#Italy #NaturalDisasters #volcanoes #volcanology
'The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) just published DANTE, the database that collects and systematizes over 2500 years of eruptive history of Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world.'
Two new blogs:
1. "#Disasters that never happened: 6 preventive actions" https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/disasters-never-happened-6-preventive-actions
2. "Mental Health #FirstAid for #Bangladesh"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202504/mental-health-first-aid-in-bangladesh-10-years-of-progress
#DisastersAvoided #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #Health #MentalHealth #MHFA #MentalHealthAwareness #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #vulnerability #resilience
https://www.alojapan.com/1242272/japans-kishida-cancels-trip-after-megaquake-warnings-from-scientists/ Japan’s Kishida cancels trip after ‘megaquake’ warnings from scientists #earthquakes #FumioKishida #GeneralNews #JapanGovernment #JapanTrips #NaturalDisasters #politics #science #Tokyo #trips #WorldNews TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s sout…
It's the Stupidity, Stupid! Dr. Brian Klaas on the inability to explain away incompetence: "People who are stupid can destroy #democracy"
#TheContrarian #BrianKlaas #naturaldisasters #doge #musk #innovation #stupidity
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/its-the-stupidity-stupid-dr-brian
Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods
"In outback Queensland, an area four times the size of the UK has been inundated with torrential rain, leaving many cut off or forced to abandon homes"
BBC Verify: What satellite images reveal about Myanmar's quake
Disasters Avoided Newsletter #7
Focus on Non-Governmental Organisations (#NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (#CSOs)
https://mailchi.mp/9e31722a66e3/the-disasters-avoided-newsletter-14190206
#DisastersAvoided
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters
#Hawaii #maps #NaturalDisasters #wildfires
'Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have developed new wildfire risk maps to better predict fire danger across the state. Unlike the current Red Flag Warning system, which relies on weather from a limited number of stations, these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide.'
Orphan tsunami of 1700–Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in America (2015)
#Malaysia #landslides #NaturalDisasters
'The Batang Kali landslide on December 16, 2022, left an indelible mark on Malaysia’s history, claiming 31 lives — 13 of them children.
What began as personal grief has now evolved into a powerful platform for healing and advocacy...
The website serves as a digital memorial where survivors reclaim their narrative and continue to demand accountability for what they argue was more than just an unfortunate natural disaster.'
NASA Warns Mexico: Climate Change Brings Worse Threats Than Drought
#climatechange #drought #Mexico #NASA #Naturaldisasters
https://blazetrends.com/nasa-warns-mexico-climate-change-brings-worse-threats-than-drought/?fsp_sid=1765
"In a televised Cabinet meeting on Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to 'eliminate FEMA,' the Federal Emergency Management Agency that responds to national emergencies like hurricanes."
#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #dictatorship #Yarvin #Project2025 #SocialSecurity #FEMA #KristiNoem #NaturalDisasters
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University of Georgia: Storm surge virtual reality simulation designed to save lives. “Weather the Storm, a virtual reality simulation that takes users through the effects of storm surge to communicate its devastating and sometimes fatal consequences, is now available for download. The simulation aims to empower coastal residents to actively prepare for hurricanes.”
New paper:
"COVID-19 impacts on emergency responder resilience in Bergen and London"
https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12683
#coronavirus #covid19 #covid2019 #covid #covid_19 #covidー19 #covid19outbreak #Covid19pandemic
#disaster #disasters #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters #NaturalDisasters #NaturalDisaster #Health #GlobalHealth #PlanetaryHealth #epidemic #pandemic #disease #outbreak
Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky | The Guardian…
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m (5,587ft) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level... #volcanov#indonesia #naturaldisasters
A special issue of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science has just been published on "The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday" https://link.springer.com/journal/13753/volumes-and-issues/16-1 with the video from Tuesday's launch event at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/events/2025/mar/rdr-monthly-event-gender-disaster-and-sendai-framework-decade-progress
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters
Increasing Flood Risk Awareness Through A Real Estate Professional Training Program
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #NOAA #DigitalCoast #PinellasCounty #flood #flooding #education #risk #hazard #training #program #realestate #residential #floodzones #floodinsurance #publicsafety #loss #damage #economics #tools #analysis #information #Florida #floodrisk #investment #infrastructure #publicawareness #realtor #awareness #CommunityRatingSystem #disclosure #publicinformation #premiums #costsaving #water #hydrology #extremeweather #climatechange #naturaldisasters #coast #coastal #NOAA
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Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from Fema to state and local governments https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/trump-executive-order-fema-disaster-preparation #Trumpadministration #Naturaldisasters #Extremeweather #DonaldTrump #USwildfires #USpolitics #Hurricanes #USweather #USnews
#impeachtrump I am just shocked.
Sad, even.
People are literally dying and #trump plays golf.
He's entirely checked out, and doesn't care about you, or this country, or anybody else.
He's a pathetic, awful man, and he needs to go, and honestly I think anyone who still supports him should be criminals.
He reminds me of my dad. Wholly selfish and nothing else.
