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Increased frequency and intensity of landslide events in Greece - Athens News Agency #ClimateCrisis #DisasterRisk www.amna.gr/mobile/artic...

Some more details at doi.org/10.1016/j.is... along with practicalities and examples.

#EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #Warnings #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterWarning #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems #DRM #DisasterRiskManagement #DisasterRisk

📢 Get Published: Weather & Climate-Induced #MultiHazard Futures

Explore the social dimensions of compounding climate- & weather-related hazards, #risk communication, early warning, governance, & equity.

🗓 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
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Sinkhole Prompts Evacuation of 38 Households in Vientiane, Four Still Missing The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has ordered the immediate evacuation of 38 households from high-risk areas of Thongmang village in Xaythany district, Vientiane, following a deadly sinkhole collapse earlier this month. The order followed inspection by Vice Minister Chansaweng Bounyong. He visited the affected area after a sinkhole opened on 2 January. Authorities described […]

Is nature angry with us? To avoid disasters, our actions ought to be about cooperating and living with nature – and with each other – without harm, including without harming ourselves. We should recognise and implement the wo...

"Is nature angry with us?"
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#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

Northeast Monsoon Puts Indigenous Communities at Risk: Six Settlements in Kelantan on High Alert GUA MUSANG: As heavy rain from the Northeast Monsoon continues to sweep across Kelantan, six indigenous Orang Asli settlements have now been officially listed as high-risk disaster areas, triggering heightened monitoring efforts and emergency preparedness measures. The settlements identified as “hot spot” areas are Pos Lebir, Pos Bihai, Pos Balar, Pos Belatim, Pos Simpor and […]

Northeast Monsoon Puts Indigenous Communities at Risk: Six Settlements in Kelantan on High Alert #NortheastMonsoon #OrangAsli #DisasterRisk #Kelantan #EmergencyPreparedness

What happens when you remove nature’s shock absorbers?
The impacts are immediate and local:unchecked floods, deadly landslides, disrupted rainfall, and devastated communities.
The 2021 Kalimantan floods are a tragic example of this cause and effect.

#DisasterRisk

The Disasters Avoided Newsletter - Edition 11 (November 2025)

#DisastersAvoided Newsletter 11
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#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters #risk

Working Equids in Disasters: Local Concerns and Inspirations Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys is an international animal welfare charity dedicated to improving the lives of working equids, including during and after disasters. Now, Brooke seeks to p...

Open access chapter:
Working #Equids in #Disasters
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #AnimalsDisasters #DisastersAnimals

This is corruption.
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Map reveals best and worst places to live for natural disasters FEMA’s Risk Index ranks every U.S. county by disaster risk, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Here’s what it reveals—and how to use it.

FEMA’s Risk Index ranks every U.S. county by disaster risk, social vulnerability & community resilience. The map factors in a range of natural hazards.
#WeatherNews #DisasterRisk #FEMA #extremeweather #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Today is International Day for #DisasterRiskReduction 🌿🌍⚠️

Under the theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, #DRRday 2025 highlights how #ResiliencePays!

🌲 #Forests are key to build the #resilience of landscape in the #Mediterranean & beyond: investing on them means reducing #DisasterRisk!

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Frontiers | Impact of climate change on natural hazard-induced disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean Climate change-related disasters represent nature's response to the severe and cumulative damage generated by human activities. This article aims to examine ...

A new study shows Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia face the highest number of climate-related natural disasters in Latin America & the Caribbean. Hydrological and thermal events dominate, with moderate links to GHG emissions.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/...
#GHG #Mexico #Brazil #Colombia #DisasterRisk #LAC

Crisis and Risk Psychology in Norway Our new paper examines the psychology of municipal leadership in Norway for avoiding crises and risks from becoming disasters.

"Crisis and Risk #Psychology in #Norway" www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disa...
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#Norge #DRR #CrisisPreparedness #SystemicRisk #LocalGovernance #Governance #DisasterRisk #RiskGovernance #DisasterRiskGovernance #DisasterRiskReduction #RiskPsychology #CrisisPsychology

New free-to-download paper:
"Crisis Preparedness and Systemic Risk: The Role of Municipal Leaders in #DisasterRiskGovernance in Norway"
doi.org/10.1111/sjop...

#Norway #Norge #DRR #CrisisPreparedness #SystemicRisk #LocalGovernance #Governance #DisasterRisk #RiskGovernance #DisasterRiskReduction

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Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake: Two New Probabilities Reshape Japan's 30-Year Outlook

#NankaiTrough #EarthquakePreparedness #DisasterRisk #JapanSeismicActivity mosmos-jp.blogspot.com/2025/09/nankai-trough-me...

Real Estate Companies and Disaster Risk Disclosure: A Survey Reveals User Insights A recent survey reveals a significant discrepancy between end-users and real estate companies regarding disaster risk information disclosure. Over 80% value this data.

Real Estate Companies and Disaster Risk Disclosure: A Survey Reveals User Insights #Japan #RealEstate #Shinjuku #IeloveGROUP #DisasterRisk

World Bank Risk Data Fellows Program 2025: Empowering Climate and Disaster Risk Professionals in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations - Opportunities for Youth The Risk Data Fellows Program is a 6-month work placement designed for climate and disaster risk professionals, including data scientists, geospatial

🌍 Apply now for the World Bank Risk Data Fellows 2025—a 6-month fellowship for climate, data, and disaster risk professionals. 🔗 wp.me/p23f03-gjj

#WorldBank #ClimateAction #Fellowship #DataScience #DisasterRisk

The Disasters Avoided Newsletter - Edition 9 (July 2025)

Disasters Avoided Newsletter #9
Focus on #disaster #finance and #insurance
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#DisastersAvoided
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters

using cluster-level constraints, multitask optimization, and multilabel conditionality, under a weak supervision setup.

#HelmholtzAI #AI4ER #DeepClustering #EO #UrbanMorphology #DisasterRisk #SpatialAudit #SpatialDisaggregation #Constraints

Two Climate Disasters, 150 km Apart: How Drought in Terai and Floods in the Hills Are Devastating Lives and Livelihoods in Nepal Madhesh Battling Severe Drought (25 July 2025)  Madhesh Province is currently grappling with a severe drought. The paddy plants in the fie...

Two climate disasters, 150 km apart: drought scorches the Terai, and floods ravage the hills.
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#ClimateChange #Drought #Floods #ClimateCrisis #DisasterRisk #FoodSecurity
@climatenews.bsky.social ,@climatechange.newsmast.community.ap.brid.gy , @undrr.bsky.social

Power lines are Greece’s top wildfire threat | eKathimerini.com Power transmission lines have emerged as Greece’s leading cause of wildfires, according to a Fire Service report submitted to the Civil Protection Ministry covering last year’s fire season.

Everyone assumes 'arson' is the main cause of wildfires in Greece, but power lines are the leading cause of wildfires according to a Fire Service report. And greece's official 'fire season' now includes June. #DisasterRisk #ClimateCrisis #CriticalInfrastructure www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...

The Himalayan Thaw and Pakistan’s Looming Instability - Stratheia Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan’s water, energy, and stability, climate inaction now means cascading national and regional crises.

Over 3,000 glacial lakes, 33 hazardous, and zero regional plans to manage them. Time bombs are ticking in Pakistan’s north.
#GlacierCrisis #GLOFs #DisasterRisk
stratheia.com/the-himalaya...

The opposite to #DisastersAvoided disastersavoided.com and saving money through #DRR doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement

Helene’s Unheard Warnings As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.

Yancey County faced Helene's wrath unprepared: a stark reminder of urgent climate warning system gaps.
#ClimateCrisis #DisasterRisk #NorthCarolina

Millions displaced by war seek safety—Insurance Coverage Standards Must Evolve to Protect Them! #WarRefugees #DisasterRisk #ForbesTrends support our work by using this amazon link whenever you shop: tinyurl.com/amazondiscou...

Tailoring is essential to scaling up climate services eg weather & climate info for children & youth, who must be stakeholders, says Emma Visman of @savechildrenintl.bsky.social

#ECCA2025 #ClimateServices #Health #Children #Youth #NationalFramework #Scaling #DisasterRisk

Vivir donde el fuego siempre vuelve La lucha contra los incendios ha dejado de centrarse exclusivamente en la extinción. Hoy se plantea desde una óptica más ambiciosa y estructural, en la que la innovación tecnológica, la participación ciudadana y la gestión territorial son imprescindibles.

Vivir donde el fuego siempre vuelve. www.agenciasinc.es/Reportajes/V... @evarodnieto.bsky.social #DRR #disaster #disasters #DisastersAreNotNatural #DisastersAvoided #resilience #vulnerability #DisasterRisk #wildfire #Smoke #Wildfires #incendio #forestales

Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.

In depth reporting from @npr.org & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social on why we keep doing the same things and expect different results
www.npr.org/2025/06/08/n...

#ClimateRisk #Flooding #DisasterRisk #Resilience

100 Dizzying Days for FEMA - by @andrewrumbach.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/andrewru...

FEMA has needed reform for ages. 2. Trump’s assault is the antithesis of reform. 3. Good news here is that a bipartisan FEMA bill is taking shape. #emg #emgsky #fema #disasterrisk 1/