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Today in disaster resilience (29 May 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

At least 9 dead, 11 missing after extreme rainfall hits Chongqing, southwestern China https://watchers.news/2026/05/25/at-least-9-dead-11-missing-after-extreme-rainfall-hits-chongqing-southwestern-china/

At least 28 dead and 10 injured as deadly floods sweep across Afghanistan https://watchers.news/2026/05/24/at-least-28-dead-and-10-injured-as-deadly-floods-sweep-across-afghanistan/

Firefighter dies while battling wildfire in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia https://watchers.news/2026/05/24/firefighter-dies-while-battling-wildfire-in-annapolis-county-nova-scotia/

Woman killed after SUV swept away by flash flood in Petal, Mississippi https://watchers.news/2026/05/26/woman-killed-after-suv-swept-away-by-flash-flood-in-petal-mississippi/

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Apr 2026: Fuego volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300224/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Apr-2026-Fuego-volcano-Semeru-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon-Sang.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Climate Change Is Quietly Choking Rivers Across the Planet https://scitechdaily.com/climate-change-is-quietly-choking-rivers-across-the-planet/

UK records hottest spring day on record as temperatures reach 34.8°C (94.6°F) https://watchers.news/2026/05/25/uk-records-hottest-spring-day-on-record-as-temperatures-reach-34-8c-94-6f/

Meltwater flowing off Antarctic ice shelves changes the ocean in ways that drive even faster melting https://www.earth.com/news/meltwater-flowing-off-antarctic-ice-shelves-changes-the-ocean-in-ways-that-drive-even-faster-melting/

Women’s Well-Being and Everyday Adaptation to Heat https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.70055

On the death of RCP8.5 https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/on-the-death-of-rcp85

Seven deaths linked to record-breaking May heat in France https://watchers.news/2026/05/26/seven-deaths-linked-to-record-breaking-may-heat-in-france/

At least 11 dead as Europe bakes in unprecedented heatwave https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/europe-swelters-through-record-breaking-may-heatwave/106725240

New ICT toolkit for integrated climate change assessment developed by EU-funded NEVERMORE project https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/news-archive/new-ict-toolkit-for-integrated-climate-change-assessment-developed-by-eu-funded-nevermore-project

New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-coal-plants-hit-10-year-global-high-in-2025-but-power-output-still-fell/

Recent record temperatures ‘rose 10 times faster than expected in stable climate’ https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/05/27/recent-record-temperatures-rose-ten-times-faster-than-expected-in-stable-climate/

Hailstorms are predicted to hit harder with climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01639-w

Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from it https://theconversation.com/africa-has-been-managing-climate-volatility-for-decades-what-the-rest-of-the-world-can-learn-from-it-283625

Early El Niño signals seen in June forecasts for the United States and Canada https://watchers.news/2026/05/28/early-el-nino-signals-seen-in-june-forecasts-for-the-united-states-and-canada/

Paris enters unprecedented May heat streak as France experiences record-breaking temperatures https://watchers.news/2026/05/28/paris-enters-unprecedented-may-heat-streak-as-france-experiences-record-breaking-temperatures/

Extreme Heat Portal https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/extreme-heat

Global heat records could be broken again soon, WMO says https://www.eenews.net/articles/global-heat-records-could-be-broken-again-soon-wmo-says/

Disaster risk reduction

Why New York City is spending millions on ‘bluebelts’ https://www.preventionweb.net/news/why-new-york-city-spending-millions-bluebelts

Swiss glacier shows instability near disaster‑hit Blatten https://www.europesays.com/ch/69113/

Toward enhanced coastal flooding forecasting using deterministic and probabilistic models https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08201-x

Size isn’t everything – volcanic eruptions may cause more global disruption than previously thought https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/size-isnt-everything-volcanic-eruptions-may-cause-more-global-disruption-than-previously-thought/

What flood protection is worth in the Alps https://wmo.int/resources/meteoworld/meteoworld-april-2026/what-flood-protection-worth-alps

Precipitation extremes in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00794-y

Floods with compounding hazards increased almost threefold in 30 years https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/floods-compounding-hazards-increased-almost-threefold-30-years-2026-05-20_en

Natech https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/tl0309

Disaster risk in Brazil: trends, challenges and policy insights https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08195-6

A novel dynamic disaster risk assessment of Urban Built Environments: An application to flood and earthquake https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926000841

Intensive and extensive risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/key-concepts/intensive-extensive-risk

Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way https://theconversation.com/backlash-is-often-swift-when-authorities-try-to-plan-retreat-from-the-coast-theres-a-better-way-275790

Emergency Management

Towards multimodal geospatial reasoning: a foundation model approach for disaster detection from social media, news, and weather data https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08191-w

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Bridging warning and adaptation addressing risk communication strategies for short-term natural hazard warnings and long-term risk adaptation – A scoping review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726000013

Seeing the hazard: Effects of visual communication in flood warning messages https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/seeing-hazard-effects-visual-communication-flood-warning

Disaster psychology

Preparing for disaster: preparedness in a flood and cyclone prone community

https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-apr-2016-preparing-for-disaster-preparedness-in-a-flood-and-cyclone-prone-community

Sociology and disasters

The wider the gap between rich and poor the higher the flood mortality https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/wider-gap-between-rich-and-poor-higher-flood-mortality

The increasing risk of heatwaves to vulnerable populations in eastern Australia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/increasing-risk-heatwaves-vulnerable-populations-eastern

Creative economy, social capital, and economic diversification: pathways to climate adaptation readiness https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-026-02878-9

Extreme flood events as a neglected natural hazard for marginalized Roma communities of Slovakia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-flood-events-neglected-natural-hazard-marginalized

Summers Are Getting Hotter and Deadlier, Especially for Older Americans https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/extreme-heat-danger-older-adults/

Today in disaster resilience (22 May 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

State of Disaster Emergency declared for Colorado as Sharpe Fire grows to over 11 400 ha (28 000 acres) https://watchers.news/2026/05/18/state-of-disaster-emergency-declared-for-colorado-as-sharpe-fire-grows-to-over-11-400-ha-28-000-acres/

25 tornadoes reported in central United States, damage in Iowa and Nebraska https://watchers.news/2026/05/18/25-tornadoes-reported-in-central-united-states-damage-in-iowa-and-nebraska/

13 buildings collapse, 2 die after M5.2 earthquake hits Guangxi, China https://watchers.news/2026/05/18/13-buildings-collapse-2-die-after-m5-2-earthquake-hits-guangxi-china/

Largest wildfire in Santa Rosa Island history burns more than 5 900 ha (14 600 acres), threatening rare Torrey pines, California https://watchers.news/2026/05/19/largest-wildfire-in-santa-rosa-island-history-burns-more-than-5-900-ha-14-600-acres-threatening-rare-torrey-pines-california/

Heavy rainfall triggers rescues and flood disruptions in southeast Queensland, Australia https://watchers.news/2026/05/19/heavy-rainfall-triggers-rescues-and-flood-disruptions-in-southeast-queensland-australia/

At least 21 dead after extreme rainfall hits southern and central China https://watchers.news/2026/05/19/at-least-21-dead-after-extreme-rainfall-hits-southern-and-central-china/

Severe storms trigger damaging tornado and flooding in Puebla, Mexico https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/severe-storms-trigger-damaging-tornado-and-flooding-in-puebla-mexico/

Over 10 000 pilgrims rescued after landslides disrupt Kedarnath route, India https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/over-10-000-pilgrims-rescued-after-landslides-disrupt-kedarnath-route-india/

M6.1 earthquake damages buildings and injures 28 in Ica, Peru https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/m6-1-earthquake-damages-buildings-and-injures-28-in-ica-peru/

Schools evacuated after M5.6 earthquake in Malatya, Türkiye https://watchers.news/2026/05/20/schools-evacuated-after-m5-6-earthquake-in-malatya-turkiye/

Volcanic activity worldwide 19 Apr 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/300289/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Apr-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-Mayon.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/05/12/a-new-study-explains-how-carbon-dioxide-cools-the-upper-atmosphere-and-warms-earth-below/

Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260504023852.htm

As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12052026/el-nino-climate-extremes-heatwaves-wildfires-floods/

Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why https://theconversation.com/future-big-droughts-may-be-worse-than-we-think-nzs-past-shows-why-282259

Rising seasonal sea-level swings are under-reported, but could have a major impact https://phys.org/news/2026-05-seasonal-sea-major-impact.html

Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it’s happening https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarcticas-sudden-sea-ice-loss-is-one-of-the-most-extreme-and-confusing-events-in-the-modern-climate-record-scientists-now-know-why-its-happening

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/

Natural world heritage sites are at risk from climate change globally https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/natural-world-heritage-sites-are-risk-climate-change-globally

What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/climate/super-el-nino-impacts-history-climate

Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly? https://theconversation.com/indonesia-says-its-giant-sea-wall-will-stop-flooding-is-this-climate-adaptation-or-a-costly-folly-276181

How Much Will Western Wildfires Worsen Under Warming? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-much-will-western-wildfires-worsen-under-warming

The Mediterranean Sea is capable of generating hurricanes and climate change will make them worse https://theconversation.com/the-mediterranean-sea-is-capable-of-generating-hurricanes-and-climate-change-will-make-them-worse-281182

Heatwaves are now everyday disasters – governments need to do more to protect people https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-are-now-everyday-disasters-governments-need-to-do-more-to-protect-people-281944

Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games https://theconversation.com/summers-are-getting-longer-each-year-and-it-isnt-all-fun-and-games-280884

Indonesia May Soon Lose Its Last Glaciers https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/05/14/indonesia-may-soon-lose-its-last-glaciers/

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-latin-america-and-caribbean-2025

The nation holding back the sea https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/tuvalu-australia-falepili-visa-climate-migration-pacific/106674754

Study Finds Arctic Was Ice-Free Year-Round 14,000 Years Ago At Far Lower CO2 Levels https://climatechangedispatch.com/arctic-ice-free-low-co2-study/

Scientists improve knowledge on sea level rise—and confirm it has been accelerating since 1960 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-knowledge-sea.html

Disaster risk reduction

2025 was EU’s most destructive wildfire season on record https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/2025-was-eus-most-destructive-wildfire-season-record-2026-03-31_en

Alaska’s near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system https://www.preventionweb.net/news/alaskas-near-record-landslide-tsunami-sent-wave-1580-feet-fjord-walls-and-left-clues-building

Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/mh0607

Tanzania Integrates AI Into National Disaster Management Infrastructure to Predict Climate Disasters https://iafrica.com/tanzania-integrates-ai-into-national-disaster-management-infrastructure-to-predict-climate-disasters/

Landslides are New Zealand’s most expensive natural hazard, and the costs are rising quickly https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/new-zealand-landslides

AI in disaster risk reduction: Who is being left out? https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/ai-disaster-risk-reduction-who-being-left-out

The Value of Forecasters-in-the-Loop in Real-Time Flood Forecasting in the Age of Machine Learning https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL118317

Understanding the Hazard Potential of the Seattle Fault Zone: It’s “Pretty Close to Home” https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/News/pr/2026/GSA%20News%20Release%2026-07.aspx

Emergency Management

Disaster Storylines and Knowledge Graphs from Global News with Large Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-07036-2

Shifting ground: A counterfactual analysis of recovery in earthquake-affected regions https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00168-026-01490-x

2026 Global report on internal displacement https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/2026-global-report-internal-displacement

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

PreventionWeb empowers students with disaster resilience knowledge https://www.preventionweb.net/news/preventionweb-empowers-students-disaster-resilience-knowledge

Disaster psychology

Japan’s ‘ibasho’ sense of belonging helps disaster survivors heal, study finds https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353783/japans-ibasho-sense-belonging-helps-disaster-survivors-heal-study-finds

The long shadow of Maui’s wildfires https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/the-long-shadow-of-mauis-wildfires/

Sociology and disasters

Social Vulnerability, Locational Vulnerability, and Uncertainty in Wildfire Risk Index Construction https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24694452.2025.2604851

Climate change costs lives by breaking down social connection, says study https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-social.html

After the Storm Passes, Inequities Worsen https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/after-the-storm-passes-inequities-worsen

Effects of cumulative exposures to climate-related disasters on social capital https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926002220

Today in disaster resilience (15 May 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Large Everglades wildfire sends smoke toward Pembroke Pines as Florida tracks 61 active fires https://watchers.news/2026/05/11/large-everglades-wildfire-sends-smoke-toward-pembroke-pines-as-florida-tracks-61-active-fires/

Deadly storms prompt national disaster declaration in South Africa https://watchers.news/2026/05/12/deadly-storms-prompt-national-disaster-declaration-south-africa/

Severe thunderstorms leave over 100 dead across Uttar Pradesh, India https://watchers.news/2026/05/14/severe-thunderstorms-leave-over-100-dead-across-uttar-pradesh-india/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Unequal evidence and impacts, limits to adaptation: Extreme weather in 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/unequal-evidence-and-impacts-limits-adaptation-extreme

A potentially powerful El Nino is forming and could trigger extreme weather worldwide while pushing global heat to record levels https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/el-nino-formation-could-drive-record-global-warmth-experts/amp

Extreme Heat Portal https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/extreme-heat

There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise/

Close calls at Michigan’s dams are a climate warning to America https://grist.org/extreme-weather/close-calls-at-michigans-dams-are-a-climate-warning-to-america/

Stratospheric cooling and amplification of radiative forcing with rising carbon dioxide https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01965-8

2024 global temperature record is consistent with model predictions https://climatewithbrian.com/2026/05/11/2024-global-temperature-record-is-consistent-with-model-predictions/

Targeting green space accessibility gaps to mitigate urban heat island risk in rapidly urbanizing megacities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001822

Extreme heat resilience https://www.undrr.org/our-work/extreme-heat-resilience

Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/critically-low-snowpack-west

Climate scientists warn extreme weather events likely this year https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2026/0512/1572887-climate-heat-environment/

Global fire outbreaks hit record high as ‘unprecedented’ heat extremes loom, scientists say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/global-fire-outbreaks-hit-record-high-unprecedented-heat-extremes-loom-2026-05-12/

Second-highest sea surface temperatures recorded during third-warmest April globally https://climate.copernicus.eu/second-highest-sea-surface-temperatures-recorded-during-third-warmest-april-globally

Record-breaking glacier mass loss in Central Asia in 2025 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae6712

How Extreme Temperatures and Humidity Raise Health Risks https://climateadaptationplatform.com/how-extreme-temperatures-and-humidity-raise-health-risks/

El Niño likely to return: the case for early action https://www.preventionweb.net/news/el-nino-likely-return-case-early-action

Inland seas around the world are severely affected by climate change https://idw-online.de/en/news870656

Drivers of Antarctica’s dramatic sea ice decline could accelerate global warming: new research https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/05/drivers-of-antarctic-dramatic-sea-ice-decline-could-accelerate-global-warming

NOAA raises El Niño odds to 82%, but strength remains uncertain https://watchers.news/epicenter/noaa-raises-el-nino-odds-to-82-but-strength-remains-uncertain/

Study of more than 46m deaths globally reveals who is most at risk from non-optimum temperatures and which diseases are most affected https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/study-of-more-than-46m-deaths-globally-reveals-who-is-most-at-risk-from-non-optimum-temperatures-and-which-diseases-are-most-affected

Disaster risk reduction

Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/dangerous-heavy-rains-are-getting-more-likely-and-widespread/

Human changes in land-cover increase global landslide fatalities in mountains considerably https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/human-changes-in-land-cover-increase-global-landslide-fatalities-in-mountains-considerably

‘Slowly unfolding failures’: What to do about aging dams in a warming world https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/slowly-unfolding-failures-what-to-do-about-aging-dams-in-a-warming-world/

Reinterpreting disasters and urban resilience in the Anthropocene: Disaster management or transforming with disasters? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20530196261432633

Disaster risk planning in an evolving risk landscape: Barriers and enablers in the integration of land use and preparedness actors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001925

Preparatory phase of large earthquakes illuminated by unsupervised categorization of earthquake catalog features https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72279-x

What a devastating earthquake revealed about future quake risk https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/myanmar-earthquake-reveals-clues-about-future-quake-risk/

Thirty years of earthquake retrofit in the city of Los Angeles: Trends, drivers, and implications for seismic resilience https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001895

Building Resilience That Lasts Game Changers for a Livable Planet https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/11/11/building-resilience-that-lasts-game-changers-for-a-livable-planet

Hailstorms now rival Cat 4 hurricanes in financial losses https://www.reinsurancene.ws/hailstorms-now-rival-cat-4-hurricanes-in-financial-losses-cotality/

New AI closes data gaps and shows how extreme weather emerges on Earth https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/05/new-ai-closes-data-gaps-and-shows-how-extreme-weather-emerges-on-earth.html

Extreme weather risks could cost global economy nearly $1trn, CDP says https://www.edie.net/extreme-weather-risks-could-cost-global-economy-nearly-1trn-cdp-says/

Emergency Management

Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/worst-start-to-wildfire-season-raises-alarm-as-el-nino-threatens

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

China expands MAZU early warning system for developing countries https://www.meteorologicaltechnologyinternational.com/news/early-warning-systems/china-expands-mazu-early-warning-system-for-developing-countries.html

Typhoon Season in Northwest Pacific Seen Most Active in a Decade https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/typhoon-season-in-northwest-pacific-seen-most-active-in-a-decade

As Hurricane Season Nears, Communities Are Reassessing How They Prepare for Floods https://www.floodmapp.com/post/as-hurricane-season-nears-communities-are-reassessing-how-they-prepare-for-floods

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Taiwan: Disaster Management Reference Handbook https://reliefweb.int/report/china-taiwan-province/taiwan-disaster-management-reference-handbook-april-2026

Ministry of Education and MDMC strengthen school preparedness through training of disaster safe and psychosocial education units in schools https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ministry-education-and-mdmc-strengthen-school-preparedness-through-training-disaster-safe-and

Disaster psychology

The Flood Knowledge Gap Between Communities and Institutions https://www.unda.co.uk/news/flood-knowledge-gap-communities-institutions/

‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us about eco‑anxiety https://theconversation.com/im-mad-at-the-people-who-could-have-solved-the-problem-what-kids-told-us-about-eco-anxiety-278999

Sociology and disasters

Stories of resilience https://cdkn.org/resource/stories-resilience-lessons-local-adaptation-practice

Baltic Resilience in Transformation: Trust, Belonging, and Public Attitudes under Geopolitical Pressure https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404762357_Baltic_Resilience_in_Transformation_Trust_Belonging_and_Public_Attitudes_under_Geopolitical_Pressure

At the edge of (un)inhabitability? Spatial diversity of demographic vulnerability to increasing heat exposure across remote towns of Northern Australia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001937

Why some Europeans face deadlier heat and cold: Inequality map reveals who is most at risk https://phys.org/news/2026-05-europeans-deadlier-cold-inequality-reveals.html

Today in disaster resilience (17 April 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Severe flooding leaves 6 dead, over 6 000 homes inundated and 1.5 million affected in Dagestan, Russia https://watchers.news/2026/04/07/severe-flooding-leaves-6-dead-over-6-000-homes-inundated-1-5-million-affected-dagestan-russia-april-2026/

Typhoon Sinlaku forecast to reach super typhoon strength before nearing the Marianas, Typhoon Warnings issued for Rota, Tinian and Saipan https://watchers.news/2026/04/12/typhoon-sinlaku-forecast-to-reach-super-typhoon-strength-before-nearing-the-marianas-typhoon-warnings-issued-for-rota-tinian-and-saipan/

Tropical Cyclone Maila triggers deadly landslides and severe flooding in Bougainville and eastern Papua New Guinea https://watchers.news/2026/04/13/tropical-cyclone-maila-deadly-landslides-severe-flooding-bougainville-eastern-papua-new-guinea-april-2026/

Severe flash flooding disrupts Riyadh and eastern Saudi Arabia, prompting widespread school closures https://watchers.news/2026/04/13/severe-flash-flooding-disrupts-riyadh-saudi-arabia-school-closures-april-2026/

Cyclone Vaianu brings destructive winds, heavy rain and widespread disruption to New Zealand’s North Island https://watchers.news/2026/04/13/cyclone-vaianu-brings-destructive-winds-heavy-rain-disruption-new-zealand-april-2026/

Multiple tornadoes hit Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin during April 13 severe weather outbreak https://watchers.news/2026/04/14/tornado-kansas-minnesota-iowa-wisconsin-severe-weather-outbreak-april-13-2026/

At least 45 killed as floods and landslides hit Luanda and Benguela, Angola https://watchers.news/2026/04/15/at-least-45-killed-as-floods-and-landslides-hit-luanda-and-benguela-angola/

Floods and landslides leave 15 dead and damage over 28 000 homes in Ecuador https://watchers.news/2026/04/15/floods-and-landslides-leave-15-dead-and-damage-over-28-000-homes-in-ecuador/

Remote Papua New Guinea landslide kills 10 after days of heavy rain and flooding brought by Cyclone Maila https://watchers.news/2026/04/16/remote-papua-new-guinea-landslide-kills-10-heavy-rain-flooding-tropical-cyclone-maila/

At least 12 killed as floods cut off communities in northwestern Haiti https://watchers.news/2026/04/16/12-killed-floods-cut-off-communities-northwestern-haiti-april-2026/

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-are-creating-rain-clouds/19854/

Attributing 2019–2024 methane growth using TROPOMI satellite observations https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz9007

Why the phrase ‘Super El Niño’ makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/news/151138-why-the-phrase-%E2%80%98super-el-ni%C3%B1o%E2%80%99-makes-australian-climate-scientists-roll-their-eyes

Synergistic impact of marine heat waves and rapid intensification exacerbates tropical cyclone destructive power worldwide https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu1733

Europeans want more renewables, even if it increases energy bills https://www.politico.eu/article/poll-europeans-back-renewables-despite-higher-energy-costs/

India’s CO2 emissions in 2025 grew at slowest rate in two decades https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-co2-emissions-in-2025-grew-at-slowest-rate-in-two-decades/

Are we heading for ‘super El Niño’ – and what could we expect? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/el-nino-explainer

Climate change may complicate avalanche risk https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/03/23/climate-change-avalanche-risk/

Five ways cities across Europe and Central Asia are adapting to extreme heat https://www.preventionweb.net/news/five-ways-cities-across-europe-and-central-asia-are-adapting-extreme-heat

Precipitation observing network gaps limit climate change impact assessment https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10300-5

Global carbon emissions and decarbonization in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00780-4

Warming intensifies rainfall in North Atlantic storms https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/04/tropicalcyclones/

For the First Time in the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas https://e360.yale.edu/digest/us-renewables-natural-gas-coal

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones https://www.carbonbrief.org/marine-heatwaves-nearly-double-the-economic-damage-caused-by-tropical-cyclones/

U of A research finds improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-research-finds-improved-weather-forecasts-could-reduce-heat-deaths-climate-warms

Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/tuvalu-cop-31-summer-leaders-meeting

Disaster risk reduction

Wildfires, storms, floods contribute to record 92% of global insured losses in 2025, says Swiss Re Institute https://www.swissre.com/press-release/Wildfires-storms-floods-contribute-to-record-92-of-global-insured-losses-in-2025-says-Swiss-Re-Institute/7b39b1a5-b878-4a55-a5ff-bf5aa561a675

Argentine wildfire AI startup raises $2.7M after building a detection system that beats NASA’s alerts by 35 minutes https://thenextweb.com/news/satellites-on-fire-wildfire-ai-raises-2-7m

Disaggregation of Landslide Risk https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025EF007594

Northeast Asia Disaster Management Reference Handbook – April 2026 https://reliefweb.int/report/japan/northeast-asia-disaster-management-reference-handbook-april-2026

The US is now paying more than any other country for climate change damage, study suggests https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/us-country-climate-loss-damage

Global urban exposure near volcanoes is increasing: a spatio-temporal analysis from 1975 to 2030 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00203-w

The far reach of fires https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01967-6

The emerging danger of post-hurricane heat waves https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/the-emerging-danger-of-post-hurricane-heat-waves/

Synergistic Integration of Flood Inundation Modeling Methods: A Review of Computational, Data-Driven, Observational and Experimental, and Conceptual Models https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025RG000898

Nature-based coastal flood protection: Lessons from the Caribbean and the Philippines https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/jcrfr/article/view/8263

Before the Wave: Gaps in Tsunami Preparedness https://carleton.ca/thedisasterlab/2026/before-the-wave-gaps-in-tsunami-preparedness/

Emergency Management

Waikōloa Village Works to Find Ways to Safely and Effectively Evacuate https://hawaiicommunityjournal.org/waikoloa-village-ways-to-evacuate/

A lasting lesson and teaching event legacy of the 1961 Western Australian bushfires https://wildfiretoday.com/a-lasting-lesson-and-teaching-event-legacy-of-the-1961-western-australian-bushfires/

What if Texas’ destructive Tax Day flood had centered on inner Houston instead? It’s why cities should plan for the improbable https://theconversation.com/what-if-texas-destructive-tax-day-flood-had-centered-on-inner-houston-instead-its-why-cities-should-plan-for-the-improbable-279964

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

Addressing Vulnerability to Urban Heat Stress Through Community Engagement: A Systematic Scoping Review https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.70052

Articulations and enactments of climate adaptation citizenship: how citizens in small remote communities in the Nordics engage with climate change-related hazards https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644016.2026.2652118

PreventionWeb empowers students with disaster resilience knowledge https://www.preventionweb.net/news/preventionweb-empowers-students-disaster-resilience-knowledge

A year in review: The Stop Disasters game travels around the world https://www.undrr.org/news/year-review-stop-disasters-game-travels-around-world

Disaster psychology

Disaster preparedness among residents of flood-prone areas in sub-saharan africa: a systematic review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-026-01527-8

After the storm, what remains is hope https://undpvietnam.exposure.co/after-the-storm-what-remains-is-hope

Shaken, but Not Deterred: Acute Stressors and the Formation of Hope and Aspirations among Tertiary-Educated Youth in Myanmar in the Aftermath of the 2025 Earthquake https://ideas.repec.org/p/iza/izadps/dp18492.html

Sociology and disasters

Every £1 invested in societal resilience to disruption generates £35.12 of public value https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/research/recovery-renewal-resilience-from-covid-19/national-consortium-for-societal-resilience/assessing-the-public-value-of-societal-resilience-to-disruption/

Toolkit for Applying a Gender-Transformative Approach to Women-Led Climate Resilience https://www.pathfinder.org/publications/gta-toolkit/

Enhancing community flood adaptation by leveraging interdependencies between resilience capitals: A global empirical analysis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11027-026-10310-8

“Eliminate the sources of harm”: Reframing climate adaptation through a community-defined resilience framework https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07352166.2026.2645850

Social infrastructure and centralisation in community response and recovery from disasters https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08136-3

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

Wealth and land-cover change govern landslide fatalities on world’s mountains https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec2739

Today in disaster resilience (27 March 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Search continues after 71-year-old woman swept into Iao Stream on Maui, Hawaii https://watchers.news/2026/03/22/search-continues-after-71-year-old-woman-swept-into-iao-stream-on-maui-hawaii/

Hawaii governor estimates over USD 1 billion in storm damages as severe flooding continues across Oʻahu https://watchers.news/2026/03/21/hawaii-governor-estimates-over-usd-1-billion-in-storm-damages-as-severe-flooding-continues-across-o%ca%bbahu/

Heavy rainfall and flooding impact Northern Territory as ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle moves west https://watchers.news/2026/03/23/heavy-rainfall-and-flooding-impact-northern-territory-as-ex-tropical-cyclone-narelle-moves-west/

Flash floods leave at least five dead in Oman’s South Al Batinah Governorate https://watchers.news/2026/03/23/flash-floods-leave-at-least-five-dead-in-omans-south-al-batinah-governorate/

Tropical Cyclone Narelle to re-form off northern WA coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/tropical-cyclone-narelle-reform-kimberley-coast-wa/106490496

March flooding leaves 37 dead and nearly 138 000 affected across Mozambique https://watchers.news/2026/03/24/march-flooding-leaves-37-dead-and-nearly-138-000-affected-across-mozambique/

Tropical Cyclone Narelle strengthens off Western Australia, Category 4 intensity forecast near the coast https://watchers.news/2026/03/25/tropical-cyclone-narelle-strengthens-off-western-australia-category-4-intensity-forecast-near-the-coast/

Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Mar 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Semeru https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/298567/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-25-Mar-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Merapi-Semeru-.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

The new UN climate report is boring … except when it’s not https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/un-climate-report-dire-findings

State of the Global Climate 2025 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate/state-of-global-climate-2025

Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard https://theconversation.com/australias-forests-are-finally-doing-better-but-underwater-bushfires-hit-oceans-hard-278780

Global Warming Is Accelerating, Study Shows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/warming-gaining-pace

A Once-in-a-4,433-Year Heat Wave Is Hitting the Western U.S. https://heatmap.news/climate/march-heat-wave

UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167178

Flames of change: Children and youth at the forefront of tackling urban heat https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/flames-change-children-and-youth-forefront-tackling-urban

Large-scale aggregation of humid heatwaves exacerbated by coastal oceanic warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01952-z

The Point of No Return: New Evidence Shows Antarctic Melting Is Already Locked In https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/the-point-of-no-return-new-evidence-shows-antarctic-melting-is-already-locked-in/

Climate snapshots trapped in ancient ice tell a surprising story https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00636-3

Earth’s Climate Records Are Melting https://eos.org/articles/earths-climate-records-are-melting

As Bolivia’s glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities https://theconversation.com/as-bolivias-glaciers-melt-new-lakes-threaten-mountain-communities-277678

Research provides timely views of warming’s impact on Alaska glaciers https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/research-provides-timely-views-warmings-impact-alaska-glaciers

Record-shattering March temperatures in Western North America virtually impossible without climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/record-shattering-march-temperatures-in-western-north-america-virtually-impossible-without-climate-change/

Cooling cities, not just algorithms: Making AI work for India’s most vulnerable https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/cooling-cities-not-just-algorithms-making-ai-work-for-indias-most-vulnerable

A study examines the Spanish experience with climate shelters as an example for the world https://www.uoc.edu/en/news/2026/spain-an-example-of-climate-shelters

Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-global-warming-to-2c-would-not-rule-out-extreme-impacts/

From Forecasts to Foresight: Strengthening Mongolia’s Climate Intelligence Through Partnership https://www.undp.org/mongolia/stories/forecasts-foresight-strengthening-mongolias-climate-intelligence-through-partnership

What the coming El Niño climate pattern means for NZ in a warming world https://theconversation.com/what-the-coming-el-nino-climate-pattern-means-for-nz-in-a-warming-world-278201

Extreme climate outcomes could still occur with just 2 °C of global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00640-7

How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-declining-cloudiness-is-accelerating-global-warming/

Pakistan cities to have most heat-related deaths by 2050 https://www.dawn.com/news/1985198/pakistans-cities-to-account-for-most-heat-related-deaths-by-2050

Arctic sea ice record low maximum strikes again https://nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories/arctic-sea-ice-record-low-maximum-strikes-again

Disaster risk reduction

What Is Reservoir Flooding? Causes, Risks and Planning Implications https://www.unda.co.uk/news/what-is-reservoir-flooding-causes-risks-and-planning-implications/

England Land Use Framework Published: Flood Risk and Planning Impact https://www.unda.co.uk/news/england-land-use-framework-published-flood-risk-and-planning-impact/

As wildfires intensify, UB researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction https://engineering.buffalo.edu/home/news/seas.host.html/content/shared/university/news/news-center-releases/2026/03/ai-wildfire-spread-prediction.detail.html

Comprehensive multi-hazard risk assessment in data-scarce regions – a study focused on Burundi https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/26/1347/2026/

Review on tsunami research and risk mitigation: from prediction models to resilient coastal communities https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00195-7

Megafires in Mediterranean Europe: the compound role of fire weather and drought https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00197-5

An Ultrafine-Resolution Numerical Investigation of the Influence of Terrain on Tornado Behavior https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/154/4/MWR-D-24-0268.1.xml

From Planning to Action: How Saint Lucia Fast-Tracked a New Era of Urban Flood Resilience https://www.gfdrr.org/en/saint_lucia_urban_flood_resilience

Unearthing uncertainty: Using risk models to make uncertainty visible https://www.preventionweb.net/news/unearthing-uncertainty-using-risk-models-make-uncertainty-visible

Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods https://theconversation.com/australia-must-brace-for-clusters-of-natural-disasters-not-just-isolated-fires-and-floods-272333

The US Has Already Caused $10 Trillion in Climate Damages—and the Math Gets Worse https://gizmodo.com/the-us-has-already-caused-10-trillion-in-climate-damages-and-the-math-gets-worse-2000737560

AI model could revolutionize flood forecasting https://cse.umn.edu/college/news/ai-model-could-revolutionize-flood-forecasting

Emergency Management

When are wildfire evacuations most dangerous? Research finds leaving late risks lives https://wildfiretoday.com/when-are-wildfire-evacuations-most-dangerous-research-finds-leaving-late-risks-lives/

Exercising Saves Lives https://www.avoidable-deaths.net/2026/03/19/exercising-saves-lives/

USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24032026/usda-roadless-rule-forest-wildfires/

Firefighting helicopter crashes during wildfire operations in Hout Bay, South Africa https://watchers.news/2026/03/26/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-during-wildfire-operations-in-hout-bay-south-africa/

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

National Tsunami Awareness Week https://nationaltoday.com/national-tsunami-awareness-week/

Learn, Connect, Share: Exploring resources for students in disaster resilience https://www.undrr.org/event/learn-connect-share-exploring-resources-students-disaster-resilience

The Australian-first trial provides local drivers critical, real-time warnings about flood impacted roads, hazards and automatic route diversions https://www.floodmapp.com/post/australia-s-first-live-flood-alerts-to-safeguard-queensland-communities

Disaster psychology

Vulnerability outpaces climate worry in US frontline communities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590332225004257

The influence of uncertainty: How a psychologist is improving disaster decision-making https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/influence-uncertainty-how-psychologist-improving-disaster-decision-making

Is Extreme Heat Fueling Teen Depression? https://www.du.edu/news/extreme-heat-fueling-teen-depression

Sociology and disasters

Wagamama and Embodied Gender Norms in Japan: Cultural Drivers of Disaster Vulnerability https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-026-00705-1

Community rapid assessment report: the impact of Cyclone Ditwah on persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka 2025-2026 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/community-rapid-assessment-report-impact-cyclone-ditwah

The Role of Gender in Flood Mortality in European and Mediterranean Territories https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wcas/18/2/WCAS-D-25-0049.1.xml

Multilayer networks characterize human-mobility patterns by industry sector for the 2021 Texas winter storm https://www.nature.com/articles/s44260-026-00076-0

Today in disaster resilience (20 March 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency Management

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education Communications and Engagement

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

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

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

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

Today in disaster resilience (13 March 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency Management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

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

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today in disaster resilience (6 March 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency Management

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

Today in disaster resilience (27 February 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disaster risk reduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emergency Management

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

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

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

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

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

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

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

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

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

Disaster psychology

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

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

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

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

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

Sociology and disasters

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

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

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

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

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

Today in disaster resilience (20 February 2026)

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

Recent emergencies/disasters

Water rescues and landslides reported in California as next Pacific storm aims West Coast https://watchers.news/2026/02/17/water-rescues-and-landslides-reported-in-california-as-next-pacific-storm-aims-west-coast/

Storm Nils leaves 3 dead, record flooding and widespread outages in France https://watchers.news/2026/02/17/storm-nils-leaves-3-dead-record-flooding-and-widespread-outages-in-france/

Tropical Cyclone Gezani leaves at least 63 dead across Madagascar and Mozambique https://watchers.news/2026/02/17/tropical-cyclone-gezani-leaves-at-least-63-dead-across-madagascar-and-mozambique/

Ranger Road Fire doubles in size in one day, reaching over 114 650 ha (283 000 acres) in Kansas-Oklahoma https://watchers.news/2026/02/19/ranger-road-fire-doubles-in-size-in-one-day-reaching-over-114-650-ha-283-000-acres-in-kansas-oklahoma/

Eight skiers confirmed dead, Castle Peak Avalanche is now the second deadliest in the modern U.S. https://watchers.news/2026/02/19/eight-skiers-confirmed-dead-castle-peak-avalanche-is-now-the-second-deadliest-in-the-modern-u-s/

Floods during the 2025–26 rainy season leave 223 dead and 860 000 affected across Mozambique https://watchers.news/2026/02/18/floods-during-the-2025-26-rainy-season-leave-223-dead-and-860-000-affected-across-mozambique/

Volcanic activity worldwide 18 Feb 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Pacaya, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Soputan https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/295251/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Feb-2026-Santiaguito-volcano-Pacaya-Fuego-Popocatepetl-Soputan.html

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere https://theconversation.com/what-northern-nzs-wet-and-sticky-summer-reveals-about-our-warming-atmosphere-276157

‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/16/europe-climate-advisory-board-3c-global-heating

Global warming forced scientists to change the way they look at El Niño https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/17/weather/el-nino-global-warming-pacific-ocean

EU climate science advisory board calls for strengthened adaptation policy in new report https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/eu-climate-science-advisory-board-calls-for-strengthened-adaptation-policy-in-new-report

Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/global-warming-must-peak-below-2degc-to-limit-tipping-point-risks

Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research https://theconversation.com/dramatic-changes-in-upper-atmosphere-are-responsible-for-recent-droughts-and-bushfires-new-research-275792

Climate feedback of forest fires amplified by atmospheric chemistry https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01926-1

Researchers connect Antarctic gravity low to past Antarctic climate and ice-sheet evolution https://watchers.news/epicenter/researchers-connect-antarctic-gravity-low-to-past-antarctic-climate-and-ice-sheet-evolution/

Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/study-wildfires-danger

Disaster risk reduction

A Critical Review of Infrastructure Resilience in Fast-Growing, Hot, and Arid Cities of the Global South https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670726001253

Grandmothers of invention: A commentary on fifty years of hazards and disasters research and practice in the United States https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061726000116

Integrating Sustainability into Urban Planning: A Systematic Review of Policies Addressing Hazard Risks and Climate Change https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/18/4/2068

Comparing Observed and Projected Changes in Australian Fire Climates https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/4/113

Are we prepared to protect what matters most? https://www.preventionweb.net/news/are-we-prepared-protect-what-matters-most

The future of Atlantic hurricane tracks https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/the-future-of-atlantic-hurricane-tracks/

5 Facts on Wildfires https://unu.edu/ehs/article/5-facts-wildfires

Emergency Management

3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5698320/fema-reform-trump-hurricane-earthquake

Local resilience in the rural Northern Sweden: challenges and opportunities in disaster management https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-025-07806-y

Assessing the temporal qualities of indirect impacts of flooding on traffic https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/assessing-temporal-qualities-indirect-impacts-flooding

Early Warnings for All intiative (EW4All): January 2026 updates https://www.preventionweb.net/news/early-warnings-all-intiative-ew4all-january-2026-updates

Time poverty and disaster readiness: How routine constraints shape hurricane preparation https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/time-poverty-and-disaster-readiness-how-routine-constraints

France’s FR-Alert: The role of mobile network operators in Early Warning Systems https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/frances-fr-alert-role-mobile-network-operators-early-warning

Disaster Education, Communications and Engagement

Gains of Volunteers, a Key Stakeholder in Disaster Response, on Disaster Preparedness https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/jhsem-2025-0030/html

Disaster psychology

Shaping Risk Perception in Mountain Communities: From Community Resilience to Personal Tendency in Landslide- and Debris-Flow-Prone Regions of China https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sd.70810

Sociology and disasters

Development and Diffusion of the Social Capital Index (SoCI) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/15/2/138

How Right-of-Way Adaptations Support Urban Resilience: Pandemic Streateries and Social Interactions in Seattle’s University District https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01944363.2025.2580475

Hazard Note 10: Healing Country through Wiradjuri and Wolgalu-led land management https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/resources/resources/hazard-note-10-healing-country-through-wiradjuri-and-wolgalu-led-land