Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated https://www.byteseu.com/946946/ #Earthquakes #Evacuations #GeneralNews #Iceland #NaturalDisasters #Science #Volcanoes #WorldNews

Earth Day 2025: How to talk about climate change with kids, preparing for natural disasters from Illinois weather and more https://www.byteseu.com/939931/ #16209214 #Climate #ClimateChange #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #EarthDayActivities #GlobalWarming #HoneycombProject #IllinoisWeather #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters #PeggyNotebaertNatureMuseum #WhenIsEarthDay

Japan News: Researcher Working to Preserve Natural Disaster Monuments; Disaster Lessons Getting Digitized . “Wataru Tanikawa, 47, of Kochi, a researcher at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) who studies earthquakes in the Nankai Trough, witnessed from the sea the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. The experience led him to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/researcher-working-to-preserve-natural-disaster-monuments-disaster-lessons-getting-digitized-japan-news/

#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.'

https://www.ingv.it/en/press-and-urp/Press/Press-releases/5728-Etna-and-online-Dante-the-database-that-tells-over-2500-years-of-eruptions

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Italy): DANTE, the database that tells the story of over 2500 years of eruptions, is online. “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. DANTE (Database of Etna’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/national-institute-of-geophysics-and-volcanology-dante-the-database-that-tells-the-story-of-over-2500-years-of-eruptions-is-online/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/16310/ Lanzarote floods captured in horror footage as emergency declared #BadWeather #Holidays #NaturalDisasters #News #Religion #World

Foreign Office Issues Urgent Alert For British Travelers To Greece Over Four Natural Disasters https://www.byteseu.com/909067/ #112Greece #BritishTravelers #Earthquakes #EmergencyAlerts #EuropeFlightDisruptions #ExtremeHeat #FCDO #FlashFloods #ForeignOffice #Greece #greek #GreekNews #NaturalDisasters #SummerTravel #TravelWarning #WeatherRisks #Wildfires

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"

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/05/bigger-than-texas-the-true-size-of-australias-devastating-floods

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

Without USAID, Myanmar Is Struggling to Recover From Its Massive Earthquake

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trump-usaid-myanmar-earthquake-response-aid/

Play therapy for young disaster survivors can be ‘extraordinarily helpful’ – but often inaccessible https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/01/play-therapy-chilld-survivors-hurricane-helene #Counsellingandtherapy #Naturaldisasters #HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina #Mentalhealth #Hurricanes #Children #Society #USnews

#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.'

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=13800

University of Hawaii: VNR: New maps developed by UH improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings. “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 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/vnr-new-maps-developed-by-uh-improve-hawai%ca%bbis-wildfire-risk-warnings-university-of-hawaii/

Widespread violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims https://www.byteseu.com/876004/ #119938783 #Article #CopingWithGrief #Crime #Fires #FuneralsAndMemorialServices #GeneralNews #NaturalDisasters #NorthMacedonia #Politics #WorldNews

Malay Mail: Batang Kali landslide survivors reclaim their story with new website on fatal disaster. “The Batang Kali landslide on December 16, 2022, left an indelible mark on Malaysia’s history, claiming 31 lives — 13 of them children. One of the country’s deadliest landslides in recent years, the disaster underscored both nature’s destructive force and systemic vulnerabilities. What […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/malay-mail-batang-kali-landslide-survivors-reclaim-their-story-with-new-website-on-fatal-disaster/