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
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
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
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
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
California Legislators Eye Climate Bond to Prepare for Disasters
Another legacy of redlining: Unequal exposure to heat waves Severe heat kills more people in the United States than any other hazardous weather-related event. As climate change accelerates, the sweltering … Continue reading
Biodiversity and our brains: how ecology and mental health go together in our cities
2010-2019: Natural Disasters That Rocked The World This Decade Hundreds of thousands have lost their lives, and millions have been displaced around the world in the face of nature’s fury. … Continue reading
What Will it Take to Adapt to Natural Disasters?
Sydney Fires: Images show incredible scale of Unfolding disaster Sydney Fires: Incredible images showing the scale of the bushfires surrounding the Sydney basin have imemerged. Satellitel images from the … Continue reading
The best emergency apps for wildfires, earthquakes and other disasters
Invasive Grasses May Worsen Wildfires, Study Suggests The fires that have ignited in California, leading to mass evacuations and seemingly otherworldly scene may have gotten start from a surprise source…. … Continue reading
Hurricane Harvey linked to health problems in pregnant women, babies
Hurricane Harvey linked to health problems in pregnant women, babies Pregnant women and their newborns may be among the worst hit after a hurricane. A Texas study of women who … Continue reading
Who is ‘looting’ and who is ‘finding food’? How image gatekeepers shape the news
Why Building Emotional Resilience Is So Critical for African Americans An African-American woman worries about her brother, husband, or son being stopped by the police. Or, for the millionth … Continue reading
Time to rethink Australia’s food security
Catastrophic Queensland floods killed 600,000 cattle and devastated native species In February 2019, about 600,000 cattle were killed by catastrophic flooding across north Queensland’s Carpentaria Gulf plains. The flood waters … Continue reading
Increasing Resilience During A Recession: Three Factors Of Successful Companies
Hurricanes are making spiders more aggressive: It’s rapid evolution at work In the wake of natural disasters such as hurricanes, some spider populations are becoming more aggressive. According to a … Continue reading
‘Ecological grief’: Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency
Not waiting for handouts: Five stories of resilience from one of the world’s largest refugee camps Today there are more than 70 million people around the world who have been … 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
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
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
It takes years to fully recover from big storms like Sandy
It takes years to fully recover from big storms like Sandy The 2012 hurricane widely known as Superstorm Sandy left at least an estimated 325,000 New Jersey homes damaged or … Continue reading
Why California’s Droughts Killed More Than 100 Million Resilient Trees
WWF warns of worsening ‘superfires’ across Europe Global conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned on Thursday of the risks from new faster-spreading “superfires” in the wake of heatwaves and … 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
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
Fukushima contaminants found as far north as Alaska’s Bering Strait
Hurricane Maria inflicted tree damage unprecedented in modern times A new study finds that the storm killed or severely damaged up to 40 million trees in Puerto Rico; suggests future … 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
Is your business prepared for disasters?
Fighting fires with “forest resilience” bonds The rocky Yuba River meanders in a remote corner of California. It’s here that insurers, environmentalists and venture capital firms are joining forces to … Continue reading
Pets pose special problems in natural disasters
Forest Resilience Bond to help fund $4.6 million restoration project to mitigate wildfire risk in Tahoe National Forest his summer, California experienced its largest fire in state history—the latest disaster … Continue reading
Forest: Our first line defence against natural calamities
‘Medicane,’ a rare, hurricane-like storm, is on track to hit Europe A powerful and rare storm is set to hit the eastern Mediterranean this weekend. The hybrid storm, often called … 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
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
World unprepared for next major volcanic eruption, researchers say ‘death tolls could reach millions’
Mental health collaborative tackles fire-related trauma in Sonoma County When a North Bay fire survivor walks into her private practice office, Santa Rosa psychologist Alisa Liguori Stratton never presumes to … Continue reading
Biodiversity for Resilience Against Natural Disasters
Toronto Millennials are killing stereotypes by giving back to their city More than 90 of Toronto’s Millennial and Gen X philanthropists are bucking stereotypes about their generations and collectively pledging … Continue reading
One-third of forests aren’t growing back after wildfire
The La Tuna Canyon fire burns over Burbank, California, U.S. (Image: Reuters) A cluster of particularly destructive natural disasters in 2017 has pockmarked the nation with devastation. Numbers for Hurricanes … Continue reading
New study links natural disaster with revolutions
Boston-area transit spends $101M in weather resilience investments Every region has its transportation challenges; in the Northeast, a major challenge comes in the form of weather. MBTA’s preparations are essential to … Continue reading
How To Help Rebuild Florida’s Reefs Post Hurricane Irma
Pollution linked to 9 million deaths worldwide in 2015, study says The fatal effects of pollution are seen across our planet. In 2015, nearly one in six deaths, an estimated … Continue reading
How To Prepare for The Next Megastorm? Protect Wetlands, Mangroves and Reefs
How To Prepare for The Next Megastorm? Protect Wetlands, Mangroves and Reefs We weren’t ready. Not for Maria, not for Harvey and Irma, not for Katrina before them. Storms keep … Continue reading
Resilience: What is ecological anthropology?
Theresa May to spend aid money on insurance against disasters in Africa Theresa May is planning to spend tens of millions of pounds of aid funding on buying premiums with … Continue reading
How urban planning can contribute to resilience and disaster risk reduction
Adult education – a tool for risk resilience in Serbia? The Republic of Serbia has been faced with visible impacts of climate change in recent years. As a consequence of … Continue reading
Underwater volcano eruptions allow new bacteria to take over seafloor
Put a price on the costs of disasters, says UN risk chief Robert Glasser Calculating the costs of natural disasters is a valuable way for governments to recognize and limit the … Continue reading
When a Spouse Dies, Resilience Can Be Uneven
New study finds Earth heading for catastrophic 5-degree-Celsius warming Scientists say the Earth is warming up fast, and policy makers have been urged to keep that warming to an increase … Continue reading
Once in generation flood has NSW town preparing to evacuate
Once in generation flood has NSW town preparing to evacuate An evacuation order has been issued for residents in the New South Wales central western town of Forbes, as they … Continue reading
Separating Fiction in this Time of Natural Disasters
Separating Fiction in this Time of Natural Disasters There is always fact versus fiction when speaking about the news. Why else would the entertainment industry be so interesting if not … Continue reading
A huge change is coming to global investing and not enough people are paying attention
A huge change is coming to global investing and not enough people are paying attention BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with almost $5 trillion (£3.7 trillion) in assets, said … Continue reading
The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare. And more…
The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare Australia’s natural wonder is in mortal danger. Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year … Continue reading
Homeowners kept in dark about climate change risk to houses, says report. And more…
Insect Resilience and Climate Change Ecosystem tipping points and climate change warning signs are making headlines. Yesterday I read record breaking heat is melting roads in some of India’s busiest … Continue reading
