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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Heavy rainfall triggers fatal flash floods in Maidan Wardak and Logar, Afghanistan https://watchers.news/2025/06/30/fatal-flash-floods-maidan-wardak-logar-afghanistan/

Rapidly spreading wildfire burns 400 ha (990 acres) near Bizanet, Aude, France, forcing A61 closure and evacuations https://watchers.news/2025/06/30/wildfire-near-bizanet-aude-burns-400-ha-a61-closure-evacuations/

Two major flood waves in Rongjiang, China leave 120 000 evacuated and six dead https://watchers.news/2025/07/01/rongjiang-china-floods-evacuate-120000-six-dead/

Four killed, 16 missing after flash floods hit Himachal’s Mandi district https://watchers.news/2025/07/01/four-killed-16-missing-flash-floods-mandi-district-himachal-pradesh/

Over 50 dead as intense monsoon rains flood parts of Pakistan https://watchers.news/2025/07/01/over-50-dead-intense-monsoon-rains-flood-pakistan/

Ridge of Pennata islet collapses after the strongest earthquake in 40 years strikes Campi Flegrei, Italy https://watchers.news/2025/06/30/ridge-collapse-campi-flegrei-italy-strongest-quake-in-40-years/

Warragamba Dam risks overflow as bomb cyclone batters New South Wales, Australia https://watchers.news/2025/07/02/warragamba-dam-risks-overflow-bomb-cyclone-new-south-wales-australia/

Wildfire kills two, burns 6 500 ha (16 000 acres) in Catalonia, Spain https://watchers.news/2025/07/02/wildfire-kills-two-burns-6500-ha-catalonia-spain/

France shuts 1 350 schools, Italy limits work as severe heatwave grips southern Europe https://watchers.news/2025/07/02/france-shuts-1350-schools-italy-limits-outdoor-work-severe-heatwave-southern-europe/

Volcanic activity worldwide 2 Jul 2025: Fuego volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Raung https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/274639/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-2-Jul-2025-Fuego-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Raung-Kiris.html

Sydney’s Warragamba Dam spills after deluge dumps more than 100mm of rain. What happens now? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-06/nsw-warragamba-dam-spills-afer-massive-rainfall-explainer/103677270

Madre Fire explodes to over 14 000 ha (35 500 acres) in one day, becoming California’s largest wildfire of 2025 https://watchers.news/2025/07/03/madre-fire-14000-ha-california-largest-wildfire-2025/

4 hospitalized and nearly 1 500 evacuated as a major wildfire burns through Ierapetra in Crete, Greece https://watchers.news/2025/07/03/wildfire-ierapetra-crete-greece-1500-evacuated-4-hospitalized/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Europeans consider tackling climate change a priority and support energy independence https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1376

Warmer seas are fuelling the dangerous ‘weather bomb’ about to hit NSW https://theconversation.com/warmer-seas-are-fuelling-the-dangerous-weather-bomb-about-to-hit-nsw-260070

More than 97 000 hospitalized as Japan endures hottest June on record https://watchers.news/2025/07/01/97000-hospitalized-japan-hottest-june-on-record/

‘Unprecedented’ alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7781e915o

One in three Tuvaluans apply to relocate to Australia under climate visa scheme just 10 days after opening https://7news.com.au/news/one-in-three-tuvaluans-apply-to-relocate-to-australia-under-climate-visa-scheme-just-10-days-after-opening-c-19165658

UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/30/un-expert-urges-criminalizing-fossil-fuel-disinformation-banning-lobbying

A “whiplash” of weather conditions caused by climate change https://www.fastcompany.com/91359142/what-is-precipitation-whiplash-the-new-accelerating-climate-change-weather-danger

Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change https://theconversation.com/cities-are-heating-up-the-planet-how-they-can-do-more-to-fight-climate-change-259391

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/the-guardian-view-on-europes-heatwave-leaders-should-remind-the-public-why-ambitious-targets-matter

Global climate action at risk as ‘disappointed’ camps square off, EU negotiator warns https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/global-climate-action-at-risk-as-disappointed-camps-square-off-eu-negotiator-warns/

At least 8 deaths as Europe’s heatwave causes forest fires, health alerts and shuts a nuclear reactor https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/europe-heatwave-death-toll-reaches-8-as-temperatures-hit-records/105488516

Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating – but the US is halting data sharing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/tracking-sea-ice-is-early-warning-system-for-global-heating-but-us-halt-to-data-sharing-will-make-it-harder-scientists-warn

Signs of rising planetary strain highlight need for accelerated climate targets https://phys.org/news/2025-07-planetary-strain-highlight-climate.html

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/droughts-worldwide-pushing-tens-millions-starvation-report

Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us https://theconversation.com/antarctic-summer-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-heres-how-it-will-harm-the-planet-and-us-256104

Extremely warm Mediterranean Sea is cause for concern https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/extremely-warm-mediterranean-sea-is-cause-for-concern/

Nuclear power plants shut down in France and Switzerland as heatwave impacts river cooling https://watchers.news/2025/07/03/nuclear-power-shutdown-france-switzerland-heatwave-river-cooling/

Global warming is triggering earthquakes in the Alps https://www.science.org/content/article/global-warming-triggering-earthquakes-alps

Why investing in climate-vulnerable countries makes good business sense https://theconversation.com/why-investing-in-climate-vulnerable-countries-makes-good-business-sense-259732

1,400 glaciers. 1,400 reasons to act https://www.1400-reasons-to-act.ch/

New 3D glacier visualizations provide insights into a hotter Earth https://news.osu.edu/new-3d-glacier-visualizations-provide-insights-into-a-hotter-earth/

Novel modelling links sea ice loss to Antarctic ice shelf calving events https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/july/novel-modelling-links-sea-ice-loss-to-antarctic-ice-shelf-calving-events

Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/ocean-atmosphere-equally-responsible-atlantic-cold-blob-scientists

Bracing for the new normal https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/06/27/bracing-for-the-new-normal

It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America https://grist.org/extreme-heat/extreme-heat-growing-threat-rural-america/

Disaster risk reduction

Build Back Better https://www.floodre.co.uk/buildbackbetter/

Tampa’s recovery plan can’t just rebuild — it has to rethink https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/06/27/hurricanes-helene-milton-cdbg-dr-grant-hillsborough-county-commission-climate-resilience/

CSIRO creates pinpoint accurate model of Richmond River catchment to test flood mitigation options https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-30/csiro-creates-model-of-river-catchment-test-flood-mitigation/105449496

Study finds magma helped drive recent Santorini earthquakes https://news.uoregon.edu/study-finds-magma-helped-drive-recent-santorini-earthquakes

Study shows controlled burns can reduce wildfire intensity and smoke pollution https://woods.stanford.edu/news/study-shows-controlled-burns-can-reduce-wildfire-intensity-and-smoke-pollution

New Satellite Adds Evidence of an Earth-Shaking Wave https://eos.org/articles/new-satellite-adds-evidence-of-an-earth-shaking-wave

How extreme heat affects wildfire risk https://www.context.news/climate-risks/how-extreme-heat-affects-wildfire-risk

AI can assist early warning systems that predict impacts of extreme weather events such as droughts and heavy rainfall https://www.mpg.de/24966451/extreme-weather-early-warning

Emergency Management

New satellite constellation will scan the entire Earth every 20 minutes to find wildfires https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/new-satellite-constellation-will-scan-the-entire-earth-every-20-minutes-to-find-wildfires

A collaboration spanning Europe, Australia and North America to create a cutting-edge bushfire evacuation simulator has been recognised for its contribution to fire safety https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2025/jun/bushfire-simulation-award

Post-disaster in-situ aid: factors associated with housing beneficiaries’ perceived long-term recovery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420925004777

Measuring evacuation rates from mobility data during the McDougall Creek wildfire in British Columbia, Canada https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198971525000390

Understanding circumpolar wildland fire capabilities: Wildfires in the Arctic https://wildfiretoday.com/understanding-circumpolar-wildland-fire-capabilities-wildfires-in-the-arctic/

What’s next for NSW’s intense storm? Heavy rains, fallen trees – and a chance of a storm ‘slingshot’https://theconversation.com/whats-next-for-nsws-intense-storm-heavy-rains-fallen-trees-and-a-chance-of-a-storm-slingshot-260283

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Flashcards UK Storm Recap Top Trumps https://thefloodhub.co.uk/uk-storm-recap-top-trumps/

Wildfires https://disasterphilanthropy.org/resources/wildfires/

Social media use in disaster response: empowering community resilience https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2025.2521791

The CONVERGE Training Modules incorporate an all-hazards approach grounded in cutting edge research from the social sciences, public health, engineering, and other disciplines https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/

Disaster psychology

Assessing extreme heat risk perception: Awareness, worry, preparedness and social capital in Texas https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901125000887

A unified framework integrating psychology and geography https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02237-y

Sociology and disasters

Primary health care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 South-East Asian countries: a cross-case synthesis with lessons for future health systems strengthening https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/Suppl_2/e018076

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Rapidly spreading wildfire in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, Israel, contained after evacuations https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/rapidly-spreading-wildfire-jerusalem-ein-kerem-israel-contained-after-evacuations/

Two fatalities reported in Mississippi and Georgia as storms cause 150 000 power outages across southern U.S. https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/mississippi-georgia-storms-two-dead-150000-power-outages-southern-united-states/

Tornado hits Salvador Escalante in Mexico, damages 14 homes and a school https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/tornado-salvador-escalante-mexico-damages-14-homes-school/

Tornado damages over 50 structures in De Soto, Missouri https://watchers.news/2025/06/08/tornado-damage-50-structures-de-soto-missouri/

EF-1 tornado strikes Van Buren, Arkansas, causing damage and one injury https://watchers.news/2025/06/09/ef-1-tornado-van-buren-arkansas-damage-injury/

South Australian drought sets low-rainfall records in farming areas https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-10/south-australia-drought-sets-low-rainfall-records-farming-areas/105376286

San Antonio experiencing ‘the second-worst drought in its recorded history,’ EAA official says https://www.ksat.com/weather/2025/06/10/san-antonio-experiencing-the-second-worst-drought-in-its-recorded-history-eaa-official-says/

Severe flooding hits Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines https://watchers.news/2025/06/10/severe-flooding-cagayan-de-oro-city-philippines/

At least 49 people dead after strong cold front and floods in Eastern Cape, South Africa https://watchers.news/2025/06/11/deadly-floods-cold-front-eastern-cape-south-africa/

Ranch Fire explodes to over 1 700 ha (4 200 acres), forces evacuations in San Bernardino County, California https://watchers.news/2025/06/11/ranch-fire-explodes-to-over-1-700-ha-4-200-acres-forces-evacuations-in-san-bernardino-county-california/

Volcanic activity worldwide 10 Jun 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/273253/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Jun-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Semeru-Shiveluch-Ibu-Dukono.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02366-2

May brought storms and heavy rain from the South to the Northeast; spring in the US was the second warmest on record https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202505

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/carbon-dioxide-levels-in-the-atmosphere-break-new-records-in-human-history/

“I can’t compromise the quality of my life I’m sorry”: Privileged individuals in the United Kingdom show little willingness to change high-carbon lifestyles https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629625001951

Assimilating summer sea ice thickness enhances predictions of Arctic sea ice and surrounding atmosphere within two months https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-01050-8

The oceans are increasingly gasping for breath https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-oceans-are-increasingly-gasping-for-breath/

Australia’s latest emissions data reveal we still have a giant fossil fuel problem https://theconversation.com/australias-latest-emissions-data-reveal-we-still-have-a-giant-fossil-fuel-problem-257907

From Work to Transportation, Extreme Heat Is Reshaping Urban Life https://www.wri.org/insights/extreme-heat-reshaping-urban-life

With one in four homes at risk of flooding, the UK faces one of its greatest climate change challenges https://www.floodre.co.uk/spending-review-response-2025/

Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/

May 2025 was the second warmest May on record, with a monthly global average of 1.33 ± 0.11°C (2.39 ± 0.19 °F) above the 1850-1900 average https://berkeleyearth.org/may-2025-temperature-update/

The world needs bold, equitable climate action at the 2025 G7 summit https://phys.org/news/2025-06-world-bold-equitable-climate-action.html

Greenland ice melted 17 times faster amid May heatwave, say scientists https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1320096-greenland-ice-melted-17-times-faster-amid-may-heatwave-say-scientists

Residents endure brutal conditions as record-breaking temperatures soar to 125 degrees: ‘Extremely vulnerable’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/residents-endure-brutal-conditions-record-103020710.html

Climate futures: What’s ahead for our world beyond 1.5°C of warming? https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/climate-futures-whats-ahead-for-our-world-beyond-1-5c-of-warming/

The Impact of CO₂ and Climate State on Whether Dansgaard–Oeschger Type Oscillations Occur in Climate Models https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL110068

Climate change could cost Italy over 5% of GDP in 2050, budget watchdog says https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/climate-change-could-cost-italy-over-5-gdp-2050-budget-watchdog-says-2025-06-11/

Increasingly hot summers mean sizzling playgrounds and other dangers for kids https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/how-climate-change-affects-kids-hot-playground-safety/6296426/

Disaster risk reduction

Swiss glacier collapse exposes growing risk to mountain regions https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/swiss-glacier-collapse-exposes-growing-risk-to-mountain-regions/

Indian Scientists Make Weather History https://www.rediff.com/news/interview/indian-scientists-make-weather-history/20250609.htm

GAR 2025 Leverages Resilience to Break the Cycle of Shocks, Losses, and Debt https://sdg.iisd.org/news/gar-2025-leverages-resilience-to-break-the-cycle-of-shocks-losses-and-debt/

Montana County Outpacing Most of U.S. for Wildfire Risk https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/montana-county-outpacing-most-of-u-s-for-wildfire-risk

The Goldilocks Conditions for Wildfires https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-goldilocks-conditions-for-wildfires

We design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods — we need to do the same for wildfires https://theconversation.com/we-design-cities-and-buildings-for-earthquakes-and-floods-we-need-to-do-the-same-for-wildfires-257297

The Geneva Call for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Co-Chairs’ Summary of the Global Platform https://www.preventionweb.net/news/geneva-call-disaster-risk-reduction-co-chairs-summary-global-platform

Local and regional success stories of investing in disaster resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/local-and-regional-success-stories-investing-disaster-resilience

Increases in the world’s most extreme wildfire events probably driven by fire size and simultaneity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02742-3

North American forests have burned more often in the past, but the impacts are now greater https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/north-american-forests-have-burned-more-often-in-the-past-but-the-impacts-are-now-greater/

Lumkani developed a low-cost, heat-based detector designed specifically for fire prevention in shack environments https://borgenproject.org/lumkani/

National disaster risk assessment: A guide for national practitioners https://www.undrr.org/publication/national-disaster-risk-assessment-guide-national-practitioners

Impact of extreme fires on biodiversity sparks rethink on fire management https://phys.org/news/2025-05-impact-extreme-biodiversity-rethink.html

Pyrohealth synchrony: integrating wildland fire into One Health to benefit plants, animals, ecosystems, and people https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf068/8159891

Emergency Management

Enhancing finance for people-centred early warning systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/enhancing-finance-people-centred-early-warning-systems

Last Call at the Disaster Department https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/fema-states-disasters/683103/

Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (3 – 9 June 2025) https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-3-9-june-2025

King’s Birthday honour for veteran Toodyay fire volunteer Ian MacGregor https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-10/ian-macgregor-kings-birthday-honours-toodyay/105377710

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Global Platform elevates risk communication as essential for disaster risk reduction https://globalplatform.undrr.org/news/global-platform-elevates-risk-communication-essential-disaster-risk-reduction

Radio Resilience in Antigua and Barbuda: A Lifeline for Small Island Developing States Amid Disasters and Climate Change https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/radio-resilience-antigua-and-barbuda-lifeline-small-island-developing-states-amid-disasters-and

Exploring the Role of Education in Shaping Disaster Preparedness: Phenomenological Lens https://www.ijisrt.com/exploring-the-role-of-education-in-shaping-disaster-preparedness-phenomenological-lens

Disaster psychology

From crisis to community: engaging students in post-pandemic classrooms https://wonkhe.com/blogs/from-crisis-to-community-engaging-students-in-post-pandemic-classrooms/

Sociology and disasters

Understanding Polycrisis: Definitions, Applications, and Responses https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm

Extraordinary friendship between self-confessed plant geeks after gardens destroyed by bushfire https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/wa-victoria-bushfire-kingsley-dixon-phil-vaughan-garden/105188282

LAC women take the lead in shaping a gender-responsive, resilient future https://www.preventionweb.net/news/lac-women-take-lead-shaping-gender-responsive-resilient-future

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Rare tornado strikes Puerto Varas, Chile, injuring 8 and causing widespread damage https://watchers.news/2025/05/26/tornado-puerto-varas-chile-injures-8-causes-damage/

Severe storms kill at least 20, injure over 150 in Pakistan’s Punjab province https://watchers.news/2025/05/26/severe-storms-kill-20-injure-150-punjab-pakistan/

More than 800 homes uninhabitable after ‘1-in-500-year’ flood in New South Wales, Australia https://watchers.news/2025/05/27/homes-uninhabitable-historic-may-2025-flooding-nsw-australia/

Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney? https://theconversation.com/raining-one-week-dusty-the-next-how-did-a-dust-storm-make-it-all-the-way-to-rainy-sydney-251600

Baseball-sized hail and flooding leave over 68 000 without power in Austin, central Texas https://watchers.news/2025/05/29/baseball-sized-hail-flooding-68000-without-power-austin-central-texas/

Massive landslide from Birch Glacier collapse buries Blatten, Switzerland https://watchers.news/2025/05/28/massive-landslide-birch-glacier-collapse-blatten-switzerland/

Eight killed by floods and mudslides in Guangxi, China https://watchers.news/2025/05/29/eight-killed-floods-mudslides-guangxi-china/

Manitoba declares State of Emergency as wildfires force over 17 000 to evacuate, Canada https://watchers.news/2025/05/29/manitoba-wildfires-17000-evacuated-state-of-emergency/

Volcanic activity worldwide 29 May 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Semeru, Shiveluch, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/272466/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-29-May-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Semeru-Shiveluch-Ibu-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Rising Seas From Fossil Fuels Threaten Inland Migration ‘Never Witnessed in Modern Civilization’ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sea-level-rise-migration

UAE breaks May temperature record two days in a row, reaching 51.6°C (124.9°F) https://watchers.news/2025/05/26/uae-breaks-may-temperature-record-two-days-in-a-row/

The Guardian view on rising sea levels: adaptation has never been more urgent https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/25/the-guardian-view-on-rising-sea-levels-adaptation-has-never-been-more-urgent

Florida is hotter than your vacation https://www.salon.com/2025/05/24/florida-is-hotter-than-your-vacation/

Extreme heat — driven by human-caused climate change — is increasing the health risks for pregnant people globally https://carboncopy.info/extreme-heat-is-increasing-pregnancy-risks-around-the-world-study/

Human mobility amplifies compound flood risks in coastal urban areas under climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/human-mobility-amplifies-compound-flood-risks-coastal-urban-areas-under-climate-change

When the sea moves inland: A global climate wake-up call from Bangladesh’s Delta https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/when-the-sea-moves-inland-a-global-climate-wake-up-call-from-bangladeshs-delta

How Natural Solutions Can Help Islands Survive Sea Level Rise https://e360.yale.edu/features/atolls-restoration-sea-level-rise

Will COP30 turbocharge global climate change actions? https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/will-cop30-turbocharge-global-climate-change-actions/121434494

UAE breaks May temperature record two days in a row, reaching 51.6°C (124.9°F) https://watchers.news/2025/05/26/uae-breaks-may-temperature-record-two-days-in-a-row/

Iceland’s historic May heatwave sets new temperature records https://watchers.news/2025/05/27/icelands-historic-may-heatwave-sets-temperature-records/

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 https://wmo.int/es/publication-series/estado-del-clima-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2024

Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don’t act. Why? https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/many-people-believe-climate-change-is-happening-but-most-dont-act-why/

Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire https://theconversation.com/earth-is-heading-for-2-7-c-warming-this-century-we-may-avoid-the-worst-climate-scenarios-but-the-outlook-is-still-dire-254284

Glacier collapses burying large parts of Swiss village Blatten https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/glacier-collapses-burying-large-parts-of-swiss-village-blatten/89425126

Robotic floats quantify sinking carbon in the Southern Ocean https://phys.org/news/2025-05-robotic-quantify-carbon-southern-ocean.html

Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/global-temperatures-break-annual-heat-record-next-five-years-world-meteorological-organization

Why Aboriginal knowledge matters in Australia’s climate change disaster responses https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2025/05/28/1387620/why-aboriginal-knowledge-matters-in-australias-climate-change-disaster-responses

The UK Fens Climate Change Risk Assessment: Big challenges and strategic solutions https://tyndall.ac.uk/reports/the-uk-fens-climate-change-risk-assessment-big-challenges-and-strategic-solutions/

Global climate predictions show temperatures expected to remain at or near record levels in coming 5 years https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/global-climate-predictions-show-temperatures-expected-remain-or-near-record-levels-coming-5-years

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five years https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163751

Disaster risk reduction

Mastering probable maximum precipitation estimates in a changing climate https://awschool.com.au/training/pmp-climate-change/

Breakthrough AI model could transform how we prepare for natural disasters https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/news/2025/05/breakthrough-ai-model-could-transform-how-we-prepare-for-natural-disasters.html

How prescribed burns are reshaping Southern Oregon forests and communities https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/25/green-springs-prescribed-burning/

Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/fires-record-loss-forests-global-heating-agriculture-logging-brazil-bolivia-aoe

Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN https://www.undrr.org/gar/gar2025

How do mangroves contribute to flood risk management? https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/how-exactly-do-mangroves-contribute-to-flood-risk-management

Key factors in forecasting and managing floods in rivers and urban areas https://www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/05/28/key-factors-in-forecasting-and-managing-floods-in-rivers-and-urban-areas/

Controlled Burns in Kruger National Park are Based off 70 years of research https://www.upr.org/show/tindleve-ta-ndlopfu-elephant-ears/2025-05-27/controlled-burns-in-kruger-national-park-are-based-off-70-years-of-research

Emergency Management

Is FEMA Ready to Handle Hurricane Season? https://themortgagepoint.com/2025/05/23/is-fema-ready-to-handle-hurricane-season/

Will anyone miss a council flood committee? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyr1qr9796o

Post-flood selective migration interacts with media sentiment and income effects https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02345-7

Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week? https://abcnews.go.com/Health/300-people-us-dying-covid-week/story

Funding for L.A.’s emergency management unit, vital to Palisades recovery, remains static https://www.yahoo.com/news/funding-l-emergency-management-unit-204540074.html

Disaster Nation: How Federal Overreach and Local Failures Shape America’s Crisis Response https://www.hstoday.us/books/disaster-nation-how-federal-overreach-and-local-failures-shape-americas-crisis-response/

Flood-hit NSW residents say insurance unaffordable as premiums skyrocket https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-29/mid-north-coast-residents-count-the-costs-of-nsw-floods/105346488

Record-breaking floods that closed Pacific Highway test road resilience https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-28/pacific-highway-taree-closures-due-to-nsw-flooding/105339022

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Cyclones drive people to buy health insurance, more so than some government campaigns https://theconversation.com/cyclones-drive-people-to-buy-health-insurance-more-so-than-some-government-campaigns-256807

Disaster psychology

When Nature Strikes: Unraveling the Mental Health Consequences Among Herders in China’s Pastoral Region https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953625005684

Sociology and disasters

The promotion of social sustainability by micro-level social inclusion in a multicultural context: literature review and interview evidence https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociology/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1557463/full

Political consequences of natural disasters: accidental democratization? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2025.2494740

‘Something to hold onto’: New Zealand women’s spatialised experiences of faith and spirituality during the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0966369X.2025.2504372

Emerging Feminist Peace from Below and Disaster Recovery https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003472933/emerging-feminist-peace-disaster-recovery-marjaana-jauhola-shyam-gadhavi

Social Vulnerability and Resilience of Disaster-driven Forced Migrants Aged 65 and Over: A Case of Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Survivor https://www.lmaleidykla.lt/ojs/index.php/filosofija-sociologija/article/view/6352/5441

The determinants of neighborhoods’ social sustainability factors: conceptualization and scale development https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2025.2496558

Does collaborative governance of natural disasters in urban agglomerations enhance urban resilience? Evidence from China https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-025-06376-0

Women aren’t 14 times more likely to die in disasters – inequality is the real killer https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/29/women-arent-14-times-more-likely-to-die-in-disasters-inequality-is-the-real-killer/

Recent emergencies/disasters

Thousands evacuated, several missing in Buenos Aires Province floods https://watchers.news/2025/05/18/thousands-evacuated-missing-buenos-aires-province-floods/

Violent tornado strikes London, Kentucky, killing at least 9 https://watchers.news/2025/05/17/violent-tornado-london-kentucky-damage-fatalities/

‘Roaring like a freight train’: Tornado, storms leave at least 27 dead across US Midwest https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/roaring-like-a-freight-train-tornado-storms-leave-at-least-27-dead-across-us-midwest-20250518-p5m04p.html

NSW flooding updates: Two men and a woman have died in NSW Mid North Coast floodwaters, one person remains missing https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-22/weather-warnings-for-nsw-blog/105321074

NSW is copping rain and flooding while parts of Australia are in drought. What’s going on? https://theconversation.com/nsw-is-copping-rain-and-flooding-while-parts-of-australia-are-in-drought-whats-going-on-257235

Volcanic activity worldwide 21 May 2025: Semeru volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sangay, Sakurajima https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/271932/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-21-May-2025-Semeru-volcano-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Sangay-Sakurajima.html

Landslide destroys home in central Quebec, leaves massive scar in landscape https://watchers.news/2025/05/22/quebec-landslide-home-destroyed-scar/

Four killed, over 3 000 displaced after heavy rain triggers flooding in Accra, Ghana https://watchers.news/2025/05/22/accra-floods-damage-fatalities-ghana/

West Papua landslide leaves 6 dead and 14 missing, Indonesia https://watchers.news/2025/05/20/west-papua-landslide-6-dead-14-missing-indonesia/

Three dead, over 500 homes flooded after torrential rain hits Bengaluru, India https://watchers.news/2025/05/21/bengaluru-flooding-three-dead-500-homes-damaged/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it’s been flooding parts of the US for 20 years https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-decline-of-key-atlantic-currents-is-underway-and-its-been-flooding-parts-of-the-us-for-20-years

How Hungary became the world’s solar energy leader https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/05/13/how-hungary-became-the-worlds-solar-energy-leader/

Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/12/11/carbon-emissions-from-tourism-are-rising-disproportionately-fast

Coal mine methane is a big problem for Australia, but technology exists to help cut it https://reneweconomy.com.au/coal-mine-methane-is-a-big-problem-for-australia-but-technology-exists-to-help-cut-it/

Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end? https://theconversation.com/why-is-southern-australia-in-drought-and-when-will-it-end-256443

Climate drama Families Like Ours deserves to be a word-of-mouth hit https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635420-600-climate-drama-families-like-ours-deserves-to-be-a-word-of-mouth-hit/

Facing the Heat: Addressing the Health Impacts of Extreme Temperatures https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2025/05/facing-the-heat-addressing-the-health-impacts-of-extreme-temperatures/

Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/20/sea-level-rise-migration

Six ways good climate policy helps your wallet and your health https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ways-good-climate-policy-wallet.html

Havana sets new May temperature record at 38°C (100.4°F) https://watchers.news/2025/05/22/havana-sets-new-may-temperature-record/

Rising to the climate challenge: How the Maldives can thrive in a warming world https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyinsouthasia/thriving-in-a-warming-world–how-maldives-can-adapt-to-climate-c

Flagship Initiative against extreme heat and related environmental health risks in workplaces and major events https://www.who.int/initiatives/initiative-against-extreme-heat-and-health-risks-in-workplaces-and-major-events/

Disaster risk reduction

Simulation in Haiti shows the potential of mobile-phone alerts in disasters https://www.preventionweb.net/news/simulation-haiti-shows-potential-mobile-phone-alerts-disasters

NOAA predicts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2025-atlantic-hurricane-season

Antecedents of team resilience: A classification and analysis of determining factors https://zenodo.org/records/15090286

Texas at risk – new report sheds light on massive flooding issue https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/texas-at-risk–new-report-sheds-light-on-massive-flooding-issue-536407.aspx

Call to Action for the 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) https://www.gndr.org/gpdrr25-join-our-call-to-action/

Emergency Management

Wildfire smoke and extreme heat can occur together: Preparing for the combined health effects of a hot, smoky future https://theconversation.com/wildfire-smoke-and-extreme-heat-can-occur-together-preparing-for-the-combined-health-effects-of-a-hot-smoky-future-252245

What to Know About the Tornadoes That Ripped Through the Central U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/tornadoes-storms-central-us.html

As L.A. rebuilds from the Palisades fire, residents ask: What’s the plan? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-18/as-l-a-rebuilds-from-the-palisades-fire-residents-ask-who-is-in-charge

Victorian councils ‘deeply reluctant’ to enforce emergency services levy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/emergency-services-levy-fallout-across-victoria/105301354

Evacuations urged as hundreds rescued amid vast deluge https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2025/05/22/evacuations-nsw-floods

What Will Disaster Response and Recovery Look Like in a World Without FEMA? https://www.hstoday.us/featured/perspective-what-will-disaster-response-and-recovery-look-like-in-a-world-without-fema/

In a flood, first responders balance helping others while their own families are at risk. It’s an impossible choice https://theconversation.com/in-a-flood-first-responders-balance-helping-others-while-their-own-families-are-at-risk-its-an-impossible-choice-257313

St. Louis mayor complains FEMA isn’t on the ground after major tornado https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/20/fema-not-helping-after-st-louis-tornadoes/83746010007/

Floods, fires and even terrorist attacks: how ready are our hospitals to cope when disaster strikes? https://theconversation.com/floods-fires-and-even-terrorist-attacks-how-ready-are-our-hospitals-to-cope-when-disaster-strikes-257318

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

La niña y el Tsunami – The girl and the Tsunami https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-Kwm7-UMb4

Building earthquake resilience in Lima’s classrooms: How children lead change in disaster preparedness in Peru https://www.connectingbusiness.org/news-events/news/schools-disaster-preparedness-Peru

GIJN Guide to Investigating Extreme Heat https://gijn.org/resource/gijn-guide-investigating-extreme-heat/

Wildfire Reporting — Expert Advice on Emerging Issues, Recurring Risks https://gijn.org/stories/wildfire-reporting-expert-advice/

Disaster psychology

Assessing extreme heat risk perception: Awareness, worry, preparedness and social capital in Texas https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901125000887

What Keeps People From Evacuating During a Natural Disaster? https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/what-keeps-people-evacuating-during-natural-disaster

Staying put: a comparative study of non-evacuation during environmental disasters https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adc8bc

The Communities Organizing for Power Through Empathy (COPE) Community-Based Intervention to Improve Adult Mental Health During Disasters and Crises: Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial https://www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e63723

Sociology and disasters

A social identity model of collective resilience in emergent groups https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032708492-3/social-identity-model-collective-resilience-emergent-groups-john-drury-evangelos-ntontis

Toward a Theory of Population Return from Disasters: A Synthesis and Extension of Research Advances https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41885-025-00175-7

Postdisaster Reconstruction After the 2021 Floods From the Neighborhood Perspective https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jfr3.70068

‘Throw a Stone, You Hit One of Your Own’: A Qualitative Exploration of Community Cohesion in an Inner-City Belfast Community https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/casp.70102

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Record rainfall and strong winds trigger State of Emergency in New Zealand https://watchers.news/2025/05/03/record-rainfall-strong-winds-state-of-emergency-new-zealand/

Intense hailstorm hits Paris, France https://watchers.news/2025/05/04/intense-hailstorm-paris-france/

Tornado hits Burnet County, Texas, damaging homes and injuring one https://watchers.news/2025/05/03/tornado-burnet-county-texas-damaging-homes-injuring-one/

Shallow M5.4 earthquake, series of aftershocks hit Texas–New Mexico border region https://watchers.news/2025/05/04/m54-earthquake-texas-new-mexico-border/

Severe floods claim one life, destroy 35 homes in Los Olivares, Colombia https://watchers.news/2025/05/05/severe-floods-damage-los-olivares-colombia/

Flash floods in Jordan claim two lives, prompt evacuation of 1 700 in Petra https://watchers.news/2025/05/05/flash-floods-jordan-two-dead-evacuation-petra/

Extensive damage reported after suspected tornado hits Guadeloupe https://watchers.news/2025/05/05/tornado-damage-belcourt-baie-mahault-guadeloupe/

A severe drought crisis takes over Africa with conditions worsening across the continent https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/a-severe-drought-crisis-takes-over-africa-with-conditions-worsening-across-the-continent/191900/

Volcanic activity worldwide 7 May 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Marapi https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/270967/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-7-May-2025-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Marapi-Rev.html

Record rainfall impacts New Orleans as severe storms move through Louisiana https://watchers.news/2025/05/08/record-rainfall-new-orleans-severe-storms-louisiana/

Severe weather in Iran claims 9 lives, injures 86 https://watchers.news/2025/05/08/severe-weather-iran-claims-9-lives-injures-86/

Flash flooding in Las Vegas Valley leaves man missing as storm breaks rainfall records https://watchers.news/2025/05/07/flash-flood-las-vegas-valley-rainfall-records/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Unprecedented heatwave causes mass bleaching of Ningaloo, Kimberley reefs https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/unprecedented-heatwave-causes-mass-bleaching-of-ningaloo-kimberley-reefs-20250501-p5lvmh.html

Surprising, but not unexpected, multi-decadal pause in Arctic sea ice loss https://essopenarchive.org/users/907810/articles/1281734-surprising-but-not-unexpected-multi-decadal-pause-in-arctic-sea-ice-loss

Climate change will surprise us, but so-called ‘tipping points’ may lead us astray https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-03/climate-change-will-surprise-us-but-so-called-tipping-points-may-lead-us-astray/

Scientists issue dire warning after making frightening discovery in the Atlantic Ocean: ‘Sudden, wide-reaching impacts’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/arctic-ocean-current-amoc-collapse-freshwater/

Warming Doubled the Odds of Record Fires in South Korea https://e360.yale.edu/digest/south-korea-fires-climate-change

Warming oceans and atmosphere visualized in new climate stripes study https://phys.org/news/2025-05-oceans-atmosphere-visualized-climate-stripes.html

Two Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/05/two-britons-to-challenge-uk-weak-response-to-climate-crisis-in-european-echr-court

How will 13 million farmers fight back against sea level rise? https://phys.org/news/2025-05-million-farmers-sea.html

Wildfire smoke and extreme heat can occur together: Preparing for the combined health effects of a hot, smoky future https://theconversation.com/wildfire-smoke-and-extreme-heat-can-occur-together-preparing-for-the-combined-health-effects-of-a-hot-smoky-future-252245

Increasing urban vegetation could have saved over 1.1m lives in two decades https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/increasing-urban-vegetation-could-have-saved-over-1.1m-lives-in-two-decades

What would change your mind about climate change? We asked 5,000 Australians – here’s what they told us https://theconversation.com/what-would-change-your-mind-about-climate-change-we-asked-5-000-australians-heres-what-they-told-us-254329

A thematic analysis of what Australians state would change their minds on climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96714-z

Capable of Powering 1.1 Million Homes, the First of 64 Offshore Wind Turbines Rises Above the North Sea https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/capable-of-powering-1-1-millon-homes-the-first-of-64-offshore-wind-turbines-rises-above-the-north-sea/

Giant iceberg reveals life from a century ago hidden beneath a block the size of Chicago https://www.earth.com/news/giant-iceberg-reveals-life-from-a-century-ago-hidden-beneath/

More than 40% of electricity used in Australia’s main power grid at start of year was renewable https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/07/more-than-40-of-electricity-used-in-australias-main-power-grid-at-start-of-year-was-renewable

High-income groups disproportionately contribute to climate extremes worldwide https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02325-x

The climate crisis is a significant threat to Kenya, impacting its environment, economy, and society https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/how-climate-crisis-impacting-kenya

Climate change-driven heatwaves hit Delhi’s Red Fort market traders https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/01/climate-driven-heatwaves-hit-delhis-red-fort-market-traders/

Tandem heat-wave-drought events across Eurasia amplified by global warming, new study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-05-tandem-drought-events-eurasia-amplified.html

Bangladesh Govt approves 29 projects under climate trust fund to combat climate change https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/environment/govt-approves-29-projects-under-climate-trust-fund-to-combat-climate-change

Disaster risk reduction

Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/stand-up-for-noaa-research-the-time-to-act-is-now/

Community-based resilience-building: A UNDP guidance note https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/community-based-resilience-building-undp-guidance-note

Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003292814/understanding-addressing-disaster-risk-ben-wisner-irasema-alc%C3%A1ntara-ayala-jc-gaillard-victor-marchezini-ilan-kelman

Development and Disasters https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/development-and-disasters

Journey of a Cultural Fire Practitioner – Koorin Campbell https://vimeo.com/970348281

Emergency Management

The Challenge of Overhauling FEMA In a Climate Changed World https://time.com/7282225/challenge-trump-fema-overhaul-climate-change-disasters/

On the First Sunday in May at Noon Please Sound Off in Respect of Past Firefighters https://www.firefightersday.org/

Months after the fire, many Altadena residents still don’t have internet https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-fire-internet-eaton-palisades

Homeowners devastated by wildfires are now facing a new threat — here’s what’s happening https://www.yahoo.com/news/homeowners-devastated-wildfires-now-facing-104533615.html

Most forest fires in Cyprus deliberately set, authorities say https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/cyprus-forest-fires-deliberate-aerial-fleet-expands/

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

The Role of Sociovirtualization in Building Resilient Online Communities https://londonic.uk/js/index.php/ljbeh/article/view/318

What are the primary threats to homes during a wildfire? https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/preparing-homes-for-wildfire

Crisis Mini-Games https://www.preventionweb.net/news/crisis-mini-games

From game to reality: How a blackout across Europe reinforced the urgency of resilience planning https://captrs.org/from-game-to-reality-how-a-blackout-across-europe-reinforced-the-urgency-of-resilience-planning/

Cheap and easy ways to stock your emergency go bag https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5320173/budget-emergency-go-bag

Disaster psychology

Psychological Effects of Sudden Himalayan Floods https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202504/psychological-effects-of-sudden-himalayan-floods

Mental Health First Aid in Bangladesh: 10 Years of Progress https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202504/mental-health-first-aid-in-bangladesh-10-years-of-progress

Sociology and disasters

Rapid review on healthy ageing interventions that incorporate action on climate change and sustainability in cities and communities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829225000243

The role of social capital in strengthening community resilience against floods: A case study of Mumbai, India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096324001025

Misconstrued anticipations? Disaster politics in the age of disinformation https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003537311-8/misconstrued-anticipations-disaster-politics-age-disinformation-miriam-matejova

Exploring Socio-Spatial Inequalities in Flood Response Using Flood Simulation and Social Media Data: A Case Study of 2020 Flood in Nanjing, China https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13/5/92

Working equids supporting women’s disaster risk management https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/dpm-04-2025-431/full/html

PrepTalks: Dr. Daniel Aldrich “Social Capital in Disaster Mitigation and Recovery” https://www.fema.gov/blog/preptalks-dr-daniel-aldrich-social-capital-disaster-mitigation-and-recovery

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Floods claim one life in Lawton as severe storms sweep through Oklahoma https://watchers.news/2025/04/27/floods-claim-one-life-in-lawton-as-severe-storms-sweep-through-oklahoma/

Record rainfall triggers flash floods in Omaha as severe thunderstorms hit Nebraska https://watchers.news/2025/04/25/record-rainfall-flash-floods-omaha-april-2025/

Severe drought in Africa persists and is expected to worsen https://www.preventionweb.net/news/severe-drought-africa-persists-and-expected-worsen

Landslide claims 4 lives and leaves 13 injured in Oran, Algeria https://watchers.news/2025/04/28/landslide-oran-algeria-april-2025/

Train derailed near Ashby as 10 tornadoes strike Nebraska https://watchers.news/2025/04/28/train-derailed-ashby-tornado-nebraska-april-2025/

Bulusan volcano erupts, triggers pyroclastic flow and ashfall in Sorsogon Province, Philippines https://watchers.news/2025/04/28/bulusan-volcano-erupts-triggers-pyroclastic-flow-and-ashfall-in-sorsogon-province-philippines/

Volcanic activity worldwide 1 May 2025: Karymsky volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Poas https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/270523/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-1-May-2025-Karymsky-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Poas-Bul.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Pacific island states urge rich countries to expedite plans to cut emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/26/pacific-island-states-urge-rich-countries-to-expedite-plans-to-cut-emissions

Meanwhile, in China, 60 GW of new solar capacity added in first quarter of 2025 https://reneweconomy.com.au/meanwhile-in-china-60-gw-of-new-solar-capacity-added-in-first-quarter-of-2025/

Sustainable climate policies can benefit both environment and social justice, researchers say https://phys.org/news/2025-04-sustainable-climate-policies-benefit-environment.html

Experts uncover chilling new signs of collapse in iconic gulf waters: ‘It may be high early in the season and then decline’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/shrinking-ice-coverage-gulf-st-lawrence-sea/

Earth Is Approaching Dangerous, Irreversible Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn https://weather.com/news/climate/news/2025-04-26-climate-tipping-points-revealed-global-warming-study

2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation https://www.un-glaciers.org/en

Kuwait records world’s highest temperature of 49°C https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-records-worlds-highest-temperature-of-49c-1.500108425

Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to kidney disease in agriculture workers, new study shows https://theconversation.com/hotter-and-drier-climate-in-colorados-san-luis-valley-contributes-to-kidney-disease-in-agriculture-workers-new-study-shows-248402

Rather than short-term fixes, communities need flexible plans to prepare for a range of likely climate impacts https://theconversation.com/rather-than-short-term-fixes-communities-need-flexible-plans-to-prepare-for-a-range-of-likely-climate-impacts-254698

The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-upper-atmosphere-cooling

Mediterranean cities build a united front against the climate crisis https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/mediterranean-cities-build-a-united-front-against-the-climate-crisis

“We are on a dangerous trajectory:” Global policy settings to trigger multiple climate tipping points https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-are-on-a-dangerous-trajectory-global-policy-settings-to-trigger-multiple-climate-tipping-points/

The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1

12 climate actions to make an impact https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/12-climate-actions-make-impact/

Namibia’s Youth Take the Lead in Fight Against Climate Change https://www.namibian.com.na/namibias-youth-take-the-lead-in-fight-against-climate-change/

‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/29/global-heating-union-glacier-tipping-point

Solar Power Surges Around The World https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/26/solar-power-surges-around-the-world/

OpenCLIM (Open CLimate Impacts Modelling framework) https://tyndall.ac.uk/projects/openclim/#Local-climate-risks

We need to get serious about heat because it’s killing us https://thefifthestate.com.au/urbanism/climate-change-news/we-need-to-get-serious-about-heat-because-its-killing-us/

Climate wars are approaching — and they will redefine global conflict https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-coming-climate-wars-how-water-scarcity-and-mass-migration-will-redefine-global-conflict-opinion

India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/india-and-pakistan-already-sweltering-in-new-normal-heatwave-conditions

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/solar-panels-fitted-all-new-build-homes-england-by-2027

Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-make-cities-more-resilient-to-climate-change-252853

Disaster risk reduction

Realising EW4All: Innovation and technology in support of risk-informed climate resilience policy and action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/realising-ew4all-innovation-and-technology-support-risk-informed-climate-resilience

ERA5–Drought: Global drought indices based on ECMWF reanalysis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04896-y

Researchers solve 200-year-old volcanic mystery https://phys.org/news/2025-01-year-volcanic-mystery.html

Fiber-Sensing Technology Can Provide Early Warning for Volcanic Eruptions https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/fiber-sensing-technology-can-provide-early-warning-for-volcanic-eruptions

New breakthrough in coastal flood forecasting https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/new-breakthrough-in-coastal-flood-forecasting

Machine learning wildfire susceptibility mapping for Germany https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/machine-learning-wildfire-susceptibility-mapping-germany

5 lessons in resilience to aid Myanmar’s earthquake recovery https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/5-lessons-in-resilience-to-aid-myanmar-earthquake-recovery/

10th Anniversary of the 2015 M7.8 Nepal earthquake: Explore new prediction technologies https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/10th-anniversary-of-the-2015-m7-8-nepal-earthquake-explore-new-prediction-technologies/190410/

The ocean can look deceptively calm – until it isn’t. Here’s what ‘hazardous surf’ really means https://theconversation.com/the-ocean-can-look-deceptively-calm-until-it-isnt-heres-what-hazardous-surf-really-means-255011

Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Using Steel Mesh Revetments: Field Application and Preliminary Physical Experiments https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-024-03621-x

Role of long-term geological processes in shaping flood-prone areas https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/role-long-term-geological-processes-shaping-flood-prone-areas

Emergency Management

Tropical Storm Helene After Action Review https://www.ncdps.gov/tropical-storm-helene-after-action-review

Resilient Communities: Navigating Public Health Challenges in Developing Nations https://www.eurekaselect.com/chapter/24767

Investigation reveals Californians are forced into FAIR plan despite living in low-risk areas for wildfires https://www.yahoo.com/news/investigation-reveals-californians-forced-fair-115500264.html

Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects https://apnews.com/article/fema-bric-grants-climate-resilience-cbbead8d418e1ff4e53d95f482de3522

Palisades emergency drills underway to prepare for radioactive disasters https://wwmt.com/news/local/first-responders-04-29-2025

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Pacific Prepared Podcast: ‘We’re better prepared’ lessons learned and put into action in Tonga after the earthquake and tsunami in 2022 https://www.preventionweb.net/news/pacific-prepared-podcast-were-better-prepared-lessons-learned-and-put-action-tonga-after

As wildfires intensify, residents of fire country must act fast https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/as-wildfires-intensify-residents-of-fire-country-must-act-fast/

Hell and High Water: Are we ready for the floods? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bhxm

Towards Participatory River Governance Through Citizen Science https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/9/1358

Disaster psychology

Geopolitical factors and mental health https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020764018808548

On Mental Health: Earth Day reflections – climate change and our mental health https://www.prpeak.com/local-news/on-mental-health-earth-day-reflections-climate-change-and-our-mental-health-10563378

Sociology and disasters

Active aging and disaster risk reduction: Examining the contributions of older adults in community disaster risk management https://www.ijirss.com/index.php/ijirss/article/view/6474

Surface urban heat island effects intensify more rapidly in lower income countries https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-025-00198-9

Shared hazards, unequal outcomes: income-driven inequities in disaster risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/shared-hazards-unequal-outcomes-income-driven-inequities-disaster-risk