Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70
Flooded bullet trains show Japan’s risks from disasters The typhoon that ravaged Japan last week hit with unusual speed and ferocity, leaving homes buried in mud and people stranded … Continue reading
Why India wants to tie up with other countries to build disaster-resilient infrastructure
Cause-specific mortality and natural disasters: the urgent need for change The sixth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019) was held in Geneva on the 15th May … Continue reading
Organizational vs. operational resilience: What’s the difference?
Can the Pacific Islands be insured? The Pacific Islands are grappling with the effects of disasters and climate change, which have the potential to make entire countries inhospitable, posing significant … Continue reading
Hurricane Maria survivor designs DroneAid open source disaster relief tool
You’re not resilient if you don’t have WAR In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, smart organisations are focusing on building resilience into their corporate DNA. Resilience implies the … Continue reading
Costs of natural disasters are increasing at the high end
Quality ‘watchword for disaster resilience’ A leading engineer has called for a national effort to build quality into infrastructure and low-income housing in order to strengthen the nation’s resilience … Continue reading
Natural disasters make people more religious
In New Orleans, making music from hurricane leftovers Leah Hennessy steps into a telephone booth in the center of the Music Box Village, a permanent outdoor arts exhibition, and lifts … Continue reading
Social connections boost resilience among elderly after disaster
How can governments help more after natural disasters? “Insurers prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Governments, however, appear surprised when a catastrophe strikes. Governments can help … Continue reading
Reacting to disasters: the need for dignity and mindfulness
UNDRR welcomes the launch of the global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, welcomed the launch of the global Coalition … Continue reading
A Call to Action for Corporate America: Change Disaster Response from Relief to Resiliency
How one Texas town built IT resilience For cities and towns across America, recent ransomware attacks are a stark wakeup call signaling the importance of mitigating risk, strengthening data protection … Continue reading
Hurricane Lorenzo Completed Extratropical Transition – What Does That Mean
Six killed as typhoon Mitag sweeps parts of South Korea Six people were killed when typhoon Mitag passed through the country on Thursday, South Korea’s government said. Mitag, the 18th … Continue reading
How to cope when you’re feeling overwhelmed
Artistic Responses to Natural Disasters: The Case of New Orleans Alongside the ruins of asymmetrical warfare, we are now living in an era of unimaginable natural destruction. The irreversible … Continue reading
Death toll in east Indonesia quake rises
Drought-hit Australian towns prepare for ‘unimaginable’ water crisis The little town of Guyra in eastern Australia lies next to a freshwater lagoon just half a day’s drive from Sydney, but … Continue reading
Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the future
Worst Natural Disasters in the US in the Last 10 Years “Incidents of extreme weather are projected to increase as a result of climate change,” according to the National … Continue reading
Prepping for natural disasters as a business
Natural disasters spell trouble for housing, lending The growing frequency of natural disasters in Australia could ultimately result in a dent to the housing and the home-lending markets, according … Continue reading
Making the business case for hurricane protection
Hurricane Dorian Left 1.5 Billion Pounds of Debris in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas Officials are grappling with how to deal with 1.5 billion pounds of debris left behind in Marsh … Continue reading
When natural disaster strikes, men and women respond differently
Beyond ‘business as usual’. Addressing the climate change crisis Every year, insurers see first-hand the devastation natural disasters inflict on people and communities around the world. From flooding in … Continue reading
A good business leader will be prepared for the next disaster. Here’s how.
‘Everything Was Broken.’ The Photographer Who Captured the Most Haunting Photographs of Dorian and Its Aftermath Associated Press staff photographer Ramon Espinosa is no stranger to covering hurricanes. He’s been … Continue reading
Lessons from Dorian
How to strength train your ’emotional resilience’ before disaster strikes Not to brag, but I think I’m on my way to wining the gold medal in emotional resilience. Emotional … Continue reading
Breaking silos in disaster management
Jamaica remembers Hurricane Gilbert, but is the island prepared for a Dorian? On September 12, 1988, at the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, a storm named Gilbert hit a … Continue reading
The Great Flood of 2019: A Complete Picture of a Slow-Motion Disaster
Avoiding Disaster Fraud: Ensuring Donations Reach Victims When disheartening images appear in the media about areas devastated by natural disasters such as hurricanes, we commonly seek ways to contribute toward … Continue reading
Hurricane Dorian Oil Spill In Bahamas Has Spread To The Sea
Japan regulator to launch new investigation into Fukushima nuclear disaster Japan’s nuclear regulator said in Wednesday it would launch a new investigation into the Fukushima disaster, to look into … Continue reading
What is an emergency grab bag and what should you put in it?
Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience The report, Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience, puts forward a bold vision for how to … Continue reading
The Hope and Resilience of Animals, in Photos
Australian natural disasters minister David Littleproud: ‘I don’t know if climate change is manmade’ Australia’s minister responsible for drought and natural disasters, David Littleproud, has said that he doesn’t “know … Continue reading
HURRICANE DORIAN REMINDER: Not all have protection from natural disasters
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019: ASEAN needs to bolster risk-informed investments to reduce the burden of natural disasters On September 3, 2018, Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines, affecting at … Continue reading
The Dark(er) Side of the Hurricane Katrina Conspiracies
Spectacular Stromboli eruption sends people fleeing for cover Firefighters reported that widespread vegetation fires had broken out. Burning material from the explosion fell from the crater and rolled down to … Continue reading
‘100-year’ floods will happen every 1 to 30 years, according to new flood maps
Another Harvey? Houston isn’t ready. [Editorial] Ask officials if we’re better prepared today than we were when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in 2017, and the answer is as quick as … Continue reading
Remembering Hurricane Camille 50 years later
Weatherwatch: rain of ‘biblical proportions’ may not be hyperbole Biblical proportions” is an expression that headline writers use when trying to describe unprecedented rainfall or flooding. And “Biblical rain” was … Continue reading
It’s Really Hard to Predict an Earthquake, but Scientists Are Getting Closer
Political Transition and Earthquake Recovery in Nepal When the earthquake struck, on April 25, 2015, killing nearly 9,000 people and damaging or destroying over half a million homes and buildings, … Continue reading
One quarter of the world’s population live in countries with a high level of water stress
ED declares drought national disaster President Mnangagwa has declared the 2018/2019 El-Nino-induced drought a State of National Disaster, paving way for the launch of the Revised Zimbabwe Humanitarian Appeal yesterday … Continue reading
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
Building resilience as a profession Research by the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) this year revealed that more than 90 per cent of junior lawyers experience stress at work, with … Continue reading
A major river in Europe hit by drought could create economic havoc
Mississippi River flooding and Hurricane Barry could have inundated New Orleans. Here are four actions we need to take before that happens again. The Bonnet Carré Spillway will finally close … Continue reading
Homes being built fastest in many flood-prone areas
Over 15,000 Square Miles of Siberia Are on Fire and It’s “a Global Ecological Catastrophe” Wildfires are raging across over 15,000 square miles of Siberia, an area larger than the … Continue reading
Shielding the most vulnerable
Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again. Our research, published … Continue reading
At least 20 people have died from Europe’s extreme heat. The Arctic caught on fire. This is what climate change looks like.
People don’t understand how disaster-relief money gets spent—and it makes them less likely to donate Over the last two years, the United States has experienced 30 natural disasters that have … Continue reading
Mumbai rains: Is India’s weather becoming more extreme?
What Does Massive Flooding in the Midwest Mean for Wildlife? The Midwest has been experiencing historic flooding since March, and while some wildlife is benefiting from the extra water, other … Continue reading
Bill Would Require Wireless Companies to Upgrade for Disasters
A quick look at business insurance for natural disasters With earthquakes in California and Hurricane Barry striking states along the Gulf of Mexico and in the Midwest, small business owners … Continue reading
Fukushima beach reopens for first time since 2011 nuclear disaster
Hurricane disasters associated with poorer outcomes for radiotherapy patients Lung cancer patients who had a hurricane disaster declared during radiotherapy had worse overall survival than those who completed treatment in … Continue reading
As Cost of Natural Disasters Increase, New Report Maps Central Role for Corporate Philanthropy
As Cost of Natural Disasters Increase, New Report Maps Central Role for Corporate Philanthropy NEW YORK, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Catastrophic flooding in the Midwest. Millions of acres consumed … Continue reading
Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh The poor Indian states of Assam and Bihar have been among the worst hit. Some 4.3 million … Continue reading
Disaster resilience must be a way of life
One climate crisis disaster happening every week, UN warns Climate crisis disasters are happening at the rate of one a week, though most draw little international attention and work is … Continue reading
Preparing refugee populations for the coming monsoon season
Preparing refugee populations for the coming monsoon season With the monsoon season just around the corner, 700,000 Rohingya refugees brace themselves for cyclonic winds, never ending rain and deadly … Continue reading
Some Disaster Prevention Spending Reaps Higher Rewards
Strengthening urban resilience to natural disasters Given the global warming problem, what will the world look like, say, in 100 years? Recently, a group of researchers from the University of … Continue reading
Why Chennai, India’s Sixth Biggest City, Has Run Out Of Water
Natural Disasters in 2018 In 2018, there were 315 natural disaster events recorded with 11,804 deaths, over 68 million people affected, and US$131.7 billion in economic losses across the world. … Continue reading
Cloud computing girds governments against natural disaster threats, expert says
Innovation in Disaster Resilience: Southern California Resilience Initiative Announces Three New Projects The Southern California Resilience Initiative (SCRI), led by 100 Resilient Cities, is a one-year sequence of convenings, tactical … Continue reading
Steps needed to tackle ripple effects of natural disasters
Japan’s deadly heatwave would have been impossible without climate change Japan’s heatwave in July 2018 could not have happened without climate change. That is the unequivocal conclusion of a report … Continue reading
What people want: building resilience and stability in conflict and crises
‘Hurricane clause’ in bonds helps countries struck by disaster Fifteen years ago Grenada suffered a devastating blow when Hurricane Ivan swept over the small Caribbean island. The storm tore down … Continue reading
Individual resilience: A Guide
‘So much land under so much water’: extreme flooding is drowning parts of the Midwest Even with half of the houses on her street underwater, Dina Barker looked at the … Continue reading
Tornado outbreaks reminder to make smartphones disaster-ready
Calculating the High Cost of Really Stormy Weather Storms in the Atlantic Ocean weren’t a major worry for the commodities markets in 2018, but this year’s hurricane season, which … Continue reading
Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska Wreaks Havoc on Communities and Ecosystems
Here’s why the US has seen tornadoes, floods and extreme heat in the past few weeks If you feel like the weather has been out of control in much of … Continue reading
Let’s seize the opportunity for resilience in storm-hit Mozambique
How A Florida Beach Town Changed How We Live A cozy town built from scratch in the 1980s ignited a revolution in how we design and build communities. With pedestrian-friendly … Continue reading
Post-Hurricane Documentary ‘After Maria’ Captures Despair Of Displaced Puerto Ricans In The Bronx
Post-Hurricane Documentary ‘After Maria’ Captures Despair Of Displaced Puerto Ricans In The Bronx Hurricane Maria, the most destructive storm to ever hit Puerto Rico, devastated the island in September … Continue reading
The best and worst countries for business: Global upheaval edition
4 ways to make sure your pet survives tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters As Hurricane Florence threatened the coast of North Carolina in September 2018, a Labrador retriever I’d … Continue reading
Resilient infrastructure key response to natural disasters
Earth Manual Project a creative way to learn disaster readiness Of days gone by: The Lost Homes project is meant to instil empathy while easing the survivors’ healing process. Through … Continue reading
The power of resilience
Getting Resilient The Odisha government’s disaster management during the recent Cyclone Fani has been lauded the world over. Despite a wind speed of close to 200 kilometres per hour, … Continue reading
This House Is Built to Stare Down a Hurricane
Natural Disasters are on the Rise, but is Indiana Prepared to Help Hoosiers Recover? The number of deadly natural disasters afflicting the U.S. is rising, and so is the economic … Continue reading
‘Billion Dollar’ Natural Disasters on the Rise
IBM Calls on Developers for Disaster Response and Recovery Ideas IBM marked Hurricane Preparedness Week to call on the technology community to take action that will help save lives of … Continue reading
Violence, natural disasters forced a record 41 million people from their homes
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction: Driving Action on Disaster Risk Reduction lobally, disaster risks are increasing, and climate change is expected to further drive risks up. Systems- based … Continue reading
The Future of Disaster Recovery
The story of two cities and two cyclones It was last year on September 16th, Sunday that typhoon (as cyclones are called in these parts of the world) Mangkhut hit … Continue reading
Killer Asteroid Flattens New York City in NASA Simulation Exercise
Monster Cyclone Fani Over India Looked Fearsome from Space As Cyclone Fani strengthened and made landfall over eastern India on May 3, a network of weather satellites kept an eye … Continue reading
How Do You Save a Million People From a Cyclone? Ask a Poor State in India
EPA Releases Report Advising Communities to Prepare for Climate Change-Related Disasters Policymakers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a report in the Federal Register outlining how local communities … Continue reading
The Deadliest Tropical Cyclone on Record Killed 300,000 People
NASA Research Shows Humans Have Been Influencing Drought For Over a Century Climate change used to be thought of as a future problem. Now people are finally starting to view … Continue reading
New research explains why Hurricane Harvey intensified immediately before landfall
Hurricane Maria Left Thousands of Puerto Rican Children Experiencing Symptoms of PTSD, Survey Finds Hurricane Maria was the deadliest storm in modern U.S. history. And the damage didn’t end when … Continue reading
How to avoid a climate flood disaster – a hypothetical it’s extremely difficult
‘Pele’s Path: The Journey Home’ to offer first-hand look at Kilauea disaster As part of Hawaii News Now’s documentary series on the Kilauea eruption, “Pele’s Path: The Journey Home” offers … Continue reading
The Value of Coastal Wetlands for Flood Damage Reduction
Hurricane Season Has Started Early Four Years in a Row. Is That Unusual? The Atlantic hurricane season technically runs from June through November, but there’s “nothing magical” about those dates … Continue reading
Flooding linked to climate change puts beaches, nuclear plants at risk
Only Half of Businesses Believe They Have Achieved Cyber Resilience “Business resilience” is the modern evolution of what was once known as “business continuity”, the change in terms precipitated by … Continue reading
Could Machine Learning Be the Key to Earthquake Prediction?
Resilience Hub teaches skills that build community and sustainable landscapes Using old tools, sustainability concepts and lots of volunteers, the Resilience Hub is remaking public and private landscapes all around … Continue reading
Al Roker Writes About The Deadliest Flood In American History
New data shows 4% drop in Puerto Rico population since Maria New Census Bureau data shows Puerto Rico lost nearly 4% of its population after Hurricane Maria — the … Continue reading
Cyclone Idai damage cost seen topping $2bn
Iran: Deadly floods highlight need for ‘natural disasters’ fund As Iranians continue to deal with the aftermath of deadly floods across the country and the government scrambles to provide relief, … Continue reading
How natural disasters can increase inequality
Austin ties with Houston for most disaster-prone place to live in Texas Austin is tied with Houston for the most natural disaster-prone major metro area in the state of … Continue reading
Mindfulness brings major benefits to leadership
Thousands of Children Who Survived Cyclone Idai Now Face Slavery and Forced Marriage Thousands of children who survived a cyclone in southeast Africa face fresh risks in its aftermath — … Continue reading
Putting Nature to Work: Integrating Green and Grey Infrastructure for Water Security and Climate Resilience
Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial Cyclone Idai struck Beira, the fourth largest city in Mozambique, in mid-March with torrential rains and winds of more than … Continue reading
Why did the Rockefeller Foundation just unceremoniously end its successful resilience program?
Coral reefs save billions of dollars worldwide by preventing floods Coral reefs aren’t just pretty to look at: They also act as a natural flood protection barrier from powerful ocean … Continue reading
Mozambique Cholera Cases Top 1,000 in Wake of Cyclone Idai
India’s Heat Season Arrives Early and Extreme It’s only March, and communities from Kerala to Gujarat are already battling extreme heat in India. Temperatures reached 41ºC (105ºF) in Surat along … Continue reading
Community resilience is key to disaster recovery, but many are unprepared (Study)
Disaster preparedness ‘key to national survival’ ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said on Friday disaster preparedness was significant for national survival and prosperity, stressing the need … Continue reading
Historic, widespread flooding will continue through May, NOAA says
Hurricane Maria Devastated Puerto Rico’s Forests at an Unprecedented Rate When Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it leveled buildings, flooded streets, and wiped out power … Continue reading
Nebraska flooding shows (again) how extreme weather can threaten national security
In Her Words: Samaris Pagán on Hurricane Maria Twenty days had passed and I felt myself going a bit crazy. Not because I’d been living in complete darkness with zero … Continue reading
Two People Died After Record-Breaking Winter Floods In The Midwest
Massive Flooding Follows In Bomb Cyclone’s Wake, With Nebraska Floods Possibly Worst In 50 Years Historic flooding has followed in the wake of the “bomb cyclone” that rammed into the … Continue reading
El Niño Conditions Strengthen, Could Last Through Summer
As wildfires devour communities, toxic threats emerge As an uncontrollable wildfire turned the California town of Paradise to ash, air pollution researcher Keith Bein knew he had to act fast: … Continue reading
Eleven dead as Brazil’s largest city flooded
The Central U.S. Is About To Get Hit With A Bomb Cyclone The country’s midsection is about to be hit by a rare, potentially record setting bomb cyclone that will … Continue reading
California’s Wildfires Burn Through America’s Climate Illusions
Singapore proposes new security guidelines to beef up financial resilience Singapore is looking to introduce changes to existing guidelines on technology risk and business continuity management that will require financial … Continue reading
Australia needs a national plan to face the growing threat of climate disasters
NPR investigation finds FEMA aid favors the rich and white Who gets public money after natural disasters — and who doesn’t? A new NPR investigation and analysis of previously unreleased … Continue reading
Here Is What Happened the Last Time the Yellowstone Volcano Erupted: Researchers
How UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Service Contributed to Humanitarian Response to Natural Disasters in 2018 The UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Service has been supporting the humanitarian community with satellite imagery analysis for … Continue reading
How to deal with work-related stress
Preparing for the Era of Disasters We are entering a new era in the security of Australia, not because of terrorism, the rise of China or even the cybersecurity threat, … Continue reading
When Wildfires Strike: Living with High-Risk Fire Zones
The Deadly US ‘Tornado Outbreak’ Has Confirmed One of Scientists’ Biggest Fears Yesterday, over the course of a single afternoon, Lee County, Alabama, was ravaged by back-to-back tornadoes. The one-two … Continue reading
New study highlights significance of resilience training
Townsville homes may become ‘uninsurable’ due to flooding from climate change Houses in flood-hit Townsville and other parts of north Queensland are “on track to become uninsurable”, according to analysis … Continue reading
The First (Very Early) Forecast for the 2019 Hurricane Season Is Here
Japan Sends Robot Into the Nuclear Hell of the Fukushima Reactor The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) just sent a robot into one of the reactors of the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading
Nurses Not Immune to Stress from Disaster
Scientists Just Made It Possible to Predict The Weather Further Ahead Than Ever Before Most of us have been caught out by weather forecasts that didn’t quite turn out … Continue reading
Tackling drought with data visualisation
How climate change can make catastrophic weather systems linger for longer Many parts of Australia have suffered a run of severe and, in some cases, unprecedented weather events this summer. … Continue reading
What Black History Month Can Teach Us About Resilience
Preparing for resilience in disasters With large-scale disasters from coast to coast fresh on the minds of many, the importance of emergency preparedness is especially pertinent. Most recently, for … Continue reading
Floods, fire and drought: Australia, a country in the grip of extreme weather bingo
Fungi after the floods: how to get rid of mould to protect your health As Townsville residents continue the clean-up following January’s flooding, microscopic fungi, commonly called mould, will be … Continue reading
Landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria
Black Saturday: What have we learnt? In the ten years since the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, many improvements have happened in fire prevention and management, writes Dr John Iser. … Continue reading
Hurricanes are intensifying more rapidly and it may be our fault
Hurricane Harvey left Houston with crisis in affordable housing Did you realize that Houston was left in a severe affordable housing crisis after Hurricane Harvey? A year and a half … Continue reading
Disaster relief as a threat to state sovereignty
Maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress may affect infants’ temperament A new Infant Mental Health Journal study demonstrates that prenatal maternal depression has important consequences for infant temperament. Furthermore, the … Continue reading
How can Australia better prepare itself for natural disasters?
AgForce calls on banks to show compassion for farmers hurt by Townsville floods Banks need to cut farmers some slack from default interest repayments and show some compassion following the … Continue reading
Climate resilience: More than a third of Londoners think city can’t cope with natural disasters
Business resilience should be a core company strategy, so why are businesses struggling to take action? A recent survey showed that only 51% of U.S. business decision makers say their … Continue reading
Puerto Ricans Concerned That $20 Billion Recovery Plan Is ‘Not For The People’
Tasmania Is Burning Up And Things Could Get Worse This Week Australia’s blistering heat wave began in December and has only intensified since then. So far the country has … Continue reading
How Australia’s Deadliest Fires Made Thousands of Students Fall Behind
After Hurricane Harvey, Texas senator eyes using state’s savings for flood control Before the next Hurricane Harvey strikes, and thousands of homes are damaged or destroyed, some Texas lawmakers … Continue reading
As environmental catastrophe unfolds, we need architecture that is more than just green
Puerto Rico received lopsided hurricane disaster aid compared to Texas and Florida, study says In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria hit the United States in August and September. The … Continue reading
Shocking pictures reveal Australia heatwave tragedy
Integrated Coastal Community Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Demak, Central Java In Demak, Central Java, natural forces exacerbated by human activities have escalated coastal erosion to the point of … Continue reading
Natural Disasters Worsen Inequality
Business leaders waking up to extreme risks posed by climate change The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2019 shines a light on a topic that Zurich has been calling … Continue reading
World Bank to double climate adaptation & resilience financing
World Bank to double climate adaptation & resilience financing The World Bank Group will double its financing of climate change adaptation and resilience related projects, with one area of focus … Continue reading
The Top Global Risks in 2019
US homes facing increased risk from natural hazards Natural hazards have been elevated over the past three years according to a report from CoreLogic, increasing risk for homeowners and their … Continue reading
Investing in Forest Health
Investing in Forest Health As the wildfire dubbed “Camp Fire” scorched Northern California’s Butte County last fall, creating tragedy in the town of Paradise and canceling school throughout the San … Continue reading
In Case Of Emergency, Self-Drive
Insurers hit: Climate change wreaking havoc on insurance industry It may get increasingly impossible to recover from the damage inflicted by anthropogenic climate change. Insurers have been researching what climate … Continue reading
Heartbreaking & Devastating Camp Fire Was World’s Costliest Catastrophe of 2018
Over 600 flee as flooding, landslides hit Southern Mindanao Hundreds fled their homes as several villages in Southern Mindanao were flooded due to moderate to heavy rains dumped by the … Continue reading
Can architecture save people from disaster?
Tsunami hazard and its challenges for preparedness Three major disasters in 2018 taught some painful lessons about the challenges of tsunami preparedness and early warning in Indonesia. In August, a … Continue reading
Natural disasters are no longer exceptional, so what will it take to prioritize preparedness?
Improving the nation’s resilience to disasters As summed up by the choice of sai (meaning disaster) as the kanji of the year, Japan experienced a string of severe natural disasters … Continue reading
New Evidence Shows Tornadoes Don’t Form The Way Scientists Have Always Thought
Casey bill offers more resources for disabled, older Americans during natural disasters The first response when natural disasters like hurricanes or wildfires strike is for everyone to evacuate the area. … Continue reading
Natural disasters set records around the world in 2018. These were some of the worst.
How we prepare for Australia’s natural disaster season We know that staying connected is especially crucial during times of crisis. Natural disasters like fires, cyclones and floods can damage our … Continue reading
More Floods and More Droughts: Climate Change Delivers Both
Researchers identify factors that influence how effectively food suppliers can respond to disasters Food systems face growing threats as extreme weather events become more common and more extreme due to … Continue reading
5 natural disasters that devastated the US in 2018
Dog That Survived California Fire Found Waiting at Home a Month Later A dog that survived the massive Camp Fire in California was found waiting at home by his owners … Continue reading
Dissecting a hurricane: What makes a superstorm?
Florida’s 2018 hurricane season will be remembered for Hurricane Michael For the third consecutive year, after a decade reprieve, Florida in 2018 was tested by the force of a massive … Continue reading
NASA’s Radar Expertise Is Helping California’s Woolsey Fire Recovery
Why California fires didn’t dominate cable news like hurricanes did If you lived anywhere near the California wildfires that took at least 81 lives this month and destroyed more than … Continue reading
Using the ‘World Disasters Report’ for programming and advocacy
Using the ‘World Disasters Report’ for programming and advocacy Over the past decade, almost 4000 natural disasters have impacted 2 billion people costing $1.7 billion in damages. Two-thirds of those … Continue reading
California wildfires: ‘If this town recovers, it will take years’
Climate Change Is Already Making Hurricanes Wetter, Study Confirms New research published in Nature Wednesday has confirmed that some of the most destructive hurricanes to pummel the U.S. in the … Continue reading
Kim Kardashian’s Private Firefighters Expose America’s Fault Lines
How humans are transforming the hurricanes of the future Climate change is already making devastating hurricanes wetter — and similar storms are likely to unleash more rain and faster winds … Continue reading
The Worst Is Yet to Come for California’s Wildfires
These Wind Patterns Explain Why California’s Wildfires Are So Bad In California three major fires—the Camp Fire in the north and Hill Fire and Woolsey Fire in the south—continue to … Continue reading
How resilient are you?
2018’s ‘especially astounding’ hurricane season is a warning of what’s to come The 2018 hurricane season still has a few weeks to go, but it has already been one for … Continue reading
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans become key voting bloc in Florida
Survivor Stories: Teachers in Puerto Rico reflect on Hurricane Maria 1 year later Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico just as the 2017 school year was beginning. A year later, two … Continue reading
Resilience to disaster
Indonesia’s double disaster exposes earthquake lessons not learned The young man standing atop a mound of grey mud and debris on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, waiting for an excavator … Continue reading
Science and politics of disaster death tolls
In photos: Astronaut sees powerful Super Typhoon Trami aimed at Japan Super Typhoon Trami, which as of Tuesday afternoon was the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, is projected to … Continue reading
When disaster hits, solar power beats coal
Charlotte Shows How to Beat Flooding When the remnants of Hurricane Florence settled over Charlotte during the weekend of Sept. 15, drenching the flood-prone city with a near-record amount of … 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
