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Today in disaster resilience (30 June 2017)

Please find below links to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Jun 2017: Karymsky volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63935/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-Jun-2017-Karymsky-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Dukono-Reventador-Sinabun.html

What we know so far about the near-historic floods across Mid-Michigan http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2017/06/what_we_know_so_far_about_the.html

UN chief “saddened” by loss of life, devastation by landslides in China http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/25/c_136392173.htm

More than 1,500 evacuated due to forest fires in southern Spain http://cyprus-mail.com/2017/06/25/hundreds-evacuated-due-forest-fires-southern-spain/

Xinmo landslide: an update https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/06/26/xinmo-landslide-2/

Utah blaze caused by torch used to kill weeds https://apnews.com/8b4cf603c411422088e79a7e18d9df4a

Tittabawassee River to crest at 31 feet; people assessing flood damage http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Tittabawassee-River-to-crest-at-31-feet-people-11244192.php

Sheveluch erupts ash to 12.2 km (40 000 feet) a.s.l., Russia https://watchers.news/2017/06/27/sheveluch-eruption-june-27-2017/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Massive wildfire raging in Utah, 1 500 people evacuated https://watchers.news/2017/06/26/brian-head-fire-utah-june-2017/

Firefighters battling large wildfires in Chelan, Douglas counties http://komonews.com/news/local/firefighters-battling-large-wildfires-in-chelan-douglas-counties

Volcanic activity worldwide 27 Jun 2017: Karymsky volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Shiveluch, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63983/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-27-Jun-2017-Karymsky-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Shiveluch-Reventador-Sina.html

Grassland wildfires in Eastern Washington grow, prompt urgent evacuations http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/grassland-wildfires-in-eastern-washington-grow-prompt-urgent-evacuations/

Volcanic activity worldwide 28 Jun 2017: Karymsky volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Shiveluch, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/64010/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-28-Jun-2017-Karymsky-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Shiveluch-Dukono-Reventad.html

Firefighters scramble as water surrounds school in Skegness after flooding hits the town http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/firefighters-scramble-water-surrounds-school-143832

Goodwin Fire has burned 21,000 acres; state of emergency declared http://www.12news.com/news/local/arizona/goodwin-fire-has-burned-21000-acres-state-of-emergency-declared/452711402

These NASA Images Show Siberia Burning Up http://www.climatecentral.org/news/nasa-siberia-wildfires-21576

Volcanic activity worldwide 29 Jun 2017: Shiveluch volcano, Dukono, Reventador, Poas, Sinabung https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/64022/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-29-Jun-2017-Shiveluch-volcano-Dukono-Reventador-Poas-Sinabung-Saku.html

At least 26 tornadoes rip through Midwest as more severe storms loom http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornadoes-rip-through-midwest-iowa/

 

Disaster risk reduction

The World’s Most Powerful Earthquake Ended With An Eruption And A Human Sacrifice https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2017/06/25/the-worlds-most-powerful-earthquake-ended-with-an-eruption-and-a-human-sacrifice/#7d5cd8aa2ddc

The first wave of floods in Assam have claimed five lives, affected 40,000 people. Despite promises, little changes on the ground http://indianexpress.com/article/india/take-5-prasanta-kumar-barman-47-a-guwahati-resident-hit-by-floods-4720580/

From Research to Results: The Next Wave of Tools for Planning Resilient Cities http://www.govtech.com/data/From-Research-to-Results-The-Next-Wave-of-Tools-For-Planning-Resilient-Cities.html

Annual earthquake losses for the United States https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1497362829336-7831a863fd9c5490379b28409d541efe/FEMAP-366_2017.pdf

Tsunami – The Underrated Hazard https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/06/25/tsunami-the-underrated-hazard/#4d0238e37ff3

Tsunamis on the Great Lakes? Researchers are looking into it http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2017/06/24/tsunamis-on-the-great-lakes-researchers-are-looking-into-it.html

The impact of flooding on road transport: A depth-disruption function http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920916308367

What has been done to prevent a repeat of the 2007 Hull floods http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/what-been-done-prevent-repeat-124566

‘We’re not going to stop a storm from coming, but we can lessen its impacts.’ http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Hazard-Mitigation-Plan-Prepares-Portsmouth-for-Disaster.html?utm_content=buffer76611&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The unique strengths of different satellites reveal different facets of cloud systems and precipitation https://eos.org/research-spotlights/using-multiple-satellites-gives-a-fuller-view-of-cloud-structure

Lightning Sparking More Boreal Forest Fires https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/lightning-sparking-more-boreal-forest-fires

USGS publishes a new blueprint that can help make subduction zone areas more resilient https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-publishes-a-new-blueprint-can-help-make-subduction-zone-areas-more-resilient

Protecting property, lives & the environment by promoting resilience to wildfires in South Africa https://undp-biodiversity.exposure.co/climate-change-fuels-fires

Bushfire management: Fibre optics may unlock secrets of seeds surviving blazes http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-15/bushfire-management-fibre-optics-may-unlock-below-ground-secrets/8621898

Bushfire Mitigation Summit hears from key stakeholders on way forward https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2017/06/Bushfire-Mitigation-Summit-hears-from-key-stakeholders-on-way-forward.aspx

Understanding the root causes of natural disasters https://theconversation.com/understanding-the-root-causes-of-natural-disasters-80017?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

Latest edition of HazNet http://haznet.ca/haznet-spring-2017/

Could a massive earthquake strike the eastern US? http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/could-massive-earthquake-strike-eastern-us-1627839?utm_campaign=/could-massive-earthquake-strike-eastern-us-1627839

100 Resilient Cities Announces Global Summit – Largest Ever Gathering of Urban Resilience Experts http://www.100resilientcities.org/blog/entry/100-resilient-cities-announces-largest-ever-gathering-of-urban-resilience-e#/-_Yz5jJmg%2FMSd1PWI%3D/

Portugal’s forest fires, though never before as deadly, are all too familiar https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2017/0626/Portugal-s-forest-fires-though-never-before-as-deadly-are-all-too-familiar

Tsunami Warnings Along the Inundation Line http://www.bldgblog.com/2017/06/warnings-along-the-inundation-line/amp/

New Volcanic Island Unveils Explosive Past https://eos.org/project-updates/new-volcanic-island-unveils-explosive-past

AIIB to help finance Manila flood management project http://www.manilatimes.net/aiib-help-finance-manila-flood-management-project/335095/

How IBM & MSRIT plan to help Bengaluru tackle rain-related disasters http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/how-ibm-msrit-plan-to-help-bengaluru-tackle-rain-related-disasters/59317340

New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away https://news.agu.org/press-release/distant-earthquakes-can-cause-underwater-landslides/?utm_source=CPRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17-50%20underwater%20landslides

Earthquake reduction efforts yield successful results, state regulators say http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/earthquake-mitigation-efforts-yield-successful-results-corporation-commission-says/article_09f5cf0d-055d-546c-8b30-7d0f48913e5b.html

Scenario analysis: Real-time hydrological forecasting http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/54003

Transforming disaster experience into a safer built environment – The case of Japan http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/969091497345407955/DRMHubTokyo-201706-Built-Environment.pdf

Flood risk management at river basin scale: The need to adopt a proactive approach http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/54015

Colombo: Exposure, vulnerability, and ability to respond to floods http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428881496669609310/pdf/WPS8084.pdf

Improving the evidence base on the costs of disasters: Key findings from an OECD survey http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53758

Remote sensing offers better forecasting of riverine floods http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53659

How One Small City Is Making Big Moves in Resilience Planning https://citiesspeak.org/2017/06/23/how-one-small-city-is-making-big-moves-in-resilience-planning/

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Research Driving Change – Showcase 2017 http://www.bnhcrc.com.au/events/2017-showcase-drivingchange?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_content=showcase2017

Globally, floods seem to be decreasing even as extreme rainfall rises. Why? https://theconversation.com/globally-floods-seem-to-be-decreasing-even-as-extreme-rainfall-rises-why-80003?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

Hull will flood again, warns man who chaired review into 2007 rains http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-flood-again-warns-man-125941#ICID=sharebar_twitter

Smarter spending could tackle disasters in Uganda before they happen http://www.braced.org/news/i/?id=605458c0-9bf8-452f-b09f-3b8efcae771c

How can we manage Earth’s land? https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-how-can-we-manage-earths-land/f-17b73543d6%2Fbbc.com

How Shifting Winds Turn Tropical Storms into Hurricanes https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-shifting-winds-turn-tropical-storms-into-hurricanes

Global Flood Forecast by Deltares http://globalfloodforecast.com/glossis/index.htm

Flood risk management 10 years on – a journey of high and low tech improvements https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2017/06/27/flood-risk-management-10-years-on-a-journey-of-high-and-low-tech-improvements/

Lessons Learned: Japan’s Contributions to the World Reconstruction Conference 3 http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/06/27/lessons-learned-japans-contributions-to-the-world-reconstruction-conference-3

World population distribution by altitude http://urbandemographics.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/world-population-distribution-by.html

$1.2B flood protection, makeover project announced for Toronto waterfront http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/1-2b-flood-protection-makeover-project-annouced-for-toronto-waterfront-1.3480714

Flood management in a changing climate: comparison of four cities http://eleep.eu/blog-post-flood-management-changing-climate-comparative-analysis-london-rotterdam-new-york-and-Miami

 

Emergency Management

Tennessee to receive federal disaster assistance for Memorial Day floods http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/06/24/tennessee-receive-federal-disaster-assistance-memorial-day-floods/426241001/

Helping in Kaikoura earthquake recovery http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/helping-in-kaikoura-earthquake-recovery/

Red Cross Society of China responds to floods and landslides http://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/2017/06/25/red-cross-china-responds-landslides/

Research that is helping to improve teamwork through better real-time identification and resolution of teamwork issues http://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/33?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_content=hazardnote33

Expanding protection motivation theory: investigating an application to animal owners and emergency responders in bushfire emergencies https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-017-0182-3

Research to explore NSW bushfires https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/news/2017/research-explore-nsw-bushfires

Quebec floods: Île Bizard mayor calls for lenience in enforcement of new flood rules http://globalnews.ca/news/3557301/quebec-floods-ile-bizard-mayor-calls-for-lenience-in-enforcement-of-new-flood-rules/

A New Captain Takes the FEMA Helm https://www.fema.gov/blog/2017-06-26/new-captain-takes-helm?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Twitter

NYC subway station reopens after Superstorm Sandy flooding http://thegardenisland.com/news/national/nyc-subway-station-reopens-after-superstorm-sandy-flooding/article_bf0a350c-8dd7-5219-a892-342f9968bb00.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Portugal’s Siresp rescue network ‘failed forest fire victims’ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40415815

NASA-supported tool is accelerating wildfire recovery https://phys.org/news/2017-06-nasa-supported-tool-wildfire-recovery.html

Photographer Cam Neville captures the resilience of rural firefighters on the frontline http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/cam-neville-rural-firefighters-captured-in-photos/8654820

In Assam Floods, Villages Submerged For A Month, Little Government Help http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-assam-floods-villages-submerged-for-a-month-little-government-help-1717729

Judge lifts blackout on Gatlinburg wildfire records http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/06/27/judge-lifts-blackout-sevier-wildfire-records/427981001/

New landslide video: a large slip causes panic in China https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/06/28/panic-1/

Cyclone Debbie insured loss raised to AU$1.411 billion http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2017/06/28/cyclone-debbie-insured-loss-raised-to-au1-411-billion-by-perils/

Lake Ontario area officials meet with FEMA to discuss record flooding http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/06/27/lake-ontario-area-officials-meet-fema-discuss-record-flooding/432828001/

As Wildfires Rage on West Coast, DC Lawmakers Fight Over Forest Policy http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/As-Wildfires-Rage-on-West-Coast-DC-Lawmakers-Fight-Over-Forest-Policy.html?utm_content=bufferfec5f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

After Flood, A New Ellicott City Is Born https://news.maryland.gov/dhcd/2017/06/20/main-attractions-after-flood-a-new-ellicott-city-is-born/

Senate Bill Aims to Cut High Cost of Rebuilding in Flood Zones http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/compass-points/2017/06/27/senate-bill-aims-to-cut-high-cost-of-rebuilding-in-flood-zones

 

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Learning about The Little Ice Age: Understanding Climate and Climate Change https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources/little-ice-age-understanding-climate-and-climate-change?platform=hootsuite

Community gathers to remember historic flooding http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Community-gathers-to-remember-historic-flooding-430573733.html

Real-time map of emergencies around the world – Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS), Budapest, Hungary http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php?area=usa

“When you invite people to participate, this creates trust and trust leads to peace.” http://www.socialconnectedness.org/placemaking-for-peacemaking/

Field-Trip Guide to Mount Hood, Oregon, Highlighting Eruptive History and Hazards https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2017/5022/g/sir20175022g.pdf

Flood Facts, Types of Flooding, Floods in History https://www.livescience.com/23913-flood-facts.html

Flooding accounted for 43 percent of all natural disasters between 1995 and 2015 http://www.theonebrief.com/after-the-storm-the-rising-risk-of-floods/

Census 2016: This is Australia as 100 people http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-27/census-australia-as-100-people/8634318

Youth science policy interface publication – Special edition: Disaster risk reduction: a road of opportunities http://www.preventionweb.net/files/53923_53923unmgcydrreditionmay2017reduced.pdf

Smokey the Bear – Only you can prevent wildfires https://smokeybear.com/en

What is the Wilson Cycle, builder and slayer of supercontinents? http://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-wilson-cycle/

The importance of communicating well in geoscience https://speakingofgeoscience.org/2017/06/28/geoscience-communication-a-smart-investment/

The Science Writers’ Handbook https://www.nasw.org/bookstore/science-writers%E2%80%99-handbook

Lifelong learning from a social justice perspective http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002500/250027e.pdf

British Social Attitudes Survey 34 including views on public safety and terrorism http://www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/latest-report/british-social-attitudes-34/key-findings/context.aspx?_ga=2.153985656.1562363183.1498689726-228294284.1498689726

Coastal Storms book http://www.wrl.unsw.edu.au/news/defining-coastal-storms

 

Social media and emergency management

Official Engagement Stops Viral Rumors from Spreading on Social Media, Study Says http://www.govtech.com/social/Official-Engagement-Stops-Viral-Rumors-Spread-on-Social-Media-Study-Says.html?utm_content=bufferfcf29&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Tweets sent during the Fort McMurray wildfire show key information is missing from emergency apps http://globalnews.ca/news/3539850/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-tweets-show-key-info-missing-during-disasters-u-of-c/

Facebook has now more than 2 billion monthly active users, reaching more than a quarter of the world’s population http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id6046

 

Disaster psychology

“It’s not the flood itself that causes the trauma, it’s how you are treated afterwards” http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-40380693

Approaches to the Assessment of Children in the Context of Disasters https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11920-016-0683-4

Help With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd

Disaster Check Points for Psychiatrists http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/disaster-psychiatry/disaster-check-points-psychiatrists?cid=tw

 

Social Capital and Disasters

Mapping Social Vulnerability in Switzerland https://www.ethz.ch/content/specialinterest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/en/publications/risk-and-resilience-reports/details.html?id=/m/a/p/p/mapping_social_vulnerability_in_switzerl

Our pets strengthen neighbourhood ties https://theconversation.com/our-pets-strengthen-neighbourhood-ties-79755?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

Social capital and pet ownership – A tale of four cities http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827317300344

‘We all have to work together’ – teaming up with local volunteers after Grenfell Tower fire https://blogs.redcross.org.uk/appeals/2017/06/work-together-teaming-local-volunteers-grenfell-tower-fire/

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Today in disaster resilience (23 June 2017)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Portugal Fires Kill More Than 60, Including Drivers Trapped in Cars https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/18/world/europe/portugal-pedrogao-grande-forest-fires.html?_r=1

Tsunami hits western Greenland, leaving 4 people dead, 9 injured https://watchers.news/2017/06/18/greenland-tsunami-june-17-2017/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Jun 2017: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Shiveluch, Ibu, Reventador, Sinabung https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63753/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Jun-2017-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Shiveluch-Ibu-Reventador-Sinabung.html

Flooding again in Jamaica http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/flooding-heavy-rain-wreaks-havoc-on-already-affected-communities_102247?profile=1373

Much more detail about the Greenland landslide and tsunami, including images and video https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/06/21/greenland-landslide-3/

Large landslide kills at least 11 people in Huehuetenango, Guatemala https://watchers.news/2017/06/20/guatemala-landslide-huehuetenango/

Extreme heat making wildfire battle tougher in Southwest US http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/extreme-heat-making-wildfire-battle-tougher-in-southwest-us/wcm/d7a1246d-871e-415c-ad17-9372e1e94b1e

Central America – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras http://floodlist.com/america/floods-landslides-guatemala-el-salvador-honduras-june-2017

Niger – Floods in Niamey and Tillabéri Leave 14 Dead, Hundreds of Homes Destroyed http://floodlist.com/africa/niger-floods-niamey-tillaberi-june-2017

Cindy weakens but still stirs weather over wide swath https://apnews.com/d46340aa59ff40f59e6e03c8940bfc47

Flood Warnings for Beijing as Worst Storm in 6 Years to Arrive Thursday https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2017/06/21/worst-storm-six-years-arrive-thursday

Tripura: 193 families still stranded in 12 relief camps as flood waters recede https://www.nelive.in/tripura/news/tripura-193-families-still-stranded-12-relief-camps-flood-waters-recede

 

Disaster risk reduction

Calgary Flood Damage an Outcome of Poor Policy not Climate Change or Global Warming says Friends of Science http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10908388.htm

Launch of the Early Warning System in Tuvalu http://reliefweb.int/report/tuvalu/bakhodir-burkhanov-launch-early-warning-system-tuvalu-under-gef-napa-2-project

The fight to save thousands of lives with sea-floor sensors https://www.nature.com/news/the-fight-to-save-thousands-of-lives-with-sea-floor-sensors-1.22178

World population projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100 https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-population-prospects-2017.html

Great Plains wildfires used to be rare. Not anymore http://grist.org/article/great-plains-wildfires-used-to-be-rare-not-anymore/amp/

New Antibiotic Resistance Genes Found in Soil Microbes http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49705/title/New-Antibiotic-Resistance-Genes-Found-in-Soil-Microbes/&utm_content=buffer82f96&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer/

Earthquakes in Katla volcano not a sign of eruption http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/06/21/earthquakes_in_katla_volcano_not_a_sign_of_eruption/

Grenfell Tower fire exposes the injustice of disasters https://theconversation.com/grenfell-tower-fire-exposes-the-injustice-of-disasters-79666

Free resources about disaster resilience from the National Academies http://mailchi.mp/nas/free-resources-for-disaster-resilience?e=7b96484b63

Who is responsible for building fire safety? http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/who-is-responsible-for-building-fire-safety

For every dollar invested in actions to reduce disaster losses, the nation saves about $4 in future costs http://www.alternet.org/environment/billion-dollar-natural-disasters-ravage-all-50-states-several-times-year-can-anything-be

Funding issues mothball many US stream gauges https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/06/21/funding-woes-for-stream-gages-put-crucial-water-data-at-risk

What Would Really Happen if a Tsunami Hit the Bay Area? https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/08/05/what-would-really-happen-if-a-tsunami-hit-san-francisco/

Flood Plan Boosts Floodplain http://www.sfestuary.org/flood-plan-boosts-floodplain/

 

Emergency management

A guidance note: National post-disaster recovery planning and coordination http://reliefweb.int/report/world/guidance-note-national-post-disaster-recovery-planning-and-coordination

High River almost rebuilt after Alberta flood in June 2013 http://globalnews.ca/news/3537306/high-river-almost-rebuilt-after-alberta-flood-in-june-2013/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Forensic scientists are beginning their investigation into the Grenfell tower fire https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2017/06/19/grenfell-tower-fire-forensics-expert-reaction/

Five years after Hurricane Sandy destroyed communities along the shore, some towns have used the rebuilding process as a time to reinvent themselves https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/realestate/hurricane-sandy-rebuilding-jersey-shore-towns.html?smid=tw-nytrealestate&smtyp=cur

Grenfell Tower: May apologises for ‘failures of state, local and national’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/21/victims-advocate-role-created-in-response-to-grenfell-fire

WA rural fire service plan remains hazy 18 months after Yarloop blaze http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-22/rural-fire-service-wa-yarloop-fire-future-uncertain/8639528?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Trump’s Emergency Manager Earns Support of Climate Advocates https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-20/trump-s-emergency-manager-earns-support-of-climate-advocates?utm_content=buffer4dcec&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Mayor Lianne Dalziel urges church to restore Christchurch Cathedral http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502981&objectid=11880679&ref=rss

Helping post-disaster recovery using drones http://www.eco-business.com/news/how-the-mobility-revolution-will-change-your-life/

Radio Volunteers a Key Component of Public Safety http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Radio-Volunteers-a-Key-Component-of-Public-Safety.html?utm_term=READ%20MORE&utm_campaign=Radio%20Volunteers%20Provide%20Key%20Public%20Safety%20Component&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email

 

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Fort McMurray residents review municipal wildfire response http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-review-survey-1.4168381

Digital news report: Australia 2017 http://apo.org.au/system/files/95161/apo-nid95161-346236.pdf

Heatwaves are national emergencies and the public need to know https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/21/heatwaves-national-emergency-public-need-to-know

Remembering the great Hawkesbury flood tragedy of 1867 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-22/eather-family-remember-the-great-hawkesbury-flood-of-1867/8641634

 

Social media and emergency management

How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, not Engaged Argument https://gking.harvard.edu/50c?admin_panel=1&login=1

How do Australians use social media? https://www.sensis.com.au/asset/PDFdirectory/Sensis_Social_Media_Report_2017-Chapter-1.pdf

39% of Australians use Facebook to get news http://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/nmrc/research/digital-news-report-australia-2017

Think before you tweet after a terrorist attack https://www.wired.com/2017/05/think-tweet-wake-attack/?mbid=nl_52317_p1&CNDID=41291302

 

Disaster psychology

An Intro to Firefighters and Their Mental Health Challenges http://www.action-training.com/blog/item/68-an-intro-to-firefighters-and-their-mental-health-challenges

 

Social Capital and Disasters

Social capital as a shield against anxiety among displaced residents from Fukushima https://works.bepress.com/daniel_aldrich/40/

Today in disaster resilience (16 June 2017)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Earthquake near the western Turkey coast https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=597714#

Tropical Storm “Calvin” dumping heavy rain on Mexico, flash floods and mudslides expected https://watchers.news/2017/06/12/tropical-storm-calvin-mexico/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Hong Kong shuts down overnight as Tropical Storm “Merbok” makes landfall https://watchers.news/2017/06/12/tropical-storm-merbok-hong-kong/

Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Jun 2017: Stromboli volcano, Fuego, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63646/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Jun-2017-Stromboli-volcano-Fuego-Klyuchevskoy-Popocatepetl-Shiv.html

Northern Manitoba rail line cut off after ‘catastrophic’ flood damage https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/northern-manitoba-rail-line-cut-off-after-catastrophic-flood-damage/article35279392/

Greece Declares Emergency After Earthquake Hits Lesbos https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/world/europe/greece-earthquake-lesbos.html?&_r=1

Arizona Has Most Wildfires Burning in the United States http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Arizona-Has-Most-Wildfires-Burning-in-the-United-States.html?utm_content=buffere922e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Heavy monsoon rains wash away over 350 houses, kill at least 10 people in Mizoram https://watchers.news/2017/06/13/mizoram-floods-june-2017/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

At least 68 killed in Bangladesh landslides, death toll expected to rise https://watchers.news/2017/06/13/bangladesh-landslides-death-toll-rising/

Record snowmelt, raging rivers across America’s West claim 21 lives https://watchers.news/2017/06/13/record-snowmelt-raging-rivers-us-west/

Volcanic activity worldwide 13 Jun 2017: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Shiveluch https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63672/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Jun-2017-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Popocatepetl-Shiveluch-Duko.html

London fire: Twelve dead in Grenfell Tower blaze http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40280169

Nine children killed as houses collapse in rains in Niger http://punchng.com/nine-children-killed-as-houses-collapse-in-rains-in-niger/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Volcanic activity worldwide 14 Jun 2017: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63686/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-14-Jun-2017-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Shiveluch-Ibu-Dukono-Sinabu.html

Volcanic activity worldwide 15 Jun 2017: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Shiveluch, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63698/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-15-Jun-2017-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Shiveluch-Dukono-Reventador-Sinabu.html

13 Killed In Northeast Deluge, Assam Issues Flood Alert http://www.nelive.in/north-east/news/13-killed-northeast-deluge-assam-issues-flood-alert

 

Disaster risk reduction

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and evidence: A worrying trend http://www.evidenceaid.org/disaster-risk-reduction-drr-and-evidence-a-worrying-trend/

How to backup life on Earth ahead of any doomsday event https://theconversation.com/how-to-backup-life-on-earth-ahead-of-any-doomsday-event-79271?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

Can Volcanic Gas Levels Predict an Eruption? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/can-volcanic-gas-levels-predict-an-eruption

Nowcasting may help forecast big earthquakes in 53 major cities https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132809-nowcasting-may-help-forecast-big-earthquakes-in-53-major-cities/

To better prepare for drought and flood, India needs an integrated system to map water, air, climate https://scroll.in/article/839387/to-better-prepare-for-drought-and-flood-india-needs-an-integrated-system-to-map-water-air-climate

Vietnamese DFAT Fellows Flood Management Plans https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/news/vietnamese-dfat-fellows-flood-management?adbsc=social_20170613_22787834&adbid=874471448034779136&adbpl=tw&adbpr=1429396230

Copernicus Masters 2017: Disaster Management Challenge http://www.copernicus-masters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CopernicusMasters_PressRelease_Astrosat.pdf

Latest models take guess work out of Grafton’s floods https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/latest-models-take-guess-work-out-of-graftons-floo/3190153/#/0

What are the biggest obstacles to Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TztLcpjbF4&utm_content=buffer04427&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Draft West Gippsland Regional Floodplain Management Strategy http://www.wgcma.vic.gov.au/flood-advice/flood-studies/floodplainstrategy

Earthquakes and the Rainfall Cycle http://earthquakes.berkeley.edu/blog/2017/06/15/earthquakes-and-the-rainfall-cycle.html

Near fault observatories https://www.epos-ip.org/tcs/near-fault-observatories

Modern computing power may help mitigate future flood disasters https://phys.org/news/2017-06-modern-power-mitigate-future-disasters.html

‘A reckoning for our species’: the philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/15/timothy-morton-anthropocene-philosopher?CMP=share_btn_tw

Why Fairness Matters in Reforming Flood and Health Insurance Programs http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/importance-fairness-reforming-flood-health-insurance-programs/

A new paradigm for flood management in California http://waterfdn.org/what-we-are-saying/a-new-paradigm/

As the floods come, who should pay the price for home mitigation? http://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/flood/as-the-floods-come-who-should-pay-the-price-for-preparation-70479.aspx

 

Emergency management

Bankrupt, hungry and homeless: life after Madagascar’s cyclone https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/may/16/after-cyclone-enawo-madacasgar-village-forging-new-life-from-ruins

Prepare better today for tomorrow’s natural disasters – It’s possible http://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/prepare-better-today-tomorrow-s-natural-disasters-it-s-possible

Winds of gender diversity blowing through Victoria’s fire services http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/winds-of-gender-diversity-blowing-through-victorias-fire-services-20170610-gwoon8.html

Fire danger forecast service for Europe http://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/static/effis_current_situation/public/index.html

Forecasters predict above normal wildfire danger in areas of the Southwestern United States and Hawaii https://community.nfpa.org/community/fire-break/blog/2017/06/09/forecasters-predict-above-normal-wildfire-danger-in-areas-of-the-southwestern-united-states-and-hawaii#.WUBdvYMPKaM.twitter

Interior Department Enhances Program to Deter Drones from Wildfires https://unmanned-aerial.com/interior-department-enhances-program-deter-drones-wildfires

Georgia Gets Ready for Terrorism, Disasters With New GEMA Emergency Operations Center http://www.govtech.com/em/safety/Georgia-Gets-Ready-for-Terrorism-Disasters-With-New-GEMA-Emergency-Operations-Center.html?utm_term=Georgia%20Gets%20Ready%20for%20Terrorism%2C%20Disasters%20with%20New%20GEMA%20Emergency%20Operations%20Center&utm_campaign=Flood%20Victims%20File%20Claims%20Amid%20New%20Revelations&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email

Preparing for the safe disposal of sandbags after flooding https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017TRAN0190-001239

Could more of Fort McMurray been saved? http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/staples-report-on-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-makes-explosive-criticism

An Emergency Management Framework for Canada – Third Edition https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2017-mrgnc-mngmnt-frmwrk/index-en.aspx?platform=hootsuite

Guide to working with rumours in missions to prevent the loss of lives and alleviate suffering http://www.cdacnetwork.org/tools-and-resources/i/20170613105104-5v7pb

New Technology for First Responders Tested at the Gorge in Washington State http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Rescue-Tech-New-Technology-for-first-Responders-Tested-at-the-Gorge.html?utm_term=Rescue%20Tech%3A%20New%20Technology%20for%20First%20Responders%20Tested%20at%20the%20Gorge%20in%20Washington%20State&utm_campaign=Flood%20Victims%20File%20Claims%20Amid%20New%20Revelations&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On%20Software&utm_medium=email

Crisis mapping and crowdsourcing in flood management http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/APFM_Tool_26_e.pdf

 

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Supporting vulnerable girls to become resilient girls http://www.preventionweb.net/experts/oped/view/53594

Citizen seismology http://www.citizenseismology.eu/

Landslides in Art Part 29: a Victorian view of Black Ven http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/06/11/black-ven-art-1/

From science to action: Principles for undertaking environmental research that enables knowledge exchange and evidence-based decision-making http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030147971630696X

‘The age of the citizen is coming’ https://www.positive.news/2017/society/26310/the-age-of-the-citizen-is-coming/

The Dangers Of Hidden Jargon In Communicating Science http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/06/12/532554252/the-dangers-of-hidden-jargon-in-communicating-science?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=KQEDScience

 

Social media and emergency management

Facebook to Provide Data Maps to Help Agencies After Natural Disasters https://www.voanews.com/a/facebook-data-maps-natural-disasters/3890772.html

Should Facebook be reacting to a tragedy by sending push alerts? https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/14/facebooks-safety-check-is-a-stress-inducing-flip-of-social-norms/

Facebook’s Safety Check prompts us to relate to global crises mainly on individualistic terms http://reallifemag.com/safety-in-numbers/

 

Disaster psychology

Why are humans still drawn to fire after thousands of years? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/why-are-humans-attracted-to-fire/8592436

The most common response to traumatic events is resilience http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2017/06/13/simon-wessely-et-al-responses-to-traumatic-events-may-not-be-what-you-think/

 

Social Capital and Disasters

What the Grenfell Tower fire tells us about London’s housing crisis https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/06/14/what-the-grenfell-tower-fire-tells-us-about-londons-housing-crisis/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.3135953cfc53

 

Today in disaster resilience (9 June 2017)

Please find below links to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Arrests following attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market http://news.met.police.uk/news/arrests-following-attacks-in-london-bridge-and-borough-market-244609

How the Attacks in London Unfolded https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/03/world/europe/london-bridge-attacks-maps-video-photos.html?smid=tw-nytimesworld&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Volcanic activity worldwide 4 Jun 2017: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Klyuchevskoy, Marapi, Sakurajima, Sabancaya https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63490/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-4-Jun-2017-Fuego-volcano-Karymsky-Klyuchevskoy-Marapi-Sakurajima-Sabanca.html

Taiwan – Major Floods After 600 mm of Rain in 12 Hours – 4,000 Evacuated, 1 Dead, 2 Missing http://floodlist.com/asia/taiwan-floods-june-2017

Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Jun 2017: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Klyuchevskoy, Shiveluch, Ibu https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63518/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-5-Jun-2017-Fuego-volcano-Karymsky-Klyuchevskoy-Shiveluch-Ibu-Dukon.html

India – 60,000 Affected in First Wave of Assam Flooding This Year http://floodlist.com/asia/india-assam-floods-june-2017?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Torrential downpour sweeps away 13 houses in Kaohsiung City http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3180331

Deadly heatwaves surge in India, with worse ahead, researchers say http://news.trust.org/item/20170607210703-6004v/?cid=social_20170607_72795207&adbid=872566229126361088&adbpl=tw&adbpr=89711639

Volcanic activity worldwide 7 Jun 2017: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Semeru, Shiveluch, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63550/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-7-Jun-2017-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Semeru-Shiveluch-Dukono-Reventador.html

Cape Town storm http://www.capetownetc.com/news/cape-town-storm-update-wednesday-morning/

Indonesia – Thousands Affected by Floods in Sulawesi http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-sulawesi-june-2017?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Sri Lanka Floods Seen From Space http://floodlist.com/asia/sri-lanka-may-2017-floods-space?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Driver killed by falling tree amid flood disruption in Scotland http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-40184197

Volcanic activity worldwide 8 Jun 2017: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Shiveluch, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/63575/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-8-Jun-2017-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Shiveluch-Dukono-Reventador-.html

9 killed, thousands displaced in South African storms http://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/9-killed-thousands-displaced-in-south-african-storms-2705692

Extreme rainfall over South Florida leaves widespread flooding https://watchers.news/2017/06/08/south-florida-flood/

 

Disaster risk reduction

Taiwan president wants to speed up flood prevention http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3179719

May 2017 Floodplain Manager Newsletter http://emaillinks.com.au/tools/View.php?id=20327&t=d536236ec57be299e4785c33047d5c28

Remote sensing offers better forecasting of riverine floods http://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/29

Trends in urban resilience https://unhabitat.org/books/trends-in-urban-resilience-2017/

Creating Resilient Cities: Orlando Strong https://www.fpnetwork.org/news/creating-resilient-cities-orlando-strong#.WRhfSyP1n0s.twitter

Scottish farmers urged to help prevent flooding https://www.fginsight.com/news/scottish-farmers-urged-to-help-prevent-flooding-21678

Disaster Risk Reduction: A Dose of Reality http://emergency-planning.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/disaster-risk-reduction-dose-of-reality.html

Preventing vehicular terrorism https://www.rand.org/blog/2017/06/london-and-the-mainstreaming-of-vehicular-terrorism.html?adbsc=social_20170606_1565471&adbid=872213521978621952&adbpl=tw&adbpr=22545453

Linking lone wolf killers to Islamic State magnifies the threat – and could inspire future attacks https://theconversation.com/linking-lone-wolf-killers-to-islamic-state-magnifies-the-threat-and-could-inspire-future-attacks-78878

$4 million kicks off plan to ‘flood proof’ Bundy https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/breaking-4-million-kicks-off-plan-to-flood-proof-b/3186443/

What are India’s heat ‘hotspots’? https://www.rand.org/blog/2017/05/where-are-indias-heat-hotspots.html?adbsc=social_20170606_1551011&adbid=872203953630359554&adbpl=tw&adbpr=22545453

Edmonton pitches $2.6-billion flood mitigation plan http://www.edmontonsun.com/2017/06/05/edmonton-pitches-26-billion-flood-mitigation-plan

Two-thirds of UK cities experiencing relative economic decline face above average flood disadvantage http://www.sayersandpartners.co.uk/flood-disadvantage.html

The present-day stress field of Australia http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825216304366

The role of turbulence in thunderstorm, snowstorm and dust storm electrification http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JD026150/abstract

Wildfire Grading Index launched following losses in Kelowna, Slave Lake and Fort McMurray http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/wildfire-grading-index-launched-following-losses-kelowna-slave-lake-fort-mcmurray-1004114873/

As governments offload the cost of flooding, are Canadian homeowners being left in the lurch? http://globalnews.ca/news/3506560/canada-flood-insurance-government-costs/

Airline Flight Paths over the Unmapped Ocean https://eos.org/opinions/airline-flight-paths-over-the-unmapped-ocean

Australian scientists think that you should be able to see the split and continuing shifts written into the history of how animals have evolved http://gizmodo.com/evidence-of-pangeas-breakup-found-in-our-evolutionary-h-1795931022?IR=T

The enormous Green Lake landslide in New Zealand http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/06/08/green-lake-landslide/

Southern Alberta town ravaged by 2013 flood sees development as promising sign http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/southern-alberta-town-ravaged-2013-flood-sees-development-promising-sign-1004114912/

How to plan an effective and reliable strategy to mitigate the effects of flooding https://www.hydro-int.com/en-gb/how-plan-effective-and-reliable-strategy-mitigate-effects-flooding

 

Emergency management

Trump Declares Emergency In Missouri After Floods http://www.ktts.com/news/local-news/trump-declares-emergency-in-missouri-after-floods

Rural Alive & Well appointed flood relief worker to help people cope after the 2016 floods http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4705178/flood-impact-still-raw-in-north/

The Strategic Logic of Credit Claiming: A New Theory for Anonymous Terrorist Attacks https://www.academia.edu/31682475/The_Strategic_Logic_of_Credit_Claiming_A_New_Theory_for_Anonymous_Terrorist_Attacks

Tasmanian farmers call for improved flood warning after 2016 devastation http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-04/tasmanian-farmers-call-for-improved-flood-warning-after-2016/8582994

A dedicated community for emergency management lessons management http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/dedicated-community-for-lessons-management

Fire spread models guide goes digital http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/fire-spread-models-guide-goes-digital

Managing bushfires on the urban-rural interface http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/managing-bushfires-on-urban-rural-interface-guideline

Fire Australia Issue Two 2017: Understanding severe fire weather http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53526

Private units blitzing it http://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/private-units-blitzing-it.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Report into Tasmania floods released http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/tas/2017/06/05/report-into-tasmania-floods-released.html

Christchurch’s eyesores a painful reminder of earthquake tragedy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502981&objectid=11870297&ref=rss

Volunteers From Around U.S. aid in Flood Recovery in Lafayette in Faith-Based Effort http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Volunteers-From-Around-US-aid-in-Flood-Recovery-in-Lafayette-in-Faith-Based-Effort.html?utm_content=buffer84e2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Managing Extreme Weather at Bus Stops https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24806/managing-extreme-weather-at-bus-stops?utm_source=NASEM+News+and+Publications&utm_campaign=0aca661b5c-NAP+mail+new+2017.06.05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_96101de015-0aca661b5c-102713761&goal=0_96101de015-0aca661b5c-102713761&mc_cid=0aca661b5c&mc_eid=7b96484b63

Why Multi-hazard Early Warning Makes Sense http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/591b3914e4b0f31b03fb9f70

How can we ‘fix’ disaster recovery? http://news.trust.org/item/20170606065751-1huiy/

Risk Frontiers to present at forum on impacts of Tropical Cyclone Debbie https://riskfrontiers.com/risk-frontiers-to-present-at-forum-on-impacts-of-tropical-cyclone-debbie/

How are flood damages valued? https://adjustersinternational.com/publications/adjusting-today/flood-understanding-and-recovering/5/#HFDAV

New online disaster recovery hub https://www.gfdrr.org/recovery-hub

Poor co-ordination and communication hindered battle with Fort McMurray wildfire, says leaked report http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-report-warnings-recommendations-alberta-forestry-1.4152199?cmp=rss

Drone usage by local police, fire departments quickly increasing http://wtop.com/local/2017/06/drone-usage-local-police-fire-departments-quickly-increasing/

 

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Media call for bigger disaster risk reduction role http://www.unisdr.org/archive/53566

2017 Resilient Australia Awards https://www.aidr.org.au/projects/resilient-australia-awards/

Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/

Scrutinizing the relationship between adaptation and resilience: Longitudinal comparative case studies across shocks in two Nepalese villages http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53554

Building Your Roadmap to a Disaster Resilient Future http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53325

Community-based flood management http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53486

Crisis Mapping and Crowdsourcing in Flood Management http://www.floodmanagement.info/portfolio-item/crisis-mapping-and-crowdsourcing-in-flood-management/

Tasmanian flood review calls for community education and improved warnings http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/government_flood_review

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms http://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/article/10.5334/cstp.96/

Preparedness lessons from the Tunisia terrorist attack inquiry: Run, Hide and Tell? https://preparednessthoughts.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/preparedness-lessons-from-the-tunisia-terrorist-attack-inquiry-run-hide-and-call/

Community engagement and participation is an essential component of successful flood risk management http://envirodm.org/post/bridging-the-gap-between-flood-science-and-communities

Stellar 3D representation of 17th century London, as it existed before The Great Fire of 1666 http://www.openculture.com/2013/11/fly-through-17th-century-london.html

Wet Lands: Where does the Earth’s rain fall? http://geographical.co.uk/places/mapping/item/1528-wet-lands

Flood-hit communities are the best placed to collect information about flash flooding http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/04/communityfloodmonitoring/

Students active in Disaster Resilience http://research.acer.edu.au/connect/vol2017/iss224/

Mansfield council hears possible solutions to mitigate flooding http://www.richlandsource.com/mansfield-council-hears-possible-solutions-to-mitigate-flooding/article_4e4c4320-4b3c-11e7-b403-43b97e11de03.html

Staying safe on flooded roads: ‘Don’t drown, turn around’ http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/dont-drown-turn-around?autoplay=true&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

Social media and emergency management

Digital volunteering in disaster risk reduction: an opportunity or a challenge? http://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/28

People are more inclined to share and favorite positive contents on social media https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2982630&utm_content=buffer23707&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Role of Social Media in Natural Disasters http://www.aniruddhasadm.com/index.php/component/k2/item/305-role-of-social-media-in-natural-disasters

Facebook to produce three different kinds of disaster maps https://www.irinnews.org/special-report/2017/06/08/surveillance-good-facebook-tracks-disaster-victims

 

Disaster psychology

A Periodic Table of Behavior for Psychology https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/theory-knowledge/201706/periodic-table-behavior-psychology

Gender, place and mental health recovery in disasters: Addressing issues of equality and difference http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/53553

Does Weather Affect Your Mood? https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2017/06/02/does-weather-affect-your-mood/

It’s long past time to change our language about ‘terrorism’ http://www.capitalgazette.com/lifestyle/health/ph-ac-cn-smith-0607-20170606-story.html

Tasmanian floods: Ouse community fighting to stay afloat a year on from disaster http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-07/tasmanian-floods-ouse-community-one-year-on-from-2016-deluge/8594130?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Certain characteristics linked with ISIS anxiety https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170607085438.htm

Spring flooding taking a mental, physical toll on victims: public health survey http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/spring-flooding-taking-a-mental-physical-toll-on-victims-public-health-survey-1.3445563

 

Social Capital and Disasters

Influences of Social Capital on Natural Disaster Research in Japan http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/article/view/65861/37290

Bonding, bridging, and linking: photovoice for resilience through social capital https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-017-2913-4

 

Today in disaster resilience (21 April 2017)

Please find links below to recent news about some aspects of disaster resilience…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Volcanic activity worldwide 17 Apr 2017: Shiveluch volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Turrialba, Sinabung, Nevado https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62620/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-17-Apr-2017-Shiveluch-volcano-Ibu-Dukono-Turrialba-Sinabung-Nevado.html

Iran – Dozens Dead After Major Floods in North West http://floodlist.com/asia/iran-floods-north-west-april-2017

Significant cold outbreak hits Europe, two more waves expected https://watchers.news/2017/04/18/significant-cold-outbreak-hits-europe-two-more-waves-expected/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Bogoslof volcano remains in an unpredictable condition, Alaska https://watchers.news/2017/04/18/bogoslof-volcano-remains-in-an-unpredictable-condition-alaska/

Manam volcano eruption forces evacuations, Papua New Guinea https://watchers.news/2017/04/18/manam-volcano-eruption-forces-evacuations-papua-new-guinea/

Uruguay – Evacuations in Artigas After River Overflows http://floodlist.com/america/uruguay-artigas-rivera-april-2017?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Death toll rises to 113 in Peru floods, mudslides https://guardian.ng/news/death-toll-rises-to-113-in-peru-floods-mudslides/

Kazakhstan – 7,000 Evacuated After Snowmelt Causes Floods in 7 Regions http://floodlist.com/asia/kazakhstan-snowmelt-floods-april-2017?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Apr 2017: Etna volcano, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Poas https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62650/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Apr-2017-Etna-volcano-Shiveluch-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Poas-Sin.html

Colombia landslide kills at least 17 as rains lash Andes http://in.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-landslide-idINKBN17L24K

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 Apr 2017: Popocatépetl volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sabancaya https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62660/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-20-Apr-2017-Popocatepetl-volcano-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Sabancaya-.html

Disaster risk reduction

Supercomputer Recreation of an Oklahoma Tornado https://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2017/04/14/supercomputer-recreation-oklahoma-tornado/

The 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: a new visual guide to data and development http://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/2017-atlas-sustainable-development-goals-new-visual-guide-data-and-development?CID=DEC_TT_data_EN_EXT

How to find an active fault in New Zealand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-CLW8xQm2M&feature=youtu.be

China to relocate millions of people away from disaster zones https://www.irinnews.org/feature/2017/04/11/china-relocate-millions-people-away-disaster-zones

Challenging Assumptions: What Do We Need to Address in Our Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts? https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/challenging-assumptions-what-do-we-need-to-address-in-our-disaster-risk-reduction-efforts/B00A203A74D3B5CF1E31C2C600A6EE9E

Risk for river flooding in lake-rich regions http://swicca.climate.copernicus.eu/start/implemented-cases-of-local-change-adaptation/impact-based-flood-risk-assessment-in-present-and-future-climate/

One Year on: Flood Re succeeds in bringing more choice for flood affected communities http://www.floodre.co.uk/2017/04/04/one-year-flood-re-succeeds-bringing-choice-flood-affected-communities/

Global Flood Map is a physically based map that provides a worldwide view of moderate- and high-hazard flood zones http://www.fmglobal.com/research-and-resources/global-flood-map?utm_content=buffer1327a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Sitting in the shadow of volcanic risk http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170418/NEWS06/912312944/Sitting-in-the-shadow-of-volcanic-risk

Flood defence plans heavily favour London and south-east https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/04/flood-defence-plans-heavily-favour-london-and-south-east

New technology allows scientists to see the forces behind the flames http://www.hcn.org/issues/49.6/inside-the-dangerous-and-unpredictable-behavior-of-wildfire

Shallow geological structures triggered during the Mw 6.4 Meinong earthquake, southwestern Taiwan http://tao.cgu.org.tw/index.php/articles/archive/geophysics/item/1535-2017032002mte

A place for floods to go: Boise Greenbelt, parks protect homes and businesses as do dams http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/letters-from-the-west/article145539009.html

Earthquake tests on cheap, safe multi-storey building ‘promising’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/business/91488214/Earthquake-tests-on-cheap-safe-multi-storey-building-promising

BIBA scheme for high flood risk businesses – breaking new ground http://floodassist.co.uk/Home/BlogEntry?blogEntryID=26

The Almaluu-Bulak landslide in Kyrgyzstan: amazing new Google Earth imagery http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/04/18/almaluu-bulak-landslide-1/

You raise me up: Lismore homes adapted to the flood plain http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-19/how-lismore-has-adapted-to-life-on-a-flood-plain/8443098?pfmredir=sm

Public inquiry for £100m Boston Barrier to begin today http://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2017/04/public-inquiry-for-100m-boston-barrier-to-begin-today/

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico http://unisdr.org/go/gp2017/programme

What does it take to build a resilient city? https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2017/apr/20/what-does-it-take-to-build-a-resilient-city-urban-development-local-government?CMP=share_btn_tw

Human-Caused Fires Call for Human Collaboration https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/we-cannot-stand-alone-human-caused-fires-call-for-human-collaboration

How to Reduce Risk from Extreme Weather Events http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-reduce-risk-from-extreme-weather-events_us_58f78fb1e4b0c892a4fb7471

Threatened Himalayas: What do we know? https://www.thethirdpole.net/2017/04/13/threatened-himalayas-what-do-we-know/

Emergency management

The Hurricane Forecast ‘Cone Of Uncertainty’ May Not Mean What You Think https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/04/17/the-hurricane-forecast-cone-of-uncertainty-may-not-mean-what-you-think/#5a8095ec60a0

University researchers designing video game to simulate emergency response during disasters http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/emergency-evacuation-video-game-dalhousie-disaster-flood-1.4030663

Respiratory problems affect 1 in 5 firefighters after Fort McMurray wildfire http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-firefighter-study-1.4073284

One year after the earthquake in Ecuador, small producers take their businesses to the next level http://stories.undp.org/drivers-for-recovery

Kaikoura doctors awarded for their contribution after last year’s Kaikoura earthquake http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/91620464/kaikoura-doctors-awarded-for-their-contribution-after-last-years-earthquake

Fatal floods in Carmen http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2017/04/19/editorial-fatal-floods-carmen-537204?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Dam managers made missteps in handling crisis, examination reveals http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20170419/dam-managers-made-missteps-in-handling-crisis-examination-reveals?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Multi Hazard Early Warning Conference http://www.wmo.int/earlywarnings2017/

Robots to the rescue in post-disaster recovery http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/10/robots-to-the-rescue-in-post-disaster-recovery

Americans are getting less advance notice for tornadoes, as researchers struggle to understand why https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/20/americans-are-getting-less-advance-notice-for-tornadoes-as-researchers-struggle-to-understand-why/?utm_term=.7b659e42763f

Interior’s USGS turns to the cloud to make its earthquake app into a life-saving platform https://federalnewsradio.com/ask-the-cio/2017/04/interiors-usgs-turns-to-the-cloud-to-make-its-earthquake-app-into-a-life-saving-platform/

Flood-affected farmers in New South Wales call for disaster funding three weeks on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-20/nsw-farmers-call-for-natural-disaster-funding/8457678

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Harnessing the communicative power of art in science education http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/17/harnessing-communicative-power-art-science-education/

Pros and cons of egress drills https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304784021_Pros_and_cons_of_egress_drills

Communicating tsunami evacuations effectively https://phys.org/news/2017-04-tsunami-evacuations-effectively.html

Maps: Which Parts of the U.S. See Flash Floods Most Often? http://thevane.gawker.com/maps-which-parts-of-the-u-s-see-flash-floods-most-oft-1622076723

The Ultimate Guide to Hurricane Facts, Information & Resources http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/disaster/hurricanes/#.WPWeu0-wfIU

Flash Flood Safety: 5 Must-Ask Questions http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/travel-tips/articles/flash-flood-safety-5-must-ask-questions

Disaster Safety for People with Disabilities: What to Do When Emergency Weather Strikes https://www.redfin.com/blog/disaster-safety-for-people-with-disabilities

Preparing for and Driving During an Emergency Evacuation http://www.lagrangecountrydodge.com/blog/2016/september/29/car-owners-guide-to-emergency-evacuation.htm

Floods and your livestock http://www.prep4agthreats.org/Assets/Factsheets/Floods-and-Your-Livestock.pdf

Disaster Resilient Australia and New Zealand School Education Network State / Territory DRANZSEN Forums https://www.aidr.org.au/events/event-pages/2017-state-dranzsen-forums/

Disaster Resilience Education for Schools https://www.emschools.org.au/

111 Years Later: San Francisco Remembers 1906 Earthquake Victims http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/111-Years-Later-San-Francisco-Remembers-1906-Earthquake-Victims-419701503.html

Indigenous peoples around the world tell myths which contain warning signs for natural disasters. Scientists are now listening https://aeon.co/essays/indigenous-myths-carry-warning-signals-about-natural-disasters

Is Nature Stable, Delicate, or Random? http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/nature-stable-delicate-random/

Flash Floods: The Role of Science, Forecasting, and Communications in Reducing Loss of Life and Economic Disruptions https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/flash-floods-the-role-of-science-forecasting-and-communications-in-reducing-loss-of-life-and-economic-disruptions/

Tsunamis: Be Prepared and Stay Safe! https://coast.noaa.gov/gallery/videos/tsunamifastdraw/video.html

Puerto Rico Radio Amateurs Take Part in 2017 Caribbean Tsunami Exercise http://www.arrl.org/news/view/puerto-rico-radio-amateurs-take-part-in-2017-caribbean-tsunami-exercise

Flood-hit communities are the best placed to collect information about flash flooding http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/04/communityfloodmonitoring/

Photographer’s stunning time-lapse film catches storms over Kansas, eight other states http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article145456679.html

Social Media and Emergency Management

Locals take to social media to support mayor of earthquake devastated town telling tourists not to take selfies in rubble where 300 died http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-earthquake-mayor-amatrice-sergio-pirozzi-stop-rubble-selfies-300-people-died-disaster-tourism-a7689446.html

Understanding communities in an age of social media: the good, the bad, and the complicated http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1187195?scroll=top&needAccess=true

Facebook is making a helicopter that delivers internet during disasters http://www.techradar.com/news/facebook-is-making-an-internet-delivery-mini-helicopter

We Are All Becoming More Narcissistic https://blogs.psychcentral.com/leveraging-adversity/2017/04/we-are-all-becoming-more-narcissistic/

Disaster psychology

A year of mental health challenges after the Fort McMurray wildfire http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ymm-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-oilsands-1.4071212

New study highlights mental health of first responders following traumatic events http://kutv.com/news/nation-world/new-study-highlights-mental-health-of-first-responders-following-traumatic-events

Preliminary observations on disaster resilience in rural, remote coastal communities http://haznet.ca/themes/research/preliminary-observations-on-disaster-resilience-in-rural-remote-coastal-communities/

Disaster Behavioral Health Capacity Assessment Tool https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/abc/Documents/dbh-capacity-tool.pdf

Social Capital and Disasters

Otodo Gbame: How Lagos Govt Killed A Community And Its Dreams http://icirnigeria.org/otodo-gbame-how-lagos-govt-killed-a-community-and-it-dreams/

Today in disaster resilience (14 April 2017)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Tropical Cyclone 16P (Cook) wreaking havoc on Vanuatu, heading toward New Caledonia https://watchers.news/2017/04/08/tropical-cyclone-cook-wreaking-havoc-on-vanuatu-heading-toward-new-caledonia/

Floods destroy 80% of the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina https://watchers.news/2017/04/07/floods-destroy-80-of-the-city-of-comodoro-rivadavia-argentina/

Banda Api awakens after 30 years of slumber, evacuations begin https://watchers.news/2017/04/06/banda-api-awakens-after-30-years-of-slumber-evacuations-begin/

Volcanic activity worldwide 9 Apr 2017: Sinabung volcano, Sabancaya, Kambalny, Etna https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62509/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-9-Apr-2017-Sinabung-volcano-Sabancaya-Kambalny-Etna.html

India – Floods in Kashmir Valley After Jhelum River Overflows http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-kashmir-valley-jhelum-river-overflows?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Malawi – Floods in Karonga District Leave 4 Dead, Crops Destroyed http://floodlist.com/africa/malawi-floods-karonga-april-2017

Volcanic activity worldwide 10 Apr 2017: Shiveluch volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Poas, Sinabung https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62534/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Apr-2017-Shiveluch-volcano-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Poas-Sinabung.html

Tropical Cyclone Cook: New Caledonia braces itself as severe system hits east coast http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-10/cyclone-cook-hits-new-caledonia/8431952

Major flash flooding in Paraguay’s Itapúa after dam breach https://watchers.news/2017/04/10/major-flash-flooding-in-paraguay-itapua-after-dam-breach/

Large group of tourists evacuated from Costa Rica’s Poas volcano https://watchers.news/2017/04/10/large-group-of-tourists-evacuated-from-costa-rica-poas-volcano/

River flooding to persist in central US this week http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/river-flooding-to-persist-in-central-us-this-week/70001334

Flood: NEMA warns communities close to River Niger to evacuate http://www.gistalways.com/2016/08/flood-nema-warns-communities-close-to.html

Argentina – 1 Dead, Thousands Evacuated After Floods in Chubut Province http://floodlist.com/america/argentina-1-dead-thousands-evacuated-floods-chubut-province?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Tiwi Islanders prepare as tropical low that may become Cyclone Frances approaches http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-11/tiwi-islanders-brace-as-tropical-low-expected-to-become-cyclone/8433212

April severe weather outbreak keeps tornadoes at record levels http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/weathermatrix/april-severe-weather-outbreak-keeps-tornadoes-at-record-levels/70001375

Volcanic activity worldwide 11 Apr 2017: Ibu volcano, Dukono, Sinabung, Sabancaya, Kambalny https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62542/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-11-Apr-2017-Ibu-volcano-Dukono-Sinabung-Sabancaya-Kambalny.html

Texas: 1 person, vehicle missing in Fort Hood flooding http://www.kswo.com/story/35123189/texas-1-person-vehicle-missing-in-fort-hood-flooding?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

New Caledonia – Tropical Cyclone Cook Leaves 4 Injured, 1 Missing http://floodlist.com/australia/new-caledonia-tropical-cyclone-cook-leaves-4-injured-1-missing

‘Vulnerable’ Coromandel spots on standby for evacuation as Cyclone Cook nears http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11837628&ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Houses damaged as earthquake hits southern Philippines http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/houses-damaged-as-earthquake-hits-southern-philippines

 

Disaster risk reduction

What is a one in 500-year flood, and does that really apply to Edgecumbe? http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/91369561/qa-what-is-a-one-in-500year-flood-and-does-that-really-apply-to-edgecumbe

Slow-moving landslide discovered near the massive 2014 Oso landslide site https://watchers.news/2017/04/08/slow-moving-landslide-discovered-near-the-massive-2014-oso-landslide-site/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The Trump administration is ill-prepared for a global pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-trump-administration-is-ill-prepared-for-a-global-pandemic/2017/04/08/59605bc6-1a49-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.249ee0d203e9

The youngest glacier on Earth https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/media/Documents/magazine%20e-reviews/March%202017/GeogRev%20Vol%2030%20No%204/GeographyReview30_4Poster.pdf?ext=.pdf

Volcanic arcs form by deep melting of rock mixtures https://phys.org/news/2017-04-volcanic-arcs-deep-mixtures.html

FEMA’s Hazard Grant Mitigation Program is a powerful tool to help communities that have experienced a major natural disaster http://adjustersinternational.com/publications/disaster-recovery-today/proper-benefit-cost-analysis/

What does “most dangerous” even mean for volcanoes? https://www.wired.com/2017/04/dangerous-volcano-can-tricky-thing-pin/

Why is South America being hit by deadly landslides? https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/34904611/why-is-south-america-being-hit-by-deadly-landslides/#page1

GR spends millions on protections after 2013 floods http://woodtv.com/2017/04/10/gr-spends-millions-on-protections-after-2013-floods/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Costs and benefits of prescribed burning http://apfmag.mdmpublishing.com/how-much-do-we-invest-in-prescribed-burning/

Landscape architecture helps communities live with floods https://dirt.asla.org/2017/04/04/helping-communities-learn-how-to-live-with-floods/

What lessons can Toowoomba learn from Cyclone Debbie? https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/what-lessons-can-toowoomba-learn-cyclone-debbie/3164858/

500 Colombian towns face landslide risk http://www.unisdr.org/archive/52624

Global Flood Map aims to help businesses tackle natural hazard exposure http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3008072/global-flood-map-aims-to-help-businesses-tackle-natural-hazard-exposure

Experts slam government’s hands-off approach to flood risk management http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/91432030/experts-slam-governments-handsoff-approach-to-flood-risk-management

High River is the most flood-protected town in Canada http://www.crebnow.com/reinventing-high-river/?platform=hootsuite

Large, high-intensity forest fires predicted to increase http://www.feedstuffs.com/news/large-high-intensity-forest-fires-predicted-increase

Insurers move to clear up flood definition http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-11/flood-insurance-versus-storm-insurance/8434452

Flooding and the higher ground https://openminds.swissre.com/stories/1207/

Bangladesh and World Bank Sign $113 Million Agreement to Improve Weather Forecasting and Early Warning Systems http://floodlist.com/asia/bangladesh-world-bank-agreement-weather-forecasting-early-warning-systems

New £1 million flood competition to protect more communities https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-1-million-flood-competition-to-protect-more-communities

Drought and flood in the Anthropocene: feedback mechanisms in reservoir operation http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/8/225/2017/esd-8-225-2017.pdf

Threatened Louisiana Rebrands Itself as ‘Master of Disaster’ http://floodlist.com/america/usa/climate-threatened-louisiana-rebrands-master-disaster

Queensland models higher Wivenhoe wall http://www.watercareer.com.au/news/qld-models-higher-wivenhoe-wall

Explainer: why some acts are classified as terrorism but others aren’t https://theconversation.com/explainer-why-some-acts-are-classified-as-terrorism-but-others-arent-76013

SwRI-built storm-scanning satellites enter operations phase http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/52648?&a=email&utm_source=pw_email

Alberta pledges $13.4 million for flood-mitigation projects in Calgary http://www.cknw.com/syn/98/208287/alberta-pledges-13-4-million-for-flood-mitigation-projects-in-calgary?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

Emergency management

The Value of Timely Information During Disasters (Measured in Hours) https://irevolutions.org/2016/04/06/the-value-of-timely-information-during-disasters-measured-in-hours/

Cyclone Debbie: Queenslanders to be polled as part of disaster management review http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-09/cyclone-debbie-public-poll-on-how-cyclone-debbie-was-handled/8428572

Peru’s president says flood recovery may cost up to $9 billion http://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-floods-economy-idUSKBN1792T0

Resilient Recovery Discussion Paper – feedback period now extended! https://www.emv.vic.gov.au/news/resilient-recovery-discussion-paper-feedback-period-now-extended

Emergency Managers Working With FCC To Learn Who Hacked Dallas Siren System http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/04/08/emergency-managers-working-with-fcc-to-learn-who-hacked-dallas-siren-system/

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today directed all wireless service providers to implement a wireless public alerting system https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2017/04/wireless_serviceprovidersmustjointhenationalpublicalertingsystem.html

Earthquake warning system takes step forward; still underfunded https://mynorthwest.com/595197/earthquake-warning-system-takes-step-forward-still-underfunded/

Pipiriki: The town expected to flood, but never does http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/91332570/pipiriki-the-town-expected-to-flood-but-never-does?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Emergency Coastal Flooding Decision Support System http://agrgims.cogs.nscc.ca/CoastalFlooding/

The 2017 Lismore Flood – Insights from the field https://riskfrontiers.com/the-2017-lismore-flood-insights-from-the-field/

Regional Project Manager – Disaster Resilience http://nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/10031211-Regional-Project-Manager-Disaster-Resilience

Robots to the rescue in post-disaster recovery http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/10/robots-to-the-rescue-in-post-disaster-recovery

Cyclone Debbie: Before and after photos http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-12/cyclone-debbie-before-and-after-photos/8434294?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Great Plains Ranchers Look To Rebuild In Wake Of Massive Fires http://netnebraska.org/article/news/1071408/great-plains-ranchers-look-rebuild-wake-massive-fires?utm_source=TWNews&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=GreatPlainsRanchersLookToRebuildInWakeOfMassiveFires&utm_content=Harvest

Auckland eruption scenario: 435,000 displaced http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11836369

Yasi’s lesson: local business the key to rebuilding after cyclones http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-11/cyclone-yasi-lessons-to-rebuild-stronger-communities/8431964

Central Queensland farmers devastated as million dollar crops washed away http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-11/central-queensland-flooding-icrop-losses-realised/8434206

Charles returns to Cumbria town as Storm Desmond recovery continues two years on http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/15217421.Charles_returns_to_Cumbria_town_as_Storm_Desmond_recovery_continues_two_years_on/

Pakistan to set up flood early warning system https://tribune.com.pk/story/1380215/pakistan-set-flood-early-warning-system/

Assessing effectiveness of Flood Emergency Management Systems in Europe https://landscapeiskingston.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/assessing-effectiveness-of-flood-emergency-management-systems/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true

CFA, MFB major shake-up possible as Victorian Government seeks to end industrial dispute http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-12/cfa-mfb-major-shake-up-could-be-in-the-cards/8439616

 

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Self-Perception of Medical Students’ Knowledge and Interest in Disaster Medicine https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/selfperception-of-medical-students-knowledge-and-interest-in-disaster-medicine-nine-years-after-the-approval-of-the-curriculum-in-german-universities/FE10DB0517502114E933E0ACC5051E5C

How to Think https://www.technologyreview.com/s/409043/how-to-think/

Building Resilience with Hunter the fox and Eve the owl http://dcc.missouri.edu/hunter-eve.shtml#solving-problems?platform=hootsuite

Effective Science Communication http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1170-0

Census 2016: ‘typical’ Aussie is a 38-year-old mum with two kids http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/census-2016-typical-aussie-is-a-38yearold-mum-with-two-kids/news-story/e66cf9b01a6b312925888f25cfc56e7b

Preparedness toolkit inventory https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/preparedness/toolkits/perrcs-toolkit-inventory/

Resilience Scan: October-December 2016 https://www.odi.org/publications/10773-resilience-scan-october-december-2016

Researchers seek new ways to improve earthquake risk communications https://phys.org/news/2017-04-ways-earthquake.html

Flood-hit communities are the best placed to collect information about flash flooding http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/04/communityfloodmonitoring/#.WO3zuekmk1I.twitter

Burnley and Padiham flood resilience group could be formed to help fight against future flooding http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/15217973.Burnley_and_Padiham_flood_resilience_group_could_be_formed_to_help_fight_against_future_flooding/

Understanding public responses to flood warnings https://hepex.irstea.fr/understanding-public-responses-to-flood-warnings/

 

Social Media and Emergency Management

Social media preferences by generation http://sproutsocial.com/insights/data/q1-2017/

Using smartphone apps to register earthquake tremors around the world http://blogs.agu.org/tremblingearth/2017/04/11/who-feels-earthquakes/

NSW floods: Social media rallies thousands of volunteers for flood clean-up http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-12/social-media-rallies-thousands-of-volunteers-for-flood-clean-up/8432758

 

Disaster psychology

Most Strangers Are Safe: Learn to Spot Those Who Are Not https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-bad-looks-good/201703/most-strangers-are-safe-learn-spot-those-who-are-not

Cyclone Debbie: Why was aftermath deadlier than storm itself? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39451323

Sierra Leone Grapples with Mental Health Impact of Ebola https://www.voanews.com/a/sierra-leone-grapples-mental-health-impact-ebola/3801212.html

‘It was terrifying’: Small Tweed community still reeling from freak flood, dramatic escape http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-12/it-was-terrifying-small-tweed-community-still-reeling/8434650?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Building the Right Resources to Prevent Firefighter Suicides http://inpublicsafety.com/2017/03/building-the-right-resources-to-prevent-firefighter-suicides/

Terrorism and its effects on mental health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472253/

 

Today in disaster resilience (7 April 2017)

Please find below links to recent disaster resilience news…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Massive mudslides leave hundreds dead and missing in Mocoa, Colombia https://watchers.news/2017/04/02/massive-mudslides-leave-hundreds-dead-and-missing-in-mocoa-colombia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Floodwaters sweep away house minutes after family rescued from roof http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-02/floodwaters-sweep-away-house-minutes-after-family-rescued/8409188

Rockhampton braces as Fitzroy River heads toward flood level http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-03/cyclone-debbie-rockhampton-residents-brace-for-major-flooding/8409280

Volcanic activity worldwide 2 Apr 2017: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Dukono, Reventador, Turrialba https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62335/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-2-Apr-2017-Fuego-volcano-Klyuchevskoy-Dukono-Reventador-Turrialba-.html

Cyclone Debbie flooding clean-up underway in Logan, south of Brisbane, after river peaks http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-02/clean-up-logan-south-of-brisbane-flood-levels-highest-since-1974/8408490

Cyclone Debbie: Australia surveys devastation http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39470971

These are the five who died in Cyclone Debbie’s wake https://www.qt.com.au/news/these-are-five-who-died-cyclone-debbies-wake/3162169/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Floods in Peru—‘This is no natural disaster: It’s a social one’ https://firstperson.oxfamamerica.org/2017/03/floods-in-peru-this-is-no-natural-disaster-its-a-social-one/

Red River Floodway and Portage Diversion activated, cutting flood risk in Winnipeg http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/red-river-floodway-activated-1.4049575

U.S. Southeast on guard for tornadoes after storm kills four http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-south-idUSKBN1752ID?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Aerial footage shows avalanche of mud in deadly Colombia floods http://mashable.com/2017/04/02/mocoa-colombia-aerial-footage-avalanche/?utm_content=buffer246b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#C0nFxUxG2OqM

Volcanic activity worldwide 3 Apr 2017: Klyuchevskoy volcano, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62354/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-3-Apr-2017-Klyuchevskoy-volcano-Shiveluch-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Tu.html

8 Canadian communities declare state of emergency due to flooding http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/red-river-flood-recedes-1.4051971

Ex-Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc in New Zealand http://news.trust.org/item/20170404203014-smcea/?source=spotnewsfeed&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

NASA Analyzes Storms that Caused Deadly Colombia Mudslides https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-analyzes-storms-that-caused-deadly-colombia-mudslides

Mississippi woman, among four killed in storms, desperately tried to direct rescuers in 911 call http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/weather_traffic/article_08938e9a-1880-11e7-8eef-9b9d4a1f2a59.html

Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Apr 2017: Shiveluch volcano, Dukono, Sinabung, Sabancaya, Kambalny, Etna https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62402/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-5-Apr-2017-Shiveluch-volcano-Dukono-Sinabung-Sabancaya-Kambalny-Etna.html

Some Atlantans leave homes amid flooding; more warnings issued http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt–politics/some-atlantans-leave-homes-amid-flooding-more-warnings-issued/BZFM5EqV2jmov4AkqZesSO/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Rockhampton locals paddle to the pub as flood peak looms http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/rockhampton-locals-paddle-to-the-pub-as-flood-peak-looms-20170405-gveo1e.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Pregnant cow survives 70-kilometre swim in NSW floodwater to scramble out of river at Pimlico http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-05/cow-survives-70km-swim-nsw-floodwater/8417480

Death Toll of Colombia Floods, Mudslides Rises to 286 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2434125&CategoryId=12393&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Northern Namibia braced for worst flood in memory http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/northern-namibia-braces-worst-flood-memory-170317113756362.html

Two homes, four RVs destroyed in Okeechobee County by possible tornado http://weatherplus.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/04/06/possible-tornado-in-okeechobee-county-nws-investigating/

Volcanic activity worldwide 6 Apr 2017: Dukono volcano, Cleveland, Nevados de Chillán, Sabancaya https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/62419/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-6-Apr-2017-Dukono-volcano-Cleveland-Nevados-de-Chillan-Sabancaya-B.html

Satellite photos of flooding from Cyclone Debbie https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=89955&src=twitter-nh

Hundreds evacuated from New Zealand town after levee fails http://globalnews.ca/news/3360403/new-zealand-levee-fails/

Disaster risk reduction

Australian continent has deformed responding to atmospheric and water cycle change http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017GL072999/abstract

Wetlands and Flood Mitigation: The 10 Percent Solution https://blogs.agu.org/terracentral/2017/03/31/wetlands-flood-mitigation-10-percent-solution/

A global partnership builds resilience and renews hope of Yemenis http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2016/10/24/New-UNDP-World-Bank-partnership-makes-a-difference-in-war-torn-Yemen.html

Local, strategic and economic: a recipe for risk reduction http://www.unisdr.org/archive/52572

Demonstrating the role that natural infrastructure such as coastal wetlands and mangrove swamps can play in mitigating property losses from hurricanes and flooding events http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170403/NEWS06/912312692/Coalition-looks-to-natural-disaster-barriers-coastal-gray-infrastructure-green-w

Keep Florida Communities Safe, Preserve Florida’s Strong Building Codes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58d523e3e4b06c3d3d3e6ca1

Update: Dunmunkle Creek Flood Investigation http://www.wcma.stfi.re/news/news-detail/2017/03/24/update-dunmunkle-creek-flood-investigation?sf=bzkdbda&utm_content=bufferfb54c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#aa

A government that’s underwhelmed by disaster http://www.afr.com/news/policy/a-government-thats-underwhelmed-by-disaster-20170111-gtpbop

Can we really use El Niño to predict flooding? https://thesocialmetwork.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/can-we-really-use-el-nino-to-predict-flooding/

An innovative suite of tools and resources to help end users identify water catchments susceptible to post-fire soil erosion, flooding and water quality risks http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/science-backed-tools-enhance-water-catchment-management

NSW floods: Insurance industry defends high premiums, calls for more disaster mitigation http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-04/insurance-industry-defends-high-premiums-for-lismore-residents/8414526

Flooding from Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc with Queensland coal industry http://www.smh.com.au/business/flooding-from-cyclone-debbie-wreaks-havoc-with-queensland-coal-industry-20170401-gvbpyt.html

The Great Lie of American Flood Risk https://www.wired.com/2017/03/great-lie-american-flood-risk/?mbid=social_fb_onsiteshare

Research News is the newsletter from the Joint Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme http://evidence.environment-agency.gov.uk/FCERM/Libraries/FCERM_Documents/Issue_28_-_March_2017.sflb.ashx#page17

Professor Quarantelli, a leader in disaster research, passes away https://www.drc.udel.edu/news/Pages/quarantelli.aspx

Flood-hit farmers given £800,000 to help develop natural flood management projects https://www.farminguk.com/News/Flood-hit-farmers-given-800-000-to-help-develop-natural-flood-management-projects_46076.html

Preparing for the Future Using Lessons From Hurricane Sandy https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/nyregion/preparing-for-the-future-using-lessons-from-hurricane-sandy.html?_r=0

Simulated ocean response to tropical cyclones: The effect of a novel parameterization of mixing from unbroken surface waves http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016MS000878/full

Mapped: Where £4.4bn is being spent on flood protection in England https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-where-four-point-four-billion-being-spent-flood-protection

Opinion: Resilience key to livable and strong Vancouver http://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-resilience-key-to-livable-and-strong-vancouver

Exploring the multiple-lines of defense approach to managing tsunami risk http://envirodm.org/post/six-years-after-tsunami-japan-is-finding-ways-to-work-with-nature

Social geology — integrating sustainability concepts into Earth sciences http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016787817300044

Panel: mitigating disaster and measuring risk in the wake of Cyclone Debbie http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/mitigating-disaster-and-measuring-risk-in-the-wake-of-cyclone/8416830?utm_content=buffera8fac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Insurance could help Latin America break the link between extreme weather and extreme poverty https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/breaking-the-link-between-extreme-weather-and-extreme-poverty-how-insurance-can-help-latin-america-become-more-resilient

Poll: Nearly 75% of Voters Back Flood Reforms http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/compass-points/2017/04/05/poll-nearly-75-percent-of-voters-back-flood-reforms

Wivenhoe Dam $900 million safety revamp considered to prevent Brisbane flood disaster http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-05/wivenhoe-dam-needs-safety-revamp-to-limit-massive-brisbane-flood/8419472

Communities all over are adopting nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk — and it’s working https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/flooding-risk-and-naturally-resilient-communities.xml

March 2017 edition of Floodplain Manager newsletter http://emaillinks.com.au/tools/View.php?id=20217&t=3aa7bd0a2c4efdac25e26afecb663681

Before the storm https://blogs.csiro.au/ecos/before-the-storm/

Overlooked Landslides https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89969

Global Resilience Challenge Water Window addressing resilience issues of flood prone communities http://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/water/

Natural floods and unnatural disasters in Bihar http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2017/03/22/natural-floods-unnatural-disasters-bihar/

Emergency management

An unexpected study in firefighter harassment https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-chief/articles/226550018-An-unexpected-study-in-firefighter-harassment/

The future of technology in crisis response https://medium.com/@UNOCHA/the-future-of-technology-in-crisis-response-2b73d5873c5c

The role of volunteers in the human development agenda https://www.unv.org/news/role-volunteers-human-development-agenda-interview-selim-jahan-lead-author-human-development

Six years after the 2011 Japan tsunami tens of thousands remain homeless, and, for some, life has just gotten tougher since the disaster https://globalvoices.org/2017/04/03/six-years-on-how-fukushima-miyagi-and-iwate-are-recovering-from-the-tsunami/

We’re helping people affected by floods triggered by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie http://www.redcross.org.au/news/cyclone-debbie-aftermath.aspx

Anxious people, frightened dogs and rising floodwaters: a Red Cross volunteer shares her sleepless night in Lismore http://www.redcross.org.au/news/one-night-in-an-evacuation-centre.aspx

Public Health Preparedness and Response National Snapshot 2017 https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/whyitmatters/index.html?platform=hootsuite

Working in hot temperatures increases the risk of suffering a heart attack, researchers have said http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39478080

Snake, spider and rat alert in aftermath of eastern states floods https://thewest.com.au/news/severe-weather/snake-spider-and-rat-alert-in-aftermath-of-eastern-states-floods-ng-b88434208z

Flood, landslide reconstruction expected to cost 15 billion USD in Peru http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/05/c_136182685.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Last minute rush for flood grants http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2017/04/04/last-minute-rush-flood-grants/

Why Cancer Is Killing Boston’s Firefighters http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2017/03/19/firefighters-cancer/2/

‘We had to stand guard to stop the grubs’: Mum fends off looters after floods http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/we-had-to-stand-guard-to-stop-the-grubs-mum-fends-off-looters-after-floods/news-story/a5efab80785a70736bd4aed48f62e4a1

Households and businesses affected by Tropical Cyclone Debbie and its aftermath are being warned to watch out for scam artists posing as builders or insurance company assessors http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/media_release/plain/409

Research: how mountain waves can escalate bushfires http://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/1311/research-how-mountain-waves-can-escalate-bushfires/?cid=003tw33

The fault behind the catastrophic Colombian flood http://temblor.net/flood-insights/the-fault-behind-the-catastrophic-colombian-flood-2911/

Enabling emergency responders across Europe to detect and respond to Waze crash reports in real-time https://thenextweb.com/eu/2017/04/05/waze-is-launching-a-new-project-to-save-lives-in-europe/?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=Google%27s%20Waze%20is%20launching%20a%20new%20project%20to%20save%20lives%20in%20Europe&utm_campaign=share%2Bbutton#.tnw_UyjN467V

NSW floods: Locals say road where mum Stephanie King and children died was not closed http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-05/community-remembers-mother-and-children-killed-in-nsw-floods/8416626

Warnings but no action preceded deadly flood in Colombia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/years-of-warnings-preceded-deadly-flood-in-southern-colombia/2017/04/05/539cfe68-19b5-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_term=.b1b711ebfb82

Prosecution to hear south Colombia authorities over Mocoa disaster http://colombiareports.com/prosecution-hear-south-colombia-authorities-mocoa-disaster/

Arizona Court Rules on Duty to Protect Property in Naturally Caused Wildfires http://www.wildlandfirefighter.com/2017/04/04/arizona-court-rules-on-duty-to-protect-property-in-naturally-caused-wildfires/

How do we stop volunteer emergency service workers quitting? https://theconversation.com/how-do-we-stop-volunteer-emergency-service-workers-quitting-73836

Businesses rally around Edgecumbe after floods http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11833738&ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Climate Change Skeptic Group Seeks to Influence 200,000 Teachers http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/climate-change-skeptic-group-seeks-to-influence-200000-teachers/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_term=20170402&utm_content=849957831&linkId=36092100

UN Online Volunteering https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en

April is Tsunami Awareness Month http://bigislandnow.com/2017/04/04/april-is-tsunami-awareness-month/

Disaster statistics http://www.preventionweb.net/tags/pw:statistics/Disaster%20statistics#hits=20&sortby=default&view=pw&filter=usertags%3A%5E%22pw%3Astatistics%22%24

Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15101

Developing a “harmonized” language for climate services and disaster risk reduction https://www.sei-international.org/blog-articles/3657?utm_content=buffer6a602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer.SEIresearch

Tropical cyclones: just for the tropics? http://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/1299/tropical-cyclones-just-for-the-tropics/?cid=003tw34

A majority of American voters say they have been impacted by flooding in some way http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/assets/2017/04/cp_poll_nearly_75_percent_of_voters_back_flood_reforms_memo.pdf

15 Skills For Surviving A Collapsed City http://www.survivopedia.com/12-skills-to-surviving-a-collapsed-city/

Rocky is no stranger to major floods https://www.cqu.edu.au/cquninews/stories/general-category/2017/floods-apart-of-rockys-history

How to keep your mobile phone connected when the network is down https://theconversation.com/how-to-keep-your-mobile-phone-connected-when-the-network-is-down-75301

The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter http://www.theworldcafe.com/

iSeeChange: Investigate how weather and climate change are affecting your environment https://www.iseechange.org/

Social Media and Emergency Management

Using social media to enlist volunteer support for #CycloneDebbie recovery http://emergencyvolunteering.com.au/qld

Pathology of a fake news story https://medium.com/@LeonDerczynski/pathology-of-a-fake-news-story-aa572e6764e8

Why I use emoji in research and teaching https://theconversation.com/why-i-use-emoji-in-research-and-teaching-75399

Reporter using Facebook captures rescue as person drives through floodwaters http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/247038045-story?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Slow-moving, long-predicted incidents like Cyclone Debbie rarely generate substantial engagement from the Twitter community https://theconversation.com/atnix-debbie-misses-twitter-75776

Disaster psychology

Addressing post-traumatic stress disorder in the fire service http://www.firerescuemagazine.com/articles/print/volume-12/issue-3/features/firefighters-and-trauma.html

Flood Risk Perceptions of Lismore Businesses https://riskfrontiers.com/flood-risk-perceptions-of-lismore-businesses/

Learning about psychological first aid http://www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/newsletter/article/learning-about-psychological-first-aid-emps-webinar

The Life Process of Children Who Survived the Manjil Earthquake: A Decaying or Renewing Process http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/the-life-process-of-children-who-survived-the-manjil-earthquake-a-decaying-or-renewing-process/

Post-Traumatic Stress Is All Too Often Created By Police Leadership http://americaoutloud.com/post-traumatic-stress-often-created-police-leadership/

Social capital and disasters

Meet the heroes of Murwillumbah, a tiny town with a big heart http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-03/nsw-floods-murwillumbah-survival-stories/8408946

Digital volunteer systems help local populations by fostering a neighbor-helping-neighbor system http://humanityroad.org/panhandle-strong/

Networks: An Introduction https://www.complexityexplorer.org/explore/resources/535-networks-an-introduction

Logan Ahmadiyya Muslim Community joins ‘Mud Army’ for flood recovery http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-04/logan-muslim-community-pitches-in-for-flood-recovery/8413824

Who leaves, who comes back? http://www.resilientus.org/who-leaves-who-comes-back/

After the flood – community comes together to help elderly neighbours http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/after-flood-community-comes-together-12835286

Today in disaster resilience (31 March 2017)

Please find below links to news from around the world related to some aspects of disaster resilience…

Recent emergencies/disasters

Avalanche hits school group in Nasu, Japan http://www.smh.com.au/world/avalanche-hits-school-group-in-nasu-japan-20170327-gv7e1v

Peru’s devastating floods cause US$3 billion in damage http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Peru-s-devastating-floods-cause-US-3-billion-in-damage_93638

EF1 Tornado hit Clermont County Sunday, National Weather Service says http://www.wcpo.com/weather/tornado-hit-clermont-county-sunday-national-weather-service-says

Mudslide buries Peruvian village, leaving little to claim http://www.wral.com/mudslide-buries-peruvian-village-leaving-little-to-claim/16605899/

Cyclone Debbie live updates: Queensland cleans up as storm moves inland http://www.theage.com.au/queensland/cyclone-debbie-live-updates-queensland-cleans-up-as-storm-moves-inland-20170328-gv8l1o.html?platform=hootsuite

The science behind Cyclone Debbie http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2017/03/the-science-behind-cyclone-debbie?adbsc=social_20170328_71149666&adbid=846854421430489088&adbpl=tw&adbpr=34800396

Cyclone Debbie by the numbers: How it compares with Cyclone Tracy, Marcia, Yasi http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/cyclone-debbie-by-the-numbers-how-it-compares-with-cyclone-tracy-marcia-yasi-and-the-others-20170329-gv8vze.html?utm_content=buffer2fe78&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Peru floods: Four killed as Piura bursts its banks http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39418314

NSW floods: Sirens sound in Lismore as levee cracks and floods city http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/nsw-floods-sirens-sound-in-lismore-as-levee-cracks-and-floods-city-20170330-gvag39.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nc&eid=socialn%3Atwi-13omn1677-edtrl-other%3Annn-17%2F02%2F2014-edtrs_socialshare-all-nnn-nnn-vars-o%26sa%3DD%26usg%3DALhdy28zsr6qiq

Beaudesert hit with record floods http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/03/31/beaudesert-hit-record-floods

Residents who copped the worst of the 2011 Brisbane flood brace for the worst again as waters rise http://www.couriermail.com.au/technology/residents-who-copped-the-worst-of-the-2011-brisbane-flood-brace-for-the-worst-again-as-waters-rise/news-story/6eefdfdb4de9cbd750be633459e42635

Disaster risk reduction

Kiwi scientist’s trek to volcanic hotspot http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=11825872

Episodic Tremor and Slip http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/pprs-pprp/pubs/GF-GI/GEOFACT_ETS_e.pdf

The Mitchell Creek landslide in British Columbia, Canada http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/03/24/mitchell-creek-landslide-1/

Notorious L.A. earthquake fault more dangerous than experts believed, new research shows http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-newport-inglewood-earthquake-20170321-story.html

European Forum targets disaster risk http://www.unisdr.org/archive/52479

Lloyd’s calls on insurers to improve cities’ resilience to catastrophes http://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/lloyd-s-calls-on-insurers-to-improve-cities-resilience-to-catastrophes-11466

Future cities: building infrastructure resilience https://www.lloyds.com/~/media/files/news%20and%20insight/risk%20insight/2017/arup/lloyds_arup%20future%20cities%202017.pdf

Thunderstorms Pose as Much Property Risk as Hurricanes http://climateandlife.columbia.edu/2017/03/27/thunderstorms-pose-as-much-property-risk-as-hurricanes/

M=4.5 earthquake highlights Hawaii’s tectonic past, present, and future http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/m4-5-earthquake-highlights-hawaiis-tectonic-past-present-and-future-2863/

Saving the Flame by Protecting Azerbaijan’s Mountain Communities from Flooding https://undp-adaptation.exposure.co/land-of-fire

A new eruption from Kambalny in southern Kamchatka https://www.wired.com/2017/03/russian-volcano-just-erupted-first-time-centuries/?mbid=social_twitter

More than a Hundred Years of Flooding and Erosion in One Event http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/News/Releases/GSA/News/pr/2017/17-17.aspx

New Hydro Map Service Available https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-hydro-map-service-available

JR firms hone earthquake-response systems for shinkansen lines http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/28/national/jr-firms-hone-earthquake-response-systems-for-shinkansen-lines/#.WNrRndKGPIU

How Affordable Is Flood Insurance in New York City and What Can Be Done to Address Affordability Issues? https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9957.html?adbsc=social_20170328_1408601&adbid=846815411161092096&adbpl=tw&adbpr=22545453

Asia suffered S$116b losses from disasters last year, study shows http://www.todayonline.com/business/asia-suffered-s116b-losses-disasters-last-year-study-shows?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2016 http://media.swissre.com/documents/sigma2_2017_en.pdf

Peru’s deadly floods ring alarm bell for Latin America cities http://news.trust.org/item/20170323090649-vafut/

New data needed to improve prescribing, combat threat of antibiotic resistance http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2017/03/trends-in-us-antibiotic-use

The Real Threat to National Security: Deadly Disease https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/the-real-threat-to-national-security-deadly-disease.html?_r=0

Cyclone Debbie: we can design cities to withstand these natural disasters https://theconversation.com/cyclone-debbie-we-can-design-cities-to-withstand-these-natural-disasters-75287

Where Levees Fail In California, Nature Can Step In To Nurture Rivers http://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521939643/where-levees-fail-in-california-nature-can-step-in-to-nurture-rivers?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Santa Monica adopts nation’s most extensive earthquake retrofit plan http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-santa-monica-earthquake-retrofit-20170328-story.html

Linking spatial fire planning to management of large fires https://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/projects/linking-spatial-fire-planning-management-large-fires?platform=hootsuite

Since 2000, Earth Observing-1 has provided stunning views of our planet. Now its work comes to an end https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Gallery/eo1.php?src=features-hp&eocn=home&eoci=feature

Econometric modeling of fire management expenditures https://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/projects/econometric-modeling-fire-management-expenditures?platform=hootsuite

Resilient Thessaloniki strategy http://www.100resilientcities.org/strategies/city/thessaloniki#/-_/

Emergency management

The Future of Tornado Warnings: More Precise, More Lead Time, Fewer False Alarms https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/tornado-warnings-future-facets-nssl

Study shows refugees’ and immigrants’ resilience in disasters https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/news-events-and-notices/news/news-2017/02/study-shows-refugees-and-immigrants-resilience-in-disasters.html

Manitoba flood forecast data centre getting busy http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/floods-forecast-unduche-manitoba-1.4039604

Think of the children when disasters strike http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/uncategorized/325470-think-of-the-children-when-disasters-strike?platform=hootsuite

Outback training weekend ‘turns to disaster’ in far west New South Wales http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-27/outback-training-weekend-turns-to-mock-disaster/8383142?platform=hootsuite

Canyon Fire Shelter Deployment and Entrapment Incident Review http://wildfiretoday.com/documents/Canyon_Fire_Review.pdf

IoT: Connected Emergency Services https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/iot-connected-emergency-services-marc-valls-estefanell

What is left when Peru’s flood waters recede? http://in.reuters.com/article/peru-floods-idINKBN16Y20N?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20reuters%2FINworldNews%20%28News%20%2F%20IN%20%2F%20World%20News%29

Boulder Fire Is a Reminder of the Need for Community Collaborations https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/near-misses-and-far-sightedness-boulder-fire-is-a-reminder-of-the-need-for-community-collaborations

New tsunami sirens to be installed on Vancouver Island http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/new-tsunami-sirens-to-be-installed-on-vancouver-island-1.3344444

Trump to Toss Obama’s Orders to Prepare for Extreme Weather https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-27/trump-said-to-toss-obama-s-orders-to-prepare-for-extreme-weather

Appointment of CFA Chief Officer http://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/appointment-of-chief-officer.html

Cyclones in Queensland: Learning from five of the worst ever recorded http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-27/learning-from-history-five-of-the-worst-recorded-cyclones/8389558

Kaikoura Earthquake produced seven-metre tsunami http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11827071

Contemporary patterns of fire extent and severity in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA (1985–2010) http://www.nwfirescience.org/biblio/contemporary-patterns-fire-extent-and-severity-forests-pacific-northwest-usa-1985%E2%80%932010?platform=hootsuite

Australian tropical cyclone activity lower than at any time over the past 550–1,500 years http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7485/abs/nature12882.html

Matthew: A storm of three tales https://www.munichre.com/en/reinsurance/magazine/topics-online/2017/topics-geo/hurricane-matthew/index.html

New technology will transform how floods are forecast across England https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2017/03/28/new-technology-will-transform-how-floods-are-forecast-across-england/

Worldwide Waterwatch March 2017 http://www.isciences.com/blog/2017/3/15/isciences-worldwide-water-watch-list-march-2017

Up, up and very far away: Remote sensing in flood response https://defradigital.blog.gov.uk/2017/03/30/up-up-and-very-far-away-remote-sensing-in-flood-response/

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Great English Earthquake http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/heritage/heritage_column_the_earthquake_at_fairlop_1_4947811

Citizen Seismology http://www.citizenseismology.eu/

Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness https://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/specialpopulationsanddisasters.html

Pet Disaster-Preparedness Kit http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/animal_rescue/tips/pet_disaster_preparedness_kit.html

Vehicles as weapons: can we be prepared? https://preparednessthoughts.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/vehicles-as-weapons-can-we-be-prepared/

Cyclone Debbie: How the BOM names cyclones http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-25/cyclone-debbie-how-are-cyclones-named/8386496

What is a cyclone? The difference between a cyclone, hurricane and typhoon http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-cyclone-difference-between-cyclone-hurricane-typhoon-1613969?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

New tool lets Delawareans check for flood risk http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/03/26/new-areas-delaware-show-up-flood-maps/99204028/

Do you want to make a difference to flood risk in the South West? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/do-you-want-to-make-a-difference-to-flood-risk-in-the-south-west–2

Public foresight activities for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation http://www.placard-network.eu/using-foresight-in-public-to-public-partnerships-reflections-from-era-learn-training/?utm_content=bufferb4e41&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

To engage citizens in planning technology must be matched with a participatory culture https://dailyplanet.climate-kic.org/technology-must-matched-participatory-culture-engage-citizens-planning/

 

Social Media and Emergency Management

Self Recovery App https://www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies/self-recovery-app/index.html

Disaster psychology

The role of prior experience in informing and motivating earthquake preparedness http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916303296

Preparedness behaviours and attitudes http://ncdp.columbia.edu/research/preparedness-attitudes-behaviors/

Lions, Lambs & Lone Wolves: Archetypical Disaster Roles and their Relationship to Preparedness Behaviors http://ncdptraining.cumc.columbia.edu/~columbia/files/Abramson%20APHA%202010%20Lions%20Lambs%20Lone%20Wolves%20poster.pdf

Backing our frontline: Paramedic’s pain after witnessing relative’s attempted suicide http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/backing-our-frontline-paramedics-pain-after-witnessing-relatives-attempted-suicide-20170317-gv0ue7.html

Life experiences boost quake preparation http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11826893

Worried about shark attacks or terrorism? Here’s how to think about the real risk of rare events https://theconversation.com/worried-about-shark-attacks-or-terrorism-heres-how-to-think-about-the-real-risk-of-rare-events-74690?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202017%20-%2070865329&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202017%20-%2070865329+CID_bc4a224fbb7f6e36f99c0561b9fe0615&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Worried%20about%20shark%20attacks%20or%20terrorism%20Heres%20how%20to%20think%20about%20the%20real%20risk%20of%20rare%20events

The Society for Judgment and Decision Making http://www.sjdm.org/

Direct experience of a disaster can be a strong motivator of preparedness http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420916303296

Four ways you can help your kids deal with a natural disaster https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-alerts/news/four-ways-you-can-help-your-kids-deal-with-a-natural-disaster

Alberta social workers consider network for co-ordinated disaster response http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-social-work-disaster-response-1.4045712?cmp=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Today in disaster resilience (24 March 2017)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

At least 75 dead, 626,298 affected as natural disasters hit Peru http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/noticia-at-least-75-dead-626298-affected-as-natural-disasters-hit-peru-658878.aspx

Thousands Still Trapped By Northern NSW Floods http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/03/19/thousands-still-trapped-by-northern-nsw-floods_a_21902776/

Burundi – Floods and Landslides Leave 6 Dead, 160 Homes Destroyed http://floodlist.com/africa/burundi-floods-cibitoke-bujumbura-march-2017

Namibia braces for worst flooding in living memory, over 70 dead https://watchers.news/2017/03/20/namibia-braces-for-worst-flooding-in-living-memory-over-70-dead/

Drone footage shows widespread flooding in Peru http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/21/drone-footage-shows-widespread-flooding-peru/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The hidden threat behind Kenya’s worsening drought https://www.irinnews.org/feature/2017/03/02/hidden-threat-behind-kenya%E2%80%99s-worsening-drought

London attack: At least four dead, 20 injured after terrorist targets Westminster Bridge, Houses of Parliament http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-23/london-terrorist-attack-on-uk-parliament-westminster-bridge/8378392

Another Tornado Record’s in Sight for U.S. as Thunderstorms Boom https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-23/another-tornado-record-s-in-sight-for-u-s-as-thunderstorms-boom

Wildfire Fears In Jefferson County: ‘I’ve Never Seen A Winter Like This’ http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/03/22/jefferson-county-wildfires-colorado/

Botswana: North West District to Mitigate Flood Aftermath http://allafrica.com/stories/201703210359.html

Disaster risk reduction

UNDP, Tohoku University, and Fujitsu start joint project to reduce damages due to disasters http://reliefweb.int/report/world/undp-tohoku-university-and-fujitsu-start-joint-project-reduce-damages-due-disasters

Ply in the sky: wooden buildings on the rise http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201836382/ply-in-the-sky-wooden-buildings-on-the-rise

Assessing Jurisdictional Risk http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Assessing-Jurisdictional-Risk.html?utm_content=buffer4c1ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Trump’s cut to flood map program could trigger insurance rate hikes http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-idUSKBN16R2FT

2017 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction http://reliefweb.int/report/world/mexico-meeting-bring-world-together-disaster-prevention

Disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, two sides of the same coin http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2017/3/17/Disaster-risk-reduction-and-sustainable-development-two-sides-of-the-same-coin.html

Creating a register for managing water levels https://data.blog.gov.uk/2017/03/20/creating-a-register-for-managing-water-levels/

Tiny Nevada Town Flooded by Failed Dam https://www.floodbarrierusa.com/2017/03/nevada-flooded-failed/

Earthquake expert wins award for research on severity of quake damage based on location http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/90663418/scientist-helping-predict-which-land-will-shake-more-in-a-big-quake

Before the Flood: the Value of Mitigation http://www.governing.com/columns/smart-mgmt/col-value-flood-mitigation.html

GIS Technology Now A Critical Tool In Flood Zone Determination http://www.mortgageorb.com/gis-technology-helps-flood-zone-determinations#.WNLbvznpJJk.twitter

Ancient Quakes Reveal Risk For California: “L.A. Will Sink As Much As 3 Feet” http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/ancient-quakes-reveal-risk-for-california-l-a-will-sink-as-much-as-3-feet_03222017

Sustainability is not enough; we need regenerative cultures https://medium.com/@designforsustainability/sustainability-is-not-enough-we-need-regenerative-cultures-4abb3c78e68b#.eh0mnq1dc

A new wave of hurricane-hunting technology from NOAA explores atmospheric and oceanic interactions in the Caribbean http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/keynotes/keynotes_0117_underwaterglider.html

Haiti And Why We Need More Women Managing Disaster Risk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/haiti-and-why-we-need-more-women-managing-disaster_us_58befc86e4b05386ddc0ca86?platform=hootsuite

World Water Day: Why tackling flooding remains a sustainability priority https://www.edie.net/blog/World-Water-Day-Why-tackling-flooding-remains-a-sustainability-priority/6098201

Health impacts of extreme events https://health2016.globalchange.gov/extreme-events

New Zealand temblor points to threat of compound quakes http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6331/1250

Forecasting for Catastrophes: How Investment in Weather Services Can Save Lives and Grow Economies http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/03/23/forecasting-for-catastrophes-how-investment-in-weather-services-can-save-lives-and-grow-economies?CID=CCG_TT_climatechange_EN_EXT

How earthquake forecasting could improve https://eos.org/editors-vox/neotectonics-and-earthquake-forecasting

Maps, Drones Bring Lifesaving Information to Disaster-prone Guatemala http://reliefweb.int/report/guatemala/maps-drones-bring-lifesaving-information-disaster-prone-guatemala?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Calgary looks to mitigate flood effects in city rivers while waiting for upstream plan http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mitigate-flooding-1.4036970

First Of Sheffield’s Flood Defences Nearing Completion http://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/First-Of-Sheffields-Flood-Defences-Nearing-Completion?platform=hootsuite

Emergency management

A smartphone-based diagnostic platform for rapid detection of Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viruses http://www.nature.com/articles/srep44778

Natural Disaster Response Exercise Vigilant Guard To Begin https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1124303/natural-disaster-response-exercise-vigilant-guard-to-begin-spokesman-says?source=GovDelivery#.WNBHEJbGBlo.twitter

From Concept to Operations: Building Disaster Health Resilience in one of America’s Largest Communities https://www.phe.gov/ASPRBlog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=f59454e5-a08d-4a13-9abe-0d31ef99f1af&ID=246&Web=e1195e40-c916-4c28-aa5a-de2eda4302e4

How disaster relief efforts could be improved with game theory https://theconversation.com/how-disaster-relief-efforts-could-be-improved-with-game-theory-72923

The City of Johannesburg has developed a set of proactive measures in a bid to prevent fatalities during flooding http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11399&catid=88&Itemid=266

The 2017 US wildfire season is off to alarming start http://gizmodo.com/wildfires-have-already-toasted-a-staggering-amount-of-l-1793496136?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Bermuda takes part in tsunami exercise http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20170321/bermuda-takes-part-in-tsunami-exercise

Responding to forest fires in Europe http://ec.europa.eu/echo/what-we-do/civil-protection/forest-fires_en

San Jose flood destroys professor’s house http://lavozdeanza.com/news/2017/03/21/san-jose-flood-destroys-professors-house/

Trump budget blueprint raises questions about disaster aid http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/16/politics/trump-budget-cdbg-block-grant-cuts/index.html

Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians Collaborate to Prepare for Earthquake http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2017/march/israelis-palestinians-jordanians-collaborate-to-prepare-for-earthquake

Stranded residents question flood warnings on NSW north coast http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-22/locals-query-why-no-warning-was-given-for-heavy-rain/8377698

Ushahidi Supporting crisis response efforts in Peru https://www.ushahidi.com/blog/2017/03/23/supporting-crisis-response-efforts-in-peru

San Jose flood: A month later, 500 have yet to return home http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/23/san-jose-flood-a-month-later-500-have-yet-to-return-home/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1490305115

In cyclone’s wake, UN appeals for $20 million to help affected populations in Madagascar http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56408&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.WNRHadKGPIU

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Measures of Community Resilience for Local Decision Makers https://www.nap.edu/download/21911

NFPA and State Farm announce winners of 2017 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day project awards http://www.nfpa.org/news-and-research/news-and-media/press-room/news-releases/2017/nfpa-and-state-farm-announce-winners-of-2017-wildfire-community-preparedness-day-project-awards?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nfpanewsreleases+(NFPA+News+Releases)

World Meteorological Day – 23 March 2017: post your cloud pics https://public.wmo.int/en/WorldMetDay2017

Flooding advice for children http://www.newground.co.uk/news-events-media/knowledge-centre/flooding-advice-for-children/

Community-based learning for sustainable development http://uil.unesco.org/literacy-and-basic-skills/community-engagement/community-based-learning-sustainable-development

How to foster long-term recovery after a wildfire https://fireadaptednetwork.org/long-term-recovery-planning-thinking-start/

Statistics on US wildfires https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm

Teens taught search and rescue skills http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503768&objectid=11819457

World Water Day: Take Action around the World to Tackle a Water Crisis http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/03/22/world-water-day-2017?CID=CCG_TT_climatechange_EN_EXT

Guy drives into a raging flood. You’ll definitely believe what happens next https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/03/22/guy-drives-into-a-raging-flood-youll-definitely-believe-what-happens-next/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_term=.b6c31a90e651

City to Help Residents Prepare, Respond to Potential Tsunamis https://lbpost.com/news/2000010617-city-to-help-residents-prepare-respond-to-potential-tsunamis

Engaging youth in post-disaster research: Lessons learned from a creative methods approach http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/article/view/4875

Met office gets young visitors http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/met-office-gets-young-visitors/article17621406.ece?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

SEPA flood education models http://laserflair.co.uk/sepa-flood-education-models/

Vehicles become vulnerable to moving floodwaters once the depth reached the floor of the car https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/half-metre-deep-flood-flowing-like-being-hit-by-an/3158405/

Social Media and Emergency Management

Evidence of Complex Contagion of Information in Social Media: An Experiment Using Twitter Bots https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.06027

Obsessive Use of Social Media Tied to Brain Imbalance https://psychcentral.com/news/2017/03/20/obsessive-use-of-social-media-tied-to-brain-imbalance/117918.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=hot-topics&utm_content=buffer5911d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Social media users 2017 infographic https://www.tracx.com/resources/blog/social-media-demographics-2017-marketers/

Social Media: Tornado Safety https://www.weather.gov/wrn/spring2017-tornado-sm?utm_content=buffer45f1c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Social media users around the world have united in a show of support for the people of Britain following the terror attack in London http://news.sky.com/story/westminster-attack-social-media-unites-wearenotafraid-prayforlondon-10810970?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

Twitter purged nearly 377,000 accounts suspected of supporting terrorism in the last six months of 2016 http://fox40.com/2017/03/23/twitters-purging-terror-accounts-at-a-dizzying-rate-tmwsp/

Disaster psychology

Coping in a ‘disaster zone’: How do adults and children deal with ongoing trauma? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-11/christchurch-how-adults-and-children-deal-with-ongoing-trauma/8344908

Documentary ‘Newtown’ examines a town’s lasting trauma http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/documentary-newtown-examines-towns-lasting-trauma/#.WNGQVlxDbNs.twitter

Heat exposure associated with mental illness https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170321123641.htm

How to cope with traumatic news – an illustrated guide http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-23/illustrated-guide-coping-traumatic-news/5985104

Today in disaster resilience (17 March 2017)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Nearly 90 per cent of Queensland in drought after latest declarations http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/nearly-90-per-cent-of-queensland-in-drought-after-latest-declarations-20170312-guwai4.html

Canadian town declares emergency after 57-hour blizzard https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/canadian-town-declares-emergency-after-57-hour-blizzard/80215

Ethiopian landslide puts focus on landfill squatters http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/12/africa/ethiopia-trash-landslide/index.html

New Zealand – Over 300 Homes Damaged as More Flooding Hits North Island http://floodlist.com/australia/new-zealand-north-island-floods-march-2017

Magnitude of floods ‘far worse’ https://www.newera.com.na/2017/03/13/magnitude-of-floods-far-worse/

Super storm to hit Sydney and Brisbane http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/rain-hail-flash-flooding-predicted-as-super-storm-set-to-lash-sydney-brisbane/news-story/e3dbd644fe2c3709f602192d39d64665

Popular tourist spot Alicante is hit by worst floods in 20 years http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4313180/Alicante-Spain-hit-worst-floods-20-years.html

NSW storms: SES rescues four people as heavy rain causes chaos in Sydney http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-14/bom-forecasts-rain-for-sydney-severe-thunderstorms-for-nsw/8351422

Activity at Mount Etna spreading to all craters, Italy https://watchers.news/2017/03/15/activity-at-mount-etna-spreading-to-all-craters-march-2017/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Austria avalanche: Four skiers dead in Tyrol http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39283797

BOM issues severe weather warning as flash flooding, heavy rain hits state’s north http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-15/flash-flooding-causes-chaos-in-coffs-harbour/8356920

Colombia – Floods Affect 2,000 After Rivers Overflow in Urabá, Antioquia http://floodlist.com/america/colombia-floods-affect-2000-rivers-overflow-uraba-antioquia

Floods in Oshikango displace businesses https://www.newera.com.na/2017/03/15/floods-in-oshikango-displace-businesses/

Five killed in Northeast winter storm, coastal areas flooding http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/03/15/Five-killed-in-Northeast-winter-storm-coastal-areas-flooding/2891489572876/

Active volcanoes in the world: March 8 – 14, 2017 https://watchers.news/2017/03/16/active-volcanoes-in-the-world-march-8-14-2017/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Major flooding after heavy rains hit Peru https://watchers.news/2017/03/16/major-flooding-after-heavy-rains-hit-peru/

Disaster risk reduction

One-third of Colorado under moderate drought conditions as officials wary of wildfires, flooding http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/one-third-of-colorado-under-moderate-drought-conditions-as-officials-wary-of-wildfires-flooding’

Resilience in the new Constitution for Mexico City http://www.100resilientcities.org/blog/entry/resilience-in-the-new-constitution-for-mexico-city#/-_Yz5jJmg%2FMSd1PWI%3D/

Seismic lessons from Japan’s Tohoku earthquake http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/shaken-beliefs-seismic-lessons-from-japans-tohoku-earthquake

Earthquake assessment group set up http://times-age.co.nz/earthquake-assessment-group-set/

Tracking Volcanic Bombs in Three Dimensions https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-volcanic-bombs-in-three-dimensions

Hat Yai’s flood resilience measures https://www.acccrn.net/news/coming-terms-reality-flooding-hat-yai

Kaikoura earthquake ruptured 21 faults – that’s possibly a world record http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/90444877/kaikoura-earthquake-ruptured-21-faults–possibly-a-world-record

EMO to get new flood-risk tool from NSCC http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1441612-emo-to-get-new-flood-risk-tool-from-nscc

NIWA adds more faults to the latest Kaikoura fault rupture map https://watchers.news/2017/03/15/fault-rupture-map-after-m7-8-kaikoura-earthquake/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Researchers Begin Second Year of Tornado Study in Southeastern United States http://blog.nssl.noaa.gov/nsslnews/2017/03/vortexmediaday/

Complex picture for likelihood of ENSO-driven flood hazard http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14796

Wellington Resilience Strategy http://www.100resilientcities.org/strategies/city/wellington#/-_Yz5jJmg%2FMSd1PWI%3D/

Earthquake hotspots identified in regional Queensland as seismic activity heats up http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-13/report-identifies-earthquake-hotspots-in-regional-qld/8349172

Flood prevention measures need closer monitoring https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4018/flood_prevention_measures_need_closer_monitoring

Natural measures to prevent floods valuable but not ‘a silver bullet’, say researchers http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/201703_Natural_flood_management

Rain, rivers and risk reduction http://www.paneuropeannetworks.com/government/rain-rivers-and-risk-reduction-2/

Private Flood Insurance Future Could Be Off the Map https://riskmarketnews.com/private-flood-insurance-future-off-map/?utm_content=buffer6df32&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Extreme flood could trap residents of proposed development, SES warns http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/extreme-flood-could-trap-residents-of-proposed-development-ses-warns-20170315-guyf1t.html

The bangs, crackles and hums of Earth’s seismic orchestra https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/mar/15/the-bangs-crackles-and-hums-of-earths-seismic-orchestra

Flood risk engineers: the next generation https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2017/03/16/flood-risk-engineers-the-next-generation/

GB Top 10 – In defence of flood resilience http://www.governmentbusiness.co.uk/features/gb-top-10-%E2%80%93-defence-flood-resilience

Floods of water, floods of data http://www.i-react.eu/floods-of-water-floods-of-data/

New Flood Maps, More Development http://www.elseif.net/new-flood-maps-more-development?via=tw

Emergency management

Deadly 2012 tornado still fresh in community’s memory http://www.sentinel-echo.com/news/years-after-deadly-tornado-still-fresh-in-community-s-memory/article_4a05b1c4-04f7-11e7-a54c-c34094bc940b.html

Port Hills fires: Lessons for the entire country http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/90199389/Port-Hills-fires-Lessons-for-the-entire-country

It’s safe to return to Fukushima, study suggests http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/it-s-safe-return-fukushima-study-suggests

Morbid obesity in disasters: bringing the “conspicuously invisible” into focus http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/52236

10 stunning side-by-side photos show just how destructive Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami were http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-damage-of-japans-2011-disaster-2017-3/?r=AU&IR=T

Caribbean tests tsunami warning system http://reliefweb.int/report/world/caribbean-tests-tsunami-warning-system

Drones saving lives with the Red Cross https://bizedge.co.nz/story/project-hero-drones-saving-lives-red-cross/

Data practices for measuring and monitoring recovery after the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence http://resilscience.com/data-practices-measuring-monitoring-recovery-2010-2011-canterbury-earthquake-sequence/

Victoria’s bushfire season winds down with unseasonably warm conditions http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-15/victorias-bushfire-season-almost-over-without-any-major-fires/8354096

Infographic: Fort McMurray 2016 Wildfire – Economic Impact http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2017007-eng.htm

Ecuadorians struck by earthquake plead: ‘Don’t forget us’ http://angelusnews.com/articles/ecuadorians-struck-by-earthquake-plead-don-t-forget-us

Improving the safety culture and practices of Rural Fire Personnel in relation to near miss reporting http://www.fire.org.nz/Research/Published-Reports/Pages/Report158.html

Army Corps on trial over Missouri River flooding complaint https://phys.org/news/2017-03-army-corps-trial-missouri-river.html

The ‘supers’ who can predict the future: can we learn how to see disaster coming? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/mar/06/forewarned-is-forearmed-learning-how-to-predict-the-future

Disaster education, communications and engagement

Understanding disaster risk http://www.preventionweb.net/risk

MOOC: From Climate Science to Action https://www.coursera.org/learn/climate-science?cid=CCG_TT_climatechange_EN_EXT

Photo exhibition highlights Japan tsunami devastation http://www.gulf-times.com/story/537201/Photo-exhibition-highlights-Japan-tsunami-devastat

Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week http://www.weather.gov/pub/FSWPW1introsunday

Communicating science effectively https://www.nap.edu/download/23674’

Geostorm is going to be a disaster flick centred on mankind enduring the worst weather ever http://io9.gizmodo.com/disaster-thriller-geostorm-will-have-the-most-terrifyin-1793079770?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Media remain committed when disaster strikes https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/media-remain-committed-when-disaster-strikes

Glacial Outburst Flood near Mount Everest Caught on Video https://eos.org/articles/glacial-outburst-flood-near-mount-everest-caught-on-video

See Every Piece of Earth’s Surface Change With New Satellite Map http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/earth-surface-satellite-map/

Communities prepare for fire season with FireWise program http://www.krem.com/news/local/communities-prepare-for-fire-season-with-firewise-program/422616759

Arctic Imagination: library collection about melting ice http://www.arcticimagination.com/?utm_content=bufferf848a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer.SEIclimate

Resilience 2017 http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/17-0067/default.aspx

Weather Service made poor decision in overplaying Nor’easter snow predictions https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/03/15/weather-service-made-poor-decision-in-overplaying-noreaster-snow-predictions/?utm_term=.fbc8e66278f1

Essential practices for community change http://activelivingbydesign.org/about/community-action-model/essential-practices/

From disaster planning to conservation: mobile phones as a new tracking too https://theconversation.com/from-disaster-planning-to-conservation-mobile-phones-as-a-new-tracking-tool-74072?utm_content=buffer1f4fc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

10 Common Earthquake Myths Debunked http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/Earthquake-Myths-172886441.html

Social Media and Emergency Management

“Weaponising” Twitter in a disaster by helping users make the most of different features http://uk.reuters.com/article/disaster-tech-aid-idUKL5N1GM0E5

Social networks such as Twitter and Facebook should be doing more to combat the emerging threat of fake news https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/14/facebook-twitter-gchq-combat-fake-news

How social media posts may help predict natural disasters http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-for-next-natural-disaster-prediction-login-on-twitter-2351309

Disaster psychology

Depression, anxiety, PTSD: The mental impact of climate change http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/14/health/climate-change-mental-health-eprise/index.html

Flooding and mental health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5273816/pdf/12889_2016_Article_4000.pdf

Refugees with PTSD regulate stress differently http://www.psypost.org/2017/03/refugees-ptsd-regulate-stress-differently-48323

Social capital and disasters

How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans http://www.prb.org/Publications/Reports/2017/todays-research-aging-neighborhoods-health.aspx

Nepal bulldozes earthquake survivors’ relief camp in capital http://www.thisisplace.org/i/?id=1a5c8554-796f-447d-9517-8887ed511351&cid=social_20170314_70775596&adbid=841623721458642944&adbpl=tw&adbpr=727524717121409024