Following Florence, lessons from Harvey in recovery and resilience
Something Unexpected And Weird Is Happening Beneath California’s Deadliest Faults The detection of strange, unpredicted behaviour deep below the surface near the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults suggests scientists … Continue reading
Submerged by Florence, North Carolina’s Rural Towns Fight for Attention
The health dangers don’t stop with a hurricane’s churning. They can get worse In coming weeks, long after Hurricane Florence’s winds and rains have faded, its aftermath will still pose … Continue reading
Seven reasons to embrace nature-based disaster risk reduction
Building a Resilient City Is a Continual Process Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers says there’s an upside to the fact that his city has been ground zero for a string … Continue reading
How to prepare for a hurricane: Safety tips for before, during and after
Chile and the Philippines: Cooperation in natural disasters The recent earthquake in the island of Lombok in Indonesia, with its toll of casualties and material destruction along with the … Continue reading
Steps seniors can take to prepare for natural disasters
Natural Disasters 2017 In 2017, 335 natural disasters affected over 95.6 million people, killing an additional 9,697 and costing a total of US $335 billion. This burden was not shared … Continue reading
Counting the cost of Japan’s natural disasters
Counting the cost of Japan’s natural disasters A strong earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Thursday was the latest in a series of costly natural disasters to hit Japan in 2018, … Continue reading
Don’t wait until it’s too late: 5 expert tips for getting your finances in order before a natural disaster strikes
FEMA Deployed Thousands of Underqualified Staffers to Respond to Disasters in 2017 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has spent historic amounts of resources and time in Puerto Rico following Hurricane … Continue reading
12 things everyone should have at home in case of a natural disaster
‘Augmented reality’ tools to help health care workers save lives in war zones, natural disasters, rural areas Purdue University researchers have developed a unique approach that allows experienced surgeons … Continue reading
How Natural Disasters Widen the Wealth Gap Between Minority and White Communities
How Natural Disasters Widen the Wealth Gap Between Minority and White Communities Wealth inequality dramatically increases between white communities and communities of color in the U.S. following a natural disaster, … Continue reading
Four Ways to Succeed as a New Employee by Developing Resiliency
Privacy Management Goal: Resilience or Maturity Resilience is the ability to adapt and recover from catastrophes, hazards or mishaps, whereby one usually learns how to mitigate, if not eliminate, the … Continue reading
Key to lifelong good mental health – learn resilience in childhood
Change Is The New Normal. How Will You Handle It? How has your business changed in the last year? Moving HR and IT to the cloud? Did you migrate products … Continue reading
Better mental health support needed for men!
Better mental health support needed for men! Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK! Men working in construction in England are up to three times … Continue reading
Are Homeowners Prepared for Disaster?
Assam Floods: Natural Disaster or Man-made Mayhem? News of China’s Tsang Po reaching its highest levels have put the Northeastern states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on alert. The Siang … Continue reading
What we can learn from Japan’s Disaster Prevention Day
Red Cross Arctic Disaster Management Study This study focuses on the Red Cross emergency response capabilities, including human resources, equipment, logistics, databases and alerting systems, training and capacity building, cooperation … Continue reading
Hurricane Florence Is the Atlantic’s First Major Hurricane
Design Thinking Is Fundamentally Conservative and Preserves the Status Quo After Hurricane Sandy caused more than $60 billions of damages in the New York region, the Obama administration launched the … Continue reading
Bahamas Just 17% Ready For Disaster
Resilience and mental health workshop for young Tasmanians Rural Youth Tasmania has partnered with Headspace and Rural Alive & Well on a workshop to help young Tasmanians build resilience … Continue reading
Conquer Burnout With These 5 Ways to Cultivate Perseverance in Your Employees
Conquer Burnout With These 5 Ways to Cultivate Perseverance in Your Employees Despite all of their fame, fast-paced working styles and incredible perks, tech companies are struggling to keep employees … Continue reading
Federal officials warn public to be wary of disaster fraud
‘Rope in psychologists during disaster relief operations’ The service of psychologists should be utilised during national calamities to deal with post-traumatic stress among victims, said P. Kolandaivel, Vice-Chancellor, Periyar University. … Continue reading
Japan Tells More Than a Million to Evacuate as the Strongest Typhoon in 25 Years Makes Landfall
Red Ready boosts disaster preparedness and response in Asia Pacific A new initiative announced on 1 September 2018 will boost the local disaster preparedness and response capacity of nine national … Continue reading
A Year After Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s Poorest Neighborhoods Are Slowest to Recover
An hour outside Houston, how can ‘the forgotten city’ recover from Harvey? [Opinion] If we judge the well-being of a community by the resilience of its most vulnerable members, then … Continue reading
Are you ready for the next disaster?
Look to Odisha for tackling disasters They went to the areas worst-hit by the devastating floods, rescued thousands from the swirling waters, delivered relief materials and came back, carrying with … Continue reading
13 Things You Never Knew About Earthquakes
Post Quake Farming Group focuses on resilience Resilience means being prepared. The Post Quake Farming Group hosted the first in a series of ”future-ready farm business” workshops with resilience consultant … Continue reading
Natural disasters widen racial wealth gap: Study also finds FEMA aid increased inequality
Natural disasters widen racial wealth gap: Study also finds FEMA aid increased inequality Damage caused by natural disasters and recovery efforts launched in their aftermaths have increased wealth inequality … Continue reading
Change How You Think About Risk. Your Company May Depend On It
Stories of resilience from Kerala floods and the challenges the state faces The grim situation in Kerala, where at least 324 people have died in rain-related incidents since May 29, … Continue reading
Why IBM is offering $200K to developers to create tech solutions for natural disaster relief
London mayor consults disaster planners over no-deal Brexit London’s mayor Sadiq Khan said on Friday he had asked the organization that deals with militant attacks and disasters in the British … Continue reading
California Wildfires Are Causing Billions in Damage. Who Will Pay?
California Wildfires Are Causing Billions in Damage. Who Will Pay? In the past few decades, wildfire season in California has expanded from a few months each year to a year-long … Continue reading
How healthcare facilities survive natural disasters
How healthcare facilities survive natural disasters Sutter Health in California, MD Anderson in Texas and a stand-alone Texas clinic shared lessons learned from their successful disaster responses in an … Continue reading
Natural disasters’ and people on the margins – the hidden story
Caribbean must be environmentally and fiscally resilient – World Bank The Caribbean must work together to be both environmentally and fiscally resilient, Jorge Familiar, Vice President of the World Bank … Continue reading
Mental resilience: Do leaders need to be born with it?
What resilience tells us about entrepreneurs What’s it called when you feel like crap and want to chuck it all in and go live in the jungle away from anything … Continue reading
FEMA Begins Scaling Back Financial Assistance In Puerto Rico
Resilience-building can help communities after a disaster A team of community health researchers including individuals from Tulane University recently examined ways to address behavioral health needs after disasters. The resulting … Continue reading
How the money donated to Hurricane Harvey relief was spent
Hurricane Maria stirred up dangerous pollutants on this Puerto Rico waterfront Tucked in the southwest corner of Puerto Rico, the town of Guanica sits on the edge of a small … Continue reading
Natural Disasters Impacting Delinquency Rates
Natural Disasters Impacting Delinquency Rates Delinquency was down in May compared to last year, according to the latest Loan Performance Insights Report from CoreLogic. In May 2018, delinquencies went … Continue reading
Building heat resilience into multifamily housing
NBU introduces requirements to ensure resilience of banks following stress tests in 2018 The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has introduced requirements to ensure resilience of the banks following their … Continue reading
California wildfires are mostly preventable
California wildfires are mostly preventable Reporters and elected officials often talk about the wildfires raging in California as if they are natural disasters. They aren’t. A new analysis in an … Continue reading
How to spot burnout
Building stronger students: FSU launches resilience project As Florida State University prepares to welcome more than 6,000 freshmen this fall, the university is offering a new online tool to help … Continue reading
8 Ways To Increase Your Mental Resilience And Avoid Burnout
Developing resilience as a senior Resilience is the ability to keep going in the face of adversity, an important skill for us all to practice as life tends to throw … Continue reading
AI Startups Promise to Help Disaster Relief and Evacuation
No relief in sight as Australian drought fuels bushfires The drought sweeping through large tracts of Australia is set to intensify over the next three months and is fuelling unseasonal … Continue reading
Problem with ‘resilience narrative’
Talking Cyber Resilience with Felicity March The risk of a business threatening cyber-attack is ever present today. Ransomware locks up data making it hard for businesses to operate. The impact … Continue reading
What Wildfires Do to Our Minds
What Wildfires Do to Our Minds It’s late spring, and I’m hiking Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Sonoma County with therapist, ecopsychologist, and California naturalist Mary Good. A mist is … Continue reading
Earthquakes: Why some natural disasters are more deadly than others
Lombok’s lesson: Time for disaster-sensitive tourism Let’s face it: Indonesia is prone to natural disasters, ranging from a 24-meter-high tsunami that devastated Aceh to a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rattled Lombok, … Continue reading
Here’s why Indonesia is prone to earthquakes
Lombok lifted 10 inches by quake that killed nearly 400 Scientists say the powerful Indonesian earthquake that killed nearly 400 people lifted the island it struck by as much … Continue reading
6 tricks for surviving work and personal adversity
A Stanford psychologist has a simple mental exercise for tackling student stress Stress can be debilitating, paralyzing, and generally bad for our health. It can also motivate us to get … Continue reading
At least 34 people dead after flooding in India’s Kerala state
Puerto Rico admits Hurricane Maria’s death toll may be 1,427 The government of Puerto Rico has quietly admitted that the death toll from Hurricane Maria — a subject of great … Continue reading
Japan weather bureau sees 60 percent chance of El Niño emerging in autumn
Boston faces a daunting future of rising seas Boston got a wake-up call earlier this year when the first of a string of nor’easter storms hit just as the tide … Continue reading
The architecture of relief: how design builds hope in the wake of disaster
Half a billion dollars and more to make Wellington resilient Half a billion dollars is being spent on things some Wellingtonians may never see so the city can be prepared … Continue reading
Over 650 people killed in the UK heatwave and it doesn’t seem to be ending soon
Some Good News—About Natural Disasters, of All Things In his posthumously published book “Factfulness,” the Swedish statistician Hans Rosling describes a paradox: “The image of a dangerous world has never … Continue reading
DARPA’s tiny robots to have a big impact on disaster relief
Bitcoin billionaire Brock Pierce wants to transform Puerto Rico into a crypto paradise Hurricane Maria was one of the worst natural disasters in US history, devastating the island of Puerto … Continue reading
Scientists Have Found a Disturbing Link Between Suicide Rates And Climate Change
Crop failure and bankruptcy threaten farmers as drought grips Europe Farmers across northern and central Europe are facing crop failure and bankruptcy as one of the most intense regional droughts … Continue reading
SPECIAL EDITON – Indonesia earthquake: death toll in Indonesia earthquake expected to rise
Lombok: Scores die as quake again hits Indonesian island At least 91 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok. Hundreds … Continue reading
Resilient people are not immune to stress but they can deal with it
Workplace mental health pushed to top of agenda Increasingly, business leaders are speaking out about how workplace mental health issues, such as anxiety, affect their lives, even when they appear … Continue reading
2017 was one of three warmest years on record, international report confirms
The fall of the Maya civilization was bloody and worsened by a terrible drought During the fall of the Maya civilization over 1,000 years ago, kings were killed in public, … Continue reading
Three Keys To Thriving In The Workplace
Kenny Chesney’s Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It’s About The Moving Forward Last year, Hurricane Irma blasted through the Caribbean, leveling schools, homes and businesses, and leaving people emotionally … Continue reading
Why there’s a ring of natural disasters around the Pacific
Nepal: 455 Dead, 72 Missing Due to Natural Disasters ]Kathmandu, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Natural disasters in Nepal has killed at least 455 people and missed 72 in the … Continue reading
“Greening” urban areas could improve our mental health
Monsoon flooding forces thousands to evacuate homes in Myanmar Some 50,000 people in Myanmar evacuated their homes after days of heavy monsoon rains left villages inundated and swept away bridges, … Continue reading
What you need to know about the 17 wildfires across California
Bursts of solar energy severed radio communication during 2017’s hurricane mayhem While three hurricanes swirled in the Caribbean and Atlantic Oceans on September 6, 2017, the sun blasted off … Continue reading
These pictures put northern Europe’s heatwave in perspective
European Drought Threatens Harvests From Sweden to the Czech Republic For farmers in central and northern Europe, this summer’s unusually high temperatures aren’t just uncomfortable, they are putting their harvests … Continue reading
Yellowstone super-volcano has a different history than previously thought
Laos dam collapse sends floods into Cambodia, forcing thousands to flee Thousands of people in northern Cambodia have been evacuated after the collapse of the dam in neighbouring Laos … Continue reading
Seven Ways To Build Your Mental Resilience
Resilience is crucial for our mental health There is a lot of focus now in mental health circles about resilience as being one of the keys to preventing mental illness. … Continue reading
An Entire Island of Vanuatu Is Being Evacuated Due to a Volcanic Eruption, Again
Flood insurance program needs update More than 12,000 property owners in Nevada, including at least 1,400 in Clark County, rely on the National Flood Insurance Program for flood coverage because … Continue reading
News outlets in Japan question belated flood response
Nearly One Year After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican Morgues are Still in a Crisis Workers from Puerto Rico’s beleaguered forensic sciences department moved two corpses from stop-gap refrigerator trailers … Continue reading
A Global Heat Wave Has Set the Arctic Circle on Fire
Somerset Regional Council secures $138k to fund new flood studies FIVE rural communities will be protected from flooding under new council flood studies and floodplain management plans. Somerset Regional Council … Continue reading
About Workplace Stress
Best-seller ‘Option B’ teaches resilience when facing grief A major life adjustment is coping with death and adversity, a human experience known best by those who suffer it. Facebook … Continue reading
Impacts of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards
David Moss on the Resilience of American Democracy Harvard Business School professor David Moss discusses his book, “Democracy: A Case Study,” and how past episodes in American history can provide … Continue reading
Urban Resilience: student ventures into sinking shanty town
FEMA avoids ‘climate change’ when introducing future storm resiliency plans The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking blame for its response to Hurricane Maria, which devastated communities across Puerto … Continue reading
India Accounts For 1/5th Of Global Deaths From Floods: Report
Heatwave blankets Japan, kills 14 people over long weekend An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday, and high … Continue reading
NASA Releases Photos Of Damage Hurricane Maria Inflicted On Puerto Rico’s Forests
Hurricane Maria Still Taking A Toll On Puerto Rico’s Seniors The question of who will care for Puerto Rico’s aging population is a growing crisis, says Dr. Angel Muñoz, a … Continue reading
There Are Wildfires Burning in the Arctic Circle Amid Sweden’s Record-Breaking Heat Wave
Prince’s foundation to donate disaster-resistant homes in Barbuda Twenty-two houses will be donated to families in Barbuda whose properties were destroyed during the passage of hurricane Irma 10 months … Continue reading
Losses from natural disasters at 13-year low in H1 – Munich Re
First leg of 2020 Olympic torch relay to start in Fukushima The Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima Prefecture in 2020 to reinforce the image that the Tokyo … Continue reading
Can you spot disaster-related fraud?
Which is scarier: natural disasters or hell? Which scares you more: a pending natural disaster or the thought of spending eternity in hell? On the surface, this question can appear … Continue reading
Return on Resilience: A Dollar of Prevention Is Worth $6 in Avoided Costs
Preparing for natural disasters The world’s attention over the last few weeks has been focused on the football team who became trapped in a cave in Thailand after sudden rains … Continue reading
Reputation resilience
FEMA admits it was understaffed and underprepared for 2017 hurricanes The Federal Emergency Management Agency “could have better anticipated the severity of hurricanes” that last year devastated Puerto Rico and … Continue reading
Stress in the modern age
How the psychology of the England football team could change your life This week, the England midfielder Dele Alli was asked if he was nervous about the big tests up … Continue reading
Hurricane Harvey Is Officially the Largest Rain Event in US History
Vieques Still Finding Its Footing After Hurricane Destruction The island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, is an isolated place known both for its remote beaches and the decades during which the … Continue reading
Heat Wave Study Shows How Extra-Hot Summers Can Make People Dumber
Japan faces ‘frequent’ disasters as flood toll reaches 200 Japan risks more severe weather and must find ways to alleviate disasters, a government spokesman said on Thursday, as intense heat … Continue reading
The world has never seen a Category 6 hurricane. But the day may be coming
How the Caribbean Is Recovering, One Year After Devastating Hurricanes It’s almost impossible to quantify the destruction, but hundreds of islands in the Caribbean were pummeled by the storms — … Continue reading
The Hurricane in My Backyard
The Hurricane in My Backyard It was Friday, August 25, 2017, the day Hurricane Harvey began to hit the Gulf Coast. Somewhere in the middle of Houston, I was panic-buying … Continue reading
Another monster storm named Maria threatens land
Rescuers race to find survivors after Japan floods kill over 100 Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed … Continue reading
Strong social ties help middle-aged folk grow more resilient: Study
For This Entrepreneur, ‘Grit’ Means Knowing When to Say Yes In this video from Entrepreneur Network partner Mars Discovery District, we take a closer look at what it really looks … Continue reading
Hurricane Beryl Is Officially the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Year
Canada heat wave death toll hits 54 The death toll in a week-long eastern Canadian heat wave has reached 54, officials said on Friday. Most of the victims linked to … Continue reading
What happens to zoo animals during a natural disaster?
The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Not Expected to Be as Bad as Forecasters Originally Predicted Two months after warning that the 2018 hurricane season was going to be an … Continue reading
Record Heat Wave in Southern Quebec Blamed For 18 Deaths
The Economic Resilience Initiative After setting the scene with an overview of the macroeconomic situation in the Mediterranean region, the discussions will focus on how the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) … Continue reading
Nature gone wild: Depictions of disasters in art
In Rio de Janeiro, thousands at risk from disasters As many as 155,000 people are exposed to the risk of landslides or floods in highland region of Rio de Janeiro, … Continue reading
Women play a key role in rescue, reconstruction and resilience after volcanic eruption in Guatemala
Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results delivers report Following the release of the report Measuring Progress on Adaptation and Climate Resilience: Recommendations to the Government of Canada, … Continue reading
Key tips to building a future-focused, resilient small business
Staying Power: Maintaining Resiliency In Family Businesses So, what is that makes Indian business families stay together? Resilience. This is both the cause and the effect. With effective succession planning, … Continue reading
To Defend Against Common Cyber Threats, Focus on Resilience, Real Risks, and Leadership
A fixed mindset could be holding you back — here’s how to change it It seems counterintuitive, but trying to build a child’s self-esteem by constantly praising them might actually … Continue reading
Coastal resilience linked to national security
Resilience: A New Lens For Urban Development In Africa 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) defines urban resilience as “the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to … Continue reading
Natural Disasters and Supply Chain — The View From Key West
“Resilience is the ability of any city to cope with any disaster or stress that may come its way.”, Amit Prothi, Head of India National Strategy, 100RC This next 100 … Continue reading
Remarkable Resilience—How One Elite Advisor Maintains His Motivation
“Hope for the Best, but Plan for the Worst”: Health System Advice on Natural Disasters After natural disasters like wildfires in California and hurricanes in Puerto Rico, leaders from an … Continue reading
What can natural disasters teach the world?
The Deadliest Natural Disasters in U.S. History Mother Nature can be merciless. From the churning hurricanes of the Gulf Coast, to the trailer-tossing storms of Tornado Alley, to the ground-pounding … Continue reading
Culture affects flood resilience
Culture affects flood resilience Research conducted by an LSU student indicates that cultural and social factors influence the flood resiliency of at-risk coastal areas of Louisiana, including Terrebonne and Lafourche … Continue reading
Building Resiliency in the Workplace Enhances Health and Wellbeing
How to develop, maintain resilience I have presented countless times in the last year at conferences and events on resilience. The room is always packed, and not because of me … Continue reading
Resilience: super skill of the future
When It Comes To Success In Business, EQ Eats IQ For Breakfast When I was younger, I bought into the fallacy that the “smartest” person always won. I pushed myself … Continue reading
Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in northeast India again Over the past few days, floods have hit several states, claiming the lives of at least 25 people and displacing … Continue reading
‘Slow Earthquakes’ People Can’t Even Feel Could Be Building Up to a Major San Andreas Disaster
California: The Politics of Surviving ‘The Big One’ It turns out that the danger of flooding on a massive scale is about as likely as having a massive earthquake, something … Continue reading
11 Benchmarks for Resilient Homes and Communities
Disaster Resiliency: Learn How IBM and Bechtel Partnered in Puerto Rico in Free 3BL Media Webcast, July 11 With the 2018 hurricane season under way, two large B2B corporations committed … Continue reading
The Secrets of Resilience
How to become cyber resilient Despite threats from targeted cybersecurity attacks doubling, companies are showing they can perform better under greater pressure. In fact, if they continue on the same … Continue reading
Someone Flew a Drone Too Close to a Wildfire, Again
FEMA Has Rejected 60 Percent of Assistance Requests in Puerto Rico. Why? Many Puerto Ricans have a jaundiced view of the federal response to Hurricane Maria: Federal aid was slow … Continue reading
Japan Earthquake Kills at Least 3 and Injures Hundreds More
Yolanda-hit town opens office-cum-evacuation center THE REHABILITATED municipal office of Marabut. a fifth-class town in Samar, was recently inaugurated, with the building designed to double as an evacuation center during … Continue reading
Cultural diversity as a means of boosting resilience at Austrian companies
Climate change raises the bar for disaster resilience Southeast Asia, already on the path of tropical storms originating from the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans, has seen a spike in … Continue reading
For better resiliency, don’t just try to defeat nature—work with it
Natural disaster forecasting to be mapped Decision No 705, signed on June 7 by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, approved the natural disaster forecasting programme to assess, map and … Continue reading
Poll Shows Americans Fear Natural Disasters More than Terrorism, Global Pandemic or Cyber-Attack Combined
Lawmakers Call for Probe of Federal Response to Puerto Rico Hurricane A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill today to establish an independent commission to investigate the federal response … Continue reading
The Most Expensive Natural Disasters in US History
Hurricane Industry: Sectors for Success – Turning the tide towards true regional resilience From the moment we become of age you are aware of your surroundings, you then quickly realize … Continue reading
Society Needs to Flip Its Disaster Spending, Insurance Report Says
‘Breathe’ is a wonderful story about resilience Breathe is a 2017 biographical drama film that was a directorial debut by Andy Serkis (you may remember him as Ulysses Klaue in … Continue reading
The lessons FEMA says it learned from Hurricane Maria
A New Arctic Cyclone Could Be Among the Most Powerful On Record Weather watchers may be more preoccupied of late with storms popping off in the Gulf of Mexico and … Continue reading
Over 500 Homes Now Destroyed by the Continuing Kīlauea Eruption
Disaster revealed our creativity and strength Nothing feels natural about a natural disaster. Even in a community as accustomed to change as Iowa City, the scope and scale of change … Continue reading
Hurricane worries prompt refiner Motiva to shift expansion plans
Still-Crippled Puerto Rico Shows Why U.S. Disaster Relief Needs Improvement A particularly damning report published by the New England Journal of Medicine, which can hardly be characterized as fake news, … Continue reading
Hurricanes and typhoons are slowing down, which means more time to do damage
Last Year’s Hurricane Season Was Bad. The Future Might Be Worse. Hurricane season started on June 1 (despite a hurricane being reported prior to that), and a new analysis predicts … Continue reading
85% of organisations could not survive without mission-critical IT systems – report
Top 10 global business interruption risks While business interruption repeatedly heads up the list of the greatest risks to businesses globally, newspaper headlines may be preventing leaders from identifying the … Continue reading
Could this new Chinese radar system really be used to play God with the weather?
We must be prepared to respond to natural disasters Texas is renowned for its diversity of land and people. What isn’t commonly known is that we also lead the nation … Continue reading
Climate disasters will hit women hardest, says ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ author
Climate disaster looms for SE Asia International experts have urged governments in Southeast Asia to prioritise creating climate change resilience for their citizens, as the region faces more destructive natural … Continue reading
What was the fallout from Fukushima?
How expensive will this hurricane season be? Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, with the first named storm, Alberto, forming even before the official June 1 kick off of Hurricane … Continue reading
The True Scope of the Disaster in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll In Puerto Rico 70 Times Higher Than Official Estimates: Study Over 4,600 people died in Puerto Rico during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria ― more than … Continue reading
Read This Story and Get Happier The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you.
What habits should you form early in your career to prevent stress at work? Stress is a growing epidemic in Britain. High pressure workplace environments, long working hours and the … Continue reading
Emotional intelligence: navigating today’s leadership challenges
Radical resilience: TAG president calls for less of the same The new president of the Local Government Technical Advisers Group (LGTAG) began his premiership this month with a call for … Continue reading
Hurricane season has arrived. Here’s what to expect.
People just give up’: Low-income hurricane victims slam federal relief programs Nine months after Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on the Gulf Coast, green grass has … Continue reading
Disasters and Social Resilience: A bioecological approach
Indigenous people see the balance in natural events When it comes to nature and the natural world, Indigenous people have a much different world view than the rest of the … Continue reading
Coping classes: Building emotional resilience
Hawaii’s insurance market enters moratorium as volcanic eruption continues The lava flow from the volcanic eruption in Hawaii hasn’t abated yet, and the Hawaii National Park Service has warned residents … Continue reading
The dire future that awaits San Francisco, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Seattle
Hurricane season starts in one week. Puerto Rico’s emergency plan still isn’t ready This year’s hurricane season starts in one week. But in Puerto Rico, where the healthcare system devolved … Continue reading
People Showing Resilience: NGO
Bangladesh most resilient country to disaster, needs more fund allocation Bangladesh, one of the most at-risk countries to adverse impacts of climate change is also one of the most resilient … Continue reading
Record Heat Means Hurricanes Gain Ferocity Faster
Building regulation for resilience: converting disaster experience into a safer built environment – the case of Japan This report describes Japan’s incremental approach to developing, implementing, and facilitating compliance with … Continue reading
Alberto Is Coming: First Named Storm of the 2018 Hurricane Season Is Aimed at Gulf Coast
Cyclone Mekunu kills five in Yemen’s Socotra island and a 12-year-old girl in southern Oman A 12-year-girl was killed and three people were injured after Cyclone Mekunu hit southern Oman … Continue reading
5 tips to help build resilience and emotional flexibility
Building resilience in students Summer is just weeks away! The final days of the school year, though they may feel hectic, can also provide opportunities to reflect on your practice … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence: Weather Forecasting and Prediction of Natural Disasters
Travel industry urgently needs to tackle overtourism, disaster resilience Industry speakers at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) joint debate last week outlined … Continue reading
Gender question in disaster management
As Hurricane Season Approaches, It’s Time to Fix Disaster Funding The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season is just over ten days away. As the nation continues to grapple … Continue reading
Lessons in resilience…
Lessons in resilience: what city planners can learn from Hobart’s floods Hobart is a city known for its risk of catastrophic fire, such as the devastating wildfires of 1897-98 and … Continue reading
The National Resilience Taskforce: challenges and opportunities
Natural Disasters Have Major Impact On Fiji’s Food Natural disasters can have a major impact on Fiji’s agriculture industry and Fiji’s Agriculture Ministry and Food and Agriculture Organization have … Continue reading
Hawaii community clings to life in shadow of fiery volcano
With hurricane season approaching, Texas should heed Harvey’s warning on climate change The 2018 hurricane season is just around the corner – June 1st, in fact. Initial predictions for … Continue reading
How to Bring Mindfulness to the Workplace
Imagine Childhood Trauma and Resilience Conference with Kean University Many children experience trauma. Some traumas are ongoing like abuse or illness, while others are sudden and episodic like an act … Continue reading
How Disaster Relief Efforts Could Be Improved with Game Theory
The world’s most resilient countries rely on great infrastructure Hurricanes devastated businesses and supply chains in the eastern part of the U.S. last year, but the region’s strong resilience score … Continue reading
New Report Looks at Past Disasters to Prepare for the Future
The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index (ANDRI) is Australia’s first national-scale standardised snapshot of disaster resilience. The ANDRI has a hierarchical design based on … Continue reading
Best practices for disaster recovery
10 Years after Wenchuan Earthquake, A Silver Lining in Disaster Management On May 12, China will mark the 10th anniversary of the devastating Wenchuan earthquake that struck Sichuan province, leaving … Continue reading
Why India is building a national disaster database
U.S. Government Promotes Disaster Resilience of Small and Medium Businesses in Fiji The United States government, in partnership with the Fiji Business Disaster Resilience Council and the Fiji Commerce and … Continue reading
Individual Resilience: A Guide
Individual Resilience: A Guide Resilience is the ability to react appropriately in an uncertain and changing environment. In an earlier issue, we ran an article about resilience at the organisational … Continue reading
Survey: Most Pet Owners Are Not Prepared for Natural Disasters
Hawaii’s Volcanic Eruption Could Hit Low-Income Residents Hardest Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt, spewing molten rock and sulfur dioxide from more than a dozen fissures that have opened … Continue reading
The biggest hurricanes are gaining power faster than before
It’s a risky business, not having a continuity plan Such a register normally includes a description of a risk occurring, a description of the impact a realised risk could have … Continue reading
Supercomputers are driving a revolution in hurricane forecasting
Supercomputers are driving a revolution in hurricane forecasting Back in 1998, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts housed the 27th most-powerful supercomputer in the world, with 116 cores providing … Continue reading
Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges
What’s a ‘cold monsoon’? And is it the best way to describe Adelaide’s climate? As South Australia and Victoria brace for more wild, wet weather, an Adelaide biologist says the … Continue reading
Cuba Launches ‘Operation Meteor’ to Mitigate Natural Disasters
Surviving and thriving after fires, cyclones, storms and floods: Incredible pictures celebrate Australians’ resilience as their lives are torn apart by natural disasters Australians like to think of themselves as … Continue reading
15 Ways You Can Help After a Natural Disaster (Hint: It’s Rarely Donate Clothes)
This water filter made of paper could save people’s lives during natural disasters Clean water is a basic human right. But after hurricane Maria, 70 percent of Puerto Rico’s water … Continue reading
East Africa’s deadly floods are a stark reminder of the region’s poor disaster preparedness
Erupting Volcano on Hawaii Releases Life-Threatening Gas, Officials Say Images of the eruption of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii offer a vivid display of yellow and red lava bubbling from … Continue reading
To build resilience, listen to people’s needs
Inflatable Buildings Could Bring Shelter After Natural Disasters One of the greatest things about tech development is when the creative minds of the world are applied to truly impacting … Continue reading
Buffett: The surging cost of natural disasters isn’t just about climate change
New eBook will prepare people with dementia for natural disasters AUSTRALIANS are warned to prepare for natural disasters. But how do hundreds of thousands of Australians suffering from dementia … Continue reading
Routine natural disasters make the need for resilient communities all the more dire, health experts say.
Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption Officials had been warning residents all week they should be prepared to evacuate as an eruption would give little warning. A volcanic crater … Continue reading
La Nina-like ocean cooling patterns intensify northwestern Pacific tropical cyclones
Know Your Flood Risk and Landmark Information longlisted for the 2017 Responsible Business Awards The Know Your Flood Risk campaign and Landmark Information are celebrating after being Longlisted for the … Continue reading
7 Mindsets That Undercut Your Mental Strength and Resilience
Resilience key in effort to stop suicide, speaker says Not many people who attempt suicide at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge survive the leap. But those who do all … Continue reading
California can look forward to more extreme dry-wet “climate whiplash”
The Harrowing Floods of Bangladesh, in Photos “I am documenting what’s around me not only as a photojournalist, but also as a victim,” Jashim Salam says. In Chittagong, Bangladesh, where … Continue reading
Stakeholders aim for disaster-resilient city
Hurricane Harvey Survivors Kicked Out of Hotels in Texas The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has officially let down Hurricane Harvey survivors. As of Tuesday, about 1,400 Texans had to … Continue reading
7 Characteristics of Resilient Relationships
7 Characteristics of Resilient Relationships There are hundreds of volumes written about why marriages and other intimate relationships end, but the core reasons may be distilled down to three main … Continue reading
Want To Make Your Company Resilient? Start With An Inspiring Mission
The Resilient Leader America is stressed out. For the last ten years, the American Psychological Association (APA) has conducted an annual survey on stress in America. Work consistently tops the … Continue reading
California’s next megaflood would be worse than eight Hurricane Katrinas
Extreme weather and us Is extreme weather really increasing? How are people coping with more severe drought, flooding, heat waves and storms? In a multimedia series of stories that span … Continue reading
