Study shows refugees’ & immigrants’ resilience in disasters
Peru: Natural disasters affected over 376,000 people Natural disasters —currently hitting various Peruvian regions— have so far affected 376,562 citizens nationwide, Peru’s National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) reported. As is … Continue reading
Psychology Says This Is the Top Contributor to Happiness (It’s Not What You Think)
I lost my son: Airman turns tragedy into therapy through resilience Following the unexpected death of her youngest son, Jeremiah, she became reckless. She was drinking daily and didn’t care … Continue reading
California governor proposes spending $437 million on aging dams, flood control
Drastic cooling in North Atlantic beyond worst fears, scientists warn For thousands of years, parts of northwest Europe have enjoyed a climate about 5C warmer than many other regions on … Continue reading
Can Australia’s wicked heat wave convince climate change deniers?
At national tornado summit, talk turns to earthquakes Hundreds of the nation’s top meteorologists and disaster recovery experts will converge on Oklahoma City next week for the sixth-annual tornado summit, … Continue reading
Life after Black Saturday: ‘I sincerely believed I was losing my mind’
Life after Black Saturday: ‘I sincerely believed I was losing my mind’ As one of the fire chiefs in charge on Black Saturday, Ewan Waller was hit hard by the … Continue reading
Rethinking Urban Landscapes To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels
“Zombie Preparedness Month” distracts from real Illinois disaster Illinois lawmakers yesterday declared that this October will be Zombie Preparedness Month. But one state representative said the real disaster in Illinois … Continue reading
A psychology professor shares 5 reasons you’re mentally tougher than you think
British Safety Council: Building personal and organisational resilience – Manchester, 22 Feb 2017 It’s the people who make an organisation and thus, they are the organisation’s most critical asset. With … Continue reading
California’s drought causing the bottom to drop out of its aqueducts
California’s drought causing the bottom to drop out of its aqueducts While the Oroville Dam in northern California has been flirting with disaster due to excessive rainfall, the water story in … Continue reading
Couple mourn loss of town and fear living in the bush again
Thousands of bats drop dead from trees in NSW heatwave Thousands of bats have dropped dead in the heat, falling from the trees as scorching summer conditions blasted south-eastern Australia … Continue reading
‘Forest cities’: the radical plan to save China from air pollution
Facebook is poised to become a major player in disaster response It’s been more than two years since Facebook introduced “safety check,” a tool that lets users mark themselves as … Continue reading
Coastal Resilience Center to lead post-Matthew disaster recovery efforts
The Latest: Tornado damages New Orleans NASA facility An official at NASA’s Michoud facility in New Orleans says it suffered some damage during Tuesday’s tornado but the deep-space equipment being … Continue reading
Resilience is a must for career success: says career coach
Pakistan launches first disaster risk insurance framework Pakistan launched its first ever disaster risk insurance framework which aims at providing low-income households with accessible and affordable insurance. A press release … Continue reading
Resilient cities harness the power of data
Resilient cities harness the power of data Michael Berkowitz, an expert on resilient cities, praises the work done by many European municipalities in preparing for risks linked to climate change, for example. … Continue reading
Why Aren’t Humans Better Prepared For Natural Disasters?
Why Aren’t Humans Better Prepared For Natural Disasters? The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Under-Prepare For Disasters examines human behavior and disaster preparedness, trying to answer the question: why, with our … Continue reading
Kiwi researchers look at drone use in disasters
Flood Early Warning Systems Leave Women Vulnerable Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) pose an immediate threat to locations in mountain regions where rising temperatures contribute to glacier melt. This risk makes … Continue reading
Extreme weather on the rise in Europe
Extreme weather on the rise in Europe An increased risk of floods and droughts, easier spread for infectious diseases, lower crop yields: Europe must better prepare for the consequences of … Continue reading
Freakishly Resilient Plants Managed to Survive a 450-Day Ordeal in Outer Space
Thanks to Climate Change, The World’s Storms Are getting More Dangerous Removing the climate change page from the White House site won’t do anything to slow the damage to our … Continue reading
Flooding and Damaging Wind Were Most Destructive Natural Hazards in 2016
Drones packed with blood and medical supplies will be flown into disaster zones under new government scheme Drones packed with blood and medical supplies are to be flown into disaster … Continue reading
2017 National Disaster Resilience Conference Call for Presentations Now Open
The Business of Biodiversity The benefits of environmental conservation and restoration reach far and wide, and across all sectors. More businesses need to realize the positive effects biodiversity has on … Continue reading
Sendai indicators ‘only the beginning’
Funding to improve natural hazard resilience Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has today announced $889,000 of funding grants to boost New Zealand’s resilience to natural hazards and their consequences. Mr … Continue reading
Four ingredients of a resilient charity
Beth Williams: Four ingredients of a resilient charity When I worked for a youth charity, developing personal resilience was considered essential to helping ensure bright futures for young people. A resilient … Continue reading
Exaggerating the value of wetlands for natural disaster mitigation is a risky business
Exaggerating the value of wetlands for natural disaster mitigation is a risky business As climate change increases the frequency and severity and heightens the risksof many natural hazards, the role … Continue reading
The Key to Medicine Resilience Is Continued Access for All Americans
Themes of resilience, identity and survival resonate at IAF The perennial quest for one’s identity, stories of resilience and struggling for survival is an underlying theme that is resonating … Continue reading
What you’re doing wrong to prepare for natural disasters
Red Cross disaster-response training set Disaster-response training has been scheduled next week for Omaha and Council Bluffs volunteers who want to help during natural disasters and severe weather. The American … Continue reading
Surviving a cloud-based disaster recovery plan
Surviving a cloud-based disaster recovery plan Jessica works at a nursing home in rural Nevada. Most of the software upon which the nursing home depends is cloud-based, such as the … Continue reading
Remembering a Devastating Flood, and Preparing Immigrant Communities for Climate Change
Remembering a Devastating Flood, and Preparing Immigrant Communities for Climate Change BOSTON– At about three a.m. on May 12, 2006, Wilfred Maina Kariuki and his wife, Anne, of Lowell, Mass. … Continue reading
Scientists have finally figured out what caused the largest volcanic eruption in human history
Scientists have finally figured out what caused the largest volcanic eruption in human history Indonesian volcano Toba produced a cataclysmic eruption that devastated the region 73,000 years ago. Monstrous volcanoes … Continue reading
How to build up your resilience
Chile’s neighbors send help to fight worst forest fires in its history More than a hundred separate fires were still raging in Chile on Saturday. While 50 were … Continue reading
