When Natural Disasters Cross the Path of COVID-19
Resilience and creativity to expand amidst the Covid-19 pandemic In an online interview with Anoty Africa’s co-owner, Mr Vhutshilo Nemutshili, he shared this wonderful quote by Maxwell speaking about leadership … Continue reading
When life gives you lemons – what we can learn about resilience
Finding Resilience During Covid-19 Situation As the entire world is working hard towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic, millions of lives are affected due to the lockdown and economic slowdown situation. … Continue reading
How to Have a Resilient, Positive Mindset
FEMA Examines How Stronger Buildings Lead to Less Disaster Damage The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is studying whether a change in building codes would reduce the amount of … Continue reading
How to Have a Resilient, Positive Mindset
Defeating Business Disruption in a Post-COVID-19 Era The prospect of an IT outage is one of the key issues that keep IT professionals awake at night. From natural disasters … Continue reading
The Truth About Flood Risk Can Worsen American Inequality
The Truth About Flood Risk Can Worsen American Inequality Before these individual property scores were available, there was no easy way for your average homeowner or buyer to understand … Continue reading
7 Secrets You Need To Know For Building Resilience
Top Global Brands Showed Resilience and Saw Increases Through Pandemic Though the ripple effect of the pandemic’s social, economic and personal impacts has been calamitous for businesses both small … Continue reading
Crisis management: lessons learned from natural disasters
Double crisis: Natural disasters don’t stop for coronavirus The COVID-19 pandemic is a complex worldwide emergency without contemporary precedent. In every nation around the globe, the pandemic reaction is … Continue reading
Healthy ecosystems are nature’s barrier to hurricane damage
Why Disaster Preparedness Cannot Wait The world has been planning for the future in the mistaken belief that it will resemble the past. But as COVID-19 coincides with cyclones in … Continue reading
Pandemic is yet another hurdle for resilient millennials and Gen Z
Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger, Just as Climate Scientists Predicted Rising seas, longer droughts, more devastating wildfires … many are the grim predictions that climate scientists have been warning may come … Continue reading
Being Resilient Is A Critical Skill
Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases We’re all exhausted and pushed to the limit by months of social distancing, … Continue reading
Belonging can spur resilience during a crisis, study says
347 risk analysts were asked: “What are the most likely risks for the world over the next year and a half?” The World Economic Forum interviewed 347 risk analysts about … Continue reading
Build your network to boost resilience in times of change
Build your network to boost resilience in times of change The world is changing so fast. It’s as if the ground is shifting and the wave is building and either … Continue reading
The power of emotional listening: To help leaders build emotional resilience during difficult times
Achieve Infrastructure Resilience During the Coronavirus Outbreak Business and IT leaders alike find it difficult to prepare a proportionate response to business continuity challenges like the coronavirus (COVID-19). Travel restrictions … Continue reading
Resilience Hubs Can Help Communities Thrive—and Better Weather Disasters
Climate Change Is Now Driving Investments in Flood Resilience After a flood event, companies need to take into account both the short-term imperatives to get up and running quickly and … Continue reading
How prepared is your business for recession resilience?
The Relevance Of Resilience During Disasters Resilience has been broadly defined as the capacity to adapt successfully to threats or disturbances. The concept has been adapted and applied to … Continue reading
The Politicization of Disaster Relief
Big livestock: A long road ahead to a resilient, water-secure future The U.S. meat industry is in the midst of extraordinary turmoil as more and more processing plant workers become … Continue reading
Expert: ‘Shovel-ready’ projects ignore important aspects of community resilience
How resilience helped this former refugee become an award-winning researcher Determination is Alfred Mupenzi’s defining characteristic. Born in a Ugandan settlement camp to Rwandan refugees, he was an orphan by … Continue reading
Blockchain through the Whole Supply Chain: Traceability Builds Business Resilience
Prepare for the Next Disaster With a Financial Recovery Kit So far, 2020 has been a year of disruption for many Americans. Finances and lives have been upended by … Continue reading
Resilience Lessons From Individuals Who Have Overcome Big Obstacles
Narratives of Hope, Solidarity and Resilience We can connect and build bridges with each other as humans when we overcome our stereotypes, assumptions and judgments. How can creative and … Continue reading
Unemployment By Design: Building Resilience In A World Disrupted
Report: Nature among best defences from natural disasters A new report shows the best protections from natural disasters could come from nature itself. “The Protective Value of Nature” report from … Continue reading
The relevance of resilience during disasters
Unconstitutional lockdown judgment is a lesson for Africa’s disaster management But there’s a lesson to draw here which can assist other African countries, as our situation is neither unique … Continue reading
How to foster national resilience during a crisis
Tokyo will probably face a massive earthquake in the next 30 years I’ve experienced a few of these alerts in the past few years — and thankfully it’s always been … Continue reading
Past stressful experiences do not create resilience to future trauma, new study finds
What type of person resists evacuation orders? Two tropical storms have already made landfall in the U.S. this year, and the tropics are forecast to remain active for the rest … Continue reading
Reputation resilience: A leadership imperative for the post-Covid world
How 2020 could get so much worse The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts detailed some reasons for optimism Monday amid a year of catastrophe. There are tentative signs … Continue reading
Organisational resilience: how to build tenacity and innovation for the long run
Lessons from the UAE in how to build resilience during a pandemic A number of measures have appeared in recent months seeking to define good leadership in the era of … Continue reading
Covid-19 Resilience Survey 2: Two-thirds of insurance staff are not keen to return to the office
15 Things Therapists Do When They’re Worried About The Future We turn to therapists to help us navigate life and the difficult situations that come up. And although they may … Continue reading
Resilience the Most Significant Lesson From Pandemic
Monocultural Resilience At the end of the ongoing global melodrama’s first quarter, it seems reasonable to predict that this will be a two-act play with the final curtain coming … Continue reading
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
The Authentic Leader’s Role In Organizational Resilience And Citizenship Like most leadership coaches, I begin each client session with a check-in, inquiring how things have been since our last meeting. … Continue reading
The next pandemic is coming – and sooner than we think, thanks to changes to the environment
The next pandemic is coming – and sooner than we think, thanks to changes to the environment As a researcher who studies communicable diseases, Simon Reid has plenty to ponder … Continue reading
Building Kids’ Resilience through Play Is More Crucial Than Ever
We’re Only 3 Days Into Hurricane Season, And It’s Already a Record-Breaker Just two days into the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Cristobal was churning in the Gulf of … Continue reading
Good Business Processes Are Key to Resilience During Disruption
How Permaculture can Build Resilience and Meet Basic Needs During a Pandemic As COVID-19 spreads, people are showing a growing interest in permaculture principles and techniques to heal their lives, … Continue reading
Want to Build Better Resiliency? Try These Easy Mental Shifts
The Italian Chinatown that can teach us about resilience In mid-February, when the supposed first coronavirus patient was registered in Lombardy, Prato had already been the subject of public debate … Continue reading
The Importance of Leadership Resilience
5 Ways Leaders Can Recharge Business’ Stress Resilience Battery “Please take the day to relax and enjoy time with your families, and above all, please keep in mind that, as … Continue reading
Pandemics are here to stay. Here’s how to prepare for the next one.
New challenges of disaster management in Iran After the earthquake hit Tabas in 1978 with Mw7.4, Manjil in 1990 with Mw7.3 and Bam in 2003 with Mw6.5, some discussions have … Continue reading
From Survive To Thrive: 3 Mindset Shifts That Matter
From Survive To Thrive: 3 Mindset Shifts That Matter It seems that now, a few months into this crisis, we are experiencing a global shift. The panic and chaos of … Continue reading
A busy hurricane season and the coronavirus pandemic ‘is a cataclysmic scenario’
How the Dutch government uses data to predict the weather and prepare for natural disasters Have you ever wondered what’s behind the weather forecast TV reports? Or who is … Continue reading
10 Things Resilient People Do Every Day
Cyber resilience in a pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has created an economic, financial and industrial wrecking ball, causing plummeting stock markets, mass job losses, company budget cuts and temporary closures … Continue reading
No Resiliency Strategy? You’re Taking a Big Risk.
No Resiliency Strategy? You’re Taking a Big Risk, Report Warns Utilities Utilities without resilience strategies are taking a risk that jeopardizes their companies and customers, says a new report … Continue reading
To be resilient, start by avoiding the word “happiness”
Resilience Is A Mindset Of Awareness And Practice History is filled with stories of tragedy, upheaval and immense challenges. In Viktor E. Frankel’s book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” he recounts … Continue reading
Building a Resilient Family: Why Resilience is More Important than Ever
U.S. lawmaker wants insurers, govt. to share future pandemic business losses U.S. legislation introduced on Tuesday would create a taxpayer-backed insurance program to protect businesses from revenue losses during … Continue reading
Mental Health: Role of the individual for their well-being in the pandemic
How Do Public Health Emergencies and Natural Disasters Affect Mental Health Care Access? Public health emergencies and disasters often have unique challenges that require flexible solutions. Different disasters and … Continue reading
Helping communities build resilience in children during a time of considerable upheaval
Builders Call For $13 Billion Stimulus Action Plan A $13.2 billion building and construction stimulus action will stimulate over $30 billion in new economic activity and create more than … Continue reading
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Build Mental Resiliency in Young Readers
The Worst Types of Cyclones are Becoming More Likely India and Bangladesh are currently reeling from Cyclone Amphan. The cyclone made landfall on Wednesday, forcing millions into shelters. Prior to … Continue reading
How will COVID-19 impact Nepal’s earthquake-reconstruction efforts?
Recovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coast Authorities began clearing roads and assessing damage on Friday after Cyclone Amphan barrelled through coastal communities in eastern India and neighbouring … Continue reading
Burnout is an emerging trend threatening employee well-being during the pandemic.
Think it’s bad now? Wait until hurricane and fire seasons start So far, 2020 has been a year of disruption for many Americans. Finances and lives have been upended by … Continue reading
Deloitte Study: When Resilience Can Determine Organizational Survival,
Why future system resilience must be built into recovery plans Personal resilience has been in vogue for a while, and has been given an obvious boost by the pandemic. We … Continue reading
Why we turn to scientists in times of crisis
Experts on how they developed resilience in extremely stressful situations It’s hard to know just how much we can say that self-isolation is causing us to struggle. For every statement … Continue reading
Ten things you can learn from women’s resilience that will help you stay strong in the time of COVID-19
A Short Guide to Disaster Recovery for SMEs Disaster can happen for any company, regardless of size. In terms of IT disasters, common issues result from malware (which may lead … Continue reading
Lessons from COVID-19 Lockdown: How tiny actions can unlock psychological energy to boost motivation
Lessons from COVID-19 Lockdown: How tiny actions can unlock psychological energy to boost motivation “Trapped in prison,” is how one person described the COVID-19 lock down for a month, and … Continue reading
Being able to begin again is at the heart of resilience
Disasters like COVID-19 bring us together — if we let them Some disasters bring us together. The 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake spawned volunteerism on a scale unprecedented in Japan. … Continue reading
Lessons from past epidemics, natural disasters
Business maps out post-pandemic resilient future The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a harsh blow to businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean but the private sector has a vital role … Continue reading
Military psychologist explains why grit matters as much as intelligence
The New Normal: Building Resilience to Keep Business Moving The past couple of months have brought unprecedented challenges that have interrupted our everyday lives and the way we do business. … Continue reading
Rebuilding from disaster: it doesn’t end when housing aid projects finish
Organizational Resilience We have now entered a white ocean business world. Given the rapidly evolving enterprise landscape that the global pandemic has thrust us into, cultivating employees who can … Continue reading
7 ways to rebuild Australian resilience
Making Art Will Keep Your Brain Resilient as You Age Making art can help keep your mental faculties strong as you age, according to a new study out of … Continue reading
How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom
Building Flood Resilient Communities in Small Island States The British Virgin Islands (BVI) suffered three catastrophic natural disasters in August and September 2017. In August, the BVI was struck with … Continue reading
Can Adversity Make Us Stronger?
How to build children’s resilience, and your own, amid coronavirus unknowns The world is upside down right now due to coronavirus. Although there are early signs of tentative re-openings for … Continue reading
Teaching Corporate Resilience To Tomorrow’s Leaders
Why Now is the Time to Think Global Perhaps characteristically for the global media, as COVID-19 cases soar in the US and Europe, little attention is being paid to Africa, … Continue reading
April’s Killer Tornadoes Cost Insurers Billions in Claims: Aon Report Extensive severe weather events in the United States during April cost insurers billions of dollars, according to the latest edition … Continue reading
Building Organizational Resilience Through Learning
When a Black Swan Comes The Second Line of Defense team have been involved in crises management situations throughout their careers. And crises management is a key issue in which … Continue reading
Don’t look now, but the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could break records
Trans Communities Are Demonstrating Incredible Resilience In late February, New Orleans hosted its annual Mardi Gras celebrations. As usual, there were vivid floats, crowds galore, and attendees adorned in green, … Continue reading
How to build resilience through COVID-19
To Be More Resilient in a Crisis, Focus on Meaning, Not Happiness here are a lot of sad, stressed people out there right now, pacing their homes wondering how to … Continue reading
Study finds that two-thirds of UK organizations surveyed had no pandemic plans in place before COVID-19
What Rome Learned From the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 A.D. round 165 A.D., the Anatolian town of Hierapolis erected a statue to the god Apollo Alexikakos, the Averter of … Continue reading
4 ways to build organisational resilience
Elder Millenials Are The Most Resilient Generation Technically, I’m a Millennial. According to the Pew Research Center, anyone born between 1981 and 1996 is a Millennial, and I was born … Continue reading
Having A Trustworthy Boss Is Good, But Being Resilient Is Better
This Pandemic Has Exposed The Missing Piece In Employee Engagement The current pandemic and scores of employees working remotely have shown that employee engagement is not entirely dependent on having … Continue reading
Building Resilience in the Days of the Coronavirus: Lessons from the Great Depression
Dubrovnik: The medieval city designed around quarantine Since ancient times, societies have attempted to separate people with disease from those who remained unaffected, with references to self-isolation dating back to … Continue reading
Psychological Trauma Is the Next Crisis for Coronavirus Health Workers
Cities face 100 million ‘new poor’ in post-pandemic world: experts bout 100 million people living in cities worldwide will likely fall into poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic, urban experts … Continue reading
Can AI predict the next big flood before it happens?
The COVID College Experience: Building Resilience, Finding Structure And Maintaining Connection The COVID-19 experience represents a traumatic experience for everyone. The combination of stressors seems limitless, and includes fear of … Continue reading
9/11 or coronavirus, which one is the biggest disaster for America so far?
9/11 or coronavirus, which one is the biggest disaster for America so far? Nearly two decades after Manhattan’s Twin Towers fell in history’s deadliest attack on US soil, the coronavirus … Continue reading
Resilience Is Not Just a Buzzword
Building resilient cities, a post-coronavirus necessity Some economists and social scientists believe that should not be returned to the current dense life because large cities are more vulnerable to viruses … Continue reading
Five Years on From the Earthquake in Nepal, Heritage-Led Recovery is Uniting Community
Planning for a disaster: Model can predict hospital resilience for natural disasters, pandemics When a natural disaster like an earthquake strikes, a community can literally be shaken to its core. … Continue reading
Building Africa’s resilience for sustainable food security post-COVID-19
SPARK Academy designed to help children cope after disasters One girl called up the Piggly Wiggly logo on her cellphone as she drew a grocery store; another added a Walmart … Continue reading
Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030
Preventive counselling could build resilience during current crisis I fully support Ms Kristen Ong Xinru’s suggestion to reinstate psychological treatment to the “essential services” exempted from workplace closures (Tele-consultation may … Continue reading
6 Tangible Ways To Remain Emotionally Resilient During The Coronavirus
Coronavirus and climate disasters: Small vulnerable countries face dual threat The widespread destruction wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Harold in several Pacific countries just days ago has been nothing short … Continue reading
A Paradigm Shift Accelerated by the Coronavirus
Hurricanes to become SLOWER and more damaging, researchers warn HURRICANES with the potential to unleash more damage will become more common in the future thanks to human-caused global warming, … Continue reading
How to build your digital resilience in 2020
Why an emergency management mindset boosts resilience When disaster strikes, it’s easy to fall into the cycle of day-to-day response and survival. Never has this been truer than when we … Continue reading
COVID-19 is a call for a resilient globalization
Important lessons in disaster and risk management AIM professor shares leadership principles in responding to the present crisis Unlike natural disasters that the country has learned to brace for, the … Continue reading
There are no resilient families in a locust plague
Building Exteriors Enhance Resilience Against Extreme Weather For communities prone to severe weather, sustainable building strategies serve as the cornerstone for enhancing resilience. Building owners are becoming more attuned to … Continue reading
What happens when natural disasters strike during a pandemic?
A climate change-influenced megadrought A large portion of the American Southwest is in the grip of a climate change-induced megadrought, a new study finds. The big picture: This is the … Continue reading
Maintaining Resilience in the Face of an Unseen Enemy
Maintaining Resilience in the Face of an Unseen Enemy Resilience is what will get us through the emotional turmoil, the ups and downs of living through the pandemic with all … Continue reading
How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic
Risk and Resilience in the Days of the Coronavirus Pandemic Today, an interest in the period of history known as the Great Depression is revived under conditions of a plague-like … Continue reading
Self-Compassion Practices to Deepen Your Resilience
We’re Not Ready for This Kind of Grief According to my mother, there are two unique forms of grief that everyone touched by war understands. There’s the grief associated with … Continue reading
So, what about recovery then?
Resilience after recession: 4 ways to reboot the U.S. economy The COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and it’s poised to get worse … Continue reading
Many responders in emotional distress one year after hurricane in Puerto Rico, study finds
The Guardian view on a Covid-19 government: failing to do the job Coronavirus is a disaster that we should have been prepared for, because it was expected. In 2015, the … Continue reading
Why Societies Are Resilient to Disasters Like COVID-19
How to support your emotional resilience and wellbeing during the pandemic Social work has not suddenly become stressful due to the spread of Covid-19. Community Care’s caseload survey at the … Continue reading
Social Media’s Role in Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Management
Building resilience in the face of an extreme crisis It is human to feel a whole range of emotions, from fear and worry to loneliness and sadness, during this trying … Continue reading
Tornado And Wildfire Season Will Be More Treacherous Because Of Coronavirus. Here’s Why.
Social media posts predict economic recovery after natural disasters Experts at the University of Bristol are describing how social media can be used to track economic recovery after natural disasters, … Continue reading
How to ensure organizational resilience in the age of COVID-19
Satellite images reveal Cyclone Harold’s path of destruction in Vanuatu Satellite images have revealed the scale of destruction in Vanuatu after category-five Cyclone Harold struck the island nation this week. … Continue reading
The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History
Cyclone Harold batters Fiji, flattening homes and flooding towns A deadly Pacific storm slammed Fiji on Wednesday, tearing off roofs and flooding towns in the capital Suva days after the … Continue reading
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
The Pandemic Will Change Everything The pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus once famously wrote, “Change is the only constant in life.” Sometimes it is slow and gradual. Sometimes it comes in the … Continue reading
In Houston, Coronavirus Tests A City Known For Its Resilience
Fears for wildlife recovery after bushfires as coronavirus crisis stymies scientists’ fieldwork Scientists are being forced to shut down or scale back fieldwork to assess the impact of last … Continue reading
Sleep: Practical Tips to Increase Resilience
Shifting corporate responsibility to consumer resilience Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz made the point recently in reference to Covid-19 that the US has created an economy without resilience. It would … Continue reading
Hurricane Season On Top Of A Pandemic Will Be A Nightmare
Successful Aging: These are traits that help older adults in times of crisis Given the COVID-19 environment, it seems timely to identify the strengths older adults can rely upon to … Continue reading
The Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health
The Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health In the midst of this global pandemic, people are talking about the urgent and critical need for … Continue reading
14 Ways Leaders Can Build Their Resilience And Transform Their Business
Climate disasters seen increasing conflict risk in large countries Countries with large populations and low levels of development are most likely to see a rise in the risk of … Continue reading
Hope and resilience
Resilience can defeat virus, experts say Many of us have already lost or fear losing our jobs, others have fallen sick and some have even died. Everyone has been dislocated … Continue reading
A story of resilience: China’s revival against Covid-19
Why India Inc needs to invest in resilience As the COVID-19 outbreak hits the country, businesses across the board are bracing themselves for what’ll undoubtedly turn out to be the … Continue reading
How To Build Your Leadership Resiliency!
How Resilience Hubs in cities could help coronavirus response COVID-19 is quickly exposing countries’ fragile social fabric. As individuals struggle to stay afloat, a lack of healthcare, childcare, living wages, … Continue reading
COVID-19 and Business Continuity: Is Your Plan Ready or Not?
5-phase approach for business continuity in the age of Covid-19 A five-phase strategic and systematic approach to strengthen the resilience of organisations’ current business models is key to business continuity … Continue reading
What a Coronavirus Restoration Might Look Like
Pop up mall a boost for resilient community The opening today of Mogo’s pop up shopping mall, a Business Council project to re-house bushfire destroyed small businesses, is testament to … Continue reading
Why the White House, and Business, Should Heed the Waffle House Index
Study to capture experiences of pregnant women during disasters Pregnancy is stressful at the best of times and the last six months have been anything but ideal. Now researchers from … Continue reading
Looking Ahead—100 Quotes on Strength and Resilience to Help Get Us Through Tough Times
Coronavirus anxiety: cognitive therapist says one word can help ease your feelings If you’re anything like us, the coronavirus crisis will be bringing a riot of emotions to the surface … Continue reading
Resilient Leadership Is Successful In Uncertain Times
After the Avalanche In January 1995, an avalanche hit the small town of Súðavík in the Westfjords. The town was decimated, and out of the 227 inhabitants, 14 people died. … Continue reading
COVID-19 dubbed a “natural disaster” by U.S. credit agencies. Take steps now to protect your finances
Force Majeure: The Lasting Fight In The Wake Of Coronavirus Regardless of whether you subscribe to a specific faith or belief system, the phrase “Act of God” is one … Continue reading
Why resilience is the key to future security
Why resilience is the key to future security Resilience is at the heart of information security. As threats adapt and evolve and we accept that systems will be compromised, it … Continue reading
Weathering COVID-19: financial resilience
Business continuity: Coronavirus crisis puts CIOs’ plans to the test As the Covid-19 coronavirus rattles industries, it’s more important than ever for IT leaders to ensure employees have the tools … Continue reading
New study: Workplace Stress Management Market forecasts till 2025
How to Expand Your Company’s Resilience Zone During the Coronavirus Crisis Crisis management is the unsung skill required of great leaders. It’s often overlooked–until a situation like the one confronting … Continue reading
Doing the Dirty Work: Resilience Workers Deserve Better
Covid-19 is exposing America’s resilience—and vulnerability IT IS HARD to pick the best illustration of the administration’s failings on covid-19. There have been so many. Having been in the crowd … Continue reading
Climate prediction study reveals a better way to prepare for natural disasters
Tackling the disproportionate impact of disasters on women The Philippines is the most susceptible country in the world to climate change hazards and ranks third highest in exposure to disaster … Continue reading
COVID-19 Puts Our Resilience to the Test
Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina: Some populations at higher risk during COVID-19 pandemic Michael Zakour, professor of social work at West Virginia University, lived through Hurricane Katrina and studied … Continue reading
What is COVID-19 doing to our mental health?
Should you consider “natural disasters” when looking for a home? Location is one of the biggest considerations Australians typically take note of when buying a home, but with recent events … Continue reading
China’s resilience against COVID-19
‘This Is an Unprecedented Disaster’: Art Schools Are Scrambling to Develop Contingency Plans for Students as Education Moves Online As governments around the world race to catch up with the … Continue reading
5.7 magnitude earthquake in Utah knocks out power to thousands and diverts flights
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes south of Bali, Indonesia: EMSC An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck south of Bali, Indonesia, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Wednesday. The quake … Continue reading
The pandemic highlights the man-made disasters to come
What to do when you’re cooped up at home For the next few weeks, many of us here in Ireland – and possibly where you are — will feel like … Continue reading
Artistic Response to Natural Disasters: The Case of New Orleans
Japan’s experience with earthquakes can help teach us to learn to live with floods The intense rainfall from storms this winter has caused severe flooding in numerous cities across the … Continue reading
Protecting Wetlands Yields Staggering Economic Benefit, Study Finds
At least five people dead as thunderstorms cause widespread flooding across Egypt Thunderstorms packing heavy rains and lightning caused widespread flooding across Egypt on Thursday, killing at least five people … Continue reading
Study shows migrant teens are more resilient to trauma than other youths
NSW bushfire crisis survivors find resilience, optimism along road to recovery But despite the devastation and the loss, there is hope — even an opportunity for personal growth. It … Continue reading
PTSD: Lessons Learned From the Armenia Earthquake
‘Be Earthquake Aware and Prepared, Not Scared’, a key takeaway as 2020 National Earthquake Conference Concludes The quadrennial 2020 National Earthquake Conference (#NEC2020), which took place this week in … Continue reading
7 Hot Facts About the Pacific Ring of Fire
Business Bulletin: How to avoid disaster scams and fraud Natural disasters like tornadoes, flooding, storms, wildfires and hurricanes, often bring out the best in people, as strangers reach out to … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Who will be hit hardest by the outbreak?
How Chile could avoid financial disaster after nature strikes The World Bank and Chilean disaster resilience institute Itrend have started a pilot program to make the country’s infrastructure more resilient. … Continue reading
Why cyber resilience should be a priority for every business – and how to get there
After Tornado, Nashville Braces for Disaster Capitalism Early on the morning of March 3, hours after a tornado devastated parts of Nashville, Anne Barnett grabbed her chainsaw and got to … Continue reading
How Resilient Are You at Work?
Office politics most common cause of workplace stress A study of 1,815 employees has found that work-related office politics (37%) are the most common cause of workplace stress, alongside a … Continue reading
Building resilience key in boosting mental health says wellness event organiser
Human skill and expertise singled out as the most important element of a cyber resilience approach by over 40 per cent of respondents in latest Infosecurity Europe poll More than … Continue reading
The Year Without Summer review – volcanic tales of changed climate
Grocery stores can be anchors of resilience during disasters As COVID-19 unfolds across the world, we are reminded of how global our food supply chain has become (e.g., fruit … Continue reading
Bushfires and the role of general practice
Disasters, planning and Australian tourism Australia’s devastating bushfire season of 2019-2020 highlights our country’s vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change. The events also impact on global perceptions of Australia; … Continue reading
Most Americans are not prepared for a disaster. Now survival kits are all over Instagram.
How to Achieve Resilient Growth Throughout the Business Cycle The world is currently in the longest business cycle since the National Bureau of Economic Research has kept records. Investors, executives, … Continue reading
Ecological Existential Dread: We Need to Talk about our Feelings
Ecological Existential Dread: We Need to Talk about our Feelings Just as the smoke disperses from fire-ravaged parts of the world, the spectre of ecological breakdown is creeping into humanity’s … Continue reading
Lead Your Business Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Business resilience is all about planning for the future I look at resilience in a number of different ways, it is not just about cash flow and balance sheets. I … Continue reading
Bouncing back: How to fail fast and grow your resilience at work
6 ways to become more resilient immediately Emotional “body blows” often come without warning. You’ve made a big mistake. You got fired. You got bad news from a medical test. … Continue reading
What Machiavelli would do about climate change
Strategies to boost disaster resistance Disaster-resilience strategies for three regions in Queensland have been released as part of the State’s Resilient Queensland in Action plan to address the Sunshine State’s … Continue reading
Ugandans should embrace wetlands to rid-off disasters
Severe Flooding Threatens Lives and Futures in Burundi The torrential rains began in December, triggering landslides and massive flooding across northern Burundi, one of the world’s poorest countries. Roads, … Continue reading
Planning for a pandemic: is your business prepared?
Trump mocked sea wall to protect N.J. from flooding. Now the project is halted. An ambitious and controversial plan for protecting New Jersey and New York from future Sandy-like … Continue reading
4 Factors That May Lower PTSD Risk and Bolster Resilience
How Creative Writing Can Boost Students’ Resilience It is required of a teacher to help build a sense of community amongst students. A safe and healthy environment would benefit students, … Continue reading
How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids
Mangrove forests protect coastlines. ‘Synthetic mangroves’ could do the same for cities. Humans have lots of reasons to thank mangroves. These swampy, stilt-rooted trees store massive amounts of carbon … Continue reading
Will we learn from the bushfire summer?
Indonesian flash flooding sweeps nearly 250 students into river leaving seven dead, three missing A mass search-and-rescue operation has been mounted to find the bodies and survivors of a tragic … Continue reading
The Hero’s Journey to Resilience and Thriving in the Context of Disaster
Disaster & Resilience International Summit (DR 2020) The Disaster & Resilience International Summit is a trilingual (French, English, Spanish) event to be hold in Montreal (Canada) from June 16 … Continue reading
The importance of being positive: How to build a resilient business mindset
Device inspired by mangroves could help clear up flood water A novel approach to removing salt from water, inspired by mangrove trees, has been revealed by researchers who say … Continue reading
How Art and Design makes us more disaster resilient
I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia’s preparedness On the night of January 9 2020, my wife and I secured our Kangaroo Island … Continue reading
How to achieve operational resilience
How to achieve operational resilience What can I do to manage vulnerabilities in my systems and achieve operational resilience? A: Operational resilience can be defined as a company’s ability … Continue reading
Recovery, rebuilding and resilience: How bushfire-affected businesses can emerge stronger
Regional towns at risk of losing residents in exodus after bushfires Bushfire-devastated communities run the risk of losing residents to the capital cities, with economists warning that rebuilding efforts may … Continue reading
Extreme weather to overload urban power grids, study shows
Facing the flames: How Portugal is preparing for increased fire risk Controlled fires and herds of goats are two of the key weapons being deployed in Portugal to adapt to … Continue reading
Earthquake preparedness – where do we start?
Emergent Resilience for Health, Community, and Our Climate Kevin Gallagher (KG): One of the first steps as a society would be to rebuild a sense of belonging and community. As … Continue reading
15 Ways to Build Emotional Resilience in Your Life and Business
Is your organisation prepared for the coronavirus? Advice from a business resilience expert With thousands of cases reported, and the World Health Organisation declaring it a global health emergency, the … Continue reading
Ancient people tried to stop rising seas with spears or fiery boulders
The Bahamas Is Still Coping With Destruction Caused by Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian affected more than 70,000 people in the region. Why Global Citizens Should Care Hurricane Dorian has already … Continue reading
The resilience triangle: Relieving global catastrophe losses
Australia’s Bushfires Brought 113 Species Closer To Extinction Australia has been through the wringer this year. The disastrous bushfire season has led to a dramatic increase in carbon emissions, crazy … Continue reading
Australia bushfires ignite calls for indigenous fire practices
Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest story ever told? Long ago, four giant beings arrived in southeast Australia. Three strode out to other parts of the … Continue reading
How People Learn to Become Resilient
5 Ways Mentally Tough People Deal With Stress and Anxiety Do you have anxious thoughts, fears, and worries that invade your space daily? Anxiety is often the result of fears … Continue reading
Catastrophic Fires Released Billions of Tons of CO2 in 2019
This weekend we’re watching: Films about resilience We look at films about people fighting against the status quo and stories that serve as a reflection of society. Some are biographical, … Continue reading
The resilient brain
A New Workplace Study Says Happy and Burnout-Proof Employees Boils Down to 3 Things There are now over 200 classifications of mental illness, the most recent being one that plagues … Continue reading
Bushfires are ‘Australia’s war’ and that means we need a battle plan
What does a resilient community look like? Solastalgia has been described as the wider sense of loss felt when one’s home environment is damaged or degraded – a concept not … Continue reading
71 Cities in Japan At ‘Very High’ Risk of 3-Meter-High Tsunami Within the Next 30 Years
Wikipedia, a source of information on natural disasters biased towards rich countries The study corresponds to a line of research led by Carlos Castillo, coordinator of the Web Science and … Continue reading
