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Keep up to date with the latest research on disaster risk and resilience on the PreventionWeb knowledge base.

Explore cutting-edge research on disaster risk reduction and resilience through PreventionWeb's dedicated research briefs section. Our platform curates and highlights the most recent academic studies, providing valuable insights into disaster risk management. Each research brief distills key findings from peer-reviewed journals and academic publications.

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These briefs are designed to keep you informed about the latest scientific advances. Links to the full publications are always included, ensuring easy access to in-depth knowledge. Please note that this section exclusively features academic research, distinct from reports by international organizations or Non-Governmental Organisations.

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Embedding local knowledge into school education builds real community disaster resilience, study finds

The authors call for a move to more transformative and meaningful forms of education for disaster resilience that involve the fostering of democratic structures that engage young people and schools in formulating goals, not just realizing them.

Monash University
Dramatic volcanic eruption with lava at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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The experiments improving our understanding of volcanic tsunamis

Polystyrene beads help researchers better re-create how volcanic flows trigger tsunamis when they enter the sea at Stromboli, Italy.

Eos - AGU
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2021 heat dome a 'near miss' as study suggests overlooked historic heat wave could offer valuable lessons

Study suggests that the impacts of the 2021 heat dome could have been much worse for British Columbians, despite its widespread devastation, when compared to a previously overlooked heat wave during the Second World War.

Simon Fraser University
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Extreme cold and drought events reveal thresholds in East Asian monsoon climate

It is generally assumed that, over long timescales, the strength of the monsoon climate tracks changes in solar radiation: the more radiation, the more intense the summer monsoon, with warmer and wetter conditions, and vice versa

Utrecht University
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Many regions have warmed beyond 1.5°C and some beyond 2°C, study finds

A study, published in Nature Climate Change, indicates that at the regional level, many places on Earth have already surpassed 1.5°C (2.7°F), and suggests that other regions have warmed as much as 2°C (3.6°F) due to human-caused climate change.

Eos - AGU
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World’s wettest rainstorms are getting wetter, affecting flood and drought risk

Events that deliver about half of global rainfall are getting shorter but more intense, with wide-ranging implications.

Guardian, the (UK)
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Less rain, more intense storms: Climate change strengthens extreme urban floods

Preparing for a drier future does not mean preparing for milder floods. Cities need to prepare for contradictory challenge of managing both declining water availability and increasingly destructive rainfall extremes.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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World’s best waves threatened by climate change new study finds

More than three-quarters of the world’s most recognised surf breaks face a high risk from climate change and coastal development

Down To Earth