indias-elderly-pay-the-heaviest-price

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao leaves at least 32 dead, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/06/08/m7-8-earthquake-off-southern-mindanao-leaves-at-least-32-dead-philippines/

Tornado damages logistics warehouse in China’s Guangxi, injuring four https://watchers.news/2026/06/08/tornado-damages-logistics-warehouse-in-chinas-guangxi-injuring-four/

Floods and other natural disasters kill 301, injure 385 in Afghanistan over 10 weeks https://watchers.news/2026/06/09/floods-and-other-natural-disasters-kill-301-injure-385-in-afghanistan-over-10-weeks/

Flash flooding prompts emergency declarations and evacuations in western Manitoba, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/flash-flooding-prompts-emergency-declarations-and-evacuations-in-western-manitoba-canada/

Multiple tornadoes hit Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/multiple-tornadoes-hit-saskatchewan-and-manitoba-canada/

November Fire burns 227 ha (560 acres) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/november-fire-burns-227-ha-560-acres-at-marine-corps-base-camp-pendleton-california/

Severe thunderstorms damage more than 150 buildings in Slovenia before spreading into Croatia https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/severe-thunderstorms-damage-more-than-150-buildings-in-slovenia-before-spreading-into-croatia/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Oceanic heat sources exacerbate continental heatwaves https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(26)00117-X

‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/un-world-ocean-assessment-severe-stress-sea-level-rise-doubles-pollution-fishing-climate

China’s CO2 climbs 2% in early 2026 due to ‘wasted’ wind and solar https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-climbs-2-in-early-2026-due-to-wasted-wind-and-solar/

Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-hazards-sectors-governing-systemic-climate-risks/

School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning https://theconversation.com/school-in-a-hot-world-what-research-is-saying-about-childrens-health-and-learning-283300

Plateauing CO2 emissions have slowed atmospheric growth https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/plateauing-co2-emissions-have-slowed

How waves, ponds and green algae are accelerating sea ice melt in Antarctica https://theconversation.com/how-waves-ponds-and-green-algae-are-accelerating-sea-ice-melt-in-antarctica-280456

How many people does heat actually kill? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-many-people-does-heat-actually

Seeds of resistance: the Wayuu response to climate imbalance https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/seeds-of-resistance-the-wayuu-response-to-climate-imbalance/

Climate Bulletins https://climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bulletin

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/record-winter-temperatures-in-antarctic-raise-fears-over-speed-of-climate-breakdown

Measuring the strength of El Niño – introducing Relative Niño indices https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2026/measuring-strength-el-nino

Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes https://theconversation.com/good-news-for-renewables-southern-australias-offshore-winds-will-stay-strong-even-as-the-climate-changes-276400

El Niño develops, NOAA estimates 63% chance of a very strong event in 2026–27 winter https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/el-nino-develops-noaa-estimates-63-chance-of-a-very-strong-event-in-2026-27-winter/

Slums are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and devising solutions https://www.preventionweb.net/news/slums-are-bearing-brunt-climate-crisis-and-devising-solutions

Between the tides: Climate change adaptation in Palau https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/between-tides-climate-change-adaptation-palau

Disaster risk reduction

Developing a rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at European scale https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092600230X

The next chapter in flood resilience: Open sourcing Google’s hydrology framework https://research.google/blog/the-next-chapter-in-flood-resilience-open-sourcing-googles-hydrology-framework/

A framework towards assessing climate change and disaster-related losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services (FRAME-ECO) https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/framework-towards-assessing-climate-change-and-disaster

Building finds its balance in groundbreaking earthquake test https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/06/03/building-finds-balance-groundbreaking-earthquake-test.html

How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test https://theconversation.com/how-can-we-make-buildings-more-resilient-before-and-after-earthquakes-we-put-one-solution-to-the-test-284651

World Risk Report 2025 – Focus: Floods https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/world-risk-report-2025-focus-floods

Knowing better, but still losing more: why disaster risk reduction breaks down https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/05/11/knowing-better-but-still-losing-more-why-disaster-risk-reduction-breaks-down/

Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events? https://theconversation.com/can-ai-help-coastal-cities-prepare-for-rising-seas-and-extreme-events-283726

Mapping coastal flood risk in China https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/mapping-coastal-flood-risk-china

Emergency Management

Building Meta-Dynamic Capabilities Through AI-HI Collaboration: Experimental Evidence from Multinational Organizations in Disaster Response Operations https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/16/6/273

Survivors sue Indonesian government over response to catastrophic Sumatra floods https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/survivors-sue-indonesian-government-over-response-to-catastrophic-sumatra-floods/

Flooding is rewriting the rules for this Pennsylvania farm https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/flooding-is-rewriting-the-rules-for-this-pennsylvania-farm/

What Is Impact-Based Early Warning and Why Does It Matter? https://unu.edu/ehs/article/what-impact-based-early-warning-and-why-does-it-matter

Canada’s aerial wildfire‑fighting plan is a start — but it is not yet a strategy https://theconversation.com/canadas-aerial-wildfire-fighting-plan-is-a-start-but-it-is-not-yet-a-strategy-282718

Buildings Must Be Constructed to Withstand Category Five Hurricanes in Revised Building Code https://jis.gov.jm/buildings-must-be-constructed-to-withstand-category-five-hurricanes-in-revised-building-code/

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Popular Myths About Climate Adaptation Journalists Should Know https://gijn.org/stories/10-climate-adaptation-myths-journalists/

Why science communication is essential for climate justice https://www.iwmi.org/news/why-science-communication-is-essential-for-climate-justice/

Check out the brand-new hurricane ‘cone of uncertainty’ graphics arriving this season https://www.preventionweb.net/news/check-out-brand-new-hurricane-cone-uncertainty-graphics-arriving-season

Japan weather alert names unified for flooding, heavy rain, landslides, storm surges https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260528/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

Disaster psychology

Dynamics of collectivistic language and emotional expression in China’s early pandemic: A social media analysis https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjop.70090

Leaving Home: She left after the fire; a Chilean community’s struggle to stay https://dialogue.earth/en/forests/she-left-after-the-fire-a-chilean-communitys-struggle-to-stay/

Sociology and disasters

What drives coastal disaster resilience at the household level? deciphering coastal household-level economic, social, and infrastructure robustness (CHESIR) determinants https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-026-07800-9

Conceptualizing urban heat resilience through capacities and a multidimensional perspective: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479726011436

New Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report reveals nearly 80% of the world’s poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards https://www.preventionweb.net/news/new-global-multidimensional-poverty-index-report-reveals-nearly-80-worlds-poor-live-regions

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Schools closed, ashfall reported after explosive eruption at Kanlaon volcano, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/03/16/schools-closed-ashfall-reported-after-explosive-eruption-at-kanlaon-volcano-philippines/

Morrill Fire becomes largest in Nebraska history as statewide fires top 243 000 ha (600 000 acres) https://watchers.news/2026/03/16/morrill-fire-becomes-largest-in-nebraska-history-as-statewide-fires-top-243-000-ha-600-000-acres/

Rare tornado kills 2 in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, India https://watchers.news/2026/03/16/rare-tornado-kills-2-in-odishas-mayurbhanj-district-india/

Kona low brings extreme rainfall to Maui and Oʻahu, causing flooding and landslides across Hawaiʻi https://watchers.news/2026/03/19/kona-low-extreme-rainfall-flooding-landslides-hawaii-march-2026/

Kenya flood death toll rises to 71 as forecasters warn of renewed heavy rainfall https://watchers.news/2026/03/18/kenya-flood-death-toll-rises-to-71-as-forecasters-warn-of-renewed-heavy-rainfall/

Severe thunderstorms kill 19, injure over 50 in Karachi, Pakistan https://watchers.news/2026/03/19/severe-thunderstorms-kill-19-injure-over-50-in-karachi-pakistan/

Storm Therese brings heavy rainfall, flood and landslide risk to Canary Islands, Spain https://watchers.news/2026/03/19/storm-therese-brings-heavy-rainfall-flood-and-landslide-risk-to-canary-islands-spain/

Tropical Cyclone Narelle live updates: Far North Queensland takes cover as severe system tears into coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-20/tropical-cyclone-narelle-live-updates-friday/106472282

Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Mar 2026: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Semeru, Shiveluch https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/298001/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Mar-2026-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Merapi-Semeru-Shiveluch-Ib.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Summer in March? Unusual Heat Wave Descends on Already Parched Western U.S. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13032026/march-heat-wave-western-united-states/

El Nino is likely to return this year, but its strength and impacts remain uncertain https://abcnews.com/US/el-nino-return-year-strength-impacts-remain-uncertain/story

Extreme heat has extreme effects–but some like it hot https://news.ubc.ca/2026/03/extreme-heat-has-extreme-effects-but-some-like-it-hot/

Better climate change adaptation through transformative innovation – enabling conditions and future perspectives https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/better-climate-change-adaptation-through-transformative

Raising confidence in climate projections: The past to future approach https://www.preventionweb.net/news/raising-confidence-climate-projections-past-future-approach

Half of people in Germany say their home is not ready for heatwaves – survey https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/half-people-germany-say-their-home-not-ready-heatwaves-survey

Extreme Heat Risk Governance Framework and Toolkit https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-heat-risk-governance-framework-and-toolkit

Deep ocean control of global temperature after net-zero emissions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01934-1

Under the same sky, climate change brings drought to Somalia and floods to Kenya https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260315-under-the-same-sky-climate-change-brings-drought-to-somalia-and-floods-to-kenya

Sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in over 4,000 years, and the world’s biggest cities are on the front lines https://www.earth.com/news/sea-levels-are-rising-faster-than-they-have-in-4000-years-world-biggest-cities-at-risk/

Substantial accumulation rates on a glacier avalanche cone from time-lapse photogrammetry and field measurements https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2026/egusphere-2026-786/

Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519386-why-global-warming-is-accelerating-and-what-it-means-for-the-future/

Typhoons: The Hidden Lifeline in a Drying World https://postech.ac.kr/eng/research/research_results.do

Indigenous‑led renewable energy projects offer benefits that reach far beyond reducing carbon emissions https://theconversation.com/indigenous-led-renewable-energy-projects-offer-benefits-that-reach-far-beyond-reducing-carbon-emissions-276612

African coastlines face unprecedented sea level surge crisis https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-03-18-african-coastlines-face-unprecedented-sea-level-surge-crisis-1

Disaster risk reduction

Unplanned urbanisation fuels landslide disasters amid emerging rainfall trends https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/unplanned-urbanisation-fuels-landslide-disasters-amid-emerging-rainfall-trends/

Reducing risk together: moving towards a more holistic approach to multi-hazard and multi-risk assessment and management https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/26/1325/2026/

A probabilistic performance-based framework for heat vulnerability and risk assessment of buildings https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221242092600097X

As wildfires intensify, UB researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2026/03/ai-wildfire-spread-prediction.html

Assessing vulnerability of rural buildings to tornadoes and their relationships with building attributes and surrounding land uses https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/assessing-vulnerability-rural-buildings-tornadoes-and-their

Massive 2011 Tohoku earthquake spurred development of modern tsunami forecast systems https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/news-story/massive-2011-tohoku-earthquake-spurred-development-modern-tsunami-forecast-systems

AI weather models show promise for hurricane forecasts, but new Rice study finds key physical limitations https://news.rice.edu/news/2026/ai-weather-models-show-promise-hurricane-forecasts-new-rice-study-finds-key-physical

Unplanned urbanisation fuels landslide disasters amid emerging rainfall trends https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/unplanned-urbanisation-fuels-landslide-disasters-amid-emerging-rainfall-trends/

First world map shows impact of the tidal pulse in coastal rivers https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/first-world-map-shows-impact-of-the-tidal-pulse-in-coastal-rivers

Volcano hazards in Hawai‘i: managed risk and tailored recovery https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/volcano-hazards-in-hawaii-managed-risk-and-tailored-recovery/

In the wake of fire, how South Korea is climate-proofing its forests and communities https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/wake-fire-how-south-korea-climate-proofing-its-forests-and-communities

Emergency Management

Swiss mountainside fault grows as evacuation plans prepared https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-adaptation/swiss-mountainside-fault-grows-as-evacuation-plans-prepared/91073612

Victorian bushfires 2026: Longwood fire post-event field survey https://www.preventionweb.net/news/victorian-bushfires-2026-longwood-fire-post-event-field-survey

Satellite data reconstructs 2025 LA fires, showing rapid spread in first day https://www.preventionweb.net/news/satellite-data-reconstructs-2025-la-fires-showing-rapid-spread-first-day

China deploys its first forest fire robot — tripling firebreak speed! https://www.preventionweb.net/news/china-deploys-its-first-forest-fire-robot-tripling-firebreak-speed

‘Disaster inertia’: why must NZ keep relearning the same lessons from extreme events? https://theconversation.com/disaster-inertia-why-must-nz-keep-relearning-the-same-lessons-from-extreme-events-278192

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Stop Disasters Game https://www.stopdisastersgame.org/game/

Be Tsunami Ready: Invest in Tsunami Preparedness https://tsunamiday.undrr.org/learn-wtad

World Meteorological Day 2026 – 23 March https://wmo.int/site/world-meteorological-day-2026-23-march

What disaster preparedness experts have packed in their go bags https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/climate-change-extreme-weather-disaster-preparedness-expert-tips

Disaster psychology

Mental health crisis after 2023 Maui wildfires extends beyond burn zones https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/03/11/mauiwes-mental-health-crisis/

Dépaysement: Mental Health Impacts as the Environment Changes https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202603/depaysement-mental-health-impacts-as-the-environment-changes

Despite escalating flood events worldwide, half of residents living in flood-vulnerable coastal areas have not had a single conversation about flood risk or climate adaptation with anyone in their social network https://www.sra.org/2026/03/11/half-of-people-living-in-flood-prone-areas-never-discuss-climate-risks-with-anyone-new-international-study-finds/

Sociology and disasters

Uneven paths: Soft Policy’s benefits to recovery in Louisiana Parishes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479722012956

Participatory forensic investigations of disasters (PARFORIN): Including people in collective disaster risk analysis through social cartography https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/participatory-forensic-investigations-disasters-parforin

Indigenous Australians always come off worst in disasters. This needs to stop https://theconversation.com/indigenous-australians-always-come-off-worst-in-disasters-this-needs-to-stop-278071

When Artificial Intelligence Meets Cultural Knowledge: Forecasting Storm Surge Risks, Predicting Disaster Preparedness, and Building Resilient Coastal Communities in the Philippines https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm

Exploring climate resilience in a low-middle income country: The impact of socio-economic incentives on informal workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan https://www.preventionweb.net/resource/case-study/exploring-climate-resilience-low-middle-income-country-impact-socio-economic

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

8 dead in Michigan and Oklahoma as over 25 tornadoes hit central United States https://watchers.news/2026/03/08/8-dead-in-michigan-and-oklahoma-as-over-25-tornadoes-hit-central-united-states/

Union City tornado becomes the earliest EF-3 on record for Michigan https://watchers.news/2026/03/09/union-city-tornado-becomes-the-earliest-ef-3-on-record-for-michigan/

Central Queensland communities on alert as major flood warning issued for Burnett River https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/major-flood-warning-bundaberg-qld-bom-river-levels/106433430

Food supply lines open as Katherine and Daly River under emergency flood warning https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/nt-katherine-flood-food-supply-daly-river-emergency-warning/106431152

Severe flooding kills 42 across Kenya as heavy rains trigger flash floods in Nairobi https://watchers.news/2026/03/09/severe-flooding-kills-42-across-kenya-as-heavy-rains-trigger-flash-floods-in-nairobi/

Heavy rain triggers floods, landslides and wind damage across parts of Java, leaving 7 dead and 4 missing, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2026/03/10/heavy-rain-triggers-floods-landslides-and-wind-damage-across-parts-of-java-leaving-7-dead-and-4-missing-indonesia/

Severe flooding hits Northern Territory and Queensland as rivers reach major levels, Australia https://watchers.news/2026/03/10/severe-flooding-hits-northern-territory-and-queensland-as-rivers-reach-major-levels-australia/

Kīlauea eruption sends ash plume to 9 km (30 000 feet), disrupts flights near Hilo, Hawaii https://watchers.news/2026/03/11/kilauea-eruption-sends-ash-plume-to-9-km-30-000-feet-disrupts-flights-near-hilo-hawaii/

Heavy rain causes flooding and stream overflows across São Paulo, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/03/10/heavy-rain-causes-flooding-and-stream-overflows-across-sao-paulo-brazil/

Two fatalities reported as heavy rainfall and river flooding impact Wide Bay–Burnett region, Australia https://watchers.news/2026/03/12/two-fatalities-heavy-rainfall-river-flooding-wide-bay-burnett-region-australia-march-2026/

Landslides kill at least 52 people in Gamo Zone, Ethiopia https://watchers.news/2026/03/12/ethiopia-deadly-landslides-gamo-zone-march-2026/

Second deadly landslide in six weeks devastates Rubaya coltan mines in eastern DR Congo https://watchers.news/2026/03/12/rubaya-coltan-mine-dr-congo-landslide-march-2026/

Severe storms leave at least five dead in Indiana after tornado hits Lake Village and floodwaters sweep vehicles away https://watchers.news/2026/03/11/indiana-severe-storms-tornado-lake-village-flooding-deaths-march-2026/

Powerful Kona low prompts emergency proclamations as Hawaii faces multi-day flood and severe storm threat https://watchers.news/2026/03/11/powerful-kona-low-hawaii-march-2026/

Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Mar 2026: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Tangkubanparahu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/297367/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Mar-2026-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Soputan-Tangkubanparahu-Sem.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Snail trails and uncertainty: Australia’s emissions are not falling fast enough https://reneweconomy.com.au/snail-trails-and-uncertainty-australias-emissions-are-not-falling-fast-enough/

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/planting-trees-in-the-sea-could-act-as-a-huge-carbon-sink-and-save-millions-of-dollars-in-storm-damage-every-year-what-is-stopping-us-from-doing-it

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518362-earth-is-now-heating-up-twice-as-fast-as-in-previous-decades/

A deadly climate change effect is even worse than feared, study finds https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/08/sea-level-rise-study/89002601007/

Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/

New Mapping Tool Can Help South Carolina Prepare for Sea-Level Rise https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/10/new-mapping-tool-can-help-south-carolina-prepare-for-sea-level-rise

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds

New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ future demand – without importing gas https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-modelling-shows-renewable-electricity-can-meet-nz-future-demand-without-importing-gas/

UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-2-4-in-2025-as-coal-hits-400-year-low/

Corporate Climate Adaptation https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/corporate-climate-adaptation/04DEE0F1346E1FC2BBCC11711C5A7765

The invisible threat: why indoor heat can be more dangerous than outside temperatures https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/invisible-threat-why-indoor-heat-can-be-more-dangerous

Climate Models With High Resolution in the Ocean Can Better Represent European Heat Waves https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/communication/news/climate-models-with-high-resolution-in-the-ocean-can-better-represent-european-heat-waves

El Niño could be here soon, bringing wild weather and a hotter climate https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/weather/el-nino-wild-weather-global-heat-record

Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes https://www.carbonbrief.org/heatwaves-driving-recent-surge-in-compound-drought-and-heat-extremes/

A Warmer Climate Means Bigger Hail https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/warming-intensifies-hail-thunderstorms/

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/10/extreme-heat-study-global-warming-physical-activity

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis

US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year’s record low https://phys.org/news/2026-03-arctic-winter-sea-ice-year.html

Global Warming Is Accelerating. So Is Denialism of It https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/climate-change/2026-03-11/ty-article/global-warming-is-accelerating-so-is-denialism-of-it/0000019c-d869-d3d8-afdf-f97b5a2c0000

Extraordinary and prolonged March heatwave to break records and decimate mountain snowpack across U.S. Southwest, including much of California https://weatherwest.com/archives/43745

Disaster risk reduction

Bridging Science and Community: Exploring Pathways to Develop Community-Based Lightning Early Warning Systems in Bangladesh https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bridging-science-and-community-exploring-pathways-develop-community-based-lightning-early-warning-systems-bangladesh

World Disasters Report 2026 https://www.ifrc.org/document/world-disasters-report-2026

Inside the launch of FireSat, a system to find wildfires earlier https://www.preventionweb.net/news/inside-launch-firesat-system-find-wildfires-earlier

Global fatal landslides in 2025 https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/global-fatal-landslides-in-2025

Water and Disasters https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/water-and-disasters

U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters in 2025 https://www.climatecentral.org/report/us-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate-disasters-2025

Substantial increases in the likelihood of extreme fire weather events for fire-prone ecosystems in Australia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/substantial-increases-likelihood-extreme-fire-weather-events

Population exposure predicts flood losses in Sweden https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00194-8

UN endorses Global Framework to strengthen disaster-related statistics https://www.undrr.org/news/un-endorses-global-framework-strengthen-disaster-related-statistics

Collaborative community-based early warning systems – Solutions Brief https://zcralliance.org/resources/item/collaborative-community-based-early-warning-systems-solutions-brief/

Seismic resilience: Experience and lessons learned from Japan https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seismic-resilience-experience-and-lessons-learned-japan

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

Modeling of Wildfire Digital Twin: Research Progress in Detection, Simulation, and Prediction Techniques https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/11/412

Managed retreat in Europe more widespread than previously thought https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/managed-retreat-in-europe-more-widespread-than-previously-thought

A predictive model to assess liability in earthquake disasters https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-025-00028-0

Tsunami risk in the Mediterranean: why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan https://theconversation.com/tsunami-risk-in-the-mediterranean-why-nice-should-prepare-an-evacuation-plan-277683

Emergency Management

Conducting simulation exercises https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/approaches-practices/conducting-simulation-exercises

From forecast to early action: new Guidelines for Simulation Exercises on Early Warning Systems https://www.cimafoundation.org/en/news/from-forecast-to-early-action-new-guidelines-for-simulation-exercises-on-early-warning-systems/

Over USD 29 million mobilised to support Madagascar https://www.arc.int/news/over-usd-29-million-mobilised-support-madagascar

Strengthening Finnish Wildfire Preparedness and Response Through Lessons from Sweden’s 2018 Fires https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/8/325

After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue? https://theconversation.com/after-a-summer-of-weather-disasters-will-kiwis-make-climate-an-election-issue-277078

Building a whole-of-government fire governance: the Portuguese Integrated Rural Fire Management System https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/case-studies/building-a-whole-of-government-fire-governance-the-portuguese-integrated-rural-fire-management-system

‘Life is a Miracle,’ but learning from disasters isn’t: Lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami https://theconversation.com/life-is-a-miracle-but-learning-from-disasters-isnt-lessons-from-japans-2011-earthquake-and-tsunami-276985

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Educating for the future: A teacher’s journey to hands-on climate change education https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/educating-future-teachers-journey-hands-climate-change-education

Rahat: Educational booklet https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/rahat-educational-booklet

F Words for Warning Reactions https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/warning-research-centre/2026/03/09/f-words-for-warning-reactions/

Disaster psychology

15 years after the Tohoku quake, the road home remains uncertain for many https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/society/reconstruction-fukushima-earthquake-anniversary/

Sociology and disasters

A comprehensive framework for empowering women in Disaster Risk Governance in Sri Lanka https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/comprehensive-framework-empowering-women-disaster-risk

Guts, Grit and God? Spiritual Capital and Entrepreneurial Resilience in a Turbulent Environment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cjas.70049

Global environments of ageing: towards co-designing climate resilience environments and communities for ageing well https://www.sei.org/publications/co-designing-climate-resilient-environments-and-communities/

Building Disaster Resilient Communities Through Women’s Leadership https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/building-disaster-resilient-communities-through-womens-leadership-621785/

Working with Indigenous Knowledge holders to advance equitable and inclusive nature and climate initiatives https://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/nature-based-solutions/working-with-indigenous-knowledge-holders-to-advance-equitable-and-inclusive-nature-and-climate-initiatives/

The lingering shadow: Understanding the long-term impact of natural disasters on social trust https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1570677X2600016X

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Floods in Evros River basin damage over 60 000 ha (150 000 acres) of farmland, threaten 2026 planting season, Greece https://watchers.news/2026/02/28/floods-evros-river-basin-damage-60-000-ha-150-000-acres-farmland-greece-february-2026/

Heavy snowfall across northern China triggers emergency responses https://watchers.news/2026/03/03/heavy-snowfall-across-northern-china-triggers-emergency-responses/

Record rainfall hits Dallas–Fort Worth as storms flood highways across North Texas https://watchers.news/2026/03/05/record-rainfall-hits-dallasfort-worth-as-storms-flood-highways-across-north-texas/

Volcanic activity worldwide 4 Mar 2026: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Soputan https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/296653/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-4-Mar-2026-Etna-volcano-Santiaguito-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Soputan-Ta.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-warming-to-2c-is-crucial-to-protect-pristine-antarctic-peninsula/

Atmospheric Rivers as Triggers of Compound Flooding: quantifying Extreme Joint Events in Western North America Under Climate Change https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/26/901/2026/

Climate extremes and urbanization drive flood tipping points at the city–river interface https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00186-8

Spatialising the impact of heat on households in Delhi https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/spatialising-impact-heat-households-delhi

Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-made-fire-weather-in-chile-and-argentina-three-times-more-likely/

Canada records lowest temperature in decades and record snowfall in winter 2025–26 https://watchers.news/2026/03/03/canada-records-lowest-temperature-in-decades-and-record-snowfall-in-winter-2025-26/

Australian renewables pipeline “running laps” around net zero targets. It’s the pace that is lacking https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-renewables-pipeline-running-laps-around-its-net-zero-targets-its-the-pace-that-is-lacking/

Antarctica has lost 10 times the size of Greater Los Angeles in ice over 30 years, satellite data reveal https://phys.org/news/2026-02-antarctica-lost-size-greater-los.html

Extreme Heat, Loss and Damage, and the Urgency of Avoidable Deaths https://www.avoidable-deaths.net/2026/02/28/extreme-heat-loss-and-damage-and-the-urgency-of-avoidable-deaths/

Marine heat waves can increase coastal rainfall https://www.preventionweb.net/news/marine-heat-waves-can-increase-coastal-rainfall

Exploring climate preparedness in low- and middle-income countries https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/exploring-climate-preparedness/

Are climate models detecting monsoon changes a decade too early? ‘Super-simulations’ say yes https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-monsoon-decade-early-super.html

Improved short-term sea level change predictions achieved with better AI training https://phys.org/news/2026-02-short-term-sea-ai.html

Germany’s coastal regions brace for change, fearing rising sea levels https://phys.org/news/2026-02-germany-coastal-regions-brace-sea.html

PolyU researchers use novel satellite laser ranging technique to reveal accelerated global average sea-level rise with 90 mm surge over past 30 years https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/media/media-releases/2025/0901_polyu-researchers-use-novel-satellite-laser-ranging-technique-to-reveal/

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/04/global-sea-levels-underestimated-poor-modelling-research

El Niño chances rise as La Niña fades, WMO says neutral phase to persist until mid-2026 https://watchers.news/2026/03/04/el-nino-chances-rise-as-la-nina-fades-wmo-says-neutral-phase-to-persist-until-mid-2026/

Wet winter, hot summer? What ‘climate whiplash’ means for the UK https://theconversation.com/wet-winter-hot-summer-what-climate-whiplash-means-for-the-uk-277353

‘Update climate change risks list to avoid worst impacts’ https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2026/Research-News/Update-climate-change-risks-list-to-avoid-worst-impacts

Future Hotspots of Hazardous Rivers in the Atmosphere https://eos.org/editor-highlights/future-hotspots-of-hazardous-rivers-in-the-atmosphere

Warming atmosphere supercharges Indian monsoons https://www.eumetsat.int/features/warming-atmosphere-supercharges-indian-monsoons

Too hot to handle? Building resilience to extreme heat in the private sector https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/too-hot-handle-building-resilience-extreme-heat-private-sector

The challenges in projecting future global sea levels https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the-challenges-in-projecting-future-global-sea-levels/

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds https://apnews.com/article/sea-level-rise-climate-change-flooding-warming-59bb59d2fe839224a10bd28d604b5d95

Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’ https://www.carbonbrief.org/dangerous-heat-for-tour-de-france-riders-only-a-question-of-time/

In a heatwave, a cool library or shopping centre is a lifeline. Do we need more climate shelters? https://theconversation.com/in-a-heatwave-a-cool-library-or-shopping-centre-is-a-lifeline-do-we-need-more-climate-shelters-275661

Disaster risk reduction

Recurrent risk and the disaster loop: A forensic approach to urban flooding https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000403

Fragile prosperity: Natural disasters and economic growth in small island developing states https://unctad.org/publication/fragile-prosperity-natural-disasters-and-economic-growth-small-island-developing-states

Disaster preparedness in Greece: Toward societal, organisational and technological resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/disaster-preparedness-greece-toward-societal-organisational

New research finds that Wildlife Trust natural flood management schemes deliver £10 of benefits for every £1 invested https://www.preventionweb.net/news/new-research-finds-wildlife-trust-natural-flood-management-schemes-deliver-ps10-benefits-every

Forensic Insights for Future Resilience: Learning from Past Disasters https://www.undrr.org/gar/gar2024-special-report

Flood Funding Reform 2026: The New FCERM Guidance Explained https://www.unda.co.uk/news/flood-funding-reform-2026-the-new-fcerm-guidance-explained/

HKUST Study Reveals Why Tropical Cyclones Rainfall Surges Before Landfall https://hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-study-reveals-why-tropical-cyclones-rainfall-surges-landfall

From warning to action: Strengthening risk data and early warning systems in Timor-Leste https://www.undrr.org/news/warning-action-strengthening-risk-data-and-early-warning-systems-timor-leste

Increasingly severe rainstorms put people and structures built on floodplains at risk https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasingly-severe-rainstorms-pose-growing-risk-for-people-and-structures-build-in-the-floodplains/

New study unveils the mechanism behind “boomerang” earthquakes https://eaps.mit.edu/news-impact/new-study-unveils-the-mechanism-behind-boomerang-earthquakes/

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s https://theconversation.com/making-sense-of-a-chaotic-planet-how-understanding-weather-and-climate-risks-depends-on-supercomputers-like-ncars-276376

Enhance infrastructure resilience https://www.undrr.org/resilient-infrastructure/enhance-infrastructure-resilience

Adaptation in action: Setúbal’s retention basin proves its value in flood resilience https://eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu/en/news/adaptation-action-setubals-retention-basin-proves-its-value-flood-resilience

Toward a standard for landslide data: Bridging gaps in landslide susceptibility modeling and early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/toward-standard-landslide-data-bridging-gaps-landslide

How Urban Planning faculty turned a historic flood into a living policy lab https://uwm.edu/architecture/how-urban-planning-faculty-turned-a-historic-flood-into-a-living-policy-lab/

Emergency Management

What Emergency Managers Say They Need More Than Ever https://www.propublica.org/article/emergency-managers-united-states-resource-needs

Lessons learned in institutional preparedness and response during the 2022 European drought https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/26/955/2026/

Outdoor Warning Sirens vs Mobile Alerts: Why Both Technologies Matter https://www.electronic-sirens.com/outdoor-warning-sirens-vs-mobile-alerts/

Earthquake diplomacy: bridging borders through shared commitment https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/earthquake-diplomacy-bridging-borders-through-shared-commitment

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

The inclusion of the education sector in the national adaptation plan (NAP) process is critical https://napglobalnetwork.org/resource/education-national-adaptation-plan-processes/

Building community resilience from the ground up https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/building-community-resilience-ground

Disaster psychology

Flood risk perception paradox: balancing awareness and worriedness of Indonesian vulnerable communities in disaster preparedness https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17477891.2026.2617610

Risk awareness characterisation in multi-hazard, high-tourist-interest sites: the case of Stromboli volcano during the 2019 eruptive crisis https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/risk-awareness-characterisation-multi-hazard-high-tourist

Sociology and disasters

Coastal Flood-Driven Settlement Dynamics and Local Governance Challenges in Chattogram Division of Bangladesh https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7086/6/1/25

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Coastal communities weigh costs and potential retreat as erosion batters SA’s Limestone Coast https://watchers.news/2026/02/21/heavy-rains-cause-deadly-landslides-in-davao-region-philippines/

East West rail corridor cut by flooding amid heavy rain in northern SA https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/east-west-rail-corridor-cut-by-flooding-and-downpours/106373490

Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert https://theconversation.com/severe-flooding-in-central-australia-how-a-vast-humid-air-mass-could-soak-the-desert-276618

Heavy rains cause deadly landslides in Davao Region, Philippines https://watchers.news/2026/02/21/heavy-rains-cause-deadly-landslides-in-davao-region-philippines/

Arequipa flooding emergency deepens with 17 fatalities confirmed after rescue helicopter crash, Peru https://watchers.news/2026/02/23/arequipa-flooding-emergency-deepens-with-17-fatalities-confirmed-after-rescue-helicopter-crash-peru/

Heavy rain triggers flash flooding and travel disruption across multiple states in Australia https://watchers.news/2026/02/25/heavy-rain-triggers-flash-flooding-and-travel-disruption-across-multiple-states-in-australia/

At least 30 dead and 39 missing after extreme rainfall causes severe flooding and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/02/25/minas-gerais-brazil-rainfall-floods-landslides-fatalities-damage-february-2026/

Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Feb 2026: Stromboli volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Tangkuban https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/295952/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-Feb-2026-Stromboli-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Soputan-Tangkuban.html

Another storm strikes Juiz de Fora as death toll climbs to 49 in Minas Gerais, Brazil https://watchers.news/2026/02/26/another-storm-strikes-juiz-de-fora-as-death-toll-climbs-to-49-in-minas-gerais-brazil/

Grass fire injures five, forces evacuations and Interstate 25 closure in Thornton, Colorado https://watchers.news/2026/02/26/grass-fire-injures-five-forces-evacuations-and-interstate-25-closure-in-thornton-colorado/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

EU ill-prepared for worsening climate change, advisers say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-ill-prepared-worsening-climate-change-advisers-say-2026-02-16/

Mapped: The impacts of carbon-offset projects around the world https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/carbon-offsets-2023/mapped.html

Sustainable Switch: World warming at an accelerated rate https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-switch-world-warming-an-accelerated-rate-2026-02-19/

The City of Sydney partnered with Western Sydney University to conduct the most detailed analysis of urban microclimates ever undertaken in the city https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcuser/a-model-for-urban-resilience

Heat stress and urban resilience: alternative cooling strategies to combat extreme heat in the urban environment https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-stress-and-urban-resilience-alternative-cooling

More intense and equal compound heatwaves driven by urbanization https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-026-00363-8

Strengthening resilience to extreme heat – an Adelaide case study https://preparecenter.org/resource/strengthening-resilience-to-extreme-heat-adelaide/

Understanding extreme heat and entry points for action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-extreme-heat-and-entry-points-action

Cascading downstream impacts of water cycle changes in mountain regions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02552-2

Vulnerable knowledge: responding to the uncertainties of climate change-related disaster https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.70032

Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-made-fire-weather-in-chile-and-argentina-three-times-more-likely/

Economists Still Agree on Climate Change https://www.theregreview.org/2026/02/23/howard-mcgartland-economists-still-agree-on-climate-change/

Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan-275562

Renewables Top 25% of U.S. Power as Coal’s Grip Collapses https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Renewables-Top-25-of-US-Power-as-Coals-Grip-Collapses.html

Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-warming-to-2c-is-crucial-to-protect-pristine-antarctic-peninsula/

Climate adaptation and resilience: The opportunity awaiting South-East Asia https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/climate-adaptation-and-resilience-southeast-asia/

This waterlogged corner of England was once only habitable during summer. Climate change could make it so again https://theconversation.com/this-waterlogged-corner-of-england-was-once-only-habitable-during-summer-climate-change-could-make-it-so-again-275995

Ghana’s cities are getting hotter: they need more trees to keep them cool https://theconversation.com/ghanas-cities-are-getting-hotter-they-need-more-trees-to-keep-them-cool-276217

Disaster risk reduction

New study values the benefits of mangroves for reducing property damages in recent hurricanes https://www.preventionweb.net/news/new-study-values-benefits-mangroves-reducing-property-damages-recent-hurricanes

Handbook for livable and resilient cities: Integrating hazard and risk information into urban planning https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/handbook-livable-and-resilient-cities-integrating-hazard-and

Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems https://theconversation.com/satellite-imaging-is-now-vital-for-disaster-management-but-there-are-dangerous-gaps-in-our-systems-276274

Remote volcano is waking up after being dormant for 700,000 years https://www.earth.com/news/remote-vocano-taftan-iran-wakes-up-after-700000-year-dormancy/

Turkish scientist develops early warning system for weather risks https://www.preventionweb.net/news/turkish-scientist-develops-early-warning-system-weather-risks

AI model delivers detailed 15-day Mediterranean Sea predictions in seconds https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ai-model-delivers-detailed-15-day-mediterranean-sea-predictions-seconds

New Research: How Wildfires Can Be Leveraged to Increase Forest Resilience https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/ca-wildfire-forest-resilience/

Global trends in scaling nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474706526000355

Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present https://theconversation.com/delving-into-deep-time-what-nzs-ancient-past-reveals-about-its-present-270447

Assessing Forest Road Network Suitability in Relation to the Spatial Occurrence of Wildfires in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/6/175

Integrating Physical-Based Models and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry to Retrieve Fire Severity by Ecosystem Strata from Very High Resolution UAV Imagery https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/9/304

When moderate storms become disasters: operationalising the co-production of flood hazard in Iraq https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/when-moderate-storms-become-disasters-operationalising-co

Quantifying the added value of impact-based warnings for flash flood monitoring using innovative multi-source impact data https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000701

Forecasting tephra fall building impacts and losses at Awu volcano, Sangihe Island (Indonesia) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/forecasting-tephra-fall-building-impacts-and-losses-awu

How the UK is keeping flood insurance affordable – until 2039 https://theconversation.com/how-the-uk-is-keeping-flood-insurance-affordable-until-2039-275463

AI supercharges satellite data for proactive disaster risk management in the Philippines https://govinsider.asia/intl-en/article/ai-supercharges-satellite-data-for-proactive-disaster-risk-management-in-the-philippines

CT scans help uncover Waikato’s earthquake activity on hidden faults https://www.waikato.ac.nz/int/news-events/news/ct-scans-help-uncover-waikatos-earthquake-activity-on-hidden-faults/

How investing in resilience prepared Jamaica for Hurricane Melissa https://www.preventionweb.net/news/how-investing-resilience-prepared-jamaica-hurricane-melissa

Tsunamis from the Sky https://eos.org/editors-vox/tsunamis-from-the-sky

Integrating Real-Time Meteorological Conditions into a Novel Fire Spread Model for Grasslands https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/5/154

Effectiveness of firebreaks: a review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00451-1

Same hills, different rules: why urban and rural landslides should not be considered together? https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2026/02/20/same-hills-different-rules-why-urban-and-rural-landslides-should-not-be-considered-together/

Comprehensive framework for the assessment of multi-level pluvial flood risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/comprehensive-framework-assessment-multi-level-pluvial-flood

Funding resilience: India’s pathway lies in data and technology https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/funding-resilience-indias-pathway-lies-data-and-technology

Fostering Post-Fire Research Towards a More Balanced Wildfire Science Agenda to Navigate Global Environmental Change https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/2/51

Multisectoral Flood Resilience Framework for Pakistan: Insights from the Floods 2010 and 2022 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-12225-4_16

Research on the Exposure Risk Analysis of Wildfires with a Spatiotemporal Knowledge Graph https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/4/131

Urban Expansion and Protection Gaps amid Evolving Flood Exposure https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/592c58c4-6e07-4733-92be-491abbcf7357

Emergency Management

Coastal communities weigh costs and potential retreat as erosion batters SA’s Limestone Coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/beach-communities-battling-coastal-erosion-costs-south-australia/106349638

WorkSafe launches investigation into fatal Mauao landslide as 42 landslides remain under assessment, New Zealand https://watchers.news/2026/02/21/worksafe-launches-investigation-into-fatal-mauao-landslide-as-42-landslides-remain-under-assessment-new-zealand/

Rising simultaneous wildfire risk compromises international firefighting efforts https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/rising-simultaneous-wildfire-risk-compromises-international-firefighting-efforts

Early Warning System Network Expanded and Integrated into Local Operations in Tarlac City https://www.adpc.net/ver25/adpc-news.asp

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Could Crowdsourcing Hold the Key to Early Wildfire Detection? https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2025/01/could-crowdsourcing-hold-the-key-to-early-wildfire-detection/

Resilience Storytelling: Child-Centered Climate Education https://www.learningplanetinstitute.org/en/events/resilience-storytelling-child-centered-climate-education-thematic-workshop-eurip/

How to prepare before floods: An illustrated learning book for children and communities https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/how-prepare-floods-illustrated-learning-book-children-and

Participatory planning for disaster preparedness and response: a guide to implementing community engagement processes https://www.cimafoundation.org/en/news/participatory-planning-for-disaster-preparedness-and-response-a-guide-to-implementing-community-engagement-processes/

Disaster psychology

Rural Australians need mental preparation as much as sandbags ahead of disasters https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/rural-australians-need-mental-preparation-as-much-as-sandbags-ahead-of-disasters

Analyzing Disaster Preparedness at Personal and Community Level: Senior Citizens in Bangladesh https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJEES/article/view/87589

Why mental health is core to disaster risk reduction https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/why-mental-health-core-disaster-risk-reduction

‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why https://theconversation.com/dont-leave-late-is-the-best-advice-for-fires-or-floods-these-terrifying-videos-show-why-274983

Driving behaviour during flood and bushfire emergency evacuations: Insights from observational and self-reported data https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925007290

Sociology and disasters

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

Why disabled people are particularly vulnerable during power outages https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/why-disabled-people-are-particularly-vulnerable-during-power-outages/

Healthcare Capabilities in Disasters and Spatial-social Inequalities: A Case Study of Nijhum Dwip (Island) of Bangladesh https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJEES/article/view/87590

Urban mobility network centrality predicts social resilience https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18546

The role of social workers in building resilience after climate change–related disasters in Zimbabwe https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding