So it's clear to journalists & others trying to clarify priorities for cutting #disasterrisk in #wildfire prone communities, here are the direct links to @ciresnews.bsky.social research: Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk about as much as climate change does.1/
January 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So it's clear to journalists & others trying to clarify priorities for cutting #disasterrisk in #wildfire prone communities, here are the direct links to @ciresnews.bsky.social research: Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk about as much as climate change does.1/
"What would happen if the #Yellowstone #supervolcano erupted now?"
theconversation.com/end-of-human...
@uk.theconversation.com
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #RiskManagement #DisasterRiskManagement #Volcano #Volcanoes #VolcanoRisk
theconversation.com/end-of-human...
@uk.theconversation.com
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #RiskManagement #DisasterRiskManagement #Volcano #Volcanoes #VolcanoRisk
End of humanity? Blow-by-blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.
theconversation.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:22 AM
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #CCA #ClimateChangeAdaptation #ClimateAdaptation #Adaptation #Climate #ClimateChange
Professor Ilan Kelman (@ilankelman.bsky.social) discusses with Me, Myself & Disaster how we can better plan and prepare for the future impacts of climate change ☔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzsf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzsf...
An umbrella for society - adapting to climate change with Professor Ilan Kelman
YouTube video by Me, Myself & Disaster
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
[1/8] Des chercheurs ont analysé plus de 7.000 catastrophes climatiques entre 1990 et 2020. Le résultat de cette étude montre sans surprise que l’inégalité de développement amplifie le risque. #geography #disasterrisk #inequality #vulnerability
Inequality in human development amplifies climate-related disaster risk - Nature Communications
A global analysis of over 7,000 climate-related disasters shows that human development is a stronger determinant of local disaster impacts than hazard intensity, and that inequality in human developme...
www.nature.com
June 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
[1/8] Des chercheurs ont analysé plus de 7.000 catastrophes climatiques entre 1990 et 2020. Le résultat de cette étude montre sans surprise que l’inégalité de développement amplifie le risque. #geography #disasterrisk #inequality #vulnerability
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/
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/
May 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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/
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/
"Crisis and Risk #Psychology in #Norway" www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disa...
@psychologytoday.com
#Norge #DRR #CrisisPreparedness #SystemicRisk #LocalGovernance #Governance #DisasterRisk #RiskGovernance #DisasterRiskGovernance #DisasterRiskReduction #RiskPsychology #CrisisPsychology
@psychologytoday.com
#Norge #DRR #CrisisPreparedness #SystemicRisk #LocalGovernance #Governance #DisasterRisk #RiskGovernance #DisasterRiskGovernance #DisasterRiskReduction #RiskPsychology #CrisisPsychology
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.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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
"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
September 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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
"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
Two #OpenAccess @uclopenscience.bsky.social books:
1. Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
2. #Development & #Disasters practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/de...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR
1. Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
2. #Development & #Disasters practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/de...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR
Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk | Who Speaks? Who Suffers?
In Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk, the authors explain how people modify the environment and exert power over each other in ways that make nature
doi.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Two #OpenAccess @uclopenscience.bsky.social books:
1. Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
2. #Development & #Disasters practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/de...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR
1. Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
2. #Development & #Disasters practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/de...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR
Accurate flood simulations start with terrain data. Discover how Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) drive hydrodynamic modeling, inundation mapping, and disaster mitigation. Click here for the guide.
#GIS #Hydrology #RemoteSensing #DisasterRisk
#GIS #Hydrology #RemoteSensing #DisasterRisk
Digital Elevation Models for Flood Risk Assessment | RS & GIS
Discover how digital elevation models for flood risk assessment revolutionize hydrological modeling, inundation mapping, and disaster management.
rsandgis.me
September 26, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Accurate flood simulations start with terrain data. Discover how Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) drive hydrodynamic modeling, inundation mapping, and disaster mitigation. Click here for the guide.
#GIS #Hydrology #RemoteSensing #DisasterRisk
#GIS #Hydrology #RemoteSensing #DisasterRisk
Check out the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@corelabucf.bsky.social @ucf.bsky.social @ucfgradstudies.bsky.social
#FloodRisk #CompoundEvents #NaturalHazards #DisasterRisk
@corelabucf.bsky.social @ucf.bsky.social @ucfgradstudies.bsky.social
#FloodRisk #CompoundEvents #NaturalHazards #DisasterRisk
Multivariate compound events drive historical floods and associated losses along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts - npj Natural Hazards
npj Natural Hazards - Multivariate compound events drive historical floods and associated losses along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts
www.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Check out the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@corelabucf.bsky.social @ucf.bsky.social @ucfgradstudies.bsky.social
#FloodRisk #CompoundEvents #NaturalHazards #DisasterRisk
@corelabucf.bsky.social @ucf.bsky.social @ucfgradstudies.bsky.social
#FloodRisk #CompoundEvents #NaturalHazards #DisasterRisk
This is corruption.
#DisasterRisk
#DisasterRisk
Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters.
Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
(Published September)
Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
(Published September)
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This is corruption.
#DisasterRisk
#DisasterRisk
#DisastersAvoided Newsletter 11
mailchi.mp/cd335e827549...
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters #risk
mailchi.mp/cd335e827549...
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters #risk
The Disasters Avoided Newsletter - Edition 11 (November 2025)
mailchi.mp
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
📢 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
🔗 bit.ly/4jO3BP8
#ClimateChange #DisasterRisk #OurChangingMountains
Explore the social dimensions of compounding climate- & weather-related hazards, #risk communication, early warning, governance, & equity.
🗓 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4jO3BP8
#ClimateChange #DisasterRisk #OurChangingMountains
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
📢 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
🔗 bit.ly/4jO3BP8
#ClimateChange #DisasterRisk #OurChangingMountains
Explore the social dimensions of compounding climate- & weather-related hazards, #risk communication, early warning, governance, & equity.
🗓 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4jO3BP8
#ClimateChange #DisasterRisk #OurChangingMountains
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 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
December 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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 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
🌍 Natural hazards are not just natural events—they become disasters when they intersect with vulnerable communities.
Earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides & extreme weather require better monitoring, modeling and early warning.
#NaturalHazards #Geophysics #Earthquakes #DisasterRisk #AI
Earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides & extreme weather require better monitoring, modeling and early warning.
#NaturalHazards #Geophysics #Earthquakes #DisasterRisk #AI
August 21, 2026 at 1:37 PM
🌍 Natural hazards are not just natural events—they become disasters when they intersect with vulnerable communities.
Earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides & extreme weather require better monitoring, modeling and early warning.
#NaturalHazards #Geophysics #Earthquakes #DisasterRisk #AI
Earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides & extreme weather require better monitoring, modeling and early warning.
#NaturalHazards #Geophysics #Earthquakes #DisasterRisk #AI
🚨 A key challenge in #NaturalHazards research is data availability for model training.
My colleagues, led by @aydogangeo.bsky.social, developed a #MachineLearning tool that scrapes news articles to geolocate #wildfires, #floods, #landslides & #sinkholes.
#DataScience #DisasterRisk
My colleagues, led by @aydogangeo.bsky.social, developed a #MachineLearning tool that scrapes news articles to geolocate #wildfires, #floods, #landslides & #sinkholes.
#DataScience #DisasterRisk
January 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨 A key challenge in #NaturalHazards research is data availability for model training.
My colleagues, led by @aydogangeo.bsky.social, developed a #MachineLearning tool that scrapes news articles to geolocate #wildfires, #floods, #landslides & #sinkholes.
#DataScience #DisasterRisk
My colleagues, led by @aydogangeo.bsky.social, developed a #MachineLearning tool that scrapes news articles to geolocate #wildfires, #floods, #landslides & #sinkholes.
#DataScience #DisasterRisk
[8/8] En définitive, réduire les catastrophes ne consiste pas seulement à mieux prévoir les aléas. Il faut renforcer santé, revenus, éducation, infrastructures et réduire les inégalités internes aux États. #geography #disasterrisk #inequality #vulnerability
June 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
[8/8] En définitive, réduire les catastrophes ne consiste pas seulement à mieux prévoir les aléas. Il faut renforcer santé, revenus, éducation, infrastructures et réduire les inégalités internes aux États. #geography #disasterrisk #inequality #vulnerability
Disasters Avoided Newsletter #9
Focus on #disaster #finance and #insurance
mailchi.mp/9d23586aafdb...
#DisastersAvoided
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters
Focus on #disaster #finance and #insurance
mailchi.mp/9d23586aafdb...
#DisastersAvoided
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters
The Disasters Avoided Newsletter - Edition 9 (July 2025)
mailchi.mp
July 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Disasters Avoided Newsletter #9
Focus on #disaster #finance and #insurance
mailchi.mp/9d23586aafdb...
#DisastersAvoided
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters
Focus on #disaster #finance and #insurance
mailchi.mp/9d23586aafdb...
#DisastersAvoided
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters
Watch this space for updates, including our soon-to-be-ready website. You can join this COST Action at www.cost.eu/actions/CA24... #COSTAction #multihazards #earlywarning #disasterrisk
ANTICIPATE: extended-range multi-hazard predictions and early warnings
Operational extreme weather forecasts and early warnings are generally limited to timescales of up to around 10 days and to predicting single events, such as flooding or a heatwave. However, a new gen...
www.cost.eu
April 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Watch this space for updates, including our soon-to-be-ready website. You can join this COST Action at www.cost.eu/actions/CA24... #COSTAction #multihazards #earlywarning #disasterrisk
📢 Global flood research patterns, disparities, and risk–attention mismatches revealed by large language models by Xinan Zhang, Yuqi Bai et al.
👉 doi.org/10.1080/2096...
💌 #Flood #hazard #risk #climatechange
#LLM #hydrology #Bibliometrics #disasterrisk #remotesensing #GIS #GeoAI
👉 doi.org/10.1080/2096...
💌 #Flood #hazard #risk #climatechange
#LLM #hydrology #Bibliometrics #disasterrisk #remotesensing #GIS #GeoAI
September 7, 2026 at 1:34 AM
📢 Global flood research patterns, disparities, and risk–attention mismatches revealed by large language models by Xinan Zhang, Yuqi Bai et al.
👉 doi.org/10.1080/2096...
💌 #Flood #hazard #risk #climatechange
#LLM #hydrology #Bibliometrics #disasterrisk #remotesensing #GIS #GeoAI
👉 doi.org/10.1080/2096...
💌 #Flood #hazard #risk #climatechange
#LLM #hydrology #Bibliometrics #disasterrisk #remotesensing #GIS #GeoAI
"Researching equids and disaster risk management"
www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...
With Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys and Gemma Carder.
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #Equids #Horses #Donkeys #Mules #Animals #AnimalsInDisasters
www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...
With Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys and Gemma Carder.
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #Equids #Horses #Donkeys #Mules #Animals #AnimalsInDisasters
Researching equids and disaster risk management
Guest Contribution by Ilan Kelman, University College London, UK and University of Agder, Norway. Working horses, donkeys and mules are essential for the communities, environments, and livelihoods of ...
www.linkedin.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Researching equids and disaster risk management"
www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...
With Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys and Gemma Carder.
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #Equids #Horses #Donkeys #Mules #Animals #AnimalsInDisasters
www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...
With Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys and Gemma Carder.
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #Equids #Horses #Donkeys #Mules #Animals #AnimalsInDisasters
Satellites saw the Nepal-China glacier danger, but warnings never reached people in time. Detection isn't the same as saving lives. #EarlyWarning #ClimateAdaptation #DisasterRisk #Nepal
https://freegardner.com/sci_scout/when-satellites-see-danger-but-warnings-fail.html
https://freegardner.com/sci_scout/when-satellites-see-danger-but-warnings-fail.html
When satellites see danger but warnings fail
When satellites see danger but warnings fail
freegardner.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Satellites saw the Nepal-China glacier danger, but warnings never reached people in time. Detection isn't the same as saving lives. #EarlyWarning #ClimateAdaptation #DisasterRisk #Nepal
https://freegardner.com/sci_scout/when-satellites-see-danger-but-warnings-fail.html
https://freegardner.com/sci_scout/when-satellites-see-danger-but-warnings-fail.html
Latest #podcast is out! I'm joined by four disaster risk experts and we dive deep into disaster resilience, flood control, post-disaster recovery and the #humanitarian response.
We also discuss the skills necessary for a future adaptation workforce! #climatechange #adaptation #disasterrisk
We also discuss the skills necessary for a future adaptation workforce! #climatechange #adaptation #disasterrisk
Reducing Disaster Risk: The Workforce of the Future — AMERICA ADAPTS
Reducing Disaster Risk: The Workforce of the Future. Ep. 223.
www.americaadapts.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Latest #podcast is out! I'm joined by four disaster risk experts and we dive deep into disaster resilience, flood control, post-disaster recovery and the #humanitarian response.
We also discuss the skills necessary for a future adaptation workforce! #climatechange #adaptation #disasterrisk
We also discuss the skills necessary for a future adaptation workforce! #climatechange #adaptation #disasterrisk
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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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!
1/2 🧵
October 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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!
1/2 🧵
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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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
#WeatherNews #DisasterRisk #FEMA #extremeweather #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums
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.
www.accuweather.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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
#WeatherNews #DisasterRisk #FEMA #extremeweather #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums